Color Therapy
Color therapy is an alternative therapy that uses colors and their frequencies to heal physical and emotional problems within the human body.Color therapy is also known as chromopathy, chromotherapy, or color healing.
Color therapy is used to correct physiological and psychological imbalances in the human body. For instance, if you’re stressed, it can help soothe you so that you can regain your psychological balance. If you’re depressed, this therapy can be used to invigorate you and help in increasing your energy.
How does Color therapy work?
Colors are known to have an effect on people with brain disorders or people with emotional troubles. For example, the color blue can have a calming effect which can then result in lower blood pressure, whereas the color red might have the opposite effect. Green is another color that may be used to relax people who are emotionally unbalanced. Yellow, on the other hand, may be used to help invigorate people who might be suffering from depression.
Alternative therapies also believe that a person’s aura contains different layers of light which can be used for cleansing and balancing. Knowing the colors in your aura can help you better understand your spirit, and thus help you better understand how to heal. Additionally, the colors surrounding you can also have various effects.
Benefits of Color Therapy
Better Sleep
Color therapy has been used to improve and regulate sleep patterns, and the melatonin levels that are suppressed during times of light exposure can help one to sleep more easily during the evening hours.
Treat Chronic Pain
The color red has been shown to lower the frequency of wavelengths within the body, which can minimize pain through less stimulation of painful areas. Red-colored light may also stimulate circulation, strengthen the heart, and reduce inflammation and swelling in the body.
Stimulate oxygen in the body
The color orange has been used for years to stimulate the lungs and thyroid gland – which can increase the oxygen levels in the body. Orange has been shown to increase milk production in lactating mothers, and it may help patients who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), asthma, bronchitis, or other respiratory concerns.
Vision benefits
Yellow light therapy has been used to treat eyesight issues – especially those related to night blindness or difficulties seeing at night. Yellow light has also been used to improve arthritis symptoms, with many therapeutic baths or spas using yellow lights in conjunction with water spa jets to enhance comfort in patients.
Calming mood
Though blue is generally considered a calming color, aqua blue delivers the ultimate in harmony due to its mild sedative effect. While a dose of aqua light will never deliver a knockout punch of serenity, it can provide some relief from stress, anxiety, and even headaches.
Other Benefits
Color therapy has many benefits ranging from minimizing rheumatoid arthritis symptoms to enhancing sleep patterns, It has been proven to help those of all ages to reduce pain, enhance mental health, and boost overall wellness.