Living Rainbow
All things Whole and Joyful; Body, Mind and Spirit.
Here's a little revelation on the rainbow; the glorious miracle in the sky revealing the visible color spectrum. You were created from light and for light. Color was created for your joy and your health. Light and color vibrate with life and are vital nutrients for health and longevity. The rainbow, ie the visible color spectrum, is part of a healthy life. Adding color in our diet, our wardrobe and outdoor activities are great ways to absorb the benefits of color.
Light is measured in waves that make up the rainbow of visible color spectrum. Light is also visible electromagnetic energy. "Wavelengths in the visible region produce biological effects in molecules, living cells, tissues, and enzymes."
Since the early 1900's both color and light have been explored extensively for health and healing. Phototherapy has been routinely used to treat infants with jaundice since the 60's. NASA's discoveries of the powerful benefits of red light and infrared in the 90's helped to solidify and launch light medicine. Infrared sauna has become increasingly popular for detox, pain relief, immune strength and decreasing inflammation. Red-light therapy has many of the same benefits helping speed up injury recovery, increasing energy, reducing pain and inflammation as well as increasing collagen. Therapeutic blue light has been used for SAD, seasonal depression. Chromotherapy, using all of the visible spectrum of color is a non-invasive way to restore balance and health emotionally as well as physically. If you can immerse in nature, even better. Walking in a forest, or vibrant garden, getting into the sunshine or under a blue sky, eating a strawberry or green salad; these are all ways to take in color to lift your spirits and nourish your body with light. Color makes for a more vibrant and harmonious life.
Everything living is vibrating; singing and shining. We are a living, breathing symphony enhanced by color. Color is light waves that carry specific frequencies. Every color translates to a note in the musical scale which is an order of specific frequencies. When we are in optimum health each organ is humming together in a harmonious symphony. If an organ is not well or at dis-ease it's hum becomes off key; it is in discord, no longer in harmony, which can eventually lead to disease. When there is discord in the body both music and color can influence restoration of balance. Immersing in the tones and colors that vibrate with health will give our body information to tune back into balance and return to vibrant health. What a wonderfully created work of art we are! Interestingly, even the word human contains Hue- color as well as hum. Humming is good medicine too; another subject to explore later.
A deep dive into the rainbow of color may just be what is needed to get your shine back! There are many ways to get the therapeutic affects of colors. We need to eat our rainbow of fruits and veggies every day. Be mindful of adding color to our wardrobe. Add a splash of color to your environment by painting a wall, or a couple bright throw pillows. This is a good excuse to buy yourself a bright bouquet of flowers. Watch the sunset. Enjoy a firepit gathering with friends or a candlelight dinner. Pull out those art supplies, it's doing even more than you realized. Think color, dream color, whatever you do choose color!
Shine, Hue-man, in all your color.