Chromotherapy

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Special Precautions of Chromotherapy

The benefits of Chromotherapy are

Practitioners of ayurvedic medicine believe the body has seven "chakras," which some claim are 'spiritual centers', and which are held to be located along the spine. In New Age thought each of the chakras is associated with a single color of the visible light spectrum, along with a function and organ or bodily system. According to this view, the chakras can become imbalanced and result in physical diseases but it is believed that these imbalances can be corrected through application of the appropriate color.<ref name="Parker">Template:Cite book</ref> The purported colors and their associations are described as:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Color Chakra Chakra location Alleged function Associated system
Red First Base of the spine Grounding and Survival Gonads, kidneys, spine, sense of smellTemplate:Citation needed
Orange Second Lower abdomen, genitals Emotions, sexuality Urinary tract, circulation, reproductionTemplate:Citation needed
Yellow Third Solar plexus Power, ego Stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreasTemplate:Citation needed
Green Fourth Heart Love, sense of responsibility Heart, lungs, thymusTemplate:Citation needed
Blue Fifth Throat Physical and spiritual communication Throat, ears, mouth, handsTemplate:Citation needed
Indigo Sixth Just above the center of the brow, middle of forehead Forgiveness, compassion, understanding Eye, pineal glandsTemplate:Citation needed
Violet Seventh Crown of the head Connection with universal energies, transmission of ideas and information Pituitary gland, the central nervous system and the cerebral cortexTemplate:Citation needed