Ancient Secrets Revealed

Color therapy is the use of color to help balance the energy in the body.  Color therapy is based upon the concept of chakras in the body.  Chakras are the seven main energy centers in the body.  They guide the energy given off by the universe that flows through the body.

Energy is thought to be an important element in the body.  As it flows through the body it has a major effect on health and mood.  When this energy is unbalanced or not flowing correctly a person will become ill or simply feel depressed or not normal.

Each chakra is related to a color.  This color is the most effective on that particular chakra.  The color white is also used for any chakra as it is the universal color of energy.  The colors of the chakras are as follows:

• Violet is the color of the crown chakra located at the top of the head.
• Indigo is the color of the brow chakra or third eye which is located in the middle of the forehead.
• Blue is the color of the throat chakra located at the throat.
• Green is the color of the heart chakra which is located at the center of the chest.
• Yellow is the color of the solar plexus chakra which is located in the upper abdomen area.
• Orange is the color of the sacral chakra which is located at the lower abdomen.
• Red is the color of the base or root chakra which is located at the base of the spine.

The effect color has on a person goes beyond just balancing the chakras.  It has an effect both visual and physical.  The eyes respond to color as well as the skin and brain.  Color works very deeply on many levels to help heal a person.

Color therapy is more than just exposure to color.  A color therapist is trained to know how to use each particular color in a way that will heal whatever is wrong with a person.  Each color affects us differently.  It has a unique way of causing our body to respond.

It is up to the color therapist to know how each color affects a person and how best to use the colors to treat a person.  Color therapists employ a variety of techniques to administer color therapy.

They may use colored cards or even colored lights.  It depends greatly upon what is wrong with the person and what they need to have treated.  A well trained therapist is able to determine what colors to use and how best to administer treatment.

While it is possible to do color therapy yourself, using a trained color therapist will really give you the best benefits.  You will then be able to focus on the actual treatment instead of trying to figure out how to do the color therapy yourself.