-
Step 1
Decide which colors you need. Emotions, mental states and different parts of the body resonate to different colors. See a chromotherapist or consultant to help you determine which colors will boost your well being.
-
Step 2
Incorporate color into your environment. Surround yourself with colored lights, color lamps and colorful candles. Use filters, torches and light boxes. Think about installing stained glass and colored panes of glass in your house. Add colorful door knobs and colored candles. Paint colors on the walls. Add pillows, colorful door knobs, rugs and flowers to bring additional color inside.
-
Step 3
Integrate a mixture of colors in your food and drink. Colorful fruits and vegetables are healthy because they contain antioxidants. Eat greens such as broccoli and spinach. Healthy red foods include strawberries, watermelon and tomatoes. Blueberries, eggplant and grapes are also rich in antioxidants.
-
Step 4
Add color to your wardrobe. Choose colors to help express you and make you feel better. Orange is fun and playful. Wear blue to help calm and comfort. Bring color in with your accessories such as shoes, scarves, jewelry and eyeglasses with colored lenses.
-
Step 5
Include more color in your bathroom. Streams of color can reflect through either standing or running water. There are bath, shower and sink systems with chromotherapy options.
-
Step 6
Try color breathing. Consciously visualize colors when breathing to boost your well being. Try red for energy. It provides enthusiasm, passion and confidence. Red improves blood circulation. Don't use red if you are angry, frustrated or irritated. And go easy if you have high blood pressure or heart disease.
-
Step 7
Green and blue are both balancers and harmonizers and lower blood pressure. Green calms, soothes and relieves tension. Blue relaxes the mind, promotes truth, loyalty devotion and sincerity. Researchers have found that blue light applied to the back of the knees resets the body's internal clock. Don't use blue if you are prone to colds or have muscle impairment.
-
Step 8
Orange is a natural antidepressant. It increases joy and creative expression. It is a detoxifier and helps the body absorb vitamins and minerals from food.
-
Step 9
Boost your well being by using yellow which stimulates and energizes, violet that inspires and transforms, pink for tranquility or black to enhance self-confidence.
-
Step 10
Visit a wellness center or spa. Chromotherapy often involves other methods other methods of treatment. These include spa therapy which uses water with fragrances, colored lights and color puncture which applies color and light to acupuncture points on the body.
