Meditation Room Design

Creating Your Sacred Space

A meditation room design reflects who we are – our feelings, interests, beliefs, attitudes, passions, desires, dreams – our spirit.

A meditation room is a sacred space to re-energize and renew ourselves. I like to think of it as a portal between the physical and spiritual worlds. Where you can just BE. When you walk into your sacred space you immediately feel a difference of energies. A good meditation room design helps you relieve anxiety and stress symptoms. You start to relax and feel at peace.

If you experience symptoms of stress such as stress headahces from the fast paced life we live and the many types of stressors experienced you will greatly benefit from designing a meditation space that creates peace of mind and helps you unwind from tension and stress.

Tools of Expression:
It’s a place where messages and ideas can seem to come out of no where. Keep tools of expression available such as paper and pencils to write your ideas, thoughts or inspirations. When you just come out of a dream you remember it freshly in your mind, but when you continue your day the vision fades. The same might happen when you are meditating in your sacred space. An idea or vision could come to you, so take some time to write it down while its fresh in your mind.

Keep it Neat:
A meditation room design should be simple and free from clutter. Simplicity in your meditation room is vital. Consider for a moment how you feel in a messy and dirty room. Then consider how you feel in a room that is neat, tidy and clean. Now take those two feelings and compare them. Which one would offer you a clear and peaceful mind, in the present moment, to melt away tension and stress? Keep your meditation room simple and clutter free. If you have to keep a pile of boxes in the corner, put a white sheet over them. Dust the book shelves. Don’t have items sprawled about the floor (unless you’ve created a meditation circle).

Only what feels right:
The meditation room design you choose will reflect the energies that you want to create. Everything is energy. What you emanate out into the world is what you will attract. What you think or believe creates your living. Create your meditation room as though it is the world you desire. A universe created especially for you. Spend some time to dwell on what brings you happiness and joy. What will create an energy within you that allows you to feel at peace? What objects or symbols empower you? Do particular objects make you feel unease or disgust? As you create your meditation room its important to notice and spend time with each item. Feel what they mean to you. If they are not suitable in this space, move them to another room. This space is being created with a purpose.

Objects of Power:

In your meditation room design consider using certain objects to bring focus, clear energies, or feelings of peace.

Higher Beings:You might like to consider statues of your favorite deities, angels or goddesses. Pictures of gurus, Christ, or Buddha.

Candles: Lighted candles can bring focus. Candles of a particular colour can help you focus on certain aspects. For example, a pink candle might bring in self love, green for money, growth and healing, red for passion or power, yellow for children, conversation or intelligence, orange for energy, joy and happiness, blue for calmness and peace of mind, purple for soothing energies, psychic awareness and enlightenment, white for purity, etc.

Bells: Musical instruments can be used to clear the energies and prepare your sacred space for meditation. Bells offer sparkling clear energies that have been used by many religious throughout time. You might like to have a bell or other musical instrument, such as a gong or drum, in your meditation room.

Four Elements:
When you sit down to a meditation its good to have the four elements of Earth.

Fire: Lighting a candle can your state of awareness and help you focus. Fire represents warmth and passion, power and potency. Be careful when using fire. Make sure no curtains or paper are nearby to catch on fire.

Water: The element of water is cleansing and purifying. Water can represent emotions and feelings. It can mean clarity, spiritual enlightenment and spiritual alignment. Put a bowl or cup of water in your meditation room as a symbol of purification.

Air: The life force that we could not live without. We breathe the air our ancestors did. We share the air with all beings on Earth, the air connects us as One. Air is already in your meditation room, so no preparation is needed.

Earth: All living things draw their energy from the Earth element. The element gives strengths and is grounding. It brings stability, wisdom and power. Put some sand or dirt in a bowl, or perhaps a plant in your meditation room to complete your collection of the four elements.

Create your life: Take some time to create a poster board of what you want to create in your life. In your meditation room design include your created dream board. Its a large piece of paper with pictures and/or drawings of your deepest desires helps you stay focused on your goals. Get a large piece of paper, magazines, glue, markers, crayons, paint, etc. Create your dream board.

Sand art: A small area filled with sand is a good way to unleash your creativity in the form of a sacred zen garden in your meditation room design. It’s also a safe place to burn candles.

An Altar: An altar is a spot in your room that is on a table or desk which helps you focus during your meditation. When you have the rest of your room organised, its time to create your altar. Consider the art of Feng Shui and placement of objects. Or use your intuition. You could put statues, pictures, plants, candles, crystals, shells… basically anything that helps you focus (keep it neat – too much gets messy). Before you create your meditation room design imagine for a moment that you are meditating, your eyes are closed, and when you open them you see your altar in front of you. What do you see? How does it make you feel? Do you feel at peace? What would you change or add to bring peace and joy? Use colour cloth, lace table cloths, feathers, ceramic angels, etc etc.

A good meditation room design creates peace and tranquility. When you step in your sacred space you are ready to unwind, releasing tension and stress.

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