Consider Healing Power of Colors at Home

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When the house construction phases requires the home owner’s input for painting the walls, many people tend to get overly excited. Thanks to network television Home Improvement shows, home owners want their houses outfitted with just what they saw on television. However, perhaps before racing off to the paint shops, it may be best to take a look at color significance and their respective healing powers.

Chromo-therapy is a method of treatment of diseases by the use of color. For many people color simply is a matter of personal opinion and choice. However, the use of color as a treatment method is used as a supportive therapy along with other natural methods of preserving health in order to rid bodily malfunctions.

Practitioners of chromotherapy staunchly believe that the cause of any disease can be traced to the lack of a particular color in the human system. Thus the method of color therapy is the applied technique that is used to heal people.

The method of color therapy is founded on the principles of resonant colors interaction, adjoining to frequency characteristics of body. The use of colored light can be used directly on the body to stabilize health and increase resistance strength. Colored light affects the body and the emotions and does not alter the material composition of the body, but rather the vibration aspect which is similar to homeopathy. The treatment basically involves the application of colored light to the acupuncture points on the skin with an instrument that resembles a simple pen light. It does not use needles or pierce the skin. Rather the color sensitivity of acupuncture receptors on the skin is used to absorb the colored light. Then healing information which is encoded in the light is transferred to targeted cells and the brain where it is needed.

For homeowners, the knowledge of the healing powers of color for the body and mind should play a significant role in the choice of color scheme for the house. The action and effect of various colors on the body and their healing qualities are as follows:

Red is symbolic of heat, fire and anger and is a stimulating and energizing color. It is usually used in the treatment of diseases like low blood pressure, rheumatism, paralysis, anaemia and advanced cases of tuberculosis. The psychological effect is that while red has proven to be a color of vitality it has been shown to be associated with anger. Although this color can be useful in dispelling negative thoughts, it can also make one irritable. Pink has the opposite effect of red.

Orange is symbolic of prosperity and pride, orange is useful for stimulating blood supply and energizing the nerves. It is beneficial in the treatment of kidney and gallstones, hernia and appendicitis. It is also used to stimulate the milk producing action of breasts after childbirth. The psychological effect of orange is that it has positive affects on your emotional state. This color relieves feelings of self-pity, lack of self-worth and unwillingness to forgive. Orange opens your emotions and is a terrific antidepressant.

Yellow is associated with joy and happiness, yellow is laxative and diuretic. It is a stimulant to the brain, the liver and the spleen. Similar to orange, the psychological effect of yellow is that it is associated with intellectual thinking: discernment, memory, clear thinking, decision-making and good judgment. Also Yellow builds self-confidence and encourages optimism. However, a dull yellow can bring on feelings of fear.

Purple or indigo combines the blood-warming red and the cooling antiseptic blue. It is an excellent stimulant without being an irritant and exerts a soothing effect on the eyes, ears and the nervous system. Purple’s psychological effect is that it helps to balance the mind and transform obsessions and fears. Indigo is often associated with the right side of the brain; stimulating intuition and imagination. Violet is associated with bringing peace and combating shock and fear. Violet has a cleansing effect with emotional disturbances.

Green which consists of blue and yellow, is regarded as a color of harmony. It is a mild sedative. It is useful in the treatment of nervous conditions, hay fever, ulcers, influenza, malaria, colds, sexual disorders and cancer. It preserves and strengthens eyesight. Green psychologically creates feelings of comfort, laziness, relaxation, calmness. It helps us balance and soothe our emotions. These olive green colors remind us of decay and death and can actually have a detrimental effect on physical and emotional health. Always remember that sickened cartoon characters always turned green.

Blue is believed to alleviate pain, and reduce bleeding and heals burns. It is beneficial in the treatment of dysentery, colic, asthma, respiratory disorders, high blood pressure and skin aberrations. Psychologically this color is associated with the night and thus we feel relaxed and calmed. Lighter blues make us feel quite and away from the rush of the day. These colors can be useful in eliminating insomnia. Like yellow, blue inspires mental control, clarity and creativity. However, too much dark blue can be depressing.

There you have it! Go choose your colors for the various rooms of your house.

By Sarah H.

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