Recently, I gave a talk about Chakra Balancing through colors. Two interesting observations in our discussion: most people will never wear yellow, many people wear black.
Yellow is associated with the solar plexus chakra (energy center). This chakra is our power center, our action and motivation center. When in balance, we are able to take an action, create a reality, “get up and go.” Some of the qualities of yellow are fun, lightness and sense of humor. What does it say about us if we never wear yellow, not even as accessories? It might mean that it is challenging for us to take an idea or a goal we have and take an action in order to achieve it. It might mean that we are too serious and “heavy” about things and are missing some fun energy and sense of humor.
Read More Comments OffThis week on my Stress-Reduction Phone Seminar we had an interesting conversation about Chakras and colors. It will benefit you the most if you take the 45 minutes, sit in a quiet room by yourself and devote yourself to the experience. The call starts with a meditation and end with a meditation and the discussion is in the middle.
Green is associated with the 4th energy center – The Heart Chakra. Use green when you deal with relationships, love, communicating your emotions, needing to have space and searching your truth.
Since green is the complementary color of red, consider using green when your Base Chakra is overactive which means that you are too excited and can not calm down, when you are angry, aggressive, hyper or you have high blood pressure. In all those cases, using green will help you to balance your Base Chakra.
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- Red is at the top of the rainbow. It has the longest wavelength and it carries the least amount of energy.
- Red is associated not only with energy, but also with grounding, survival and passion.
- Too much red can lead to aggression, violence, hyperactivity.
- Red is connected to the first energy center – The Base Chakra.
- Stimulate your Base Chakra with red when you experience one of the following symptoms: when you can’t “get off the ground”, when you’re always tired, experience lack of energy and lack of enthusiasm.
Add Blue!
Blue is the complementary color of orange. Blue is associated with the Throat chakra. If your solar plexus Chakra is overactive (too excited, can’t calm down, hyper, addicted to sex) balance it with Blue. Blue is calming and relaxing. Blue is also very helpful with communication and trust.
What is your relationship with Blue?
Orange is a combination of red (passion, energy) and yellow (uplifting, fun) so it is uplifting, cheerful and stimulating. It stimulates the emotions, sexuality and creativity, as well as a “zest” for life.Orange is the colors of the second Chakra – the Sacral Chakra. Yesterday in my Tuesday’s Affirmation blog I discussed ways to step into your power. Orange will be the perfect color to use/wear when you need to connect to your inner power. If you don’t like to wear orange – get Orange socks, underwear, watch or accessories. In tomorrow’s blog, you will learn what to do when there is too much Orange in your life.
How do you feel about adding Orange to your life?
As with clothes, so too at your home: add colors to balance your energy system.
You don’t have to paint your walls – just add accessories which can be changed when need be. For example, if you need grounding get a red candle, some red art, or just red roses. For creativity, add a bowl of oranges to your work area. Add yellow accessories or sun flowers if you need to lighten your attitude or if you need more confidence. Having problems with relationships? Add green plants, decorative green grasses or bamboo. Add a blue poster, painting, curtains or even a piece of furniture to stimulate your ability to communicate and express yourself. There are so many ways to add colors to your home. Again, consider the chart above and what you can do to enliven your living space.
In my June 13 blog: “What’s the connection between Food, Chakras and Color Healing” I introduced you to my friend Malkie. Let’s go back to Malkie and check what YOU can learn from her heart attack:
Malkie is the perfect example of the importance of colors. No doubt Malkie’s Heart Chakra was under-active long before her heart attack. On an unconscious level, her body knew she needed to stimulate the heart area, to raise the vibration and so she became unconventionally obsessed with green. Her intuition was leading her to use colors to balance her chakra.
Be curious and creative about the colors you choose. Use colors as a source of information about your energy centers. Add colors to your food, your clothes and your home and feed your body what it needs.
The colors of the clothes you wear influence not only you, the wearer, but also those with whom you come in contact. Many times, we tend to wear the colors we need the least. For instance, when you are depressed, wearing black or grey will feed your depression. Wearing yellow and orange will cheer you up! It’s difficult for some to wear certain colors, but try wearing them – even just as socks and underwear.
Look at the chart on my June 14 blog: “The Color of the food you eat – balance your Chakras”
and be creative with your color choices. Need to improve your communication in a job interview? Wear a blue scarf. Need to open your heart in an upcoming conversation? Wear a green shirt. Give it a try: this week, wear the one color that you would never wear, and see how it affects your mood and well being.
Is there a color you will NEVER wear????
Why is that?
Because – colors are a living energy.
Colors alwaysfascinate me. It happens so many times that the color that you dislike the most is the color that you need the most. If you challenge yourself and use color that you don’t usually like – wear it, eat it, buy an accessory – you will be surprised of how can it change your mood, your attitude, your behavior.
Kerry Ross from Atlanta is participating a few times already, in my teleseminar: “You Must be Present to Win”. We look at Chakras and colors and she reports that her perception of color tremendously changed and that it brought so much healing to her life:
“Admittedly, I look “good” in black and gray. I have never understood peoples’ opposition to it. It never depressed me or made me feel isolated. I liked that it had formality and seriousness. As we all know, it is easy to match it etc… In fact, I was often adverse to most colors because it is one more thing I had to try to “match” or orchestrate around. My house has white walls in general because I have to decorate around a color. If I use a color in the room, I feel committed to it and bound to have to work with it. The last thing I need is more limitations. It was almost as if color was a “commitment” or “limitation” to me. I did not see it as freeing.
Odd that I felt that color created limits and problems for me. It has been difficult to step out of that sensation. You can ask my relatives. I just like things simple and uniform. I prefer the classic style and fine neat points. Somehow, I have come around. I guess it is from using color in my meditation. Rather than just using voice and the “tranquility and stillness” like effect, I have applied color in my meditation. Color has a sense of creating a space and opening a place for thought for me now. It is like I see a color and try to place it with a chakra. Then I think, “Do I need to open that Chakra now or does it need some balance with its complementary?” Two weeks ago, my husband and I actually painted my front foyer a sky blue and we are loving it. It makes me smile and reminds me about using communication and my voice. It is very positive.
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