USING COLORS
FOR HEALING
Color therapy is a technique of
restoring imbalance
by means of applying color to the body to heal.
Some benefits to
color therapy:
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restoring balance
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promotes mental
clarity
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causes cellular
and hormonal changes
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reduce pain of
arthritis
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ease stress
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decreases blood
pressure and heart rate
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fills you with
energy
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physical healing
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alleviate pain
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spiritual healing
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change physical,
mental and emotional states
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improves study
habits
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good for
migraines
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reduce
hyperactivity
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suppress the
appetite for overweight people
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increase
children's attention span
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find peace for
reflection and inspiration
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energy boost
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overcome
emotional experiences
Several ways to do this include: shining colored
lights on a person; being in a room painted a certain color; wearing certain
colored clothes; visualizing specific colors shining on you while you sit with
your eyes closed; eating fruits and vegetables of certain colors; and holding
or wearing certain gemstones or crystals.
Using color is one way you can help yourself to
harmony! Studies have shown that when color is introduced to the human system
it causes cellular and hormonal changes, which bring the cells into balance
with the color. Colors have been known to ease stress, to fill you with
energy and even to alleviate pain and other physical problems.
Color is a vital force, a
very strong power and influence over all our lives. Knowledge, judgment and
intuition are all combined in the capable management of color. It is a
discipline, an art.
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SELF-HEALING WITH COLOR Spring colors feature warm and light tints like
Turquoise, lilac, peach, coral, scarlet, violet, emerald, sunshine yellow,
cream and sand. They create a joyful and nurturing ambience.
Summer colors are very subtle: maroon, rose,
powder blue, sage green, pale yellow, lavender, plum, oyster and taupe. They
have elegance that is also cool and contained.
Autumn colors are related to the fire element and
are warm colors: mustard, olive green, flame, peacock, burnt orange, teal and
burgundy. They suggest maturity and depth.
Winter colors are connected with the earth
element: black, white, magenta, cyan, purple, lemon, silver, indigo, royal
blue and jade. They are bold and powerful.
People with strong business sense, confidence and
a practical nature favor winter colors. Spring colors, are popular with those
of an artistic, sensitive and quiet disposition.
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HUMAN RESPONSES TO COLOR
- The warm color of reds and oranges activate and
stimulate us
- The cool colors of blues and violets calm us
- Colors reaching the body through the eyes to the brain
have an immediate effect on the involuntary autonomic nervous system,
changing our physical, mental and emotional states.
- Color is the food of our emotions. It reflects our
thoughts and moods consciously and unconsciously.
- Combinations of bright, festive colors are powerfully
attractive particularly to young children.
SPECIFIC COLOR PLACEMENT
Sometimes it is helpful to introduce specific colors
into the environment for immediate short-term effect.
Everyday use of color
- After relaxation or meditation, try gazing at the color red for
about a minute. This will integrate the benefits of meditation into your body
and prepare you to return to the normal world.
- Yellow in a study area will help students studying for exams,
because it will help them be less tired and is generally more effective.
- Lots of different colored pieces in a room help to reduce
hyperactivity and increase children’s attention span.
- Using several different colored pens and paper increases
learning skills and ability to recall.
- Any reaction of an emotional nature to color, either positive or
negative, can indicate how color can be used to promote healing and wellbeing.
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USING COLORS FOR HEALING
WORKING WITH THE CHAKRAS
Color healing work with the
root
chakra use softer shades of reds, warm deep rose colors are best. You can try
wearing clothes in this color range, or putting appropriate colored objects
into your living environment. You can also use browns and mauves.
When you are visualizing colors
for healing, try to see them as vibrant and translucent, like the colors in
stained glass when sunlight is passing through it.
Sacral Chakra colors are of
vitality. Amber and gold should be used in visualizations and healing. When
recovering from illness, feeling tired or just needing an energy boost,
visualizing orange light flowing into the sacral chakra is effective. A bowl
of oranges in a room or some orange gemstones can also help.
Solar Plexus Chakra color is clear
bright yellow (a mental color). Helpful when doing work or study that
involves memorizing facts. Put yellow folders and accessories on your desk.
For healing, the gold and rose
colors are best. Sunlight on the
solar plexus can help the metabolism, the
eyesight and the overall sense of wellbeing in the physical body.
Rose brings the softness, which
the
solar plexus also requires to be gentle.
The
Heart Chakra’s color is
basically the spring green which heals the pain from being over-vulnerable to
life and helps to open the heart when it has “hardened” as a result of
opposition or devastating emotional experiences.
Rose Quartz brings warmth and
softness and is comforting to the bereaved.
Rose Amethyst is strengthening
to the heart after illnesses or in stress conditions. It also balances blood
pressure.
All blues, from the palest to
the darkest, affect the
Throat
Chakra. Most common recommended for healing
use is deep lapis lazuli blue. Turquoise and aquamarines are valuable in
strengthening the ability to communicate with large groups. Teachers, writers
and those in the media can benefit from wearing and meditating on these hues.
Silver is strengthening to the
throat chakra and should always be visualized when throat infections occur.
All these colors also affect the thyroid and parathyroid.
For the
Third-eye Chakra (brow chakra): Use indigo
to train perception.
Turquoise for clarity
Mauve for helping the hormonal system.
The
Crown Chakra colors: violet
has the highest vibration rate. It is a cleansing color – visualizing it at
the
crown chakra will help to cleanse impurities from the energy field.
White & gold help encourage
contact with your higher self and guides.
White symbolizes perfection and
purity
Gold symbolizes the power of the
sun and sacredness. It also symbolizes purity
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COLOR INSIDE THE HOME
Colors with red in them will warm up a cool space, such
as a north-facing room. Warm colors will also make a space feel smaller.
Blues will make a room feel cool and appear larger. Dark hues will reduce the
apparent size of the space and light hues will make it seem larger than it is.
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| Entrance halls
Colors here will suggest whether the hall is a
barrier or a welcome sign. White or cream is a neutral color that acts as an
emotional air lock. Rich, deep colors will create a strong impression of
personality and a clear boundary to demarcate territory.
Strong reds are energizing, while muted reds
suggest solid powerful and practical comfort. Pinks, depending on the tint,
offer a warm, friendly, non-threatening atmosphere. Blues are calming and
sedating. A deep blue will help to cool over-stressed and over-stimulated
nervous systems, generating relaxation and a sense of peace and quiet. Greens
and browns suggest the natural world.
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Kitchens and Bathrooms
Need colors that harmonize with their functions.
Good idea to paint bathrooms in warm tones – yellows, pinks and oranges. They
give a comfortable, relaxing brightness and reflect the energies of cleansing
and caring.
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Yellow in the
kitchen, can be over stimulating to the digestive system, unless used with
blues and greens. Red can heighten emotions and can cause recklessness and
a lack of consideration, whereas warm shades of terracotta connect to the
practical earthiness of cooking and baking.
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Blue and white are
cool and efficient. These are not the best colors for a kitchen that
is a social space as well as an area of food preparation, but their clean freshness together
makes them ideal as a color for plates and other crockery.
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Living Rooms
A background color chosen from a pale version of
one’s favorite color is supportive and in harmony with the individual’s energy
field.
Bedrooms
Colors that are restful and calming are better in
bedrooms. Muted and mixed tones are preferable to strong, bold colors. Blues
calm the mind and lower the body’s levels of activity, naturally encouraging
sleep. Yellow may be over stimulating. Pale violets will encourage relaxing,
dreamy states and pale pinks will give a feeling of security.
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| Studies and Workrooms
Bright yellow promotes mental
clarity and inspiration
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Small amounts of yellow like a lamp stand or letter rack, work
just as well as yellow walls or curtains
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Even a sheet of yellow paper that can be placed in view can be very
effective when you are feeling particularly tired
Cool blues calm down thought processes so that intuition
and new ideas can emerge. Some blue can help to keep a peaceful ambience.
Reds and oranges are good for
practical work, since they provide energy and focus, balanced by complementary
greens to encourage calmness of mind and emotions. These colors are best for
sewing, painting, and others creative arts, as they provide a comfortable space
where work can be carried out for long periods.
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Color Therapies
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Red filtered light will energize the nervous system
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Blue filtered light will sedate the nervous system and
significantly reduce the pain of arthritis – the longer the exposure the better
the results.
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Gradual and consistent exposure to yellow light decreases blood
pressure and heart rate and increases energy and endurance.
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Yellow, represents the east,
the earth element
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Green represents north, the air element
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Red represents the west, the fire element.
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Blue represents the south, the water element.
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Visualizing these colors and compass directions and then
visualizing blue and white flowing through you, is exceptionally relaxing and
healing.
The visualization of pink light has a calming,
integrating and healing effect on yourself and your surroundings.
Besides using colored crystals and gemstones for
color therapy, there are a few other color choices.
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Color Healing Using Candles
Light a
candle of the color that is appropriate for what
you are attempting to manifest:
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White – if you want truth and purity
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Yellow – if your want to
gain knowledge
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Pink – to send love
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Blue – for the resolution of a spiritual problem
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Green – for monetary and material concerns
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Lavender – especially good for healing
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Silver – good for protection
As you light the candle say a prayer and state what you
need. You must be specific. Thank God (or whoever) for granting you what you
need.
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