Thursday, March 1, 2007

color therapy



... or as it is alternatively known, "Chromotherapy," is the idea that you can balance out your chakras by exposing yourself to a certain color or light in a particular area of your body.

Red: Base of the spine
Affects blood disorders, energy depletions, and bone marrow. People who have excess red energy can be stubborn.

Orange: Pelvis
Stands for kind-heartedness, alertness

Yellow: Just above the belly button
Creates an impression of detachment and liberation. Applied when trying to cure lymphatic diseases.

Green: Heart
Associated with a harmonizing effect. Considered to be the color of concentration, used to cure bronchitis and the whooping cough, but a person with excess green energy can be lethargic and unmotivated.

Blue: Throat
Color of peace and infinity (how original). It is said to have a positive effect on all sorts of pain, but an excess of blue could be melancholic. They're blue, literally.

Indigo: Lower forehead
Supposed to develop psychic perception and intuition, used to treat addiction and to control bleeding.

Violet: Top of the head
Considered to be a meditative color, used to calm the nervous system.


Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about all this, but I'd be really interested in any research that has been done on how color affects people. I do feel emotions when I'm overwhelmed by a certain color, but curing diseases? Interesting thoughts.

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