Colour & Light

Everywhere we look and everywhere we don’t see, it's there, Colour.  We are bathed in its impact consciously and sub-consciously through out our lives. We see color all the time, but how often do we think about its effects on a deeper level? 

Using colour via crystal wand light treatments, various hands on materials on the body, coloured lenses,  and colour solarized water to ingest,  aids in balancing & illuminating our energy centres directly. 

What is Color?

As most of you know, color is light and energy. Color is visible because it reflects, bends, and refracts through all kinds of particles, molecules and objects. There are a variety of wavelengths that light can be categorized, producing different types of light. Visible wavelengths fall approximately in the 390 to 750 nanometre range and is known as the visible spectrum. Other wavelengths and frequencies are associated with non-visible light such as x-rays & ultraviolet rays. Most people are aware of the effects of non-visible light, so it makes sense that visible light would also affect us.

One example of the way light can affect us is a mild form of depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which causes many people suffering during light deprived seasons and environments.

An Introduction to Color Therapy

Color therapy (also known as chromotherapy or light therapy) is a holistic vibrational method that uses the visible spectrum of light and color to affect a person’s mood and physical or mental health. Each color falls into a specific frequency and vibration, which many believe contribute to specific properties that can be used to affect the energy and frequencies within our bodies.

While it is common knowledge that light enters through our eyes, it’s important to note that light can also enter through our skin. Given the unique frequencies and vibrations of various colors, people believe that certain colors entering the body can activate hormones causing chemical reactions within the body, then influencing emotion and enabling the body to regenerate.

Colors are known to have an effect on people with brain disorders or people with emotional troubles. For example, the color blue can have a calming effect which can then result in lower blood pressure, whereas the color red might have the opposite effect. Green is another color that may be used to relax people who are emotionally unbalanced. Yellow, on the other hand, may be used to help invigorate people who might be suffering from depression.

Alternative therapies also believe that a person’s aura contains different layers of light which can be used for cleansing and balancing. Additionally, the colors surrounding you can also have various effects.

A Brief History of Color Therapy

It’s no mystery that the sun and its source of light (or lack thereof), can have a profound effect on us. Thousands of years ago, some countries began exploring colour and its regenerating capabilities. Egypt, Greece and China are known for their forays into colour healing and therapy. A few examples include:

• Painting rooms different colors with the hopes of treating certain conditions.

• Utilizing colours in nature in their surroundings (blue from skies, green from grass, etc.)

• Healing rooms that utilized crystals to break up sunlight shining through.

• Shining coloured light directly onto the body

There is evidence of people using color for regeneration and therapy from as far back as 2000 years. And it has gained in popularity throughout the years, with numerous books being written about it, including Johann Wolfgang Goethe who studied the physiological effects of color.