Color Visualization
Relief for anxiety can come in many forms. For example, meditation has helped countless people to overcome and relieve their anxiety. But meditation can be done in different ways. Some people prefer mindfulness meditation while others prefer color visualization for anxiety relief. Today meditation exercises are based on color therapy.
Colors have an effect on the human body and mind. The scientific community has demonstrated repeatedly that being exposed to certain colors has a physical and mental effect. In fact, it has been shown that anxiety can indeed be relieved using certain colors. Using the colors blue and red, the following exercises will help with calming you down and recharging your battery.
The color blue diminishes the fight or flight response. It also has a calming physiological effect. It slows down your breathing, pulse and perspiration. This is great for anxiety relief.
Exercise 11 Calming Blue
Start by closing your eyes and relaxing completely. Now imagine that a beam of blue light is coming from the universe into the top of your head. Visualize how the blue light fills your entire body from top to bottom. Feel how the blue light soothes your body and mind. Really feel it happening. As you inhale, notice how the blue light fills your lungs and as you exhale visualize the light going out, taking all the tension, stress and anxiety with it. This warm soothing blue light makes you feel calm and collected. You feel at peace, bathing in a warm blue light. Go through this process for a few minutes and just enjoy the relaxation.
Red stimulates all the endocrine glands, and heightens senses such as smell and taste. Science has shown red to be associated with high energy and vitality. Anxiety relief will be easier to find when you have more energy.
Exercise 12 Charging Red
Start by closing your eyes and relaxing completely. Now imagine that a beam of warm red light is coming from the universe into the top of your head. Just like the blue this red fills your entire body. This color has a different effect however. You may begin to notice that as the red color travels through your body that you start to feel energized and vital. Your energy reserves are being refilled…and then some! Breathe in the energizing red light energy and breathe out tension, fatigue and negative thoughts. This warm red light clears your mind, charges your body and gets you in a state of mind where you know you can take on the world.
I hope you enjoy these two exercises. Comment on your experiences, let me know how it worked for you. The last two anxiety relief exercises will lists of positive affirmations you can use to replace the automatic negative thoughts I’ve discussed in a previous post.
Take care,
