Color therapy is becoming a popular healing art. Colors don't just affect our mood but also have a powerful physical reaction within the body. For instance, blue calms our nerves, red increases the heartbeat, while yellow is said to improve our immune system. In fact, we are immersed in color at every single moment - as soon as color bounces off the retina in the eye, it transforms into nerve energy enabling us to see, while its therapeutic qualities travel instinctively to the part that requires the nourishment of that color. Our bodies are always on the look out for ways to maintain harmony, and hence we are drawn towards certain colors, be it in the form of the clothes we wear or the food we eat.
Have you noticed how receptive children are to color? Encouraging their visual awareness for color can be an effective tool for understanding their mood and also affecting their sense of well being. Apart from having them paint their mind (finger paints are an ideal medium), here's what you can do when you feel that your child appears restless. Introduce him/her to color therapy by creating a deck of color cards (10x15cms). You may want to sit and discuss the different colors and how they make you feel and which ones you're drawn towards and why. Doing so it important as it will help them articulate their feelings. Place the cards randomly and have your child pick the cards that his/her eyes travel to first. Then, have them softly focus on the color until they feel a sense of balance. You can repeat this process with as many different colors as you like and you will be surprised with the effects.
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