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COLOR THERAPY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING

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Color therapy is a method of treatment that uses the visible spectrum (colors) of electromagnetic radiation to cure diseases. It is a centuries-old concept used successfully over the years to cure various diseases 1. Today in the age of globalization alternative medicines are widely used to solve numerous health and mind related problems. Color Therapy is one of the most popular alternative medicines used to influence the behavior and brain of people. It has been immense used in Egypt, India and China for centuries. The benefits of color therapy are undeniable 2. Color Therapists or Chromo therapists claim to be able to use different lights or rays in the form of color to maintain a balance or energy lacking in a person's body. The lacking can be of emotional, mental, spiritual and/or physical. The different colors we see in the world around us are the result of the eye perceiving light vibrating at different frequencies. Sunlight, or full-spectrum light, holds all the wavelengths of color in the visible spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, and magenta) as well as infrared and ultraviolet light, which cannot be seen. To treat both physical and emotional problems, color therapy may involve exposure to colored lights, massages using color-saturated oils, contemplating and visualizing colors, even wearing colored clothing and eating colored foods 3. Color is an important component of our built environment and without its presence; our environment would be dull and depressing. It plays a vital role in our built environment, especially in relation to the partially blind, infants, hospital patients and people who are for some reason or the other feel trapped and unhappy with their way of life. The aim of this article is to review the role of different colors and its properties to maintain the mental health and wellbeing 4 .
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Color Therapy in Mental Health and Well Being
Dr. Rakesh Gupta
Consultant Physician (Y&N) Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy, New Delhi, India
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ABSTRACT
Color therapy is a method of treatment that uses the visible spectrum (colors) of electromagnetic radiation to cure
diseases. It is a centuries-old concept used successfully over the years to cure various diseases 1. Today in the age of
globalization alternative medicines are widely used to solve numerous health and mind related problems. Color
Therapy is one of the most popular alternative medicines used to influence the behavior and brain of people. It has
been immense used in Egypt, India and China for centuries. The benefits of color therapy are undeniable 2. Color
Therapists or Chromo therapists claim to be able to use different lights or rays in the form of color to maintain a
balance or energy lacking in a person’s body. The lacking can be of emotional, mental, spiritual and/or physical. The
different colors we see in the world around us are the result of the eye perceiving light vibrating at different
frequencies. Sunlight, or full-spectrum light, holds all the wavelengths of color in the visible spectrum (red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, and magenta) as well as infrared and ultraviolet light, which cannot be seen. To
treat both physical and emotional problems, color therapy may involve exposure to colored lights, massages using
color-saturated oils, contemplating and visualizing colors, even wearing colored clothing and eating colored foods 3.
Color is an important component of our built environment and without its presence; our environment would be dull
and depressing. It plays a vital role in our built environment, especially in relation to the partially blind, infants,
hospital patients and people who are for some reason or the other feel trapped and unhappy with their way of life.
The aim of this article is to review the role of different colors and its properties to maintain the mental health and
wellbeing 4.
Key words: color therapy, mental health, color properties, color psychology, numerology etc.
INTRODUCTION
Color therapy (or chromo therapy) is an alternative remedy that uses color and light to treat physical or mental health by
balancing the body’s energy centers, also known chakras. This concept dates back to ancient Egyptians who used sun-
activated solarium rooms constructed with colored glass for therapeutic purposes 5. Today, both conventional and holistic
practitioners acknowledge the bright potential art therapy (which, naturally, includes color). And, although color therapy
remains a gray area in Western medicine, enthusiasts are tickled pink over its influence. Color is a living energy and a
property of light. Light is an electromagnetic energy produced by the sun in different wavelengths as the light is absorbed
and reflected and everything in nature is full of color. Vibration forms everything in life. The universe is only the energy in
vibration 6. Our body has energy fields (called charkas). All of our organs are comprised of vibrating atoms. All of us have
our own unique energy system and our organs have different vibrational patterns. We all emit color. Light has different
particles called photons and microwaves. Light penetrates everything, even our bodies. Light also emits wavelengths that
we cannot see (ultraviolet). These wavelengths contain radiation, which is energy. Energy is Qi and life. Now it is revealed
that the length of a wave defines its color. In our environment there is an enormous quantity of waves with different
frequency characteristics 7.
Background:
Chromo therapy is defined as “the use of light of specific colors to treat health problems.” There are many reports in the
literature about the possible benefits of color therapy. The basis for most of the studies and theories is the understanding
that light (and colors) are composed of electromagnetic energy. Each color represents a different intensity, or pulse, of
energy. The body comprises varying energy fields called chakras, depending on the system and body part. Chromo therapy
assumes that illness is caused by or causes an imbalance in these chakras. True chromo therapy is intended to rebalance
using specific colors, thus healing the ailment 8.
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How it Works:
Color therapy is based on the premise that different colors evoke different responses in people. Some colors are considered
to be stimulating, whereas others may be soothing and, therefore, colors may impact one’s energy level, mood, appetite,
emotions and even decision-making. Perhaps that means that color and lighting (i.e. an illuminated form of color) can be
useful healing tools in combating an array of aliments 9.
Color therapy has been suggested (though not proven) to positively impact academic performance, aggressive/hostile
behavior, asthma, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, blood pressure, bronchitis, dyslexia and learning disabilities,
enhanced athletic performance, epilepsy, insomnia, lethargy, lung cancer, migraine, muscle relaxation, prison reform,
stress, uterine fibroids and vision disorders 10.
Color may also have adverse effects. The Epilepsy Foundation reports that about 3% of people with epilepsy
have photosensitive epilepsy, in which exposure to flashing lights at certain intensities or to certain visual patterns triggers
seizures. A study conducted at the University of Goldsmiths London found that certain colors were more likely to cause
these epileptic fits. For example, red-blue flickering stimulus causes larger cortical excitation than red-green or blue-green
stimulus 11.
Properties of Color:
Color has three properties. They are called hue, value and intensity. He is the name of the color according to the categories
of the colour wheel green or red or violet blue. Value refers to the relative lightness or darkness of an object, which is a
function of the amount of light reflected from its surface. Gray is darker in value than white, but lighter in value than black.
Most colours are recognizable in a full range of values; for instance, everything from palest pink to darkest maroon is
identified as “red.” In addition, all hues have what is known as a normal value the value at which that he is expected to be
found. Yellow is thought of as a “light” color and violet as a “dark” color even though each has a full range of values. A
colour lighter than the hue’s normal value is known as a tint; for example, pink is a tint of red. A colour darker than the
hue’s normal value is called a shade; maroon is a shade of red 12. Intensity, also called chroma or saturation, refers to the
relative brightness or dullness of a color. Colors may be pure and saturated, as they appear on the colour wheel, or they may
be grayed and softened to some degree. The purest colors are said to have high intensity; grayer colours, lower intensity.
There are four methods of changing the intensity of colours. The first is to add white. Adding white to pure red creates light
red or pink, which is lighter than in value and less intense. If black is added, the result is darker in value and less intense. If
gray of the same value as the red is added the result is less intense but retains the same value. The fourth way of changing a
colour’s intensity is to add its complementary hue. For example, when green (a secondary colour composed of the primaries
yellow and blue) is added to red gray is produced as a consequence of the balance between the three primaries. If red is the
dominant colour in the mixture, the result is a grayish red; if green is dominant, the product is a grayish green. In any event,
the result is a colour less intense and more neutral than the original 13.
Principles in color therapy:
Color has such a subtle effect on our lives that we rarely give it a second thought. Color comes from daylight which
contains all eight colors of the spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, violet and magenta. It is also a form of
radiation 14.
Research has begun to validate the importance of color in treating disease. For example, looking at blue light has been
shown to lower blood pressure by calming the autonomic nervous system, while red light causes it to rise 15.
Each color is associated with one of the seven chakras of the body, and every color has its complementary color. Single
colors or combinations of complementary colors can be used to treat imbalances in the chakras or illness associated with
that bodily region 16.
The basic idea of color therapy:
Colour therapy is a non-invasive and holistic treatment that brings balance and health to your mind and body. The
vibrations of the color in color therapy class improve your mood and overall health 17.
Colours are made up of reflected lights that hit our retinas as the wavelengths vibrate. Our brain interprets these
wavelengths, which ultimately makes our perception of colour as a physical and sensory experience 18.
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Colour therapy is based on the idea that colours create an electrical impulse in our brain, which stimulates hormonal and
biochemical processes in our body. These processes either stimulate or calm us 19.
Different colours treat different ailments:
The shades of colours used in your colour therapy session will vary depending upon the type of ailment you are trying to
correct. For example, blue or purple lights are anti-inflammatory and calming. Green colour helps to purify and cleanse,
white and yellow colour light stimulates the lymphatic system. Red light is invigorating but it may cause agitation if you
are already tense 20.
According to Indian philosophy, the chakras are considered the centres of spiritual power and energy within our bodies.
There are seven chakras and different colours represent a different chakra:21
Red colour: The root chakra located at the base of the spine is represented by red colour. The Chakra has to do with our
connection with the Earth.
Orange colour: The Sacral Chakra, which is located 2 or 3 inches below the navel, is represented by orange colour. This
chakra is said to be associated with reproduction, kidneys, Adrenals and pleasure. The chakra is the mind-body chakra.
Yellow colour: The solar plexus chakra is associated with liver, pancreas, digestive system, gallbladder, empowerment and
well-being. The chakra is located between the navel and sternum.
Green colour: The colour represents the Heart Chakra. It’s associated with heart, lungs and immune system, energy,
nervous system, mental focus, compassion and empowerment.
Blue colour: The chakra is associated with thyroid and metabolism and also with a peaceful expression.
Indigo colour: The third eye chakra is located between the eyebrows. It is associated with the pituitary gland and pineal
gland. It influences our sleep cycle, clarity, wisdom, self-esteem and intuition.
Violet colour: It is associated with the Crown Chakra and is located at the top of the head. It is associated with clarity,
dreams, spirituality, sleep cycles, dreams, pineal gland and light sensitivity.
Numerology and Colors:
Colors Numerology can be potential for you to make your life really colorful, inspiring and energizing. If numbers play a
vital role in our everyday life, then surely colors numerology also play an important role in our life. This is helpful to
discover our qualities, strength and of course true potential 22.
Analyzing your date of birth (time of birth, place of birth, month, and year) and how these numbers are related with
different colors that can amazingly change your life are discussed in color numerology. If you really believe in numerology
and the effect of numbers in your life then you can take a consultation of a professional numerologist who can help you to
decide the appropriate colors for you to get the ultimate benefits of color numerology in your life 23.
A single color denotes your quality of life, your fortune, how it favors you, your life path, and the aim of life, soul color,
your energizing color and more.
We are fond of different colors. It varies from person to person, what one likes another may dislike. If I like for example
yellow or any color it is not mandatory for you to like the same colors. You may have a different choice like deep blue,
white or pink. Whey this liking varies, color numerology discusses this all.
There are negative and positive aspects to all the colors, where color numerology and color therapy indicates your potential
color and how you use your potential color to get the overall benefits of your life 24.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Colour Therapy is easily distinguishable from other types of light therapy. This light therapy can be ultraviolet blood
irradiation and/or from of photobiology, these are scientifically accepted worldwide. It is also accepted that effects of light
on living organisms. This therapy is very old. Avicenna (980 1037), was a Persian, polymath, his almost 450 works on a
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wide range of subjects. He also worked on the benefits of color therapy and its importance for both diagnosis and treatment.
He has discussed regarding Chromo therapy and its effects on the human body and mind for the purpose of treatment and
diagnosis in his book The Canon of Medicine”. He has tried to show the effect of color therapy, is an observable
symptom of diseases. He has shown that red moved the blood, blue or white cooled it and yellow minimize the muscular
pain and or inflammation. His works had shown how different colors can improve the growth and heal the diseases in
human body and mind 3.
Modern Chromo therapists Dr. Seth Pan coast and Edwin Dwight Babbitt conducted various experiments and have shown
the effects of chromo therapy in their books, Blue and Red Light, Light and Its Rays as Medicine and The Principles of
Light and Color 25.
Indian-born American scientist (1933) Dinshah P. Ghadiali has also shown in his experiment The Spectra Chronometry
Encyclopedia, an elaborate work on color therapy has given numerous examples. His experiment has shown how and why
the different colored rays proved therapeutic effects on human body. He thought that different colors represent different
chemical potencies in higher octaves of vibration, each color stimulates our particular organs and systems of the body, if
one can apply the right color for the purpose of therapy or treatment or for diagnosis that can tend to balance the action of
any organ that has become abnormal or functioning in an abnormal condition 26.
The 19the century Color healers or Chromo therapists believed colored glass filters can treat different diseases
like meningitis, constipation, sleeplessness etc. Practitioners of Ayurveda believe that a human body has
seven “chakras”; sometimes it is called a “spiritual centers”. And, each of the chakras can be stimulated with a single or
multiple colors of the visible light spectrum and can correct such imbalances or abnormality 27.
Colors have a relationship that is very close to the sensitivities of sensible designs; this can be confirmed from
manifestations of colors in not only product designs, interior, and marketing, but from a variety of other fields such as color
therapy, color meditation, and image consulting. The colors emphasize not only the psychological attractiveness of the
appearance but also stimulates psychologically and physically through an individual color’s unique wavelengths.
Consequently, human beings' emotions are sensitive, and they are most reactive to changes in colors. A great deal of similar
research on the relationship between human emotions and color and other factors has been carried out. The results showed
that human emotions are more subjective, and Cacioppo and Gardner suggest that the "…measurement of emotions is a
very bustling research field" 3.
Although, this is a complementary therapy and a couple of years of old therapy, found in China, Egypt and in India. The
therapy especially used for treating a different part of the body, including abnormality if any, with the help of varying
wavelengths and energy. The therapy not only helps to improve imbalance of human body parts but also help to re-balance
seven chakras.
The color is absorbed by skin, skull etc. and the energy of colors affects us almost all stages like physical, spiritual and
mental 28.
Our life is full of positive and negative experience. These positive and negative experiences make an impression upon us.
Our positive experiences help us to grow further and energies ourselves in future. On the other hand, the negative
experiences manifest physically over time as diseases. This can exhibit our problem in throat chakra, which is related to the
spiritual aspect of our self-expression. When our self-expression has been choked, the energy in this area will be affected to
perform correctly, thus the abnormality starts and the result leads to a physical evidence of diseases.
Color has the great impact on us. Color plays a major role in setting up particular mode of mind. Colors are wavelengths of
electromagnetic energy, are the part of the visible spectrum, and are reflected back by or from a certain object. The color is
the part of our everyday life. The color is everywhere around us. If everything is there in the earth, there must be some
reasons. So, color is no exception 29.
Ancient Egyptians used solarium rooms with various colored glasses. The sun would shine the beam of the sun through the
colored glass onto the patient to attain the therapeutic benefits.
Chromo therapy is not only good and effective for adults and children but also helps to relieve pain and treat animals.
Always try to seek professional Color healers or Chromo therapists, who can help you to reduce pain and treat diseases that
can be cured by color therapy 30.
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Color Therapy to Improve Your Life: Color to shape your habits, the impression you give off, and how your spaces feel.
1. When Exercising
If you want to improve your performance, choose a red outfit, and take your route downtown where you’re more likely
to see red road signs, red cars, and red stoplights.
2. When You Need to Remember Something
Try to get yellow into the mix. Some research has suggested it may improve memorization.
3. When You Need to Get Work Done
Avoid white walls. Studies show that employees working in white-walled offices experience more side effects like
headaches and nausea than those in red or blue workspaces.
4. When You Want Some Space to Relax
Get some green into the mix. Because of its connection to nature and the environment, it’s typically associated with
relaxation and comfort.
5. When You Want to Refrain from Eating Too Much
If you’re watching your weight, avoid yellow in your dining room. A 2007 study found that people in a yellow room
ate twice as much as those in a red or blue room.
6. When You Want to Feel Confident
Try a mix of red and black. Both are associated with confidence. If you’re going up in front of a room full of people,
black can help you appear more authoritative and possibly sophisticated.
7. When You Need to Be Creative
Go blue. A 2009 study found that people exposed to blue were better able to explore their creative sides. Use blue in
your art, crafting, or writing room, or slap on a blue piece of jewelry for a creative boost on the go.
8. If You Want to Feel Energetic and Happy
Combine orange and yellow in your wardrobe. Not only will you feel sunnier, but you’ll project that image onto others,
potentially helping to lift their mood.
9. When You Need to Be Calm
Going into a stressful situation? Try a combination of pastel green and blue colors. These work well in rooms in the
home where you want to relax after a stressful day at work, or somewhere within eyesight when you have to confront a
stressful situation. Green is particularly helpful for promoting calm in health-oriented spaces, like hospitals, clinics,
and counseling offices.
10. When You Want to Be Romantic
Add a little pink to your table decorations, your wardrobe, your jewelry, or your bedroom. Pink is the color of
romance, and also tends to be calming and soothing.
11. When You Need to Focus
If you work at home or have your own office, you may want to be sure you have blue in the décor. It not only calms
and stimulates creativity, but it can encourage focus, helping to limit distractions so you can get your work done.
12. To Help Keep Your Spirits Up
If life has been difficult lately, it may be time to bring in more yellow to your living and working spaces. Yellow is
associated with optimism and good times. Choose bright and cheerful yellow pictures, molding, drapes, or other
decorations to help you feel better.
13. when you’re Hosting a Party
Make sure you have some orange around! This is a lively, flamboyant color that helps stimulate energy between
people, and promotes interaction.
14. when you’re Tired and Just Don't Feel Like Doing Anything
Get some red on! This color creates energy and helps infuse your spirit with vitality. Rely on it to get you through a
tough day.
15. If you’re having Trouble Expressing Yourself
Go somewhere you can be exposed to orange. This color helps lift repressions and encourages freeing expression. If
you’re in a relationship and it’s time to open up, use orange to give you a helping hand.
16. if you’re taking a Class
Wear some yellow, as it will help stimulate your interest and curiosity. Yellow connects you to your learning self, and
will help motivate you to open up your mind.
17. If You're Feeling a Bit Off-Center
Get out in nature where you can be surrounded by green things. Green connects us to the spiritual center, and brings
our attention to the heart, alleviating stress and letting all those small worries just fade away with the breeze.
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18. When You Need to Connect With Your Intuition
It’s time to incorporate purple into your life. Purple helps us get in touch with our intuition, and is also the color
associated with dream activity and psychic powers. If your logical mind is running the show and it’s not going so well,
get closer to your gut feelings by exposing yourself to more purple.
19- When you’re Redecorating Your Home
Consider the effect of each color and what you want to feel in each room. Kitchens and bathrooms often incorporate yellow
to convey happiness and joy. Dining rooms that use blue and green will feel calmer and may inhibit the impulse to eat too
much. A little pink in the bedroom may stimulate romance, but you may want to combine it with blue or green to encourage
a restful sleep. Your workout or exercise room would benefit from performance-enhancing red, and maybe a bit of
energizing orange. A little purple in your guest room can make it feel luxurious, and is also great for creative rooms.
20- If You Want to Look Smart
Going for an interview, or trying to impress someone with your brainpower? Go for blue. It’s a soothing color, but also aids
concentration and is perceived as conveying intelligence.
Color Psychology as Therapy:
According to the Art Therapy Blog, the use of color to help people heal goes back to the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and
Chinese, all of whom used color to try to affect the mental states of people through the colors used to decorate rooms, the
incorporation of natural colors to induce a calm state, and the use of light to balance mental states. In fact, for at least one
condition seasonal affective disorder, or SAD research has shown that light therapy can help to mitigate the depression
and anxiety caused by the disorder, as referenced by Mayo Clinic.Similarly, it is believed that different colors can induce
specific emotional or mental states that can change mood, the level of anxiety, or the individual’s perception of a situation .
Benefits of different colors:
a) Light is considered to be one of the purest healing forces in the universe. The presence or absence of light can affect
the Hypothalamus, Pituitary and Pineal glands. This, in turn, can influence our physical and mental health. We’ve
listed a few of the various benefits that come from using colour therapy below:
b) Safe and pain-free so it can be used for children, adults and elderly alike
c) Addresses the physical symptoms of an ailment and also its non-physical origin
Balances the Chakras in the body
Has a positive influence on not only physical levels but also mental and spiritual levels
Helps meditation and relaxation, and can enlighten and transform an individual
Eliminates emotional blockages before they can manifest as mental or physical illnesses
Apart from theses benefits, colour therapy can improve awareness and help individuals understand the need for including
certain colours in their daily lives. It can also help natural healing in a body, enabling overall well-being 31.
Colour therapy is a safe and effective treatment and can be either be used on its own or alongside another therapy like
physiotherapy or traditional medicine. Regardless of how it’s used, it is important to understand that the therapy can
strongly affect the mind and body. That’s why it is vital that individuals seek out a professional colour therapist who is well
versed in this area of treatment, should they consider this method. It is also recommended that you consult a qualified
medical physician before engaging in a colour therapy treatment.
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Research findings: A small study, 64 college students were randomly exposed to scenarios suggesting anxiety, calm, or
neutrality. Participants were then instructed to use their choice of colors to complete a standardized pre-drawn mandala,
similar to a color wheel. The results were evaluated for use of colors considered warm (anxious) and cool (calm) and found
no statistical difference in the choice of colors used by the participants.Our body perceives light rays through the retina of
the eye. The subsequent chain of events involves complex mechanisms of the autonomic nervous system 32. In a study to
evaluate chromo therapy in healthy people, more than 110 participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: those
exposed to specific colors, those exposed to specific modulations in light frequency, and a placebo group of those exposed
to non-modulated white light. Measurements of autonomic function (heart rate, heart rate variability, skin conductance)
were noted before and after the study. Results revealed significant changes in these measures in the treatment groups
compared with the placebo group 33. Another uncontrolled study from 2000, viewed by some as purely anecdotal, showed
that in Glasgow, where blue light street lamps were installed in several neighborhoods, the crime rate had decreased
significantly after several months.
All color effects undoubtedly depend on certain conditions culture, gender, age, type of task, variant of color, etc. and
acquiring an understanding of these conditions will represent an important marker of maturity for this literature for
movement in this direction. Another, more succinct, way to state this third weakness is that theorizing in this area needs to
take context, in all its forms, more seriously 34.
CONCLUSION
Color therapy could be viewed from diverse aspects such as its role in different cultures. Decreasing physical and
psychological disorders and its effect on working climate, industry, creativity and in particular medical and hospital settings
are just some of the examples of color therapy. Although color therapy has several benefits, it may be injurious, when we
could not use color therapy appropriately. Some physicians and psychologists have questioned color therapy and believe
that its effect, if any at all, is temporally. However, color therapy, if used as a complement seems to be reasonable to
improve patients’ mental health and well being.
The primary conclusions that we take from this review are these:
The use of colour in healthcare settings currently is not based on reliable research.
The attempt to formulate universal guidelines for appropriate colours in healthcare settings is, according to Tofle et al,
“ineffectual”.
We need to study systems, practices, and experiences outside of the laboratory, in their local context.
We need to coordinate the methods that should be used to study and use colour in healthcare environments and these
methods should be able to meet “the challenge of validity.”
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Clearly, the research of colour in healthcare environment is important but, the subject matter is complex and multifaceted
so our approach to research and design practice must change. Giving the last word to Tofle et al : “As designers, we need to
discover what is important rather than assume that guidelines can cover every possible eventuality and provide solutions for
all design challenges.”
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