Balancing of mind, body and spirit has significant benefits in everyday life. This balance can be achieved in a number of ways, and there are several simple changes that can be made immediately to begin feeling the positive impact. Awareness of your current standpoint is vital to the experience and can help give you some idea of how you operate and where to begin to achieve the necessary balance.

What Feelings Are You Choosing?
Our feelings are a choice. It may not feel that way when we are experiencing unfortunate circumstances, but the simple fact is that there are many ways to feel about a given situation. Blessings in disguise, for example, occur everyday in our lives. It seems simpler to blame exterior circumstances for what is happening to us, but when we choose to release negative feelings or find a more positive way to view any experience, it helps to create this balance of mind, body and spirit. Positive feelings weigh less, giving us more energy, vibrance and focus. When these are in place, nice and happy experiences seem to become more frequent.

Who is Making Contributions to Your Life?
What kinds of people are contributing to your current conditions. While it is fully your responsibility to choose appropriate feelings, this is much easier to do when you are surrounded by supportive and uplifting people. Balance of mind, body and spirit can be much more easily achieved when you can laugh and love more easily and without effort. If you are surrounded by people who complain, or if you complain yourself, check this behavior and begin to network with people who make it a habit to be positive. These people may seem annoying to someone who’s used to living a reality of unfortunate circumstances, but the more you realize how much easier this way of life is, the more attractive this lifestyle will become.

Where’s All the Fun?
Do you have any fun? It is vital and essential and mandatory that you find a way to incorporate some fun into your life; on a daily basis! The excuse that there isn’t enough time to do the things you want to do is simply not true. In fact, having fun and releasing stress will give you the benefit of more time in a day. Time is relative anyway, and the addition of events which make you feel joy, laughter, peace, love or freedom will enhance the balance of body, mind and spirit and keep you more focused and efficient for the tasks that you are less emotionally connected to.

Release Stress
Meditation is one of the most effective ways to release stress and find that balance for your entire being. Your physical well-being, emotional sanity and spiritual gwell-being all depend upon a balance. Meditation can be achieved almost anywhere at almost anytime. A ritualistic perspective is not necessary. Whenever you have a few moments, like sitting in traffic, washing dishes or waiting for someone, you can engage in a few moments of meditation. Become acutely aware of each thought as it enters your mind, and then practice ways to let it go, let it pass and let it fly. This practice takes some getting used to, and will become an extremely important and effective tool for releasing stress, remaining calm, feeling joy and recognizing the harmony in all people, circumstances and events around you, whether seemingly good or bad.

Live, laugh and love in peace, joy and harmony.
~Jeannie

Yep. I said it.

World Peace.

Cause I mean, why not? Why can’t we achieve world peace? What if each one of us decides to be more peaceful? Everyone, inside of your own personal self, make a decision to be more peaceful. There ya go.

Done.

Countdown 2012 video tip #3 is a little bit about world peace and other radical ideas. It’s just my attempt at getting us to open up our eyes a little more and begin to see things as they really are, rather than how we want them to be.

Cause what if the world does blow up in 2012? Have you decided where you’re going? Do you know your options? Or are you just taking someone else’s word for something that you haven’t researched for yourself?

Take a little time and start researching some things that aren’t on the news. Use your online time to expand your horizons, rather than playing Facebook games all day. (Ok, I play Facebook games, too. Come be my Farmville neighbor!!)

The point is that there’s much more going on than we want to be involved with. But if we don’t get out there, we may miss the golden ticket.

C’mon. Evolve with me!

Some people are starting to look at me cross-eyed when I bring up the Mayan Calendar end date of 12/21/2012. Many of you haven’t heard of these phenomenal and wondrous theories!

Since I’ve only just begun with my Countdown 2012 video tips. I thought I’d take today to share a little bit about where this is all coming from.

According to what’s being said, it’s either going to be the end of the world, or there will be a major psychological and planetary shift toward peace.

I’m opting for the second version. But in order for that to take place, we need as many of you as possible to become aware! Aware of yourselves, aware of your behavior and aware of your role in the collective consciousness.

Awareness is key! Have I said that before??

If you’re completely in the dark about the Mayan calendar and 2012. This video is a good place to start. This is a blog for beginners after all…

I’ve decided to do a series of video tips in preparation for the big day…! This is Countdown 2012.

December 21, 2012 is being hyped and we’re all going to prepare, whether we know it or not. It will be pretty hard to escape all the information that will begin to flood in your direction as this date approaches.

Some people think it’ll be the end of the world.

Some people won’t fall for it after Y2K was a big flop.

Some people will run for the hills.

Some people won’t do anything any different from any other day.

Personally, I do think this day will be significant, but I’m not a prophet, so I’m not about to proclaim that I know the truth. What I do know, is that we are feeling a bunch of shifts as members of humanity. These shifts are what I’d like to talk to you about. That way, no matter what happens on 12/21/2012, perhaps you’ll be a little more prepared after taking some of the advice that the up and coming leaders of the world are offering. I read a lot, and when I find something that works for me, I like to share the concepts.

I plan to keep up with these and release a new tip regularly. Here’s Countdown 2012 Video Tip #1…

Enjoy and feel free to leave comments. (Especially how the heck I can get the glare off my glasses for future clips! Thx!)

Peace, love and joy to all!!

It is my belief, and the belief of many others, that we are in the midst of embarking on our next evolutionary step. Many of us are feeling the pull, the changes, the discomfort. Others haven’t noticed. Either way, its happening whether we like it or not, whether we know about it or not. Expansion of awareness is key to leaving behind the stressful conditions we find ourselves in, and finding peace to evolve freely with the universe and all of mankind. We are heading for peace on earth!

The following article tackles a complicated subject and brings it to a simple point. We must begin to increase our self awareness and allow the universe to lead us forward through this next evolutionary step. I am excited for the upcoming book and hope you enjoy reading this information as much as I did.

Your Evolutionary Potential – How To Be In Step

By E. Smith

Within everyone is the capacity to be a powerful center for change… vast sweeping change. Not by changing one self, but by stepping into one’s evolutionary potential to become change.

“We are not separate from our environment.” Everything, including us, in spiritual and physical form is simply a part of the universal evolving ecology. All that is needed for us to be in our potential is simply to come into step with evolution – to simply become what is happening and changing. By doing so we are able to flow peacefully within the river of the changing landscape and see clearly how to interact with life. This frees up enormous energy and vitality to be channeled into life purpose and meaning.

We have lived in an age of evolutionary contradiction in which everything has continued to evolve – yet humanity has invested their happiness and security into institutions for stability and predictability as if they were insulated from change. As long as these institutions have held, people have felt powerful and in control of their circumstances.

But these institutions; banking, religion, business, education, finance, government and marriage were built as permanent fixtures on the ever-shifting sands of evolution itself. Hence, they have become weathered and weakened like a crumbling sidewalk, causing people to feel unsettled and out of sync.

What is happening right now cannot be understood by the human mind – but one thing is clear: The rules we created to live our lives by are changing – even disintegrating. What used to work so well, does not any more – and may become obsolete in the near future. For evolution is about continued adaptation – and we must come into alignment with what wants to happen – rather than what we want to happen.

In a world that has enough technology, food, and money – and within an environment that is becoming increasingly fragile, evolution is simply responding in the only way it knows how. Evolution is quickening its pace and guiding us through a broad base transition to set aside our individual needs to become more compassionate to hold a higher, more inclusive vision for ourselves and therefore, the planet.

We are each being tapped on the shoulder – being asked to live with a new sense of awareness and interconnectedness. And it is time to start relying on our intuition and feelings in ways that we could not have done before. We are being asked to experience life through the heart and answer the call as we feel it deep inside for self-reliance, balance, and purposeful living.

The small reward is that we can quickly come into harmony with what wants to happen for our lives to be in our human potential. The larger reward is that we each become a powerful center for change that impacts the people around us as they tap into our evolutionary state and then their potential. This adds velocity and thrust to the global transition of becoming a more heart-centered, and therefore sustainable planet.

There are Seven Evolutionary Guidelines that facilitate the transition to becoming centered in the heart.

1) Allow Life To Come To You, And Act From Intuitive Feelings.

2) What You Need To Evolve Shows Up Perfectly As You Are In Step With Evolution

3) Be Light. Light Is Light. Lightness Spreads Light.

4) Be In The Silence. Silence Is The Doorway. Become A Noise Reducer.

5) Simplicity Frees Energy. Simplify Everything. So Purity Can Work With Purity.

6) Rapid Acceleration Occurs When People Get Into Evolutionary Flow Together.

7) Dive Into The Mystery. Into Not Knowing And Become What Wants To Happen

These evolutionary guidelines are just that – guidelines. They show us how to be in step with our evolution and therefore our potential. They hold no power over anyone. They are simply suggestions for where and how to interact with what is happening in a much more efficient and therefore self-reliant way. The immediate impact is that you can simply follow the guidelines to be in step with what is wanted for your life – saving valuable energy and vitality for creating what is really important to you and the people around you.

All of us are evolving – there is not anything we can do about that. However, when we come into step with evolution, we enter a slipstream of energy that fundamentally changes how we interact with life, moment-to-moment and day-to-day.

The result of being in step is a heightened state of awareness and the ability to be more centered and joyful regardless of our life circumstances. We gain the ability to channel our energy into life purpose and service effortlessly. We are connected to magic, flow and Grace. Being in step with evolution is like the difference between riding a steam locomotive and a bullet train. Both are heading in the same direction, but everyone who can, rides a speeding train.

About the Author: E is an Evolutionary Guide. He shares Evolutionary Guidelines and heart-centering practices with those who desire to be in step with their highest potential. His next book, “The Evolutionary Guidebook” is scheduled for release in early 2010.

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I see so many people commenting on Facebook and elsewhere about time, and lack of it.

“Where does the time go?”

“Come on, Friday”

“I can’t wait until Christmas is over!”

That last one tends to get so much support from friends and family. So many people are being pulled through the Christmas holiday by a misconception that has been planted in their heads, and filled with guilt and resentment. “We’ve gotta battle the crowds. We’ve gotta buy everyone gifts. Where IS the time GOING???”

How are so many of us missing the point? Now, I’ve done some research on the history behind the ‘reason for the season’, so I’m not interested in arguing about fact vs. custom. What I am interested in saying is that no matter what season it is, we are missing the point!!!

What’s the big rush? How much will things really change for you once Christmas is over? Won’t there be something else to rush to? Dance classes, kitchen duty, WORK?! You can’t wait for Friday, but then spend all weekend cleaning up a house and yelling at those who dirtied it, so you can waste a weekend, too? Oops…and there’s Monday again. Coming right around the corner. At what point do we pull off the blinders and realize that time isn’t real? Time is something we’ve constructed, likely for a valid reason to begin with, but now it’s been misused, abused and turned into the enemy.

What is the difference between tomorrow and today? Most of us are in a rut anyway. We do the same things and cultivate the same habits over and over and over. The only way tomorrow will ever be different from today is if we are genuinely looking within and paying attention to the whole truth inside ourselves. At that point we grow rapidly as human beings and are able to wake up to a whole new day, each and ever day.

But beyond that, time is an illusion. There is no tomorrow. There is only today and today is a krazillion years long. And guess what. We have that ‘time’ all the time! Each of us has all the time in the world because right now is always in our pockets, in our schedules and in our presence. Is this starting to make sense? Where are you rushing to get to? You’ll never get anywhere but the present moment. No matter how fast you go, how grumpy you get, or how loudly you plead. Forget about tomorrow. Forget about getting through Christmas, or the weekend, or a busy week. Be there, right where you are, right now. Cause you can’t be anywhere else. It’s never going to happen. Let go of the misery you create for yourself and just allow everything to be what it is.

And for the love of peace and harmony….HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS…even if you don’t celebrate it. It’s a day. It’s already come and it’s already gone, for eternity. It’s a slot in time reserved for merriment and good tidings, but shouldn’t every slot in time be filled with those things? Who’s with me? Let’s start spreading joy right now, and stop being concerned with a tomorrow that doesn’t exist.

Cedar oil, or cedarwood oil is one of the many essential oils that have multiple benefits of use.  One of its most common uses is that of an insect repellent, but many other benefits can be had using this fragrant oil. Cedar oil is derived from distilling sawdust and wood chips from the juniper tree and has had many important uses throughout history, one of which was the use of cedar oil in ancient Egypt for embalming purposes.

Cedar Oil As Insect Repellent
Cedar oil makes an effective insect repellent due to its insecticide properties. Pure oil can lose potency in just 1 to 2 hours so to get the most benefit, try mixing this oil with other essential oils like citronella or lemongrass, or purchase a commercial spray with cedar oil as the base. A great choice for commercial insect repellent using cedar oil is 32 Ounce Texas Cedarwood Oil.

Cedar Oil as an Anti Seborrhoeic
Seborrhoea in one form, is a type of eczema. Cedar oil is very helpful at clearing up inflammation caused by this condition and helps to reduce infection. If you have been diagnosed with this condition, use of cedar oil may be a less expensive and more beneficial remedy.

Cedar Oil as an Antiseptic
Cedar oil is often used as an ingredient in herbal antiseptic creams due to its cleansing properties. This oil can protect wounds from infection and prevent from additional germs, like tetanus.

Cedar Oil as an Anti Spasmodic
If you suffer from leg spasms, or other types of spasm such as those of the nerves, heart or intestines, cedar oil is very effective at relief. Apply externally.

Cedar Oil as an Astringent
Astringents help to shrink and constrict body tissues. Use cedar oil as a remedy for ailing teeth and gums, and to firm up skin and loosened muscles. You may also try this remedy for relieving diarrhea.

Cedar Oil as a Tonic and Diuretic
Use cedar oil to stimulate metabolism, tone up muscles, stimulate brain function, and increase removal of unhealthy fat. Use of this oil can give relief to problems such as obesity, urinary tract infections, arthritis, and high blood pressure. Cedar oil helps to remove excess water and toxins like uric acid.

Other Uses of Cedar Oil
If you haven’t found enough uses for cedar oil, consider the following:

• relief from irregular and painful menstruation
• soothing, sedation and calming of mind
• relief from insomnia
• itch relief
• relief for fungal infections
• relief for cystitis
• clearing dandruff
• oily skin treatment
• clearing acne
• relief for arthritis

Caution When Using Cedar Oil
While this product includes all natural properties, pregnant women should avoid its use. When applying concentrated amounts of cedar oil to the skin, irritation could occur. Be careful with sensitive skin.

So you’ve heard the term ‘telekinesis’ but that’s about it. This article aims to explain telekinesis for beginners, including what the term means, and some exercises; a how-to of sorts. I include this article on my holistic healing website to demonstrate the power of the mind. Learning telekinesis will open up other, more beneficial options for you in the realm of healing.

What is Telekinesis?
Telekinesis, also called psychokinesis, literally means movement from the mind. For anyone who knows about The Force, and the Power of the Jedi from Star Wars… that’s pretty much it. It’s the ability to directly influence a physical object or energy with the power of your mind. Once you can master transforming, or moving simple things with only the power of your mind, you’ll have moved even closer to transforming and healing other things, which to you may seem larger. Imagine if you could play a role in healing yourself or others of disease and sickness?

Is Telekinesis Real?
Well the answer to that depends upon who you talk to. Remember, we believed the Earth was flat for a long, long time. Until someone proved it. Then there were still doubters. People tend to refuse believing in something until they see it with their own eyes. Personally, I’ve seen it done, though I’ve not had great results myself. I believe in many things that don’t sit well with the general population, however. Seems sometimes people are afraid to look outside their normal comfort zones. There’s a big universe out there. Just because we can’t yet see it, or in this case, prove it, doesn’t mean it’s not real.

Common Practices of Telekinesis
For beginners, there are a few common practices. One of the most frequently discussed is that of bending spoons. Many people are able to use the influence of their minds to bend an otherwise unbendable (without some vice grips) spoon. This is an interesting phenomenon, and I’ve seen it done by an unsuspecting friend. He picked up the spoon, followed my direction, and wound it around itself multiple times in about 1 minute flat. He was as surprised and exhilarated as I was!

There are other phenomenon frequently discussed when speaking of telekinesis. Some people report the ability to influence random number generators. Self-levitation could be considered a form of telekinesis, as well as teleportation, some forms of healing, the creation of energy fields and mental telepathy.

How to Use Telekinesis to Bend a Spoon
Below is an awesome video explaining how to bend a spoon. Basically, you hold the spoon, conjure up some energy, think really hard, and it will bend. As I said earlier, I’ve seen it done a number of times and it’s really neat. I would highly suggest trying it, but don’t bend ALL the spoons in your silverware drawer. They are really hard to eat with.

How to Develop Telekinesis
So now you’re interested. Did you bend a spoon? I’ll bet you can do it. Learning how to develop telekinesis is not hard. It’s one of those skills that I believe every one of us has access to. It’s an inevitable talent that can be practiced and mastered. The first thing you must possess in order to learn how to develop telekinesis is desire. You gotta want it! The next thing you’ll need is perseverance. This will take practice. It’s not going to happen overnight, but you might get great results right off the bat. Now that will be fun, won’t it?

Telekinesis Exercises
There are some exercises you can do to help develop your talent with telekinesis. With any exercises involving moving or bending objects, you’ll have to begin by honoring the fact that everything in this universe is made up on energy. Even the heavy stuff. All matter is energy. And energy can be transformed! Meditate or think on this for a while. Allow yourself to become one with whatever object you are attempting to move, or bend, or break.

• Start with a pen, and a quiet spot with no distractions.

• Find a pen that rolls easily, but set it in front of you on a surface where it will stay still, like a flat tabletop.

• Roll the pen back and forth with your hand a couple times. This will ‘mix up’ your energy with the energy of the pen.

• Move yourself far enough away from the table so that you won’t accidentally bump it and make the pen move.

• Concentrate.

• Realize that you and the pen are made of the same energy.

• Visualize the pen rolling across the table.

The first sign that it’s working might be a subtle vibration of the pen. You might ask yourself if you are really seeing what you think you’re seeing. You are, rest assured. Remember, ‘telekinesis is all in the mind!’ If you decide it’s working, it will work. You will succeed. That’s the kind of power we truly have. When harnessed for good, that power can actually ‘move mountains.’ Just please don’t use your newfound powers of telekinesis to move a mountain. Remember what happened in Bruce Almighty when he romantically moved the moon closer to Earth? Not a good idea.

I hope you have enjoyed this article on telekinesis for beginners. I would love LOVE to hear comments. Try it out and tell me what happens; especially if you are successful!! If you are not, I’ll likely try to give you a bunch of unsolicited advice, since that’s what I do best. Share your stories with me and good luck learning how to develop your innate talent of telekinesis!

A birth totem is similar to an astrological sun sign, in that your birth totem is assigned based upon the month and day you were born. Birth totems however, are not based upon characteristics such as planetary alignment at time of birth, like traditional astrology. Birth totems, not to be confused with animal totems or animal spirit guides based upon Native American symbolism, are animals assigned to certain months of the year, that correspond with surrounding climate, weather, plants, minerals, etc. Birth totems are selected based upon strengths of particular animals and may reveal strength characteristics and areas of weakness to help guide you through life.

What is My Birth Totem?
Discover your birth totem based upon the month and day of your birth. Your birth totem animal will likely mirror your characteristics and may give you some direction in your life. Using the lessons given to us by our birth totems can help us to evolve into stronger, more aware beings.

Following is a brief list of birth totem characteristics. The study of birth totems is in-depth, and each is related to many aspects. If studying your birth totem is of significant interest you, Animal-Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small is a book that may be of benefit to you. This book is a study of animal totems based on Native American symbolism, however you should find benefit studying your particular birth totem animal in this way.

Note that there are subtle differences in interpretation of birth totems. Some of the dates or animals listed below may vary slightly by custom.

Falcon Personality: Very active and sometimes forceful
Emotions: Arouses quickly
Positive Traits: Exploratory pioneer; creative and original
Negative Traits: Selfish, pompous, impatient
Sexual Traits: Easily aroused, passionate and fiery
Compatible With: Salmon, Owl
Conscious Direction: Leader, Creator
Subconscious Direction: Receiving knowledge from personal experience
Strengths to Cultivate: Patience, persistence and compassion
Weaknesses to Diminish: Conceit, intolerance

Beaver Personality: Determined and resourceful
Emotions: Tense and uptight
Positive Traits: Persistent and methodical
Negative Traits: Possessive, rigid and uncompromising
Sexual Traits: Direct and commanding
Compatible With: Woodpecker, Brown Bear, Goose
Conscious Direction: Security by possessive abundance
Subconscious Direction: Freedom from that which you possess
Strengths to Cultivate: Security, confidence, flexibility
Weaknesses to Diminish: Possessiveness and rigidity

Deer Personality: Friendly, talkative and quick
Emotions: Tender
Positive Traits: Funny, friendly and smart
Negative Traits: Insecure, restless, fickle
Sexual Traits: Tantalizing
Compatible With: Crow, Otter
Conscious Direction: To gather and unite
Subconscious Direction: Mind mastery
Strengths to Cultivate: Concentration and sympathy
Weaknesses to Diminish: Inconsistency, laziness

Woodpecker Personality: Protective, sensitive, vulnerable
Emotions: Devoted, romantic
Positive Traits: Imaginative, emotional, thoughtful
Negative Traits: Possessive, unforgiving
Sexual Traits: Needy
Compatible With: Snake, Wolf, Beaver
Conscious Direction: Emotional stability
Subconscious Direction: Accomplishment and fulfillment
Strengths to Cultivate: Resourcefulness and forgiveness
Weaknesses to Diminish: envy and holding grudges

Salmon Personality: Enthusiastic and confident
Emotions: Intensity and passion
Positive Traits: Generous and inventive
Negative Traits: Arrogant, and intolerant
Sexual Traits: Ravenous, insatiable
Compatible With: Owl, Falcon
Conscious Direction: Ruling
Subconscious Direction: Balance
Strengths to Cultivate: Tolerance and humility
Weaknesses to Diminish: Arrogance and narrow-mindedness

Brown Bear Personality: Practical, productive, purposeful
Emotions: Analytical
Positive Traits: Detailed and trustworthy
Negative Traits: Fussy and judgmental
Sexual Traits: Respectable
Compatible With: Goose, Beaver
Conscious Direction: Reaching and striving
Subconscious Direction: Truth and wisdom
Strengths to Cultivate: Humility and trustworthiness
Weaknesses to Diminish: Judgment and procrastination

Crow Personality: Tolerant and friendly
Emotions: Receptive and knowing
Positive Traits: Charming and optimistic
Negative Traits: Gullible and indecisive
Sexual Traits: Power
Compatible With: Otter, Deer
Conscious Direction: Partnership
Subconscious Direction: Harmony
Strengths to Cultivate: Caution, ability to release
Weaknesses to Diminish: Indecision and naivete

Snake Personality: Intense, impulsive and mysterious
Emotions: Concealed
Positive Traits: Purposeful and discerning
Negative Traits: Resentful, stubborn and suspicious
Sexual Traits: Consuming
Compatible With: Woodpecker, Wolf
Conscious Direction: Satisfaction and acceptance
Subconscious Direction: Spiritual oneness
Strengths to Cultivate: Creativity, flowing with changes
Weaknesses to Diminish: Egotism, resentfulness, confinement

Owl Personality: Jovial, independent, adventurous
Emotions: Caring
Positive Traits: Adaptable, versatile, trustworthy
Negative Traits: Restless, boisterous
Sexual Traits: Adventurous
Compatible With: Falcon, Salmon
Conscious Direction: Understanding
Subconscious Direction: Healing
Strengths to Cultivate: Optimism, happiness
Weaknesses to Diminish: Exaggeration, bravado

Goose Personality: Reliable and self-demanding
Emotions: Self-loving
Positive Traits: Ambitious, determined
Negative Traits: Driven, pessimistic, selfish
Sexual Traits: Long-lasting
Compatible With: Beaver, Brown Bear, Crow
Conscious Direction: Success
Subconscious Direction: Integrity
Strengths to Cultivate: Social, ambition
Weaknesses to Diminish: Self-doubt, relentlessness

Otter Personality: Unconventional, independent and dynamic
Emotions: Creative, guarded, detached
Positive Traits: Inventive, intuitive
Negative Traits: Unpredictable, rebellious, eccentric
Sexual Traits: Hot and cold
Compatible With: Crow, Falcon, Deer
Conscious Direction: Knowledge
Subconscious Direction: Wisdom
Strengths to Cultivate: Tolerance, courage, originality
Weaknesses to Diminish: Rebellion, inconsistency

Wolf Personality: Artistic, benevolent, generous
Emotions: Deep
Positive Traits: Sympathetic and adaptable
Negative Traits: Vague, timid and indecisive
Sexual Traits: Tender
Compatible With: Woodpecker, Brown Bear, Snake
Conscious Direction: Freedom
Subconscious Direction: Identity
Strengths to Cultivate: Generosity, adaptability
Weaknesses to Diminish: Impracticality, fearfulness

Color therapy is based on the principle that certain colors create certain stimuli that affect our moods and physiological functions. So what is color therapy? Color therapy is a holistic practice using colors to strengthen and balance our moods, emotions and overall physical, mental and spiritual health.

Rainbow Color Therapy
Colors of the rainbow have been proven to have significant effects on our bodies, our mental state and our spiritual well-being. Rainbow color therapy uses the properties of each color, and its general association with the body and mind, to improve balance and health. The rainbow color associations are as follows:

• Red is associated with the base chakra. Red is stimulating and promotes strength, willpower and sexuality. Red stimulates the blood, nerves and muscular system. Color therapy with red can revitalize and energize the entire body. Red is a warming color that stimulates energy levels benefiting metabolism, liver health, the circulatory system and awakens our physical life force. Color therapy with the color red should be avoided by people who are easily excitable, hypertensive, emotionally disturbed, or have a fever or inflammatory conditions.

• Orange is associated with the spleen chakra. Orange is energetic and promotes optimism, happiness and joy. Orange stimulates the thyroid and respiratory system. Color therapy with orange can help to treat depression, asthma, muscle spasms and can increase emotional health. Orange is a warming color that represents prosperity and abundance, and can bring about increased ideas and mental concepts. Color therapy with the color orange should be avoided by people who get nervous easily and who have issues around sex.

• Yellow is associated with the solar plexus chakra. Yellow is awakening and promotes intellectual power and mental ability. Yellow stimulates the muscles and motor nerves. Color therapy with yellow can help to treat the digestive system and brain activity. Yellow can stimulate the skin and also purify the bloodstream. Learning disabilities, liver problems and paralysis can be stimulated using yellow. Color therapy with the color yellow should be avoided by people who suffer from anxiety, diarrhea or heart palpitations.

• Green is associated with the heart chakra. Green is the color of nature and can facilitate growth to our sensitivity, compassion and serenity. Green is a cooling color that soothes and relieves sleeplessness, exhaustion and irritability. Color therapy with the color green can help to awaken feelings of hope and peace, as well as bring about fertility, sexual stimulation, heart health and relieve headaches. Green is a harmonizing color which helps to bring balance to your body. Green helps things to grow, so color therapy with the color green should be avoided by people with cancer, tumors or anything malignant in nature.

• Blue is associated with the throat chakra. Blue is a cooling and calming color and promotes willpower and communication. It can be effectively used for creative expression, aspiration, peace, insomnia, and reducing nervousness. Color therapy with the color blue can help soothe inflammation, raise blood pressure, relax the mind and promote meditation and intuition. Blue is beneficial for all throat conditions and has an antiseptic effect. Color therapy with the color blue should be avoided by people with colds, hypertension, paralysis, or heart conditions.

• Indigo is associated with the brow chakra. Indigo is a dynamic color that is cooling, strengthening and purifying. It can be used effectively to purify the bloodstream, stop excessive bleeding, and can help with control of severe pain. Color therapy with the color indigo can strengthen the gland and immune system, as well as assisting with altered states of consciousness, raising vibrational energy, and can awaken intuition. Color therapy with the color indigo should be avoided by people who are easily depressed.

• Violet is associated with the crown chakra. Violet affects the entire skeletal and nervous systems. It is antiseptic and purifying on physical and spiritual levels. Color therapy with indigo can nourish and purify the blood, maintain potassium and sodium levels of the body, stimulate bone growth and provide balance to our physical and spiritual bodies. Violet can also stimulate dream activity, calm violent tendencies, control irritability, control hunger and heal. Color therapy with the color violet should be avoided by people who have problems with suppression of emotions such as anger.

Color Therapy Techniques
There are many ways to incorporate color therapy into your life. Begin by choosing colors that feel good to you, but be aware that often those colors we are attracted to signify areas within out body and mind that need balance. Adding certain colors of food to your diet is extremely beneficial. The 7-Day Color Diet: The New Way to Health & Beauty is a book that may benefit you in this area. Light therapy can be performed by color therapy practitioners, and color therapy bathtubs or bath products can induce a sense of well-being to the body and soul. Certain colors can be meditated upon to produce advantageous results, and color therapy is commonly used for chakra balancing.