Vastu for Children’s Study Room
For children’s study room, it is not always about enjoying, playing and having fun all the time, Children need to study and focus on their education. A child has to go to school, study and then come back home with a bag full of homework. Study rooms are specially designed for the children where they can sit on the table, concentrate on studies and complete their homework with positive attitude and guided vibrations.
Here are some of the Vastu Guidelines given for the Children’s Study room, take a look and then build the room:
1. Best Location for the Study Room: The best location for the study room is in the Northeast, east or west side of the house. These directions are said to be auspicious for the child and improve the concentration of the students. Avoid keeping any mirror in the study room as it can reflect the stress, workload, anxiety and doubles the effect. Also, avoid any high beam light in the room as it tends to create an unnecessary pressure on the vision and head of a child.
2. The door of the Study Room: Avoid fixing door of the room in south-east, north-west and south-west corners of the room. Also, make sure that student does not face blank wall or windows while studying as it can lead to blank mind and blockage of ideas.
3. Placement of Study Table: Placing the study table in right direction is very important. Keeping the study table in the wrong direction can harm the concentration and affect the vision. The appropriate way to place the study table is in a way that children faces east or north while studying. Also, keep some distance between the table and the wall, as keeping some open space lead to the generation of fresh ideas. Keep the study table medium sized, square or rectangular shaped.
4. Placement of Bookshelves: Bookshelves and cabinets must be placed in east, north or north-east directions. The cabinet should be placed anywhere but in the center of the room. Avoid keeping the bookshelf on the study table and keep the table clean as it can lead to undue stress.
5. Colours for the Study Room: Choosing right colour for the room is important. Colours play a vital role when it comes to creating an atmosphere for studying. Using dark colours like black and red lead to negativity and make the area look dark. On the other hand using light colours like green, white, blue, light green, cream, etc. are considered auspicious for the room. Using these colours make the area looks light, spacious and allows children to concentrate.
6. Lighting of the Study Room: Study room is a place where children learn and knowledge prevails. The study room must be properly lit, bright and clear. Make sure there are windows on the east or north side of the room which allow sunlight to enter and spread positive vibrations every morning. Keeping a table lamp on the south-east side of the table is also considered favourable for concentrating on studies. Never make the room look dim and dull as it can adversely affect the health of the child, so in case, the lights are getting old change them as soon as possible.
7. The shape of the Room: A study room can be built in two ways. It can be a place where only children studies and then come back to their bedroom to sleep or it can a place where children can study or read a book, spend some private time, meditate and then sleep as well. If the study room is solely for studying purposes, then pyramid shaped rooms work the best. In case, the room is for many purposes then go for a regular square or rectangular shapes. Keeping any of these shapes gives fantastic results, circular and uneven shapes are strictly prohibited.
8. Things to Avoid in the Room: Avoid washrooms and bathroom in the study room as they are major places to attract negativity.
10. Important Things for the Study Room: Nowadays, with an increase in modernization and digitisation, computers and laptops has become a vital part of the curriculum. Keeping computer on the table in south-east direction is considered good for the mental health. Also, mount a pendulum clock in the study area as it reflects that time is running and it is the right moment to make the best of this time.
- To get success in studies, the children’s study room should be made in the north or east direction, which is also called the northeast. By doing this one gets the blessings of Mercury, Sun and Guru and also gets success in studies.
- The picture of Maa Saraswati should be placed in the east direction of the table on which you study . Maa Saraswati is called the goddess of learning.
- Keep a globe on the study table and keep rotating it in between.
- If the rays of the sun come in the study room in the morning, then in the morning the doors, windows etc. should be kept open so that the positive energy of the sun can also be benefited.
- Keep saffron in the middle of all the books.
- Consuming almonds, walnuts and honey daily is good for children. Consuming almonds increases memory power.
- Keep your books in the north-east direction before going to bed at night.
- Children studying should always sleep with their head in the south or west direction. Due to this their health remains good and the mind is also engaged in reading.
- Children who get laziness while studying or if their mind starts wandering, then their room should be painted green.
- The computer should never be kept in the north-east corner of the study room, as it hinders studies.
- The study room should not be below the toilet . Due to this, negative energy comes inside the room, due to which the mind starts wandering from studies.