What Is Color Therapy?
Color therapy, also known as chromotherapy, is a form of therapy that uses color and light to treat certain mental and physical health conditions.
We can trace this form of
therapy back to the ancient Egyptians. They made use of sun-filled rooms with
colored glasses for therapeutic purposes.
At some point, we’ve all experienced the ways in which color can affect us. For some people, seeing the green in nature on their daily run is an instant mood booster or they instantly feel a little better wearing a favorite yellow dress. The practice of color therapy can be traced to Indian ayurvedic medicine, which claims that the application of certain colors can correct imbalances in our body's chakras.
Types of Color
Therapy
- Red: Red is used to energize or invigorate a person who might be feeling tired or down. However, red may also trigger people who might already be tense.
- Blue: Chromatherapists use blue to try and influence depression and pain. Darker shades of blue are also thought to have sedative properties and may be tried for people who experience insomnia or other sleeping disorders.
- Green: Green is the color of nature, and according to chromatherapists, it can help relieve stress and relax a person.
- Yellow: Yellow can be used to improve your mood and make you more happy and optimistic.
- Orange: Orange, much like yellow, can be used to elicit happy emotions from people. The bright warm color is also thought to be able to stimulate appetite and mental activity.
How to Get Started
- Get rid of blue lights at nighttime for better sleep. Research has shown that the blue light in your laptops, phones, and televisions can affect your circadian rhythm, which affects your sleep quality. Wearing anti-blue light glasses or turning the settings on your gadgets to warmer yellow tones has been found to help.
- Bask in nature. The greens of leaves and grass we get in abundance in nature can positively relax us.
- Be intentional about color choices. When picking colors for anything, from the color of the walls in your room to the color of clothes you wear, choose colors that you find stimulating or elicit positive emotions.
Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/color-therapy-definition-types-techniques-and-efficacy-5194910
What is your favorite color? How do you feel when you look at it?
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@calmDew1576
This is such a fun and informative read!
My favorite color is lilac, I think the light tone helps me feel relaxed!
Thanks for the post :)💛✨
@innateJoy9602 Colors have the ability to inspire us and that I think is very therapeutic. In my case color can also trigger memories. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
@calmDew1576
This is a great article! I like lots of colors. It is hard to decide which ones I like the most but perhaps yellow and green. What about you?
@globalBraid3744 I think that people may have some general preferances at color but sometimes this can change according to someone's mood! So, because color is so related to our thoughts and feelings that's why it can contribute to psychotherapy and help people cope! My favorite color currently is royal blue as it's very high in energy (low wave length) and reflects my feelings for the time being. Thank you so much for reading!
@calmDew1576
This is so true! Surely our preferences (also other than liked color) change with our mood. I like to wear royal blue so much. Most of my clothes are in this color and I like to mix it with white. I think sometimes people do not even realize why they like a certain color, so I am impressed by how accurately you can tell!
Before I did not like abstract paintings so much but now, I really like how certain color combinations and shapes can evoke such a huge range of emotions that might differ for each person. I find it fascinating.
@calmDew1576
Super fascinating! I definitely agree that colors and spark certain types of emotions and moods. I never knew however that they may have therapeutic values.
@sunnyWriting4806 Because of that, color can help cheer people up and trigger positive thoughts and feelings! In most cases it can work very well when combined with other forms of therapy of course. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this article!
@calmDew1576 This is really interesting. I love cool colors like blue. I find it so calming and soothing. Thanks for sharing this article!
@comfortableNight4463 I love blue as well! With blue I think that lighter shades such as baby blue are very calming while deeper ones like indigo and royal blue are very energizing! Thank you for reading!
@calmDew1576 Yes! I love pastel blue!
@calmDew1576 Thank you so much for sharing! This a very good read
@cuddlyCandy7014 I'm very glad you liked it! I think we should spread more knowledge on alternative therapeutic methods as they can be more approachable and enjoyable for people who are just starting therapy. Thank you so much for reading!