Health and Fitness

Just a thought of colours takes us into a lively world! Did you ever know how this fact can effect our spiritual being. Colour therapy is a holistic, non-invasive and powerful technique, and can be implemented by applying these vibrations of energy to effect changes in our own human energy fields, thereby altering our balance in our day to day lives.

Colour is simply light of varying wavelengths and is the form of energy used in colour therapy.This light energy affects all living cells; If used in the right way, these different frequencies of light or colour can have a profound and healing effect on all creation, human or otherwise. Colour therapy gives you a better understanding of how you can use colour at home for mental, physical and spiritual well-being.

Effects

1. calming for body and mind.

2. Good for meditation and prayer. Enhances purpose and dignity.Heightens our awareness and helps us to give of our very best.

3. Purifying.

Suggested Areas

1.Places of worship

2. Entry areas to clinics and hospital.

3. Areas where you light diyas during Diwali.

4. Pale violet in bedrooms.

INDIGO

Effects

1. Sedative.

2. Helps to open up our intuition.

3. The colour of divine knowledge and the higher mind.

Suggested Areas

1. Not suitable for areas for entertainment but for more quiet places.

2. Bedrooms

3. Treatment rooms.

4. Some people find indigo helpful for studing so use as part of the decor of a library or study.

Effects

1. Calming, relaxing and healing

2. Not as sedating as indigo. Also the colour of communication.

Suggested Areas

Any rooms except those used for physical activity or play.

GREEN

Effects

1. Balancing, harmonising and encourages tolerace and understanding.

Suggested Areas

1. Depending upon the shade, can be used for most areas.

2. Use with other colour as well to avoid the balance and harmony becoming more like total inactivity and indecision.

YELLOW

Effects

1. Stimulates mental activity.

2. Promotes feeling of confidence.

3. Helpful for study as it helps us to stay alert.

Suggested Areas

1. Activity rooms.

2. Entrance halls.

3. Not for bedrooms as yellow can interfere with sleep since it tends to keep our minds "switched on".

4. Not ideal for areas of possible stress.

ORANGE

Effects

1. Warming and energising Can stimulate creativity.

2. Orange is the colour of fun and sociality.

Suggested Areas

1. Any acitvity area and creative areas.

2. Not ideal for bedrooms or areas of possible stress.

RED

Effects

1. Energising, exciting the emotions.

2. Stimulates appetite.

Suggested Areas

1. Any acitivity area but red needs careful choice of tone and depth and the space in which it is used. Can make a space look smaller and can be claustrophobic or oppressive.

2. Used well, red and its variations can make a space feel warm and cozy.

3. Often used in restaurants.

MAGENTA

Effects

1. Magenta is the 8th colour in the colour spectrum and is a combination of red and violet. It combines our earthly and spiritual self, thus balancing spirit and matter.

2. Uplifting and helps gain a feeling of completeness and fulfilment.

Suggested Areas

1. Lecture spaces.

2. Meditation room etc

3. Not ideal for play rooms or acitivity rooms.

TURQUOISE

Effects

1. Cool and calming and good for the nervous system and immune systems

Suggested Areas

Any room, not ideal for acitivity areas.

PINK

Effects

This colour soothes and nurtures

It helps to dissolve anger and encourages unconditional love.

Suggested Areas

Ideal for a baby or childs bedroom.

BLACK

Effects

1. Black used with another colour enhances the energy of that second colour.

2. Black gives us the space for reflection and inner searching.

Suggested Areas

1. Not ideal as a single colour, but when used with care, can enhance and complement other colours in almost any situation.

Effects

1. White contains all the colours.

2. It emphasises purity and illuminates our thoughts, gives us clarity.

Suggested Areas

1. Any room; can be a little intimidating.

2. Needs to be broken up with plants, ornaments, pictures etc.