Chromotherapy is Color Therapy
Chromotherapy, or color therapy, has been used as medicine dating as far back as 2000 BC. It comes from the idea that our bodies need the sun’s light to live. Every color in the spectrum possesses a frequency of a specific vibration, and each vibration connects to certain physical, mental or emotional symptoms.
Our Sunlighten® sauna breaks down visible light into a seven-color spectrum. This light is absorbed by the skin and the receptors in the eyes as photons. These proteins, or photopigments, are activated at specific wavelengths, producing chemical reactions, and in effect, therapeutic biochemical benefits depending on wavelength. It is said that just one photon can incite the entire brain. This light triggers the hypothalamus (which regulates all life-sustaining bodily functions), the autonomic nervous system, the endocrine system, and the pituitary (the body's master gland) - essentially stimulating the brain/nervous system, cellular tissue and bodily organs.
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Sunlighten® provides combinations of the seven-color spectrum to include 16 colors, four color-changing modes, and four brightness/intensity settings. The lights are soft and gentle and are controlled by remote.
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Chromotherapy Colors
Ancient cultures developed medical systems based on energetic centers, or chakras, within the body. In tantric Hindu texts, each of the seven chakras correlates to a certain color and specific region of the body.
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Red
Balances the 1st chakra (Root) located at the base of the spine. This chakra regulates skeletal and circulatory systems, relieve tension to improve energy efficiency, improves cellular metabolism, regulates the emotion of fear and decreases feelings of anger. This grounding energy can return the mind/body to states of joy and happiness.
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Orange
Balances the 2nd chakra (Sacral) located in the low abdomen below the belly button. This chakra regulates creativity via the reproductive organs, promotes creative thought, emotions, promotes healthy sexuality, and reduces inflammation, menstrual cramps, edema, prostate issues, and bladder/urinary dysfunction.
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Yellow
Balances the 3rd chakra (Solar Plexus) located mid-torso in and around the kidneys and liver. This is the center of personal power, will and self-esteem. This chakra produces a cleansing effect to purify the blood and skin, increases neuromuscular tone, and improves nervous system function.
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Green
Balances the 4th chakra (Heart) located at the heart center in and around the sternum. Here is where love and forgiveness of self and others originates, and where the spiritual and physical body merge. This is the body’s healing seat to reset circadian rhythms, relax muscles, detox organs, and stimulate tissue regeneration.
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Blue
Balances 5th chakra (Throat) chakra. This chakra improves verbal communication, articulation and understanding. Produces a cooling, calming effect in the body to counteract worry, reduce over excitement, modulate hyperactivity, and calm various throat conditions.
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Indigo
Balances the 6th chakra (Third Eye) located between the eyebrows. This chakra helps improve focus, reduce fog brain, stimulate intuition through the pineal gland, clear sinus cavities, and improve the ability to understand wisdom and truth.
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Violet
Balances the 7th chakra (Crown) located at the top of the head. This chakra connects mind-body with a higher power. This high energy state stimulates the pituitary gland to regulate serotonin and reduce depression and anxiety. It also helps regulate sleep to improve energy and reduce effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder.