Alternative Medicine with Color Therapy

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Alternative Medicine with Color Therapy

 

Color healing, light therapy and chromotherapy are all terms used

interchangeably with Color Therapy, which is a set of principles used

to create harmonious color and color combinations for healing. This

form of energy medicine is based on the belief that the human body is

composed of energy fields. When the energy is properly distributed

and circulating freely, the body is healthy. Imbalances or abnormal

amounts of energy are believed to indicate an excess or deficency.

Color is energy. The energy vibration of that color is what you need,

in the moment, in order to improve and balance your physical and

emotional state.

 

Chakra Balancing, Aura Cleansing, Colorpuncture, Light Therapy and

Color Therapy modalities of healing are profound and are great

integrative therapies that can be used in conjunction with many other

forms of health care.

 

 

History of Color Therapy

 

Color therapy is a technique of restoring imbalance by means of

applying color to the body. It was a popular method of cure even in

ancient times. Some 2,500 years ago, Pythagoras applied color light

therapeutically and `color halls' were used for healing in ancient

Egypt, China and India.

 

The first color wheel was invented by Sir Isaac Newton. He split

white sunlight into red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, and blue. He

then joined the two ends of the color spectrum together to show the

natural progression of colors. Newton went a step further and

associated each color with a musical note.

 

Johann Wolfgang Goethe began studying psychological effect of colors

about a century after Newton. Goethe created a color wheel showing

the psychological effect of each color. He divided all the colors

into two groups: the plus group (red, orange, yellow) and the minus

group (green, blue, indigo, violet). Colors of the plus group produce

excitement and cheerfulness. Colors of the minus group are associated

with weakness and unsettled feelings. Goethe observed that blue gives

a feeling of coolness and yellow has a warming effect.

 

The pioneer of modern color therapy was Niels Finsen of Denmark.

Following the discovery, in 1877, of the bactericidal action of solar

ultra-violet energy, Finsen studied the possibility of assisting the

healing of wounds with visible light. He subsequently used red light

to inhibit the formation of smallpox scars and, in 1896, founded a

Light Institute ( now the Finsen Institute of Copenhagen) for the

phototreatment of tuberculosis. In 1932, Gerrard and Hessay, two

Californian psychologists, scientifically established that:

 

• blue light has a calming effect

 

• red light has a stimulating power on human beings.

 

Blue and red colors are considered at the two extremes with yellow

representing the midpoint. These are also the three principal colors

in a rainbow.

 

Every substance on earth contains color. Even the rays cast on earth

by celestial bodies contain color in the form of white light. The

rays of the sun contain seven different colors - violet, indigo,

blue, green, yellow, orange and red. These are natural colors which

are highly beneficial to the maintenance of health and for healing

diseases.

 

 

Healing With Color

 

There are numerous ways to heal and balance with color. A good rule

of thumb is this: " Energy follows thought " . Where we put our

thoughts, this is where the energy goes. By concentrating on a

particular healing color, it is the visualization of that color that

will be projected. If we focus on a color, the energy emanates from

our body and begins to change the frequency that resonates with that

particular color.

 

Color is light. Light, which is split into different wavelengths

vibrating at different speeds and different frequencies. Objects that

ABSORB all wavelengths and DO NOT reflect any, is black. Objects that

REFLECT all wavelengths and DOES reflect everything, is white.

Between black and white lies COLOR. Colors are wavelengths of energy

that, to us, appear as color because of the potential and

capabilities of the object to either absorb or reflect the energy.

This basic principle is how we experience color.

 

Every substance on earth contains color. The rays of the sun contain

seven different colors - violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange

and red. These are natural colors, which are highly beneficial to the

maintenance of health and for healing diseases.

 

 

Light Therapy

 

Light Therapy has been valued throughout history as a remarkable

source of healing. Today, the therapeutic applications of light and

color are being investigated in major hospitals and research centers

worldwide. Results indicate that full-spectrum, ultraviolet, colored,

and laser light can have therapeutic value for a range of conditions

from chronic pain and depression to immune disorders.

 

The oldest form of light therapy is natural sunlight, which is the

ultimate source of full-spectrum light. For those living in areas

that see very little sunlight this time of year, there are other

options; full-spectrum light therapy, bright light therapy, various

forms of UV light therapy, syntonic optometry, cold laser therapy,

and visual color therapy.

 

For treating SAD, white light therapy is often preferred over the

full-spectrum light because the additional UV light found in full-

spectrum light is not necessary to achieve the antidepressant effect

of the therapy, and can be harmful to the eyes. Different wavelengths

stimulate different aspects of our physiology, all playing a vital

role in our functioning. We especially need natural light with its

subtle variations that act on our well-being. The rhythm of dark and

light from day and night and the full-spectrum of light is essential

to our circadian rhythms (biological clock), endocrine, immune,

sexual and nervous systems.

 

 

Color from a Psychological Perspective

 

This color experience provides the opportunity to discover for

yourself, the impact colors can have on your well-being. The need for

a particular color's vibration seems to differ from day to day or

even from hour to hour.

 

When you absorb a color vibration it travels, via the nervous system,

to the part of the body that needs it. Each body has its own optimum

state of well-being and is constantly seeking ways to maintain or

restore a balanced state. Utilizing color, is one way you can help

yourself to harmony!

 

You can experience the affects of color therapy by the food you eat,

light you experience, clothes you wear, colors you meditate on and

the colors that surround you.

 

For greater insight, color therapy quiz and additional color

experiences, consider visiting:

 

http://www.peacefulmind.com/color_therapy.htm

 

 

Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.

Peacefulmind.com

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