Thinking about the seven colours of a rainbow leaves a pleasant impression onto the minds of one and all! It is surely a natural bliss and we are apt to be endowed with the vibrancy of various colours.
Colours have Healing Effect
It is lesser known fact that the colours not only have effect on your mind, yet they are also holder of many curative benefits. This statement may be authenticated as a separate branch of healing named as Colour Therapy or Chromo therapy, which holds a vital branch of Naturopathy wellness therapy and the colours are being used to treat a number of diseases.
Whereas the red colour benefits in joint pains, orange colour is recommended in asthma, yellow colour enhances the digestion, the green colour aids in combating the skin diseases, blue colour aids in relieving stress and anxiety, indigo allays burning sensation in the body and the violet colour bestows antiseptic virtues.
How colours are primed for Health benefits
Water, honey, oil, sugar, ghee etc are to be filled (¾ approx.) in glass bottles of the desired colours and kept tightly closed on a wooden stool. This is to be left in direct sunlight morning to evening. By this method, sun’s rays peripatetic through the transparent coloured bottle gets absorbed into the medium.
The coloured water may be prepared in a single day, honey is ready in fifteen days and oil and ghee normally take approx. forty days to become ready for use.
Recommended Dosage of the Colours
Water charged by colour therapy can be taken in a dose of approx. one small bowl every four hours. In case of children, 2 to 4 teaspoons is sufficient dosage. This may be given every 2 to 4 hours depending upon severity of the ailment.
Oil and ghee are recommended for massage or local application over the affected body part.
What Ayurveda implies
As per Ayurveda, the state of physical as well as mental health can be derived only when tridoshas or the three body humors viz. air, fire and phlegm are in balanced states. Therefore, in accordance with the natural properties that the seven colours hold, the aggravated humors may be alleviated by use of colour therapy.
- Pitta dosha or the fire body humor can be relieved by the use of the three cool colours viz. blue, indigo and violet colours.
- Using yellow, orange and red colours can alleviate Kapha or phlegm. This is mainly because phlegm being cold in potency gets balanced by the use of warm or hot overtones of these three colours.
- Vata dosha or the Air body humor may be decreased by the green colour.
Article published here
About the Author:
Dr Sonica Krishan is Author and Speaker in the areas of Healthy and Joyous Living through Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga and other Contemplative practices. She is a leading Ayurveda Professional in India. She is also a Health Writer, Columnist, Editor, Ayurveda Consultant and Holistic Healing Coach. Dr Sonica is open for National as well as International Collaborations with interested people / institutions in fields of Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga.
Related Posts: