Do you like to sleep with fresh air? For many of us, stuffy rooms don't feel as good as rooms full of fresh air, so try as much as weather permits to open your windows. The earth element in the bedroom is a key component of restful sleep. Try using all-natural bedding that comes from the land and not the factory, and rest your bed on a wooden floor. The emotional watery element of dreams and intuition has a place in the bedroom too, and dream journals help to foster a connection to this world. And fire, of course, represents passion, light, and heat. Be sure to have all four elements included in your bedroom for the most peaceful rest and restorative sleep.

Excerpted from Home Enlightenment by Annie B. Bond (Rodale, 2005)