Study Room Vastu: best and worst directions
Where should the study room be?
- Ideal
- North-East and East
- Good
- North and West
- Okay
- South-East, South-West and North-West
- Avoid
- South
- Ideal
- Good
- Okay
- Avoid
Where is yours?
All eight directions, with the verdict for each. Choose yours.
How to check yours
- 1
Stand at the centre of your home.
- 2
Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the study room.
- 3
That direction is where the study room sits.
Standing inside the study room instead? Point the phone at the centre of the home: the study room is in the opposite direction.
Any phone compass will do. Hold it flat and away from steel, speakers and wiring, which pull the needle. The AstroGlimps app reads it for you and warns when something nearby interferes.
How to check yours
- 1
Stand at the centre of your home.
- 2
Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the study room.
- 3
That direction is where the study room sits.
Standing inside the study room instead? Point the phone at the centre of the home: the study room is in the opposite direction.
Any phone compass will do. Hold it flat and away from steel, speakers and wiring, which pull the needle. The AstroGlimps app reads it for you and warns when something nearby interferes.
Remedies for each direction that is not ideal
- Sit facing north or east while you study. Facing these directions is the standard Vastu seating for learning
- Sit facing north or east while you study. Facing these directions is the standard Vastu seating for learning
- Keep the room bright and the desk uncluttered. Good light and a clear desk support concentration where the direction does not
- Sit facing north or east while you study. Facing these directions is the standard Vastu seating for learning
- Sit facing north or east while you study. Facing these directions is the standard Vastu seating for learning
- Keep the room quiet and free of distractions. Stillness helps concentration settle in an air-governed corner
Questions people ask
Where should the study room be?
Ideal: North-East and East. Good: North and West. Okay: South-East, South-West and North-West. Avoid: South.
What if the study room is in the South?
A study in the south is usually avoided, as this direction is traditionally linked with restlessness rather than focus If it can be changed, North-East is better. If it cannot, the traditional remedies are: Sit facing north or east while you study; Keep the room bright and the desk uncluttered.
How do I check the direction of the study room?
Stand at the centre of your home. Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the study room. That direction is where the study room sits. Standing inside the study room instead? Point the phone at the centre of the home: the study room is in the opposite direction.
More Vastu guides
All guidesMeasure your study room with the app
Stand where the guide says, and the app reads the direction from your phone’s compass, gives the verdict, and keeps it with the rest of your home.
- A live compass, with interference reported honestly
- Your home set up once: floors, bedrooms and bathrooms
- Readings kept per room, on every property you manage
- Your kundali and the astrologer, on the same account
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