Colour therapy is a subtle non-invasive therapy that makes use of the healing energy contained within the visable rays of colour. Colour energies are introdced into the body in order to promote harmony and balance between the body, mind and spirit and works well with many other methods of treatment. Early cultures were aware of how the colours in nature affected them and they spent their entire life amongst nature, absorbing and breathing its living colours, they realised that the colours of their enviroment also provided them with their health and vitality as it was only when people moved indoors, out of the natural daylight that many ailments first started to appear.
You do not have to be ill to benefit from colour therapy as colour can be used to balance energy, aid creativity and learning, as well as releasing blocks and alleviating physical, emotional and mental conditions. Colour therapy can be applied in a number of different ways some of which are meditation with colour, solarized water, colour breathing, using coloured silks to cover the body, directing a coloured light on to the body and by clothing.
What your favourite colour says about you.
Red A red person is full of vitality, creativity, energy and power. They are strong and physically active and tend to be thin or muscular for they have an active metabolism. Red people are out-going, gregarious and love life. You may be head strong and impatient and like to get things done quickly. You may also tend to have a bad temper and get heated easily. Red people need to watch their blood pressure doesn't get too high and watch problems like boils, rashes and other skin diseases. Colour needed to balance red is blue for softness and calm.
Orange Orange people are just as vital as red people, but they are more practically oriented. Orange people are lively and out-going, and are very cheerful and joyous. While being active they are also practical and make good designers, engineers and architects. Orange people have to watch their energy levels and often suffer from stress and a battered immune system. Colour needed to balance orange is indigo for intuition and inner calm.
Yellow Yellow is the colour of the sun, so these people are bright and lively. They are interested in everything around them and are often scientific in nature. Yellow people are good communicators and often take on too many projects for them to deal with. Yellow is a mental colour and the yellow person has a good brain and is capable of logical clear thinking. They also place more importance on the mind than the body. This results in them neglecting to take proper exercise and often have a poor diet. The result is that a yellow person is prone to suffer from problems of the digestive system and problems relating to the liver & spleen. Colour to balance yellow is violet to bring wisdom in your affairs.
Green Green people are striving to find balance and harmony in their life. They are neither extrovert or introvert and often like to watch the world rather than participate. They do not like taking action and deliberate on anything they do finding it hard to make decisions. Green people are close to nature and love the countryside, parks, gardens, animals and children. As a green person you have a strong identity with the healing arts. They also need space and hate being crowded out. Green people tend to be over-cautious and insecure. Green rules with the emotions and relates to matters of the heart. Colour to balance green is rose pink of universal love.
Blue You are soft, gentle and peaceful by nature. You are passive and introverted, liking to be surrounded by a loving, harmonious atmosphere. Other people feel comfortable in your presence. You have a highly developed intellect and are a good judge of character. You are wise and a decision-maker. Blue people are caring and this is why blue is the colour of the medical profession. For blue uses the wisdom of the mind in a position of power or authority. Being introverted you do have to watch that you do not become too withdrawn and isolated. Blues can suffer from bad depression. Blue people often find it difficult to communicate their needs and feelings and often suffer from problems related to the throat areas. They also suffer from low blood pressure. Colours needed to balance blue are yellow to aid communication and orange to bring joy and warmth relationships.
Indigo Like blue people, indigo people are strong intellectually, but are also in touch with their intuition and higher self. They need a loving and peaceful surroundings and need to be surrounded by beauty. They love music and the arts and with their knowledge comes power. They are very idealistic and many great reformers work on the indigo ray. They are very loyal and truthful and must make sure they do not abuse their power. They should work for the good of others and not themselves. Colour needed to balance indigo is orange as it brings brings practicality and earthing qualities.
Violet These are extremely sensitive people and are often musicians, artists or writers. They are easily hurt and must take care that they surround themselves with other sympathetic individuals and supportive surroundings. Violet is the most intuitive of colours and people choosing this colour are likely to be seeking spiritual development. Violet people are called to serve and many psychics and healers operate under the violet ray. Because they are so sensitive violet people often suffer from mental and nervous disorders. Colour needed to balance violet is yellow for wisdom and to boost personal power (ego).
Colour therapy is a subtle non-invasive therapy that makes use of the healing energy contained within the visable rays of colour. Colour energies are introdced into the body in order to promote harmony and balance between the body, mind and spirit and works well with many other methods of treatment. Early cultures were aware of how the colours in nature affected them and they spent their entire life amongst nature, absorbing and breathing its living colours, they realised that the colours of their enviroment also provided them with their health and vitality as it was only when people moved indoors, out of the natural daylight that many ailments first started to appear.