Using Colors to Heal Your Mind Body and Spirit

In the new age world as well as that of alternative healing, there is a lot of information on the chakras. And many of you may know that each of the chakras has its own color that go with it. It shouldn't be hard to understand how the use of color can be beneficial to your mind body and spirit considering this fact. The chakras are power centers that generate energy. Each one has a corresponding color which they emit. Silently our bodies receive messages from our spiritual center and we become drawn to certain colors for reasons that are easily understood once we know what the meanings and uses of the colors are.

Over the years, people are drawn to certain colors. Many people may go through times in their life that they are drawn to blue and then one day it changes to green. Maybe as a child your favorite color was pink and now you have become more attached to brown. Most people don't realize what their favorite color is. You may ask your best friend what her favorite color is and she may reply yellow but take a look in her closet and notice how much yellow she has in it. How many garments she has in that certain shade will tell you the actual color that she is drawn to. Many times our minds use color as a form of healing without any of us knowing on a conscious level. The colors we are drawn to can also tell a great deal about who we are and where we are in our lives. We are drawn to certain colors to create balance in our lives.

Feng Shui is the oriental art of placement. Feng shui uses things such as plants or colors and places them in beneficial positions around the home to increase energy flow. Feng Shui teaches us how to use certain colors to enhance our lives. To bring about change in their homes, many people have turned to the art of feng shui to enable them to bring in needed energies into their lives for prosperity and change.