At CLiC we have based our wellness programs and retreats around colour. It is not because there are scientific facts that suggest colour can cure all emotional, mental and physical ailments – but it is an effective visualisation tool. We see colour. We make associations with colour. We have favourite colours or shades of colour. We associate emotions with colour. The colour doesn’t cause the reactions in us, but the association of the colour does. When we use colour as a vehicle that can take us on a journey of self-discovery, it becomes a useful instrument. We can use colour to make positive associations and focus our attention which is a vital element in modifying our thought patterns and help healing.
So, what is colour?
Colour is actually part of light and light is made up of vibrating energy. This energy vibrates at different speeds and all of the energy put together creates the colour spectrum. You can imagine the colour spectrum as a line of colour. It starts with red on the left as the lowest vibrations and then moves through to the highest vibration, violet on the right. One easy way to remember the colour order is ‘Roy G. Biv’: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. For our program we use white for the 7th colour and the crown chakra.
Chakras
Just like a rainbow, the colour of our chakras blend into one another. The individual chakras are located in specific parts of your body, but they radiate out and blend together with the chakras on either side. This means that both the chakras and rainbows contain the entire colour spectrum that we can see with the human eye. This is why all colours are valid and important to our healing process.
Let’s have a little bit more in-depth look at the chakras:
1st Chakra - Root Chakra
Chakra Colour: Red
Colour Psychology: Red is a very strong colour. It can make you feel grounded and can promote fiery reactions as well as earthy ones. Red can make you feel alert, vigilant and primal and evokes thoughts and feelings relating to survival and instinct.
2nd Chakra - Sacral Chakra
Chakra Colour: Orange
Colour Psychology: Orange is an energising colour. It generates feelings of warmth and is often associated with creativity. Orange can make you feel sensual and abundant and creates thoughts and feelings of pleasure and passion.
3rd Chakra - Solar Plexus Chakra
Chakra Colour: Yellow
Colour Psychology: Yellow is a bright, happy colour. It encourages feelings of friendliness, yet confidence. Yellow can make you feel stimulated, prepared and capable and produce make you optimistic and courageous and boost your self-esteem.
4th Chakra - Heart Chakra
Chakra Colour: Green
Colour Psychology: Green is the colour of nature. It promotes a general feeling of healthiness and wellbeing. Green can make you feel empathetic and produce thoughts and feelings of kindness, compassion and love.
5th Chakra - Throat Chakra
Chakra colour: Blue
Colour Psychology: Blue is a calming colour. It stimulates truthfulness and intelligence and is associated with communication. Blue can make you feel well-spoken and produce thoughts and feelings of logic and eloquence.
6th Chakra - Third Eye Chakra?
Chakra Colour: Indigo-Purple
Colour Psychology: Purple is a very spiritual colour. It promotes a feeling of being spiritually developed and often associated with clairvoyant vision. Purple can make you feel wise and intuitive and create thoughts and feelings of psychic energy and peace.
7th Chakra - Crown Chakra
Chakra Colour: Violet-White
Colour Psychology: Violet and white are universal colours. They promote feelings of being connected with all and often associated with meditation. Violet and white can make you feel spiritually awake and evoke thoughts and feelings of spirituality and oneness.
Colour Healing Summarised
Colours in themselves can be used as a powerful tool for cultivating awareness, self-reflection, personal development and healing if we focus on them for their positive attributes and associations. At CLiC we have created a systematic way to work with colours and their positive associations. To feel the benefit of Colour Healing, you do not need to know about the chakras, or even believe in them. They are merely tools to help visualisation and associate healthy thought patterns. If we believe yellow will make us feel happy and empowered, each time we focus on this colour we will feel these emotions. Colour is a positive and fun way to bring healing and balance into your life, and we show you how with our CLiC programs.
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