Color 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.
It has been known for ages of time that
color plays a major role in setting up a
particular mood or state of mind. Color
does affect one's feelings, moods, and
emotions.
Colour therapy helps to balance the
frequencies' of malfunctioning cells
and bounce back to our natural state of
radiant well being.
Color Positive aspects Negative aspects Healing properties

RED Physical courage, Defiance, aggression, It is said that red is a

strength, warmth, visual impact and warm and stimulating.
energy, excitement. strain It can be used in
Basic survival ‘fight or anemia, or whenever
flight’ you are feeling cold
and pale.
ORANGE Physical comfort, Deprivation, Orange is useful for
food, warmth, frustration, underactive people,
security, sensuality, immaturity orange is also useful
passion, abundance, for relieving cramps,
fun stimulating stomach
and digestive
disorders
YELLOW Optimism, confidence, Irrationality, fear, Yellow is said to be a
self-esteem, emotional fragility, strong stimulant and
extraversion, depression, anxiety. energizer for muscles
emotional strength, and nerves, it is said
friendliness, and to be good for
creativity energizing the
alimentary tract and
stimulating digestion.
GREEN Harmony, balance, Boredom, stagnation, Green is good for
refreshment, blandness, enervation stimulating the
universal love, rest, pituitary gland and
reassurance, encouraging muscle
environmental and tissue building. It
awareness and peace. is good for skin
improvement and
headaches.

BLUE Intelligence, Coldness, aloofness, Blue is said to be good

communication, trust, lack of emotion and for relaxing, slowing
efficiency, serenity, unfriendliness. the pulse, reducing
logic, coolness and high blood pressure
calmness and it is valuable for
underweight and
overactive people.

INDIGO Highly intuitive, a Inability to work, Pain reliever, It

faithful sense of unity, excessive adherence improve the immune
fearless devotion, to tradition. system during
practical idealist infections.
Color Positive aspects Negative aspects Healing properties
VIOLET Spiritual awareness, Introversion, Violet is said to be
containment, vision, suppression, soothing and good for
luxury, authenticity inferiority relaxation. Violet is
and truth. said to help
hyperactive people. It
helps in insomnia
•A pioneer in the field of color, Isaac Newton in 1672, published his
first, controversial paper on color, and forty years later, his work
'Opticks'. Newton passed a beam of sunlight through a prism. When
the light came out of the prism is was not white but was of seven
different colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.
The spreading into rays was called dispersion by Newton and he
called the different colored rays the spectrum. He learnt that when
the light rays were passed again through a prism the rays turned
back into white light. If only one ray was passed through the prism it
would come out the same color as it went in. Newton concluded
that white light was made up of seven different colored rays.
We are now using color in very positive ways again. Businesses are
accepting that their employees may work better given a certain
environment and hospitals and prisons are also becoming aware of the
effect that the color around them can have on patients and prisoners
respectively. Paint companies have introduced new color cards with
the therapeutic aspects of color in mind. Cosmetic companies too have
'color therapy' ranges included in their products. Color has a great deal
to offer us and can be found all around us in nature.
We need to expand our awareness of color so that we can truly benefit
from nature's gifts so that 'color' becomes a way of life, not just a
therapy.
 Rapidly gaining popularity
Mental relaxation and treat various
psychological and physical diseases
 Have positive stimulating effects
Main chakras or energy centers - of the
body.
 Languages of the soul
 Mood and emotions
 Impact on our sense
 Way of self-expression
 Affect on our of
perception.
•Red – red is the color of life, love, passion,
desire. If you are feeling low write yourself a
red affirmation for a boost.

•Orange- orange is the color of youth and

creativity. Orange is a color associated with
youth and vitality. If you need some positive
thinking write yourself an orange affirmation.

•Yellow- yellow is the color of chearfulenss, it

is the color for rational and clear thinking. In
need of a golden touch write yourself a
yellow affirmation.
Green- green is a color of nature, of harmony and
balance. If you need to refresh yourself write yourself a
green affirmation.

Blue- blue is the color of tranquility, it is color of serenity

and relaxation. If you need some peace write yourself a
blue affirmation.

Indigo- indigo is the color of mystery, it is the color of

intuition. If you need a vision write yourself an indigo
affirmation.

Violet- violet is the color of spirituality, of prosperity, if

you need inner guidance write yourself a violet
affirmation.
USING COLORS FOR YOUR WELLBEING-

If You Want to Feel Energetic and Happy

Combine orange and yellow in your wardrobe. Not only will you feel
more sunny, but you’ll project that image onto others, potentially
helping to lift their mood.
When You Need to Be Calm
Going into a stressful situation? Try a combination of pastel green and
blue colors. These work well in rooms in the home where you want to
relax after a stressful day at work, or somewhere within eyesight
when you have to confront a stressful situation. Green is particularly
helpful for promoting calm in health-oriented spaces, like hospitals,
clinics, and counseling offices.
USING COLORS FOR YOUR WELLBEING-

When You Need to Focus

If you work at home or have your own office, you may want to be
sure you have blue in the décor. It not only calms and stimulates
creativity, but it can encourage focus, helping to limit distractions so
you can get your work done.
If You're Having Trouble Expressing Yourself
Go somewhere you can be exposed to orange. This color helps lift
repressions and encourages freeing expression. If you’re in a
relationship and it’s time to open up, use orange to give you a
helping hand.
When You Want Some Space to Relax
Get some green into the mix. Because of its connection to nature
and the environment, it’s typically associated with relaxation and
comfort.