Introduction of color
therapy
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The effects of color on our moods, health, and
way of thinking have been studied by scientists for years. Your
preference for one color over another may be related to the way
that color makes you feel.
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Colors are visible light energy of certain wavelengths.
Photoreceptors in the retina, called cones, translate this energy
into colors. The retina contains three kinds of cones: one for blue,
one for green, and one for red. We perceive other colors by combining
these colors.
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When the energy of color enters our bodies, it
stimulates the pituitary and pineal glands. This in turn affects
the production of certain hormones, which in turn affect a variety
of physiological processes. This explains why color has been found
to have such a direct influence on our thoughts, moods, and behavior-an
influence that many experts believe is distinctly separate from
psychological and cultural factors. Color seems to have an effect
even on blind people, who are thought to sense color as a result
of energy vibrations created within the body.
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In 1942, the Russian scientists have demonstrated
that red light stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, while
white and blue light stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system.
Other experiments revealed that certain colors stimulate hormone
production, while other colors inhibit it.
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Specific colors can also have an effect on specific
diseases. Symptoms of acute eruptive diseases such as smallpox and
measles were relieved when patients were put in a room with red
windows. Melancholiacs also recovered after a few hours in such
rooms. Pain and depression was found to respond well to therapy
using flashing bright lights and colored lights. These treatments
have been shown to alter neurochemical production in the brain and
this may account for their positive effects. Scientists now believe
that the brain has specific responses to different frequencies of
flashing light and the different frequencies of various colors.
They point out that sleep problems can often be cured in one day
by this method. Mood alteration takes a little longer - about one
to two weeks of treatments.
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Photostimulation with flashing opaque white
or violet lights was found to induce relaxation, reducing stress
and chronic pain. Use of photostimulation, or brain wave synchronization,
to assist relaxation and the induction of hypnosis had been around
since 1948. It has been used with the EEG (electroencephalogram)
as an adjunct to the diagnosis of epilepsy
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| Light is often described as the medicine of the future. It is an
important therapeutic medium that profoundly affects our life |
| History |
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The use of color as a therapy has a long history.
The ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks built healing temples of
light and color. The use of color became deeply embedded in Chinese
and Indian medicine, and it remains an integral part of Ayurvedic
medicine.
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In Europe and the U.S., interest in the therapeutic
use of color developed during the second half of the 19th century.
We recommended various techniques for the use of color in healing.
In 1933, a definitive work on color therapy called Chrometry was
written by an Indian scientist. This was a landmark publication
and laid the foundation for most of modern color therapy. Around
the same time a form of color therapy, known as "Syntonics,"
was developed in the U.S. He found that he could produce profound
physiological and psychological changes in his patients by altering
the color of light entering their eyes.
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Interest has grown in color therapy steadily
since. Today there are hundreds of practitioners using a wide variety
of color-related therapeutic techniques in the US. Today, color
therapy is a well-accepted technique in complementary medicine.
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| The Meaning and Power of Colors |
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Color has such a subtle effect on our lives that
we rarely give it a second thought. Color comes from daylight which
contains all eight colors of the spectrum: red, orange, yellow,
green, turquoise, blue, violet and magenta. It is also a form of
radiation.
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Research has begun to validate the importance
of color in treating disease. For example, looking at blue light
has been shown to lower blood pressure by calming the autonomic
nervous system, while red light causes it to rise.
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Each color is associated with one of the seven
chakras of the body, and every color has its complementary color.
Single colors or combinations of complementary colors can be used
to treat imbalances in the chakras or illness associated with that
bodily region.
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| We will examine how the various colors affect us. We will cover
all spectrum colors as well as some useful combinations |
How Colors Affect Us?(diagram)
Physical
Restful Green, Light Blue
Revitalizing Orange
Stimulating Red
Emotional
Restful Sky Blue, Turquoise
Revitalizing Peach
Stimulating Orange
Mental
Restful Indigo
Revitalizing Emerald Green
Stimulating Yellow
Spiritual
Restful Blue
Revitalizing Gold
Stimulating Violet, Purple
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| Helpful Tips For YourColor Light Therapy Sessions(Draw
in box) |
| Computers too toxic to use as a healing modality... Not so. Much
has been said and written about the healing benefits of light therapy
and the toxic effects of computer energy (i.e. positive ions). Some
may say that the technology intrinsic to computers is too toxic to
use as a healing modality. This is not so. The following is a list
of simple things computer users can do to minimize the toxic effect
of positive ions and artificial fire energy (as it is referred to
in Chinese and Ayurvedic Medicine, i.e. radiation) inherent in computers.
(These suggestions may also be applied to television as well). |
| 1. Always make sure there is plenty of natural light in the
room to dilute the light energy from the computer screen. Natural
lighting is always the best. If this is not possible, or if the computer
is being used at night, the use of full spectrum light bulbs is a
good second choice. |
| 2. Plants produce negative ions, the energy which promotes greater
mental clarity, so having living plants in the room near the computer
will help neutralize the positive ions produced by the computer equipment.
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| 3 Move your eyes around the screen and the room from time
to time. Avoid staring at the screen in a "fixed" manner
for extended periods of time. |
| 4. Place an amethyst crystal (size is not important) on top
of the computer or monitor and a piece of obsidian (any type will
do) near the computer (anywhere is fine and again size is not important).
The amethyst helps re-direct the energy of the CRT away from you,
and the obsidian helps to neutralize the energy. |
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5. As always, the body is an important factorand
general ergonomics such as screen being at eye level and directly
in front of you (straight ahead is always preferable to the screen
being off to the left or to the right) should be considered in setting
up a user friendly environment.
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6. After Finishing Your Session: The light
sessions are designed to enhance one's relationship with being in
the present moment and awakening to one's True Self; which for some
may mean coming out of the head or mental body and moving more into
the physical body.
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It is not uncommon for people when moving out
of their heads and into their bodies to experience a feeling of
"spaceyness" or slight disorientation after light therapy,
as one's consciousness is re-organizing and expanding via the nervous
system. This should pass within an hour of finishing the program.
Not every person experiences these symptoms or
symptoms like these, however, if this symptom continues for more
than an hour discontinue light therapy and consult a physician.
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