She always wears some blue clothing or jewelry. When she makes art, it usually includes blue in the images. If you ask her what her favorite color is, she will say BLUE. This color comforts her, and she likes to have it close by.
The same woman is being treated for cancer and finds that art therapy is beneficial – it calms her and helps her to discuss difficult subjects like cancer and childhood memories. The use of color is infused in most of her drawings, except for ones that are too emotional and for those she simply uses a pencil.
Do colors have healing properties?
There are a number of studies that suggest that they do. Ayurvedic medicine (originating on the Indian subcontinent and now practiced as a form of complementary medicine) uses the energies infused in the colors of the rainbow to restore balance and wellness within an individual. Color therapy, also known as Chromatherapy, is based on the same premise. Architects choose colors for hospital settings based on research that says colors impact how people respond to time spent in a particular space like a clinic wait room or hospital room. Continue reading