color therapy
Pigment-based wellness treatment
Color therapy is the use of colors to influence mood, health, or well-being.
Practitioners claim different colors have different effects—blue calms, red energizes, yellow uplifts.
The practice appears in alternative medicine, interior design, and wellness contexts: She tried color therapy for her seasonal depression.
Also called chromotherapy.
Scientific support is limited.
- chromotherapyTreating ailments with hues
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- cool tonesColors leaning toward blue
- mood enhancementImproving emotional state
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
calm · red · meditation · inner peace · green · warm tones · stress reduction · chakra · mental clarity · anxiety relief · emotional balance · spectrum · light absorption · energy healing · aura reading · alternative therapies · relaxation techniques · rainbow
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
- alternative medicineacupuncture, acupressure, Ayurveda, ayurveda, homeopathy
- art therapyart journaling, art journal, collage, drawing, finger painting
- Color Meaninggreen growth, emotional response, emotional impact, warm colors, cool colors
- Natural Healingacupressure, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, chiropractic, herbal medicine
- pseudosciencehomeopathy, astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry
color therapydrug therapy
Treatment using medicinal substances
chemotherapy · surgery · pharmacotherapy · medication · prescription drugs