Color Therapy

Color Therapy, sometimes referred to as chromothereapy, is an alternative method of medicine. It was claimed by a therapist that color and light can used to balance energy in the body where it may be lacking; whether it be mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual. A chart was developed that related color to temp. in the body. The color red moves blood, blue or white cools it, and yellow reduces muscular pain and inflammation. For example, if someone is having a nose bleed, they should not look at anything with the color red because this would make the situation worse, but the color blue would reduce the blood flow and slow the bleeding. The chart shows what color is associated with which part of the body, and refers to the seven main chakras, or spiritual centers located along the spine.

Color	Chakra	Chakra location	Alleged function	Associated system
Red	First	Base of the spine	Stimulation	Circulatory system
Orange	Second	Pelvis	Energy levels	Lungs
Yellow	Third	Solar plexus	Purification	Blood
Green	Fourth	Heart	N/A	Heart
Blue	Fifth	Throat	Soothing illness and pain	Throat
Indigo	Sixth	Forehead	N/A	Skin
Violet	Seventh	Top of the head	N/A	N/A