C O L O R
I was strolling through the metaphysical section at Pegasus books in Berkeley a couple years ago and came across a small simple text Heal with Color. I instinctively grabbed it and purchased it. When I got home I leafed through it and put it on my bookshelf. I had been really getting into Intuitive Painting at the time and was noticing certain colors made me feel energized and others made me feel calm. Some expressed anger, while others expressed loneliness. I realized we each have a unique way we associate colors with emotions, and that colors can shift our energy.
About nine years ago, I was introduced to the chakra system by a friend. She mentioned it casually one day when I said I felt an emotion in my stomach, “oh that’s your solar plexus.” She told me about the energy centers in my body and I began to study them. When I got into crystals it was natural for me to associate them with the colors of the chakra system and I learned to use them to balance my energy quickly.
As an art teacher at a school that focused on mindfulness, I would have my students imagine a color that felt calming and breathe that color. After I left my job and moved into Intuitive Art and energy work as my main purpose, I picked up that color healing book and finally read it. That visualization I was having students do is a real color healing technique that’s mentioned in the book! It talks about how color heals by bringing energetic balance and showed how to decide which color to use for specific imbalances. I got really inspired and realized how linked healing and art can be, both because of the physicality of creating, and the relationship we have with color.
As I was making art later, the idea became embodied: Intuitive Art, color, and energy healing all go together very well! We can use color for emotional expression, removing blocks in our body and energy field and then we can use our intuition and sensory awareness to bring in supportive colors. We can also work with the chakra system and learn practical ways to figure out which colors will help bring balance, and work with them through art.
If you’re intrigued…
Check out my introductory class on Color & Somatic Inquiry in Intuitive Art. (video below)
Free Intuitive Art Session on Somatic Inquiry & Color for Healing & Balance: