Main entrance and facing
Which way the main door faces and where it sits along the wall. Classical Vastu gives the entrance more attention than anything else in a home, so that's where the reading starts.
Consultations · Home Vastu
Home Vastu Consultation
For the flat or house you live in right now. Every zone is checked, and you get a short list of corrections in order of priority, none of which need demolition.
Monday to Saturday, 9am to 7pm ISTWhatsApp messages usually answered the same working dayConsultations in English, Hindi and Marathi
The fee depends on what the consultation covers and how it's done. You'll hear it on the call, before you commit to anything.
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Most people who message about their home don't start with a question. They start with a feeling. The flat looks fine, the furniture's been moved around twice, and something still doesn't sit right. Or a relative has pointed at the kitchen and said it's in the wrong place, and now nobody can stop thinking about it.
A home consultation puts that into specifics: which parts of your layout sit well with the traditional scheme, which don't, and what you can sensibly do about it. Acharya Alok Shukla has done this since 2016, and almost always without demolition. In a Mumbai flat or a rented apartment in Dubai you usually can't break a wall anyway, and you rarely need to. The work is done through placement, colour, light, weight and the way each room is used.
You won't be handed a list to follow on faith. Every finding comes with its reason, so you can decide what to act on and what to leave.
Who it's for
Is this you?
- Families in a flat or house that has never quite felt settled
- Anyone about to move in, renovate or redo the interiors, which is the cheapest time to get it right
- Tenants who can't change anything structural
- New owners, before the furniture is fixed in place
- Anyone who's had conflicting Vastu advice and wants to know the reasoning, not just the verdict
The analysis
What Alok looks at
Each of these is part of the traditional reading, and your report explains the reasoning behind every one.
The sixteen directional zones
Your plan is divided into the sixteen zones of classical Vastu. Each is traditionally linked to an element and an area of life. The point is to see which rooms and activities currently fall in which zone.
Kitchen and fire
Where the kitchen is, which way the cooking platform faces, and whether the stove and the sink have ended up side by side. That last one is very common in modern modular kitchens.
Bedrooms and sleep
Who uses which bedroom, where the bed is, which way your head points when you sleep, and whether a mirror faces the bed. The tradition treats all of these as part of how well a room lets you rest.
Water, drainage and bathrooms
Borewells, overhead and underground tanks, bathrooms and drains, and whether any of them sit in a zone the tradition would rather keep clear.
Weight, clutter and open space
Heavy storage, lofts and built-in wardrobes in zones the tradition prefers to keep light. Usually the easiest thing to fix, and the most often ignored.
What's around the home
Roads, the slope of the plot, the building next door, and the lift shaft or stairwell on the other side of your wall. In a high-rise these matter as much as the flat itself.
Astro-Vastu, only if you want it
If you share birth details, Alok can read the space alongside the chart of the main resident. It's optional, there's no extra charge for saying no, and the Vastu analysis is complete without it.
How it works
From the first call to the follow-up
- 1
Free 10-minute clarity call
Tell Alok what the place is and what's bothering you. He'll tell you honestly whether a consultation will help and how the fee works for your case. No obligation either way.
- 2
Send the basics
A floor plan (a hand sketch with the rooms labelled is fine), the main-door direction from a compass app on your phone, and a few photos of the rooms you're worried about.
- 3
He studies the plan zone by zone
Alok reads your layout against the sixteen directional zones of classical Vastu and notes where it sits well with the tradition and where it doesn't.
- 4
Video session, 60 to 90 minutes
On WhatsApp video or Google Meet. Every finding is explained in plain language, along with the reason for it, so you can decide what you want to act on.
- 5
Report within 48 hours, then follow-up
A digital report with the zone analysis and three non-demolition remedies in order of priority. You can message on WhatsApp while you put them in place.
Site visits can be arranged anywhere in India and follow the same steps, with the study done at your home. Which format suits you is decided on the first call.
What you receive
- A 60 to 90 minute session on WhatsApp video or Google Meet
- A written report within 48 hours of the session
- The zone analysis of your layout, in plain language
- Three non-demolition remedies, in the order to do them
- The reason behind each recommendation
- WhatsApp follow-up while you put them in place
What to keep ready
- A floor plan: the builder's drawing, a photo of it, or a hand sketch with rooms labelled
- The main-door direction from a compass app on your phone
- A few photos: entrance, kitchen, bedrooms, and anything that worries you
- Your city, whether you own or rent, and roughly when you moved in
- Optional, for Astro-Vastu: date, time and place of birth of the main resident
Straight answers
What we won't do
- We don't sell remedies. No yantras, gemstones, pyramids or anything else. If something genuinely needs buying, we can point you to a vendor and you deal with them directly.
- No demolition. No breaking walls, no moving plumbing, no structural work. That's also why the remedies work in rented homes and leased offices.
- No scare stories. Nobody will tell you something terrible is going to happen unless you act. If a zone is weak, you get the reason and your options.
- No shopping list. Remedies work through colour, placement, light, weight and how rooms are used, all things you can arrange yourself. Anything optional is marked as optional in the report.
- No guarantees. Vastu is a traditional system. Alok will tell you what the tradition says and what you can change. He won't tell you what your life will look like afterwards.
Timing
Some things are easier to get right the first time
Before you sign
A plot, a flat or a lease can be checked while you still have options. After you sign, the layout is what it is, and the work becomes making the best of it.
Before the date is fixed
If a Gruha Pravesh, a shop opening or a renovation already has a date, that date shapes what's possible. Talk before it's set in stone.
Before you spend
Find out which corrections actually matter first. It's the cheapest way to avoid paying for the ones that don't.
None of this is a warning. If you've already decided, the work just starts from where you are. see how a consultation runs.
Questions
Home Vastu questions people ask
No. Everything is done through placement, colour, light, weight and how each room is used. That's why it works in rented homes too.
Flats are the usual case, not the exception. You can't change the building, but nearly everything the tradition looks at inside a home is still in your hands: how the entrance is treated, what each room is used for, where the bed and kitchen items go, and where weight and water sit.
That's one of the most common things people ask about, and it doesn't mean breaking anything. The report covers what the tradition suggests for that zone in your particular layout, using things you can change yourself.
It helps. Alok may ask you to walk through a room or point your phone at the entrance during the call.
No. The Vastu analysis stands on its own. Astro-Vastu, where the space is read with a birth chart, is there only if you want it.
Yes, and it's the best time to ask. Send the plan and location before you commit. That's the Property Selection consultation, which compares the options you're considering.
It depends on the property, its size and whether it's online or a site visit. Alok tells you the fee on the free call before you agree to anything. There's no price list on the site because no two homes are alike.
Nobody can honestly answer that. Vastu is a traditional belief system, every family's experience is different and nothing is guaranteed. What Alok can tell you is what the tradition says about your layout and what you can practically change.
Vastu Shastra and Vedic Astrology are traditional belief systems, not sciences. Outcomes vary from person to person and nothing is guaranteed. See our disclaimer.
Start with a free 10-minute call
Tell Alok about the place. If this consultation won't help you, he'll say so.