The use of Colour as a Therapy is a truly holistic, non-invasive and powerful therapy which dates back thousands of years; evidence of this can be found in ancient texts from India, China and Egypt. Colour is simply light of varying wavelengths and, as such, is a form of energy that is used in Colour Therapy.
This light energy affects all living cells (as we all know, without light all living things are affected). Used in the right way, these different frequencies of light, i.e. colour, can have a profound and healing effect on all creation, human or otherwise. It is a well know scientific fact that everything has a vibration, that is to say that all things have their own vibration/frequency, and that includes US!
Color therapy and healing (also known as chromotherapy or light therapy) is a type of holistic healing that uses the visible spectrum of light and color to affect a person’s mood and physical or mental health. Each color falls into a specific frequency and vibration, which many believe contribute to specific properties that can be used to affect the energy and frequencies within our bodies.
While it is common knowledge that light enters through our eyes, it’s important to note that light can also enter through our skin. Given the unique frequencies and vibrations of various colors, people believe that certain colors entering the body can activate hormones causing chemical reactions within the body, then influencing emotion and enabling the body to heal.
Using colour to balance the Chakras of the body
Each of the spectrum colours is simply light of varying wavelengths, thus each colour has its own particular energy.
The energy relating to each of these spectrum colours resonates with the energy of each of the seven main chakras of the body.
If you can imagine the chakras/energy centres as a set of cogs/wheels, they are rather like the workings of a clock or an engine; each cog /wheel needs to move smoothly and at a similar speed for the clock/engine to work properly. Thus good health and well being is achieved by a balance of all these energies (or the smooth running of the cogs/wheels).
Colour therapy can help to re-balance these 'wheels' by applying the appropriate colour to the body and therefore re-balance our chakras. Listed below is each of the spectrum colours and the chakra which it relates to. Violet has the shortest wavelength and red the longest wavelength.
Colours and Colour Therapy Qualities
Red – Relates to the base chakra and is connected to our physical being and the act of doing. Red is motivation, passion and strength. Red helps to give us vitality, courage, inner strength, self-confidence and encourages us to achieve our goals. It gives us the power to pursue our dreams.
Orange – This chakra is connected to our emotional and feeling self. Orange qualities are joy, happiness and being sociable and can help with depression and releasing anxieties. Orange is friendly, warm hearted and optimistic. Orange gives us the courage to face the consequences of our actions.
Yellow – The Solar Plexus Chakra is connected to our mental and thinking self. Yellow qualities are optimism, intelligence and being mentally creative. Yellow helps with memory, mental fatigues, nervousness and clarity. Yellow focuses attention and acts promptly.
Green – The heart chakra is connected to our loving self. Green is harmony, kindness, sensitivity, emotional balancing, love, understanding and growth. Use green to calm down and bring peace into our bodies. Green supports self-acceptance and helps us learn the lesson of love.
Blue – The throat chakra is connected to our expressive self. Some of the qualities of blue are honesty, politeness, creative self-expression and will, detailed planning and organisation. Blue helps with communication and aids in mental relaxation, giving you peace of mind. Use blue to soothe tired nerves.
Indigo – The brow chakra is connected to our universal seeing self. Some of the qualities of indigo are wisdom, truth, seeking and intuition. Indigo is related to the pineal gland, inner vision and the imagination. It is used to heal the aura. It helps with increasing dream activity and with remembering dreams.
Violet – The crown chakra is connected to our knowing and spiritual self. Some of the qualities are inspiration, charisma, being able to see the beauty in life and purification of thoughts and feelings. Violet increases artistic and creative abilities. DaVinci and Einstein used violet energy for inspiration. It is also used to stimulate the endocrine system, lymphatic and central nervous system.
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