At CLiC Retreats we base our wellness programs and retreats around color. Not because there are scientific facts that suggest color can cure all emotional, mental and physical ailments – but it is an effective visualization tool. We see color. We have favorite colors. We make associations with color. We associate emotions with color. The color doesn’t cause the reactions in us, but the association of the color does. We can use color as a vehicle to take us on a journey of self-discovery. We can use color to make positive associations and focus our attention which is a vital element in modifying our thought patterns and producing healing effects.
What is color?
Color is part of light and light is vibrating energy. This energy vibrates at different speeds and this energy creates the color spectrum. You can imagine the color spectrum as a line of color, starting with red on the left as the lowest vibrations and then moving through the colors to the highest vibration, violet on the right. An easy way to remember the color order is ‘Roy G. Biv’: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. For our the CLiC Retreat programs we use white for the 7th color and the crown chakra.
Chakras
The individual chakras are located in specific parts of your body, but they radiate out and blend together with the chakras on either side. Just like a rainbow, the color of our chakras blend into one another. This means that both the chakras and rainbows contain the entire color spectrum that we can see with the human eye. This is why all colors are valid and important to our healing process.
Let’s have a little bit more in-depth look at the chakras:
1). Root Chakra – Red
Positive Color Associations: Red is a strong color. It creates a feeling of being grounded and can promote fiery reactions. Red can make you feel alert, vigilant and primal. It can encourage our survival instincts.
2). Sacral Chakra – Orange
Positive Color Associations: Orange is an energizing color. It stimulates a feeling of warmth and is often associated with creativity. Orange can make you feel sensual and abundant. It can create thoughts and feelings of pleasure and passion.
3). Solar Plexus Chakra – Yellow
Positive Color Associations: Yellow is a bright, happy color. It inspires a feeling of being friendly, yet confident. Yellow can make you feel stimulated, prepared and capable. It can make you feel optimistic and boost your self-esteem.
4). Heart Chakra – Green
Positive Color Associations: Green is the color of nature. It creates general feelings of healthiness and wellbeing. Green can make you feel empathetic towards others. It can produce thoughts and feelings of kindness, compassion and love.
5). Throat Chakra – Blue
Positive Color Associations: Blue is a calming color. It promotes a feeling of being truthful and intelligent and associated with communication. Blue can make you feel intelligent and well-spoken and can produce thoughts and feelings of logic and improve communication.
6). Third Eye Chakra- Indigo/Purple
Positive Color Associations: Purple is a spiritual color. It produces a feeling of being spiritually developed and often associated with clairvoyant vision. Purple can make you feel wise and intuitive and create thoughts and feelings of psychic energy and peace.
7). Crown Chakra – Violet/White
Positive Color Associations: Violet and white are universal colors. They incite feelings of being connected with all and often associated with meditation. Violet and white can make you feel like you are more spiritually awake. It can evoke thoughts and feelings of spirituality and oneness.
Color Healing Summarized
We use colors in our Retreats as they can be used as a powerful tool for cultivating awareness, self-reflection, personal development and healing if we focus on them for their positive attributes and associations. At CLiC Retreats we have created a systematic way to work with colors and their positive associations. To feel the benefit of Color Healing, you do not need to know about, or believe in the chakras. They are just tools to help visualization and train healthy thought patterns. If we believe orange will bring out our creativity and yellow will make us feel happy and empowered, each time we focus on the colors we will feel these emotions. Color is a fun and positive way to bring healing and balance into your life, and we show you how with our CLiC Retreat programs. Join us at Floating Leaf 30 Nov – 8 December for our Conscious Living in Colour Retreat.
