How to Know if Color Therapy is Working

A color therapist uses color and light to purportedly restore balance to your energy or vibrational field. In this way, they treat everything from anxiety to infertility. Color therapists look for clues to energy imbalances using tools such as Luscher's color preference test and aura-reading devices like Kirlian cameras. With holistic medicine, physical and mental changes tend to occur over a longer period of time than with traditional medicine. The progress may be most evident in changes in spirit and mind, as well as increases in creative flow. Follow these steps to find out more.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

1. Learn more about the practice, theories and techniques of color therapy by reading popular books on the subject, like "Colors of the Soul: Transform Your Life Through Color Therapy" by June McLeod (see Resources below).

2. Keep a journal, and track changes in your thoughts over time. Notice if you're feeling less depressed or less anxious since you started color therapy.

3. See a professional color therapist and request a Kirlian photo of your aura or energy field. Ask for a photo before and after treatment. Compare the intensity of the two images.

4. Learn how to read your own aura in "How to See and Read the Aura" by Ted Andrews (see Resources below). Notice if your "chakras" become balanced or if certain colors become less murky over time.

5. Temporarily stop treatment, and notice if you become more agitated or anxious. Sometimes the easiest way to know if a technique is really working is to cease performing it for a brief time.

6. Experiment with colors in your clothing. See if you feel more energized when you wear red, calmer when you wear blue or more focused when you wear yellow. Once you know which colors affect your mood, you can dress for emotional success.

7. Try complementary therapies like sound therapy, massage therapy and aromatherapy, and notice if you see even more changes in your body and mind. Working with complementary therapies may make the practice of color therapy more pleasant and relaxing to you.

Tips & Warnings

• Invest in inexpensive color therapy tools such as gemstones, crystals, colored water bottles, colored clothes or scarves.
• Kirlian cameras are used to photograph energy fields and imbalances. If you visit a professional color therapist, he or she may use a Kirlian camera.
• Color therapists are generally not licensed. They're not meant to provide medical treatment, perform surgical procedures or prescribe medication. If you experience pain or prolonged illness, see a doctor immediately.
• 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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