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An alternative medicine method. It is claimed that a therapist
trained in chromotherapy can use color and light to balance
energy wherever our bodies are lacking, be it physical,
emotional, spiritual, or mental.
Chromotherapists claim a scientific basis for their practice,
proposing that colors bring about emotional reactions in
people. A standard method of diagnosis is the use of Luscher’s
color test, developed by Dr. Max Luscher in the early 1900s.
When performing
chromotherapy, color and light is applied to specific areas
and acupoints on the body. Because colors get associated
with both positive and negative effects in color therapy,
specific colors and accurate amounts of color are deemed
to be critical in healing. Some of the tools used for applying
colors are gemstones, candles, wands, prisms, colored fabrics,
bath treatments, and colored glasses or lenses.
Therapeutic color
can be administered in a number of ways, but is often combined
with hydrotherapy and aromatherapy in an attempt to heighten
the therapeutic effect. Although it has been said that animals
cannot perceive colors, studies done with blind humans have
shown that actual perception of the color is not necessary
for effects to be produced. Color is visible light emitted
or reflected at a specific vibrational wavelength; it is
this unique vibrational signature, which produces the healing
effect.
The relationship
between color, mood, and emotion is another aspect of color
therapy; the ability of various colors to excite, sedate,
or otherwise affect can be used in combination with other
therapies or as a separate approach.
Benefits/Contraindications
Animals respond
well to color therapy as they readily attune with natural
vibrational healing.
Training/Licensing
Clinics, classes,
seminars. No licensing required.
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