How to Heal Your Aura Through Color Therapy

Color therapy is a holistic treatment that uses color and light to balance the vibrations or energy fields in the human body. The aura is made up of seven different fields (or "chakras") of the body, which are represented by different colors. Color therapy and aura healing are used to treat fatigue, enhance creativity, improve concentration and reduce the signs and symptoms of depression. Follow these steps to learn more.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer with Internet access
• Inexpensive colored cloth swatches

Overview

1. Pick up a how-to book about reading auras. Look for popular titles like "How to See and Read the Aura" by Ted Andrews or "Auras and How to Read Them" by Sarah Bartlett (see Resources below).
2. Analyze your aura for muddy colors, excessive colors, swirls in the energy field or imbalances in the seven colors of the aura.
3. Select among the different color therapy techniques to restore balance to your aura. Consider popular choices like exposure to colored light or the placement of gemstones on the "chakras."
4. Find additional exercises for healing the aura in the book "Heal Your Aura: Finding True Love by Generating a Positive Energy Field," by Muriel MacFarlane (see Resources below).
5. Heighten the effects of color therapy with sound therapy, aromatherapy or hydrotherapy.
6. Visit Suza Scalora's "Color Therapy" Web site (see Resources below).

Five-Minute Color Therapy Exercise

7. Locate seven different solid-colored pieces of clothing, scarves or swatches of cloth. Include one color from each of the seven "chakras": red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
8. Place the red cloth at the bottom of the spine near the coccyx.
9. Place the orange cloth on the pelvis area and the yellow cloth on the solar plexus below the ribs.
10. Place the green cloth over the heart and the blue cloth over the throat.
11. Place the indigo cloth on your brow or forehead and the violet cloth on the crown of your head.
12. Breathe deeply through the nose for five minutes. You may wish to practice creative visualization or meditation while performing this technique.

Tips & Warnings

• Invest in inexpensive tools of the trade, such as colored lights, solid colored cloths, colored paper or gels for energizing drinking water.
• Color therapy is considered a complementary and alternative therapy. It is not meant to treat or heal acute or chronic medical conditions. For severe depression or anxiety, see a doctor immediately.
• Color therapists suggest avoiding too much of any one color. Excessive exposure to the color red may leave you feeling agitated or even reduce your resistance to pain.
• Before you start any alternative medical technique, be aware that many have not been scientifically evaluated. Often, only limited information is available about their safety and effectiveness. Each state and each discipline has its own rules about how alternative medicine practitioners can be professionally licensed. If you decide to visit one, choose one licensed by a recognized national organization. Consult your primary health care provider about your decision first. Keep your doctor informed about the alternative medical technique you undertake.

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