This is a beautiful and simple exercise which takes only a few minutes, has immediate effect, and has many practical applications. Refer to the Color Healing Chart reprinted below to see the effect each color has. If, for example, you are feeling run down and want to pick yourself up you would use red because it energizes you. Here's how the technique works. You can do this with your eyes open if need be but I prefer to do it sitting down with my eyes closed.

Imagine a beautiful cloud of red floating in front of you. Look at the pure color, vibrant and rich. Now breathe in slowly inhaling the beautiful red cloud into your lungs. Hold the breath for a few seconds and breathe out slowly. As you breathe out imagine all the negativity leaving you as you exhale. You may see this as an impure color or gray breath as you exhale. Now breathe in more of the beautiful red cloud. Feel your lungs absorbing this red color. Now as you exhale your breath is clearer. Keep breathing in and out drawing in more of the red cloud each time. Feel the red move all around your body as your blood carries it from your lungs. Feel your body wakening and energizing. The red is spreading through your whole body and is now passing through your skin and into your aura. Soon your aura is filled with this beautiful red color. You now feel full of energy. Before finishing seal the color into your aura by imagining a silver lining around your aura which holds the red in.

This technique works equally well for calming you (use blue instead of red) or before interviews when you want to be open to new ideas (use orange), etc.. Mix the colors if you want. For example, blue and yellow to relax your body and stimulate your intellect for exams.

Try it now to show yourself the power of color. You may only need to take 12 breaths for a lasting effect. To help you focus on what you are doing I include some pictures of the aura here. 

  
The Human Aura

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Color Healing Chart

 

Chakra	Color	Effect	Healing
7	Violet	coolant	Brings spiritual peace. Heals insomnia, tumors of the brain. Calms highly-strung, excitable people.
6	Indigo	coolant	Develops psychic perception, intuition, Heals eyes, ears, nose and mental problems.
5	Blue	coolant	Fights infections. Heals throat, fevers, etc.. Gives peace of mind.
4	Green	balances energies	Creates balance of energy. Heals the heart, circulatory system. Helps you overcome fear of giving, sharing, adaptability.
3	Yellow	stimulant	Heals nervous system, elimination, liver, intestines, pancreas. Balances adrenal glands, heals skin troubles, diabetes. Stimulates intellect.
2	Orange	stimulant	Help digestion, assimilation of new ideas, removes repression and inhibitions. Broadens the mind, helps you cope with life and career.
1	Red	stimulant	Heals the creative, reproductive systems. Stimulates circulation of blood and flow of adrenaline. Energizes, gives confidence and courage.