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How to Use the Power of Color

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How to Use the Power of Color

By Erica Sofrina, Founder - West Coast Academy of Feng Shui and  author of the book Small Changes, Dynamic Results! Feng Shui for the Western World

What is it about color that is so powerful? Most of us feel passionately about some and are repelled by others. Maybe you adored royal blue at one time but now feel a deep need to surround yourself with earth tones? Do you wonder if this yearning comes from a deeper place and why it changes over time?

The ancient art of Feng Shui acknowledges the profound affect of color on our physical, emotional and spiritual well being. Colors are connected to the five elements from the natural world; fire, earth, metal, water and wood. They play a significant role in balancing and healing every aspect of our lives. In paying attention to the colors we are attracted to, we are tuning into our body’s natural instincts to balance something that is out of balance in our energy field. Once this is brought back into balance, healing can take place.

This is called the Five Elements theory and it is at the foundation of Feng Shui and Chinese medicine. These elements have objects, shapes, seasons, body organs and colors connected to them, but today we will concentrate on color. We will look at why you are drawn to certain ones and how working with them can assist you in balancing  and healing many aspects of your life.

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Erica Sofrina

Erica Sofrina is a motivational speaker, author and life coach specializing in connecting people to their spiritual essence. She is also an Internationally recognized Feng Shui speaker, green living columnist, teacher and the author of the book Small Changes, Dynamic Results! Feng Shui for the Western World and the Founder of the West Coast Academy of Feng Shui. She is also the founder of Earth Spirit Adventure Travel which takes people on retreats to powerful energy vortexes such as Bali and Hawaii to facilitate their deep earth/spirit connection. Find out more at www.ericasofrina.com

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5:41AM PDT on Mar 13, 2013

Very interesting! Thanks

6:51AM PST on Mar 5, 2013

Thanks for sharing :)

12:45AM PST on Feb 6, 2013

thanks

5:01AM PST on Jan 2, 2013

there is a programme on national geographic i think it is, called 'tanked' and they did a feng shui tank for a customer, used the different colors for the coral and the fish

6:48AM PDT on Sep 27, 2012

So that's why I've been craving the color yellow when I've never even thought of yellow as a color I'd want in my home!

10:29AM PDT on Aug 19, 2012

interesting...

different colors in ayurvedic;
different colors in birth color...

11:23AM PDT on May 24, 2012

Great, thank you!!

6:20AM PST on Jan 2, 2012

Very interesting, thank you. I never thought colors could have that kind of affect. I don't know much about feng shui...

2:50PM PDT on Oct 30, 2011

Thank you for this article about colours, added to favourites!

4:30PM PDT on Oct 4, 2011

Love reading your articles! Thanks!!

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