What Color Is Your Zafu?

The color of your meditation cushion (zafu) may reveal more about your state of mind than you realize. Feng shui attributes mood-altering properties to each color—orange can make you feel optimistic, for example, while brown can imbue you with a dull-as-a-doorknob sensation. So choose your zafu hue carefully: The wrong color can have you climbing the wall rather than staring peacefully at it. Feng shui divides colors into yin and yang, with yin colors falling on the cool end of the spectrum and yang on the warm. Here’s a basic breakdown of the effect of colors on your meditating mood:

Yellow: Stimulates joy and uplifts the mind.

Orange: Stirs up energy and boosts confidence.

Red: Excites the passions and helps overcome depression.

Violet: Calms the emotions and deflects irritability.

Blue: Soothes the spirit and also induces harmony.

Green: Balances, heals, and relaxes.

Black: Inspires both introspection and discipline.

Brown: Encourages security and stability .

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By Elizabeth Marglin, Natural Solutions magazine

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KS G.

7:18AM PDT on May 16, 2011

Thanks for the article.

May 16
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7:55AM PST on Mar 3, 2011

feng shuiing some more points for the animals ...

March 3
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Eva A.

4:27AM PST on Dec 6, 2010

Very interesting.

December 6
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AnimalWhisperer R.

12:27PM PST on Dec 4, 2010

Colours vibrate at different frequencies, as do our chakras (the energy centres which feed our physical body). Each chakra carries it's own colour and shape according to the frequency it vibrates at. Any imbalances and issues we have at any given time, are linked to a given chakra(s); the colour of this chakra will be the colour we need to re-balance ourselves, around that particular issue(s). Therefore our zafu, should in theory be the colour we need for our Healing and Re-balancing "today". A good way to go forward with this concept, would be to have seven zafu covers; the colours of the seven major chakras within the Energy body,and use whichever you deem right on any given day. if any of you would like further info on aura and chakra functions, let me know, and I will email you an illustrated ebook from my writings free of charge.
Rosi Caswell Animal Whisperer, Animal/Human Therapist, Metaphysical Counsellor

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Robert S.

11:56AM PST on Dec 2, 2010

So a stripped multicolored one would do more?...

December 2
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Nora I.

2:00PM PST on Nov 15, 2008

While I appreciate the effect that color has on one's moods and the impact it may have in coordinating one's environment, I generally find it hard to see my zafu while I'm sitting on it.