It is done by showing different colours and shining the appropriate colours on a particular area of the body. The results of the colour therapy vary from person to person.
The main colours used in colour therapy are the same as the seven colours of a rainbow. Each colour has its own significance and is related to a different chakra.
Violet
Violet colour can be used all over the body. The vibrations of violet colour are of high spiritual content and it would be a waste of these wonderful vibrations if used below your hips. Violet light should be confined to the forehead, back and front of the head, front and back of the neck and in concentrated form over the heart and between the shoulder blades for a total of fifteen minutes.
Violet colour brings relaxation and stimulates the flow of subtle energies throughout the psychic centres and the nervous system.
Indigo
Indigo colour is a great purifier for the bloodstream and is also good for mental problems. The colour has a freeing and purifying agent. Indigo is linked with and stimulates the brow chakra (third eye) and controls the pineal gland. Indigo colour can be of great help in dealing with ailments of ears and eyes.
Blue
The colour can be applied from the top of the head to the feet. The colour helps in lowering the high blood pressure and in dealing with nervous breakdown. Blue colour has high, short and quick vibrations and manifest cold. Blue colour helps people sleep better. For people with severe insomnia, low voltage dark blue light in the bedroom has proven to be beneficial.
Green
The most basic colour used in all healings is green. The colour is always used first and last. No matter what you are treating, it starts and finishes with green colour. Green colour is also one of the safest colours to use. The colour can be applied all over yourself and can be concentrated to any part of the body. The colour is the colour of balance that harmonizes the flow of prana or universal life force, throughout the psychic centres.
Yellow
Yellow colour signifies wisdom. Any type of mental issues can be relieved by using yellow colour. A concentrated beam of yellow light about the size of a tennis ball when applied at the base and the front of the neck, has proven to be valuable for all types of nervous conditions. The normal application time of the colour is twelve minutes.
Orange
Orange colour can be used on liver, kidney, heart, spleen or any other organ, which promotes good circulation. The total time of application for the colour is ten minutes. People suffering from high blood pressure should not use this colour. The more concentrated the colour, the more effective it will be.
Orange colour should not be used on the forehead of anyone who feels nervous. If the patient suffers from brain fatigue, the colour can be used on the back of the neck but not for more than four minutes.
Red
Red colour should not be given on the head. But when concentrated on to rheumatic joints, it can be beneficial. Red colour can be applied to legs, knees and ankles for ten-fifteen minutes.
The frequency of red colour is slow and long and has high penetrating properties. It can stimulate the aura to such an extent that circulatory blockages can be cleared.
The infra-red rays should not be given over the reproductive organs of a man or a woman and neither they should be given for more than two minutes on liver, kidneys or bladder as it can lead to some damage.
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article should not be considered as a substitute for physician’s advice. Please consult your treating physician for more details.
