Colours of Energy

BY KATHRYN DZSUDZSAK THE BLUE HAIR MEDIUM

Oh Goody! RED

What Do We Need to Know About RED?

Here are some quick basics about red. Remember, the energy of colour plays an active role in our day-to-day lives.

• Red is a warm colour, and because of this, it puts out energy and positive vibes into any space.

• Red is about power because it gets people’s attention.

• Red also means love. Red hearts, red roses, all indications of love and admiration.

• Red also represents anger. “He was so angry, he saw red!”

• Red indicates danger. Stop signs, school bus lights, or a red flag.

• Fun fact about red, the colour red was invented in 15,000 BC.

The energy of colour is our invisible healer, psychologist, and best friend.

What is all this talk about Energy?

Energy has frequencies, and just like music, no matter what we do, say, feel, touch or speak, it all has a “vibration”, which is the energy that is being emitted by that thing or music. Colour has energy and it has a lot to do with how we feel. The colour of energy or frequency of colour is one of the best healing modalities next to aroma and music. Here is an example to think about; when you feel super tired or not very well, you have a tendency to wear or want to wear darker clothes. When you are feeling amazing, you will choose clothes that are lighter and more colourful. You, your energy, choose the colours for you because that is what you need at that exact moment to heal what you are going through. Yes, heal! Even when you are feeling fantastic, choosing a particular colour has healing in it.

This issue is all about red, so I will talk about what frequencies/ energy red emits to help heal us even if we really don’t know it.

I always say that “the energy of colour is our invisible healer, psychologist, and best friend.”

Here we are the 1st chakra/energy centre, the root, the base, RED. The “root or base” chakra is the first of the 7 major chakras or energy centres. It is located at the very bottom of the spine, at the lowest point in our body.

What is a Chakra/Energy Centre Recap

“Chakra” refers to energy points in your body. Your central nervous system, or spine, is the easiest way to envision these

energy centre’s. There are 7 main chakras, and they are the most common and known. These spinning balls of energy start at the bottom of your spine and go to the top of your head (crown). The human eye cannot see these balls of energy; however, some people can. Luckily, I am one of those that not only feel and sense them but can see them. These balls of energy affect our entire body, nerves, organs, emotions, and our physical well-being.

Each “chakra” is associated with an organ, gland, chemistry, and body part within our physical and energetic body. Being an energy worker, I work on those energy centres when I am assisting clients. Each “chakra” carries its own message to your body and brain. When you are out of balance, that’s when people contact me for a reading or energy balance session.

What is The Root/Base Chakra?

This chakra or energy centre function is all about survival, security, safety, and grounding. It is our vitality, courage and self confidence. It is also the root of our support system, our foundation for living our lives our way and not by other people’s standards or expectations.

Grounding is one of the main functions of this energy centre. Not sure what this is? Do any of the following ring true to you?

• Think of a time when you felt scattered or, as I like to call it, squirrel mode.

• Your mind is here and there, and you feel a bit out of control. The ‘OMG, what the heck is going on’ thought.

• Feelings of insecurity, doubt.

• Do you constantly feel fearful or are you constantly living in survival mode?

• Do you feel like a balloon losing air and flying all over the place?

• Are you continually holding your breath from fear or anxiety and you have no clue why?

These are excellent indicators that your ‘root’ is out of whack, a few obvious ‘symptoms’. Yes, your root has become unrooted! Let’s get you in a better place, shall we?

The root chakra is all about survival. It is what gives us what we need in order to survive in our human form. The root chakra gives us our starting point; this is so important. When you sit on the ground or sit on a chair, you are sitting on your root chakra. Here is something to think about, and if you have had this happen, you have felt energy! Have you ever sat on something and it just doesn’t feel right, or you all of a sudden feel different than before you sat down? For example, you are in a really good mood, and then you sit down and suddenly feel sad, angry or super tired? That is because whoever sat there before you have left their energy on that chair.

Fear, which dwells in the base chakra, has sometimes been called “the demon.” This is because fear is one of the biggest emotions that resides in our root chakra. The moment we feel fear, we go into fright or flight response. Our hearts begin to race; breathing becomes rapid and shallow and, we start to breathe in our upper

lungs, and it decreases oxygen to the brain. That is why some people faint after a fright or when they are really scared. They hold their breath (no oxygen to the brain), or they begin to breathe so shallow (breathing in the top of the lung), it restricts the oxygen to the brain. This, in turn, causes chaotic or even irrational thinking. That is the moment you need to focus on your breath! DEEP breath into your belly and slowly exhale. This brings your heart rate down, lowers blood pressure and begins a grounding effect. This is one of the quickest ways to ground.

A blocked or ‘out of whack’ root chakra creates an imbalance in the energy flow throughout the body. Here is a list of common traits if your root energy centre is blocked:

• Extreme negativity, sarcasm

• Eating disorders

• Greed, materialism

• Lack of focus

• Restlessness

• Feeling abandoned

• Depression, anxiety

• Feeling fearful

If you are feeling any of these, it’s time to get that root chakra and yourself grounded. Get yourself back in balance. A chakra meditation, grounding exercise or rebalancing your chakras are just a couple of things you can do.

EXERCISE IN GROUNDING

1. Stand or sit in a comfortable position. Take two to three nice deep breaths. Inhale slowly for a count of 5 and exhale for a count of 5 each time. With each exhale relax your shoulders. Continue breathing at your own pace.

2. Imagine you are a tree. Feel or imagine your legs and feet sinking into the ground just like they are roots of a tree. Let your feet feel like they are going deep into the heart of the earth.

3. Does it feel like your legs are heavy? Do your feet feel they are stuck to the ground? If so, you have just anchored yourself to the earth just like a tree. This is how trees root themselves to the energy and the strength of the earth. Your toes are the smaller roots that come off the big roots of a tree. Really take notice of how strong you feel.

4. On each inhale of your breath, feel the energy of the earth move through your roots, your feet. Feel the energy on each inhale moving up your legs to the core of your body. Notice how cool your breath is in your throat and let it move into your head. Relax your forehead, relax your brain and relax any thoughts that may be there.

5. Now take in a big deep breath and as you do feel that earth energy coming up your body and out the top of your head. Each time you inhale be aware of the cleansing energy that is coming from the ground, up through your body, and each time you exhale you’re releasing tension, negative thoughts and any toxins that have hidden in your body.

6. Continue to breathe deep. Each inhale pulls the healing energy of the earth up through you body to cleanse and clear it. Each exhales removes negative thoughts, tension and toxins. Keep doing this until you feel relaxed.

7. When you are ready, slowly take your awareness back to the bottom of your feet. Be aware on how the ground feels now. Do you feel a connection that you have made with the earth?

8. Slowly begin to bring you awareness back to your surroundings. Notice how much stronger and calmer you feel. This is being grounded.

9. Now, outstretch your arms, wrap them around you and give yourself a big hug! It’s going to be a great day!