How Does Color Therapy And Aromatherapy Interact Toward Healing?
Last Updated on February 2, 2022 by Organic Aromas
There are many types of therapies in existence today. Some therapies are physical, some are focused on speech, and some are used to help heal the mind. Many times, physical and emotional problems exist together, making holistic therapies very useful for treatment.
What Is Holistic Therapy?
Holistic therapy treats the entire person in mind, body, and spirit. It is used to help people achieve a sense of general well-being and optimal health. Holistic therapy brings balance by ensuring that all parts of a person are working properly in the most natural way possible. A doctor or therapist who practices holistic treatment will do more than simply prescribe medications for an ailment. They will look deeper into the factors that could be causing the ailment.
How Color Therapy is used in Holistic Treatment
Color therapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses colors to heal physical and emotional issues. Certain colors can uplift, while other colors have the ability to calm and soothe. Using these colors in a therapy session can ease symptoms and improve physical or emotional health.
Color therapy has been used for many years and has continued to play a role in some cultures today. Color is often seen as one of the languages of the soul and can affect people in many ways, including:
- Influencing mood and thought
- Impacting the senses
- Helping express personality
- Affecting perception
- Creating symbolism and branding
Color therapy treatment can be delivered through the eyes by looking at a color for a few minutes. Color therapists can help match the right color with the desired effect.
How Aromatherapy is used in Holistic Treatment
People have been using aromatherapy to bring balance to their life for many years. It is known as the practice of using pure and natural essences that are extracted from different plants to improve a person’s health or mood. Aromatherapy has been used throughout civilizations and cultures since the early days of the pharaohs. It is a form of alternative medicine that can help in healing without prescription medications or invasive medical treatments.
When using aromatherapy as part of a holistic treatment plan, the different components found in essential oils are used to promote healing. Aromatherapy has been gaining in popularity due to an increase in scientific support. Studies have shown how it can decrease anxiety and improve sleep in some people.
Aromatherapy can be delivered by inhaling essential oils through an essential oil diffuser or mixing essential oils with a carrier oil for topical application.
Combining Color Therapy and Aromatherapy
When combining color therapy and aromatherapy, the results can be significant. Here are the best ways to use color and aroma to increase well-being.
Red. Red is a powerful color that stimulates and energizes all of the senses more than any other color. It influences physical survival and independence. It brings about strength and healing. Red boosts energy, beats fatigue, and increases libido.
Use with essential oils that bring balance and are associated with passion and energy. Such as ylang-ylang, patchouli, and jasmine.
Orange. Orange is a warm and cheerful color that can be used to free the mind and body from constriction. It stimulates creativity and opens the mind to new possibilities. Orange can boost energy, stimulate digestion, and increase sensuality.
Use with essential oils that increase joy, such as sweet orange, neroli, and cypress.
Yellow. Yellow has a way of removing blockages for clarity of the mind. It can strengthen the nerves and stimulate creativity. It uplifts mood and eases depression. Yellow soothes muscle pain, improves bowel conditions, and increases lust for life.
Use with essential oils that clear the mind, such as lemon, basil, and fennel.
Green. Green is the most balancing of all the colors as it represents nature and earth. It has a soothing effect on the body and the mind while stimulating both growth and energy. It can bring about hope and serenity. Green can affect blood pressure, heal hormonal imbalance, and increase immunity.
Use with essential oils that evoke feelings of peace or harmony, such as bergamot, jasmine, and lime.
Blue. Blue is a cooling color that can calm strong emotions such as anger and aggression. It is an anti-anxiety, anti-stress powerhouse that brings about peace. It assists with communicating thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Blue can lower blood pressure, ease tension headaches, and soothe suffering.
Use with essential oils that improve communication and promote self-confidence. Such as lavender, lemongrass, and blue chamomile.
Purple (violet). Purple is the color of transformation. It brings about spiritual awareness and renewal. It can lead to better sleep while calming emotional and mental stresses. It’s relaxing and rejuvenating. Purple is detoxifying, decreases sensitivity to pain, and stimulates immunity.
Use with essential oils that balance the instinct and support the sixth sense. Such as peppermint, frankincense, and elemi.
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WOW ITS COOL ITEM
this is very interesting thank you
so much awesome info. love essential oils. thank you
I love information like this thanks!
This is a great article.
I learned about color and scent therapy when I was very young. My mother used bright colors in our rooms to help us always feel better. My room had a base of sunshine yellow with pink and orange flowers with green stems and blue birds. She mostly sprayed our rooms with Jovan green grass oil which was her signature scent or wind song. But every now and then she would use Avon’s somewhere or Lily of the valley and my grandmother would always use a blend of white musk and lavender and the room I would stay in was pink with a lime green trim and yellow daisy’s. I miss those simple carefree days!
Huh, explains why so many diffusers come with changing lights. I knew about the benefits of color and the oils but together, WOW.
Very interesting! Thank you for these informations 🙂
I never knew the power of colours. Thanks for this info!
A very detailed post, something for people like me who don’t know much about the subject matter. Great choice for natural remedies! 🙂
Colors and smells have always been an importantace to changing chemicals in your body to help change your feelings and energies. It’s what helps you with telling what’s good or bad also. Pierrette
Wearing red always gives me energy, now I’ll add scent too.
This has been used in prisons, using the color blue to calm people.
Very informative. Didn’t know about color therapy. Please, what aroma matches my white, black and light grey bathroom? Thanks.
So informative – lots of inspiration to see us through the cooler months – invaluable
I didn’t know about color therapy.
So interesting that colors have such a great influence!
That is so neat that colors can do all of that!
I didn’t know all this information about Color Therapy.
LOVE this stuff. Thanks for the great read!
I am learning about the affects oils, colors, aromas, have on our physical and emotional issues. I like what I am reading! My pain helps my stress and angers get out of control! I don’t like it 😢 I will use any or all the colors at once to help me 😍 Thank you for sharing!
I love the articles in your blog, they are always very informative & I always learn a lot.
I think all these colors are amazing to combat many internal issues such as calming the mind, relieving stress and lifting a person’s mood. I think this is amazing.
It helps to meditate and clear the mind.
very interesting read
interesting
Thank you for the great research you have put into this article. Interesting information!
Buen artículo, muchas gracias.
a great article, always learning new things with you, thanks
I love color therapy
I always learn so much from your blog
So much to learn, but it is interesting.
interesting article
it all is so soothing, calming, relaxing