Color therapy (chromotherapy) color treatment, for children, the meaning of color

Color therapy (chromotherapy) is a treatment technique using color energy. Color differs in psychophysical characteristics, including frequency. Colors do not exist outside of human perception - a shade is born at the moment when vibrations of a certain frequency affect the light-sensitive cells of the eyes and brain. According to some data, man, like everything in the Universe, has a wave nature that reacts to external factors - including the color of surrounding objects. Need to change settings? Look for color!

Color for the treatment of diseases in children

multi-colored fingers and palms of a baby
Children are impressionable by nature and are prone to a deeper perception of everything they see. Perhaps this is why treating their diseases with color has a positive effect:

red color has a beneficial effect on the treatment of skin diseases, including scarlet fever and chickenpox. Alternating red and yellow rays eliminate anemia and apathy in children, promote an increase in their physical activity and weight gain
orange is indicated for heart weakness and pulmonary dysfunction. It treats flu well if directed to the spleen area, and green - to the throat
yellow is the color of vision. It is gentle on the eyes and corrects many of their diseases.
blue has proven its beneficial effect on violent mental disorders, relaxation of eye muscles
blue reduces the manifestations of jaundice, vitiligo, promotes scarring of burns, loss of appetite
green calms and relaxes, effective in treating claustrophobia
blue, cyan and green have a calming effect, relax the child’s psyche, induce sleep, and give peace. Therefore, psychologists and designers are unanimous in their opinion regarding the choice of such a color scheme for a children's bedroom
purple color works to maintain the balance of internal skin processes, strengthen the immune system, equalize blood pressure, mental health
pink heals babies even in a hospital setting. It is enough to use underwear of this shade

Color therapy for children

In addition to the standard techniques of color therapy - to stimulate mental processes, relieve aggression and relieve the nervous system, when working with children, identifying the priority color for the baby is of no small importance.

If a child calls yellow, red or green his favorite color, this indicates that the baby is developing absolutely normally. He has a healthy interest in everything new and unusual.

A child should love bright things; this is normal in childhood. But if a child prefers white or black, then there is a disorder in his psyche.

This suggests that the baby loves solitude and is comfortable alone, in his own closed world. What prompted him to go into his own world? This is all for a reason.

When treating with color, it is worth remembering that there is no need to impose a methodology. Too much color has the opposite effect. Colors should be unobtrusive and accentuating. For example, you shouldn't make the entire children's room orange. You can highlight with this color the place where the baby will do his homework. For example, orange curtains at the table or a table lamp with this color.

Hyperactivity and fatigue are recommended to be treated with green. Invite your child to look at the green pillow or tile in the bathroom.
Fear and frustration remove yellow and orange colors. If you need a happy child's smile, show the orange toy and “tickle” the baby with it.
Violet relieves pain and poor health. Put a purple T-shirt on a sick child.

Don't go overboard with color schemes. For example, many parents make their baby's bedroom white. This is caused by the desire to raise an open and sociable child. But sometimes there is too much and the room turns out sterile white. In such a room an “emotional greedy person” will grow up. Choose neutral shades - baked milk, beige, sand. And be sure to dilute them with bright details.

Colors play a huge role in a baby's life. After all, they have the power to change his mood, improve behavior, regulate sleep and appetite, and correct his well-being. Some color schemes can calm the baby, while others, on the contrary, can excite or even frighten. In addition, the colors will tell about the child’s character, and the baby’s worries and worries.

Previously, it was believed that babies in the first days of their lives see the world in black and white. Today, ophthalmologists refute this belief. The baby is able to distinguish the entire color spectrum, but concentrates his gaze selectively, gradually highlighting the colors he needs from the surrounding reality.

Children's color therapy is based on the effect of light photons on the child's brain. With its help, you can achieve great success in correcting apathy, increased irritability, hyperactivity and even aggressiveness.

At the age of one year, the baby makes the first attempts to distinguish colors and recognize tones. Scientists have noted that one-year-old babies often prefer yellow-green colors.

Therefore, at this age stage, it would be optimal to surround the baby with toys of a calm, monochromatic palette. For example, the cubes with which the baby plays should be the same color.

In the age period from two to three years, toys can be of different colors (maximum 4 colors). By the age of six, children usually begin to prefer bright colors.

In addition, all colors are divided into active and passive. Active colors include a bright palette represented by red, orange and yellow. The listed colors have a stimulating effect and accelerate all processes in the body. Passive colors include light shades, represented by green, pink, blue and partly white. These colors have a calming effect on the nervous system.

All shades of brown, lilac and violet cause anxiety, evoke melancholy and sadness.

For the first hour, surrounded by orange and red tones, the baby feels a surge of strength, but after thirty minutes he will become overly excited, and then irritable and even aggressive. When changing the color palette to a combination of blue and light green shades, the child calms down after ten minutes.

That is why it is very important for the baby to choose toys of non-aggressive and exciting colors. This does not mean a complete rejection of red objects in children’s lives.

You just need to reduce their number.

You should also choose clothes with some caution, since overly bright outfits will negatively affect the baby and his environment. Therefore, it is recommended to give preference to monochromatic and calm tones in clothes.

Children's color therapy, first of all, involves establishing the baby's favorite color and consistently filling the space surrounding the baby with this color. For this purpose, you need to know the meaning of each color for the little man.

Color treatment methods

color therapy - diagnosing health by chakras
Since people have been using color therapy for a long time, there are a lot of methods for its practice. Globally we divide them into 2 groups:

special
everyday

The first include color treatment in:

clinics and specially equipped rooms in medical institutions
organizing space for color therapy on the territory of enterprises/firms with the involvement of a medical specialist
clinics or psychologists' offices by focusing the patient's attention on the color depicted on a sheet of paper
selecting minerals and applying them to sore spots according to a scheme determined by a specialist

In the second group you will find various home color treatment methods:

interior of house and rooms
cloth
table setting
consuming food of a specific color at a specific time, for example, orange at lunch, green at dinner
drinking water charged with one color. To do this, wrap a transparent vessel with paper or polyethylene of the desired shade and place it in the sun for several hours. Or dip the healing mineral and infuse water with it under the sun's rays

The meaning of colors in color therapy

color palette in color therapy
Each color and shade carries certain information and vibrations. We distinguish them subconsciously and with the help of our eyes.

If you look at the meaning of colors in color therapy, then:

Red has a warming effect and has a beneficial effect on blood flow and muscle function. It is able to invigorate a person, structure his emotions and thoughts
orange awakens the fire of digestion and normalizes breathing. It stimulates the production of joy hormones. It has been noted that he can cure a person of infertility
yellow is the color of the sun and organs located near the solar plexus. Capable of instilling confidence, perseverance, and strength, especially before important negotiations
green color represents life, optimism, harmony with the outside world. The heart and lungs are especially susceptible to it
blue is the color of truth seekers. Activates thought processes, normalizes the activity of the genitourinary system, relaxes the body and mind before bedtime
Our skeletal system, visual and respiratory organs love blue color. It perfectly relieves pain and treats various types of addictions.
purple has both strength and softness, combining the energies of body and spirit. Affects the pineal gland, which means the mental and emotional functioning of our body

Be careful when working with flowers, as their excess provokes a reverse reaction - instead of curing the disease, it intensifies.

Color therapy. psychology article on the topic

"Color therapy".

“A skillfully selected range of colors can have a more beneficial effect on the nervous system than other mixtures” V. A. Bekhterev.

Color therapy was born in ancient times. Colors were used to heal in Egypt, China, India, and Persia. Even then, ancient scientists noticed that exposure to color is not only capable of restoring mental balance, but is also a serious healing factor for numerous mental and physical ailments.

Goethe stated: “Colors act on the soul: they can evoke feelings, awaken emotions and thoughts that calm us and excite us, they sadden us or make us happy.”

American psychologist Jacob Lieberman, who spent thirty years studying the effects of light and color rays on the human body, came to the conclusion that color and sunlight can replace almost all medications!

Currently, a whole scientific theory has emerged that tells how exactly color affects the psychophysiological state of a person.

In psychodiagnostics, there are diagnostic methods using color, one of them is a test by a Swiss doctor and psychologist Luscher, which will allow you to create a portrait of a person and determine his current mental state.

Psychologists have proven that color has a strong influence on a person’s well-being, performance and mood.

How does each color affect our psyche?

Red

If you lack vital energy, feel free to use red in your clothes. From a physiological point of view, red acts primarily on the heart, blood circulation and eliminates congestion, stimulates the immune system, activates metabolism, which is why it is able to warm the body and revitalize a person’s feelings. In color therapy, this color is used when a person’s vital forces need to be strengthened or restored, when a weakened body needs to be refilled with life-giving forces.

Red color increases and strengthens the strength of anemic and not very energetic people. By charging a person with energy, the color red helps him fight depression.

However, red is harmful to overly emotional, irritable and easily excitable people.

Yellow

This color primarily affects melancholic people prone to internal conflicts and passivity.

The color yellow is associated with the human solar plexus and the entire nervous system. It gently stimulates and strengthens the nervous system, enhances the intellect, activates logic, promotes the ability to clearly express one’s thoughts, activates the brain centers that control thinking and speaking, and increases the feeling of optimism and self-confidence.

Those who are tired of the stress caused by life's disappointments, who do not feel at ease in communicating with other people, those who are burdened by intrapersonal conflicts - yellow is necessary in the wardrobe.

Yellow does not excite, but stimulates, so it is contraindicated in a state of overexcitation.

Orange

If you lack a sense of psychological freedom and the ability to adapt to external circumstances, dress up in orange. This color will also help if you are burdened by daily responsibilities. Orange color, being a mixture of yellow and red, will help you to be more active.

Orange color is also characterized by a rejuvenating effect on the body and contributes to its overall strengthening. Orange is beneficial for the endocrine system (for example, wearing an orange scarf around the neck helps normalize thyroid function), and also reduces irritability and emotional instability, which are among the consequences of diseases of this organ.

Green

If you feel apathy and indifference to everything, have mental instability and increased irritability, if you want to be more open and calmer, green color will help you. This color, with prolonged exposure, helps to increase the balance of character. When exposed to the human nervous system, green color exhibits intermediate properties between warm and cold colors; it is both refreshing and calming.

This color raises vitality, at the same time relieves mental stress, promotes relaxation and sleep in case of insomnia. This color creates a slight but lasting increase in mental performance and promotes concentration.

The influence of green creates a feeling of peace and balance, calm and renewal - it’s not for nothing that we feel so good in nature, in the forest.

Blue

If you begin to show excessive emotionality and do not control your reactions, use blue. Generally speaking, the color blue is used in color therapy to restore strength during deep experiences. We recommend it to people suffering from mistrust, anxiety, tension - this color can give a feeling of security. It has a positive psychotherapeutic effect in melancholy, hypochondria, hysteria, and epilepsy. Blue tones help with hyperexcitability and insomnia. Therefore, if you suffer from sleep disorders, choose linen and bedding in blue or shades of blue.

Violet

Violet color has the greatest effect on the human senses. This color has a strong influence on a person's spirit and is considered an inspiring, spiritual color. This is what you should use if you often experience bitterness for inexplicable reasons, easily fall into a state of depression, often feel deceived, if you are tormented by doubts. Due to its strong effect on the subconscious, the color purple can help a person get rid of deep-seated fears. It helps fight hypochondria, melancholy, hysteria, as well as manic-depressive states.

The color purple is a mixture of blue and red, so it embodies the relationship between rest and movement. Color therapy uses its calming and at the same time cleansing and strengthening properties. The color violet has a beneficial effect on the exhausted nervous system, normalizes sleep and can be used for any mental and nervous disorders.

An overdose of violet color causes depression of the nervous system, and a state of melancholy and apathy may occur.

Pink

Pink color has a calming effect on the nervous system, improves mood, promotes muscle relaxation and deep sleep.

White

White color will help if you are spiritually hardened and would like to relieve this internal tension.

Black

Black color promotes composure, discipline, endurance and perseverance. But if you are prone to depression or are obsessed with some kind of mania, you should not wear black clothes for a long time.

Wish you luck! Surround and decorate yourself with all colors and even black!

Green color therapy treatment

healing green color in nature
Green is considered the most harmonious and hopeful color in color therapy. He personifies:

Love
friendly relations
generosity and abundance
comfort

It is useful for the human body:

as a regulator of the coordinated functioning of the heart, respiratory organs and vision
as an antiallergen and preventer of inflammatory processes
ability to level out the activity of diseased kidneys
as an eliminator of headaches and dizziness

For our psyche, green color is shown:

to relieve tension, especially after extreme experiences and stress
as a means for relaxation, restoration of inner harmony, tranquility
to make decisions, even in the most difficult situations
as a reliever of negative feelings and emotions

Contemplation of natural green color organizes thoughts, reduces mental arousal, encourages thinking and determining a further plan of action.

Using color to cope with the effects of stress

The problem of dealing with stress has recently become especially relevant. But stress is not a disease or a deviation from the mental norm, such as psychosis or depression.

Stress is a specific emotional state that mobilizes all the forces of our body to resist unfavorable conditions. Therefore, stress is associated with a large expenditure of nervous and physical energy and leads to a number of negative consequences:

nervous exhaustion;
on the contrary, overexcitation and increased aggressiveness, which can be difficult to get rid of on your own.

It is in these cases that color therapy is needed, which helps to get rid not of stress (this is a protective reaction necessary for the body), but of its unpleasant, traumatic consequences.

Color treatment also helps with distress - a special type of stress associated with difficult experiences and the inability to solve vital problems.

Color therapy for post-stress conditions

The specificity of stress is such that caution should be used when using “hot” colors, which increase tone but excite an already overexcited body.

Light blue shades are more suitable, but they reduce the activity of the nervous system and, accordingly, a person’s defense in a difficult situation. The indifference and serene detachment of cold colors relieve the severity of experiences, but under their influence a person does not solve problems, but gets rid of them.

Green is the best color for treating the effects of stress. It acts in several directions at once:

relieves excess tension and excitement;
increases emotional tone and awakens interest in life;
calms and strengthens the nervous system.

Brown color is also useful in post-stress situations, as it also calms and gives a feeling of comfort and security.

However, the color green, even in combination with brown and yellow, is not enough for a person to return to normal after experiencing severe and prolonged stress. It is important for him to feel all the colors of life and learn to enjoy every moment of it again.

In this case, you can use complex color therapy in combination with art therapy. To put it simply, it’s drawing colorful pictures. It helps solve many psychological problems, including coping with distress.

What to treat with yellow?

yellow tulips are pleasing to the eye.
Confident and playful, yellow has the power to heal our body and mind.

On the physical plane, it contributes to the work of:

digestive system
organs around the solar plexus
liver
head - enhances concentration, memory
skin
excretory system, especially during cleansing procedures
the whole body in getting rid of toxins and excess weight
metabolic processes, especially fluids

Psychologically he is strong in:

overcoming shyness, self-doubt, depressive and gloomy outlook on life
giving energy, mental alertness, sophistication, concentration
increasing curiosity and interest in life
improving overall mood
establishing communication connections between people. The latter feel the need to talk, to express everything that is boiling in their souls

When to use white?

white flower healing in color therapy
White color simultaneously personifies innocence and death, the transition from one stage of existence to another.

It acts on the psyche as a purifier of negativity. Wear white clothes if you are currently in a difficult and gloomy period of life.

In most religious movements of the world, white color is associated with holiness, purity, chastity, and the feminine essence.

What does blue color cure?

blue clouds are a reflection of the natural blue color.
An activator of intuition and a fulfiller of desires - this is what they say about the blue color in color therapy. It is also the only strongest pain-relieving color in the entire spectrum.

On the physical plane they treat:

diseases of the eyes, ears, brain
skeletal system, especially the spine
endocrine system diseases
abnormalities in blood pressure
manifestations of menopause in women
painful periods
respiratory organs and air space from pollution
bruises, colds, asthma, skin diseases
unhealthy habits - smoking, alcohol and drug addiction

Mentally he is capable of:

restore healthy functioning of the brain and psyche in general
reassure, instill confidence in a happy resolution to any situation
to relax, to induce tranquility
instill a feeling of comfort and security
remove negative emotions and pain from memories
inspire new achievements

Psychology of color: how colors affect us

Surprisingly, sometimes we unconsciously associate the emotions that we or other people are experiencing with the colors that we think can express them, even in our speech: for example, when we say that someone has turned “gray” from fear or “black” from grief. Any researcher who begins to study the psychology of color is convinced that colors and emotional states are interconnected.

If you ask a small child to depict something good or pleasant, he will, as a rule, choose bright and light shades of colors such as red, yellow, orange, emerald, blue. This confirms the fact that from an early age a person begins to associate certain colors with certain emotional states and experiences.

There is also another connection: the emotions a person is currently experiencing affect his sensitivity to colors (what is called the color threshold). According to research conducted in the field of color psychology, if a person experiences positive emotions, then his sensitivity to yellow and red increases and decreases to colors such as green and blue. And vice versa: experienced negative emotions increase color sensitivity to colors such as blue and green, and decrease sensitivity to red and yellow.

Psychology of color: how are colors and individual psychological characteristics interrelated?

According to color psychology, there is a relationship between preferences for different colors and such temperamental characteristics as extroversion and introversion. It was found that extroverts identified twice as many colors as their preferred colors compared to introverts. Extroverts tend to choose red and yellow colors, while introverts tend to choose green and blue.

Individuals characterized by emotional instability, tension, and a tendency to feel guilty often prefer dull and dark colors. Those who do not have such traits, who, on the contrary, are active, self-confident, stable, tend to choose shades of yellow, red, emerald.

One of the effective ways to provide psychological help to people is the method of color therapy (based on data from color psychology). The color therapy method today is a fairly simple, accessible and popular way to harmonize mood and correct a person’s emotional state.

So, what colors affect us and how?

Red increases internal energy, libido and sexuality, helps activate hematopoiesis, normalize blood circulation and metabolism. Since ancient times, primitive people have associated the color red with vitality. It symbolizes the energy and power of creation.

Psychologically, red can promote growth or cause destruction.

Red color has a strong cleansing effect; it will relieve you of melancholy and drive away negative emotions, improve your mental and body health.

If you feel sluggish or reluctant to take on difficult but necessary tasks, working on visualizing the color red will give you strength.

Red color acts optimistically. He has energy and drive, pushing him to accomplish great things. Red is the color of strong people; it represents perseverance and will, cheerfulness and fun. However, if you have high blood pressure, it can make your condition worse and cause anger and irritation.

Orange helps overcome fatigue, blues, depression, uncertainty, anxiety and fear. Orange color is useful for any disorders in the gastrointestinal tract, heals the kidneys and bladder, and stimulates the adrenal glands.

Orange is the color of the harvest, the fruits of the earth grown under the rays of the sun. It stimulates the appetite.

This is the color of action, enthusiasm and freedom, which will help you rebuild your life when, it would seem, everything is broken into pieces: you are experiencing grief, divorce, bereavement, shock.

Orange color treats mental breakdowns and depressive states. It helps to free yourself from obsessive fears and strengthens you mentally.

Orange encourages you to move forward. Working with this color, a person instinctively finds the right path, regardless of his intelligence.

Yellow increases concentration, improves mood and memory. Its effect is very beneficial for liver disorders. Yellow color affects the solar plexus, which is connected to the liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach.

It has been noticed that yellow color strengthens the central nervous system, promotes the desire to speak out, which lightens the soul, and relieves obsessive thoughts.

The color yellow gives liveliness to the mind, helps to quickly absorb information, promotes clarity and accuracy of thought, and awakens curiosity. With the help of yellow energy, you can overcome all difficulties and use all opportunities. This is the color of energetic people.

Yellow vibrations are useful if you lack self-confidence or are shy. Yellow color gives fun and joy. It can relieve depression and a gloomy outlook on life. This is the color of laughter.

Green promotes the rhythmic functioning of the heart, relaxation of the eyes, has a moderate anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effect, and is useful for reduced kidney function, dizziness, and nervousness. It is the most harmonious and balanced of all the colors of the Universe. This is an emotional indicator - if the balance of the green color is disturbed, pain in the heart occurs, which can be a consequence of envy and jealousy. Green color is conducive to integrity and love. This is the color of emotional relationships. Since green helps to get rid of negative feelings, turn to it during stormy periods of life, it will calm and cool your emotions. Green color guides. Therefore, it is used when a decision needs to be made.

Green is the color of decision making. If you hesitate and feel indecisive, close your eyes and visualize the color green. He is very productive, especially in business. A characteristic feature of green is practicality. It encourages generosity and brings comfort to the world.

Green loves harmony and balance: it is neither hot nor cold, neither active nor passive. This is the color of great change. Green color helps with claustrophobia (fear of closed spaces), expanding the space.

Blue calms, improves immunity, relieves inflammation and burning sensations, such as sunburn, and has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the thyroid gland. This is the color of the present time - the era of Aquarius, the seeker of truth, going ahead in search of truth.

The color blue represents the highest order of the mind. His strength is calm and direct; Diplomats usually have a blue aura. Sometimes a craving for blue means a thirst for change.

Blue color brings peace and contentment. He exudes calm and balance. It encourages reflection and reminds you of the need to rest and relax.

How many people suffer from insomnia and do not know that they need to read at night under a blue lampshade, then sleep will not take long to come. You can hang a blue-blue patterned carpet in the bedroom, the result will be the same.

Blue evokes a feeling of comfort and peace, relieves stress, lowers blood pressure, and calms breathing. Blue color facilitates the course of diseases of the endocrine system. In addition, it affects the skeletal system, especially the spine. The brain, eyes and sinuses are also treated with blue.

This color heals painful memories, helps cope with emotional turmoil, and promotes inspiration; wonderful cleaner. Blue is the color of desires and intuition. With its help, you can understand what you need to get rid of in life.

Purple enhances intuition, normalizes the lymphatic system, and helps with migraines. Purple color is very useful for any internal inflammation. It is also good for sciatica. Reduces skin rashes, weakens heartbeat, and helps with any disorders related to the head (for example, concussions). Supports the immune system and can calm frayed nerves. Useful for tired and painful eyes, calms emotionally unstable people.

The color purple is very powerful. He brings peace, combining strength and softness. This is the highest energy of humanism, kindness and love. Absorb the color violet to reveal and release hidden possibilities. If you are lonely or feel disconnected from life, imagine the color purple - it will protect you.

Treatment in red

red dress on a girl
The brightness and warmth of the red color has a beneficial effect on both a person’s general well-being and his mental state.

From the body's point of view, he is able to:

has a beneficial effect on the circulatory system, dilates blood vessels, removes blockages, thins the blood, stimulates the production of red blood cells
strengthen immunity and memory, increase low hemoglobin, help in the harmonious flow of cleansing procedures
align the functioning of the liver and endocrine glands
eliminate hypotension, anemia, colds, infectious and skin diseases
stimulate brain activity
restore the body weakened after illness

At the mental level, red acts like this:

activates internal energy reserves
adds energy, self-confidence, enterprise
relieves depression, depressed states, melancholicity

The principle of color therapy method

Color therapy is intended to treat mental and physical illnesses. The patient is exposed to the influence of specific color waves, which correct the emotional state, relieve tension and unpleasant physical sensations.

What causes the therapeutic effect?

Color therapy is believed to use the visible spectrum of light and color to change a person's mood and physical and mental health. Each color is part of a specific frequency and vibration that can affect certain energies or chakras in our body. Improvement in the condition occurs due to exposure to electromagnetic frequencies of a wide light range.

The waves activate the body's activity at the cellular level and accelerate metabolic processes. The entire wealth of the palette is divided into two large groups of shades, which have a stimulating or suppressive effect. All warm tones (red, yellow, orange) are color stimulants, and any cool shades (blue, cyan, violet) are color inhibitors.

How does therapy work? The influence of color is carried out through the visual (eyes) or kinetic (skin) channel of perception. If a person undergoes therapy by observing a certain shade, the body produces a light photoreaction, which causes electrical impulses. Nerve endings and the production of protective components are activated.

Exposure to the skin (for example, through clothing) ensures the penetration of light waves of certain frequencies into the body through the outer integument. In this way, energy balance is restored and nutrition of internal organs is ensured. In the case of kinetic therapy, there is no need to choose one specific color - the body itself will determine the waves necessary to restore balance.

How to apply pink, orange, purple?

meadow flowers of orange, pink, yellow and white
The color of tender love is pink. It is used for:

treatment of the heart and restoration of its strength
getting rid of depression, melancholy
speeding up the recovery process for children who are in hospital
eliminating diseases in the pelvic area
giving the skin of the thighs and buttocks a healthy velvety feel
mental and physical relaxation

Orange is the color of cheerful optimists, positive thinking and health. It copes with:

function of cleansing the body due to its connection with the spleen
saturating the body and spirit with positivity, self-confidence, and a healthy assessment of one’s strengths
giving cheerfulness and joy, wise prudence in difficult periods of life
transformation of negative emotions into creative ones
accepting your fate and all its twists while maintaining the ability to start life from scratch

The mysterious purple color will appeal to those who are prone to emotional swings and want to lose excess weight. In addition he:

beneficial for the visual organs, immune and lymphatic systems
reduces heart rate, migraines, skin rashes, eye fatigue
protects against loneliness

Treatment of pain with color

colored cheerful children's hands
Scientists all over the world have paid a lot of attention to studying the influence of color on human perception and the treatment of diseases. In particular, Russian minds, based on research, have developed a computer program that allows diagnosing hospital patients to determine the nature of pain.

According to their works, pain is of three types:

somatogenic - provoked by injuries, cancer, surgery, chronic diseases of tissues and joints
neurogenic - arising due to damage to the central and peripheral nervous system
psychogenic - observed due to the long-term influence of stressful situations, difficult periods of life. Medical examinations of a patient with this type of pain usually do not reveal any results, that is, from the point of view of physical health, the person has no illnesses

Interestingly, all patients associate the absence of pain with green, yellow, and less often red colors of the spectrum. This means we can assume that these colors have a pain-relieving effect on humans.

Color therapy in psychology

colored pencils for drawing as a method of therapy
The knowledge of our ancestors about the influence of color on humans has been proven by scientists in practice.

Our eyes are able to perceive three colors - red, blue and green due to the presence of corresponding cones in the structure of the visual apparatus. And we distinguish shades depending on the percentage of mixing of primary colors
If none of the colors are caught by the eye, we say that we see black
If you have a specific goal to reduce the manifestations of the disease on the physical or psychological levels, study color therapy and select the right color to achieve it
Scientists went further and proved that human skin is capable of distinguishing and assimilating vibrations of a specific color. To do this, a number of studies were carried out with placing a naked person in rooms of different colors, including a dark one, devoid of lighting
Take a look at the works of the great physicians of antiquity. For example, Avicenna advised his patients to wear clothes and natural minerals of a specific color, change the colors of the walls of the home, and take a bath with colored water
Contemplation of living natural landscapes and those depicted in the painting also evokes certain emotions and associations in us. For example, a cloudy day in late autumn or a bright sunny summer day fills us with melancholy or joy, happiness.

A brief history of color therapy from its creation to the present day

The history of color therapy begins with Avicenna. He argued that patients suffering from a bloody wound should not look at shades of red. To heal a wound, it is better to use a blue color scheme. A big step in adapting the method was the work of Babbitt and Pleasanton. Scientists have described the effects of different shades on health. For example, they recommended treating nervous diseases with blue gamma.

For his developments in the field of the influence of color, doctor Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize. He found that blue light irradiation avoided blood transfusions in jaundiced infants.

Color therapy has been actively developing in psychology. Max Luscher developed a color test in the mid-twentieth century that is used to diagnose the condition. Luscher conducted a number of studies that confirmed that color changes some systems of the human body. Thus, orange color with a red tint normalizes blood circulation, breathing rate and greatly excites, while blue calms.

Modern research shows that color therapy is an effective method. For example, today gyms are decorated in bright colors to boost morale. Paint is carefully selected for decorating apartments, restaurants, and offices.

Using color therapy to relieve stress

finger painting with colorful paints as a method of stress relief

The dynamism of the modern world leaves its mark on every person. Therefore, the amount of stress does not decrease
There are enough methods to overcome them, among them color therapy, or chromotherapy, has taken a worthy place
Thanks to the scientific and practical works of scientists, we can independently choose the right color and work with it in order to relax, bring our body and mental state into balance

Some tips for those who want to try color therapy in order to free themselves from mild stress of an irregular nature:

red color is contraindicated for people suffering from hypertension
blue should be avoided by hypotensive people
green color predicts relapses in those suffering from cancer
Avoid prolonged contact with only one color, it should be changed
black color will never get you out of stress and depression

If you have been depressed for years, then chromotherapy alone will not be enough. Be sure to contact a specialist for advice and help.

Practice color healing with:

special lamps painted in different colors
attachments for lamps, lampshades
glasses with special lenses
water charged with a specific color under the sun's rays
taking a color bath. You can color the water, for example, using colored sea salt
wearing clothes of the right shade
eating food of one color or another

What is color therapy and how does it work?

The color therapy technique is based on the principle of the reaction of human zones to a specific color. If the balance in one system or organ is disturbed, then choosing a specific color will help to even it out. Often a person needs one color; in this way the body tries to help itself. The human eye is capable of detecting about ten million shades. Today there is evidence that not only the retina, but also the skin perceives colors. It is called skin vision.

The meaning of color therapy is to activate internal reserves, relieve stress, and achieve your goals. Color power influences people through various sources. It can be stones, glass, paper, fabric. Therapy using colored light - chromotherapy. Anti-stress coloring is popular - a way to get rid of anxiety. Color therapy for stress relief is widely used today. The therapist selects a specific color and method of exposure. For example, red color helps to cope with headaches, blue color helps to relieve tension.

Color therapy: exercises

Forming bouquets of flowers as a method of color therapy
Let's consider several different color therapy exercises:

rainbow - to relieve fatigue, gain vitality and energy. The exercise is performed lying down with your eyes closed. Turn on a pleasant meditative composition or sounds of nature. Imagine that you find yourself in a tent in the forest on a summer day. Hear the birds singing, the rustling of leaves and the light rain. You relax, fill with joy, unity with the sounds of nature. The rain stopped and you went outside. There is a sparkling world around you and a rainbow between the trees. Imagine that you can fly and rise to it. Slowly immerse yourself in the beneficial vibrations of each color of the rainbow in turn. Stay on each of them for 20 seconds. Then feel your body and state. When you are ready, slowly open your eyes. Watch a short video about a rainbow to reinforce the effect.
to eliminate myopia, use pictures or cards with landscapes containing a lot of white, purple, or black colors. This stimulates the areas of the brain responsible for concentrating on distant objects, which means the eye muscles are trained. After finishing the lesson, close your eyes for a couple of minutes and relax
yellow square. Prepare a 40x40 square of yellow paper. Secure it at a distance of a meter and a half from the chair on which you will sit. Look at it without distraction for a quarter of an hour. Then close your eyes for a couple of minutes and relax. Your brain will independently transmit yellow vibrations to those organs that need it
with a candle and a picture for vision training. Place a lit candle at a distance of a meter from you. Alternately take the picture in one hand or the other. Pull it as far away from you as possible so that the candle is visible in your field of vision. Try to clearly see what is shown in the picture. This result must be achieved with both eyes

Color therapy: games

children play with colored toys
Treatment and correction of the mental state with color is equally good for both children and adults. Only because children believe in miracles and are more willing to join in the game, more opportunities for chromotherapy have been developed for them:

dancing with scarves or pieces of fabric of a specific color
making pictures from colorful pieces
inventing colorful stories
association of your mood with a specific color
coloring pages
search for objects of a specific color
games with pencils, markers, crayons, colored paper

Among adults, coloring books in the form of mandalas have become widespread - this is a pattern consisting of small repeating segments, each of which is painted in a different color.

While working on painting fragments of a drawing, you calm down, think about the events of your life, and are charged with the colors that you use in the process
So, we looked at the meaning of flowers and their effect on humans, including for the purpose of curing specific ailments in adults and children. We identified exercises and games with colors that are suitable for any age
Color therapy as a practical science has been time-tested and has proven its relevance to the present day. Moreover, it has no side effects if the accumulated knowledge is used wisely