Each color, that we can perceive through sight and in some cases even through the skin (some blind people have developed a sixth sense to recognize them by touch), it oscillates in different wavelengths and emits vibrations that distinguish it from the rest.
Chromotherapy uses them to gain health and balance in specific cases.
Chromotherapy of red: the stimulating color
Chromotherapy research establishes that red moves between 6,470 and 7,600 angstrom units (AU).
It is the color that has the longest wavelength and is considered to exert a stimulating action on the heart and circulatory system, boosting the adrenaline rush into the bloodstream.
It’s the color of blood and embodies passion, sexuality, activity, prosperity and ambition.
It may be useful to wear something red and surround yourself with objects or flowers of this colorat home and at work, especially when shyness and immobility threaten and prevent progress.
Due to its power, too much can cause irritability.
Chromotherapy of orange: the color of vitality
The orange color, less intense and nervous than red but also warm (it is found between 5,880 and 6,470 AU), is considered the ideal color to get out of apathy.
Symbol of vitality par excellence, orange according to chromotherapy activates the immune system, expands the lungs and acts on the spleen and pancreas to help assimilation and circulation.
It is used in case of asthma, bronchitis, kidney problems, rheumatism, muscle pain, colds, mental exhaustion and depression.
Wear orange clothes dye your hair a copper color or painting the hall, kitchen or living room at home orange can help you regain joy and face life with greater confidence.
Chromotherapy of yellow: the color of concentration
It is the color of the sun and gold (between 5,500 and 5,880 AU). Its luminous character is associated with intelligence and wisdom..
In the therapeutic field, its wavelengths are used to stimulate the brain and help clear the mind. yellow seems strengthen the nervous system and influence the digestive processes.
Surrounding yourself with this color can be very effective if you suffer from mental confusion and obsessive thoughts.
Helps develop logical mind and reasoning ability (painting the children’s room in a soft yellow or cream tone will help them concentrate when studying). It is also an interesting color for the kitchen, dining room and bedroom (in a very soft tone).
Chromotherapy of green: the color of hope
It is the color of the plant world (4,920-5,500 AU) and represents regeneration, growth and hope.
Its ability to instill tranquility, well-being and a pleasant feeling of freshness make it a great ally for people who work a long time with computers or under artificial light.
Although in its negative aspect green represents selfishness, envy or laziness, and in dark tones it can even depress, in its happiest tones it is an excellent remedy to relieve stress and fatiguehelp in the liver problems and headachesand returns stability in the mood swings.
Put brushstrokes of green at home through plants connects with nature and gives peace to the spirit, while playing with light and soft shades of green in the bedroom provides a restful and comforting sleep.
Chromotherapy of blue: the color of peace
Located on the cool end of the spectrum (4,550-4,920 AU), blue is the color of the sky, inspiration, peace and tranquilityand one of the shades preferred by most people.
Acts as soothing and refreshing, like green, so it is an excellent color for meditation and to apply in places of rest and healing.
Blue rooms and bluish lighting create a relaxing environment in which you have the feeling of having much more time to sleep. It is also an interesting color for the bathroom, study (if combined with warm colors) and a baby’s room (Light Blue).
Dark shades of blue or an excess of this color are not recommended for people with depression. To give it greater vivacity and contrast, it is recommended use it together with its complementary color, orange.
Indigo chromotherapy: the color of reflection
Between blue and violet, indigo or indigo (4,300-4,550 AU) can create the impression of infinite space and time, and bring the necessary conditions for self-reflection and contemplation. It is associated with obtaining a deeper insight into oneself and with the ability to hear inner voice.
The indigo ray, cold and astringent, is considered to have the virtue of being a powerful pain reliever. Is used for relieve chest problems: bronchitis, asthma and for the treatment of lumbago, sciatica, migraine, eczema and inflammations.
Contribute to lower blood pressure high and is believed to be particularly effective for an overactive thyroid. According to chromotherapy, exposure to indigo color also helps in kidney ailments and helps to dissolve cysts.
Chromotherapy of violet: the spiritual spiritual color
Finally, violet (between 3,600 and 4,300 AU), a mixture of red and blue, has the shortest wavelength and maximum energy of all colors in the spectrum.
Relates to the highest spiritual aspirations of the human being, with creativity and conscience.
Used for therapeutic purposes, violet is considered useful for fight infectionssince it stimulates the production of leukocytes (defense cells) and is favorable for relieve headaches, nervous disorders and scalp diseasesand to attenuate heart palpitations and relieve life anguish.
The nervous people You can include this color in the accessories of your environment or on a wall in the bedroom, study, living room or dining room, in very soft tones. In the case of the bedroom, it is preferable to combine it with contrasting colors.
Black and white chromotherapy: yin and yang colors
Two of the “colors” we know are especially particular: white is the synthesis of all the mentioned colors and black, the absence of color, since it absorbs light, does not reflect it.
The colors of the chessboard symbolize the eternal opposites and complementaries: life and death, everything and nothing, light and darkness.
White evokes light, purity, holiness and innocence (it is the color used in the great Christian rituals, such as weddings and baptisms), and black is associated with introspection, loneliness and earth.
But black also alludes to the beginning, just like the target suggests the absence of life on the deserted, icy high peaks, and It is also the color of death in different cultures.
both colors represent the beginning and the endas one who starts from the darkness of ignorance and slowly, with a conscious effort, enters the light of understanding.
When it’s time to get dressed white is bright and makes us feel cleanjust like on the walls of a house, white and off-white tones provide light and allow for contrast with the furniture and accessories.
The blackfor his part, helps to offer a sober image and control of situations.
Chromotherapy with other colors
Other colors worth considering are the browns and earthywhich are warm and they provide security; the graythat give a lot of play to enhance other colors although they are uninspiring in themselves, and the tones pinkthat give warmth to the rooms and are very suitable for bedrooms and even the kitchen (salmon tones above all)
The most important thing when choosing a color with a stimulating or even therapeutic purpose No is just that the color favors us or we likebut that it helps us to improve aspects of ourselves that are failing.
The ideal would be that people with a tendency to low spirits decided to dress in red, orange or yellow to win a pulse against sadness and passivity; for energetic people to surround themselves with blues, turquoises, greens and emeralds to temper your excitement, and that too rational and mental people resort to purple or indigo to discover the deepest and most unexplored facets of themselves.
If we don’t like a color, because perhaps we associate it with a specific circumstance of the past, we can try to use other tones within that same range. For example, we may not like orange but a peach or apricot tone appeals to us. In this way we can expand our range of options and attitudes.
Exercise to visualize color
- Field of flowers. We begin by visualizing ourselves standing in a field of flowers. These are of the most diverse colors and tones and stretch endlessly into the distance.
- air and light. We imagine ourselves standing in that field and breathing in the sweet, soft scent of the flowers. The air we breathe is filled with brilliant white light. We feel how it enters our body.
- Pure breath. As we exhale, we see the gray clouds that our breath produces. With each breath we feel how the light, clean and dazzling, reaches every corner of the body and once again we pay attention to the greyish breath when we exhale. We breathe like this until the breath we expel is clean and the air fresh.
- Bubble. We visualize a large opalescent bubble around us. We stand in the center of the bubble and watch how it glows when the light hits it. The bubble begins to move and lifts us above the field of flowers. We feel light and free.
- positive image. We let the bubble land again and notice how we feel transformed, healthy and revitalized. We let our mind form an image that represents how we feel. That image will serve us in the future when we need an injection of encouragement.
The importance of sunlight
Color is light and light is color. In the world around us there are no real colors in the strict sense, but waves of different lengths that are reflected by everything that touches the light and that we perceive through our eyes.
Plants, for example, reflect the color green and instead absorb red and blue radiation. With that light energy they are able to photosynthesize and build their tissues.
Colors respond to measurable frequencies and are therefore a specific form of energy.
In fact, its upper and lower neighbors in the solar spectrum, infrared and ultraviolet rays have a similar nature and multiple practical and scientifically recognized applications.
The spectrum of colors that we know is, then, the part…