- The study room should be located in directions that are considered auspicious for studies, such as east, north and northeast. According to Vastu, these directions improve the concentration of a student, while studying.
- Students must face East/North while studying.
- Make sure that there is no mirror reflection in the study room.This may have effect of doubling their work load.
- A beam should never run above your head while studying.
- The study room should be well lit and one should not face a blank wall or a window while studying.
- The placement of study table is imperative for good concentration. You should place study table in a way that the child faces east or north while studying.The table should not stick to the wall.
- There should be open space in front of child as, it fosters the arrival of fresh ideas.The child should have a solid wall behind him, as it signifies support.
- The shape of the study table should either be square or rectangle.
- The size of the study table should not be too big or too small. The proportion of the length & width should not exceed more than 1:2.
- Bookshelves and cabinets should be located in the east, north, and north-east directions.The cabinets should not be placed in the center of room.It is best to leave central portion of the study room empty.
- The book shelf should never be planned above the study table.
- The study room should have images of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati.
- One should prefer not to have the toilets in the study room, however bathrooms are fine.
- Avoid television in study room because it interrupts concentration of students.
- Place computer in south-east of the room.
- Make the room noiseless. The study room should not have any noisy toilet on the floor above or below the room.
- Lights have a very crucial affect on one’s ability to study.The study room should be properly lit.Dim lights are not favorable for child’s education and focus.Sunlight gives us positive energy for doing work and therefore, the windows of study room should be in east or north of the room.
- If the learner makes use of the Table lamp then the lamp should be kept in the Southeast corner of the desk.
- A pyramid can be kept near study table as it balances the energy and increase the remembering power.
- A pendulum watch should be put on the North wall of the room.
- The windows should be larger on the eastern side and smaller on the western side of the room.
- The walls of study room should be painted in light colors, like green, light green, blue, cream and white, rather than dark colors. Light colors are very auspicious according to vastu and augment the retention power of students. Avoid using black color in study room.
- Use light/neutral color scheme for better learning power.
- If the study room is not meant to sleep in and will only be used for studying and meditation, a pyramidal shaped room can give fantastic results. Otherwise, go for the regular square or rectangular shapes.
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