Colour colour which colour do you choose?

As a child Seema Midha was fascinated with vibrant colours. As she grew her fascination matured too, and moved towards pastel hues. “Colours always attracted me, so much so that I delved in colour therapy to understand the profound effects of colours on lives of human beings,” says Seema. It goes without saying that colours dominate our lives. It’s hard to deny the mood uplifting and calming effects of colours on us. When we are happy we naturally gravitate towards warm colours like yellow, red and orange, still cynicism prevails when we ponder that colours can have profound effects on our well being.

Seema explains, “When we are happy we naturally gravitate towards warm colours like yellow, red and orange. Colours balance chakras in your body. There are seven chakras in our body and each colour in the colour spectrum of VIBGYOR corresponds to a chakra. This is how colours influence us. ” Reiki practitioner Asha Goyal agrees to this.

“Whenever a disease surfaces in the body a corresponding chakra gets out of sync, in reiki we balance this through cosmic energy and in colour therapy this is done through the restorative effects of sun rays,” elaborates she.

Dr Preeti Chhabra, consultant Ayurveda at Ganga Ram Hospital says, “There is not much mention of colour therapy in Ayurveda. However Tridoshas may exhibit hues of varied colours in accordance with their panchbhautic constitution. Vata may be linked to black, blue; pitta with red , orange, yellow and kapha with white and pale yellow.”

The top three colours of the colour spectrum have restorative and calming effects on your body, whereas the bottom three colours are warm shades and green acts as a balancing point in this colour spectrum.

VIOLET relates to the Crown chakra, which is at the top of the head, and the related organ to this chakra is the brain and the endocrine gland is the pineal gland.

Benefits: Violet relates to self knowledge and has a very calming effect on people experiencing sleep difficulties or stress

Avoid—People suffering from depressive disorders should stay away from violet. Use violet in excess and you tend to brag about your achievements.

INDIGO relates to the Brow chakra or third eye which is in the centre of the forehead The related organs to this chakra are the eyes, lower head and sinuses and the endocrine gland is the pituitary gland.

Benefits: Indigo is a soothing colour and helps in creating awareness of your intuitive faculties. Hence its use is recommended in areas such as bedroom or study.

Avoid— Using indigo in family areas of the house.

BLUE relates to Throat chakra and associated organs are endocrine gland and thyroid.

Benefits: The cool blue is the colour of communication. Now, you know which colour to wear when you have an important presentation.

Avoid—Like indigo, avoid blue from recreational areas, again too much of blue can make you cold too to sentiments of others.

GREEN relates to Heart chakra, and associated organs to this chakra are heart and thymus. This chakra relates to love, which is the ability to give and take unconditionally. When balanced we are able to give love and also to love and nurture ourselves.

Benefits: Green is the colour of harmony and is used during times of stress.

Avoid—Use too much of green and you can turn green with envy, miserly and indifferent.

YELLOW relates to the solar plexus chakra, situated below the ribs. This chakra corresponds to liver, spleen, stomach and small intestine. The endocrine gland is the pancreas.

On the psycho-spiritual level, yellow relates to self worth. How we feel about ourselves?

Benefits: Yellow is the colour of intellect and use it in study where concentration is required.

Avoid—Overdoing on yellow can make you turn pessimistic and over analytical.

ORANGE relates to the Sacral chakra situated in the lower abdomen, which relates to uterus, large bowel, prostate, ovaries and testes. On the psycho-spiritual level, this chakra relates to self respect.

Benefits: Orange is a vibrant colour and stimulates and energizes us. It is an excellent colour for creativity.

Avoid—Avoid orange in your bedroom.

RED relates to base chakra and is situated at the base of spine. . Red gives us courage and strength. The colour relates to stability and security.

Benefits: Red is energising and excites the emotions, and can stimulate the appetite. (Often used in restaurants for this reason). It can be used in any activity area but red needs careful choice of tone and depth and the space in which it is to be used as it can make a space look smaller and can be claustrophobic or oppressive.

Avoid—Avoid red on hypertensives as it increases blood flow. Red in excess can make you quick tempered. Interestingly, it was observed that prior to second world war too much of red was worn by people.

People in the age group of 15 to 70 come to Seema for seeking advice on solving the colour puzzle of their lives. Normally, Seema puts a stack of tarot card before them and encourages them to pick one, the choice of card-colour tells a lot about the personality of the person and the colours he needs to balance in his life.

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