Colour Therapy Workbook: The classic guide from the pioneer of colour healing - Softcover

Gimbel, Theo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007145403 ISBN 13: 9780007145409

Publisher: Thorsons, 2002

Synopsis

This is a complete, practical guide to colour healing by the pioneer of the colour therapy movement in Europe. It includes numerous experiments to help you understand the effects of light and colour, as well as simple exercises to help heal the body and mind. This is a fully revised and expanded edition of the original classic.

We are surrounded by colour but are rarely aware of the profound effect that it has on us. Colour can affect us physically and emotionally, and it is widely accepted that the right colours benefit our health and vitality.

This book explains the effects of each colour and how to harness them for healing, for example:
• Red is powerful and strong; it can counteract low blood pressure, impotence and fatigue
• Orange is joyful, cheery colour and acts as an antidepressant
• Turquoise signifies purity and calmness and can help with nervous tension. Turquoise also has anti-inflammatory properties.

With this workbook you will discover:
• The history of colour therapy
• How to develop your sense of colour
• How the colours in your home and garden affect your vitality
• How colour therapy works with auras and the chakras
• Why you should wear the right colour for the right occasion
• How colour can helps you work with the Earth's different elements.

About this title

About the Author

Theo Gimbel pioneered the use of colour therapy in homes and hospitals and has led a great deal of productive scientific research into the effectiveness of colour for healing.

He is the founder of the Hygeia Institute of Colour Therapy, UK’s foremost centre for the study of colour healing, and the President of the International Association of Colour Therapy.

From the Back Cover

Throughout history people have used colour to benefit their health and vitality and to bring balance and harmony into their lives. 'Colour Therapy Workbook' is a complete and practical guide to colour therapy, its origins and applications. It includes numerous experiments to help you understand the effects of light and colour as well as simple exercises to help heal the body and mind.

With this workbook you will discover:
• What colour therapy is and what a therapy session involves
• How the colours in your home and garden affect your vitality
• Why you should wear the right colour for the right occasion
• How to heal yourself with colour meditations and visualisation

Theo Gimbel is the foremost expert on colour therapy in Europe and is the founder and director of the Hygeia College of Colour Therapy. He pioneered the use of colour therapy in homes and hospitals, and has carried out extensive research into scientifically proving the effectiveness of colour.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007145403
• ISBN 13: 9780007145409
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144