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THE COLOR OF WELLNESS
YELLOW — Cultivate Your Inner Landscape
By Laurie Buchanan
Color is simply energy—energy made visible. As human beings, color is the only energy we can actually see. It’s the
reaction of our eyes and brain to different frequencies of light. The colors we wear and surround ourselves with in our
home and office stimulate the way we think and feel, and the way our body’s organs, glands, and systems function.
That’s where color therapy—treatment with the appropriate color—comes in. We can use color to stimulate or inhibit
the functioning of different parts of our body; to restore balance and normal functioning.
Yellow is associated with the solar plexus chakra; the energy center located just above the stomach where the ribcages
meets. It is responsible for self-definition, personal power, and social wellness. It oversees the abdominal area including
the pancreas, kidneys, stomach, upper intestines, liver, gallbladder, and spleen. When healthy, this chakra enhances our
inner landscape and helps us to function from a place of humble dignity.
Every color makes a statement. The color of vibrant daffodil bonnets, yellow says “I do.” It enhances awareness,
wisdom, and clarity. Science tells us that personality traits are reflected by our preferred color. If you’re drawn to yellow
you’re most likely:
• Cheerful and fun to be with.
• Creative—an idea generator.
• Independent and selective in your choice of friends.
The positive properties of a yellow personality are expressed as motivational, happy, radiant, social, lighthearted, clear
thinking, rational, and detached from negative emotions. Their deepest need is to use both sides of their brain: left for
logical order in everyday life; right to express individuality, to inspire, and to create new ideas.
Nutritional powerhouses, naturally yellow foods are
teeming with carotenoids, bioflavonoids, antioxidants, and
vitamin C. These bountiful nutrients help the heart, vision,
digestion, and immune system. Some of the best include:
lemons, pineapple, yellow winter and summer squash,
yellow peppers, corn, quince, and bananas.
The negative properties of a yellow personality are
described as critical, argumentative, opinionated, evasive,
restless, and stubborn. When opened, their emotional
baggage tends to reveal issues with low self-esteem or an
inflated ego, and a harder time fitting in socially, either
from shyness or a being a bit too aggressive.
We can diminish the negative properties of yellow by using
less of it and more of the color opposite to it on the color
wheel—violet. We can also use affirmations. Designed to
combat negative thinking, positive statements can result in
profound personal changes. For the yellow personality
they might look like this: “I am balanced and own my own
power.” “I have a strong sense of self.” “I choose to fill my
world with joy.” “I am authentic — I am accepted.”
Regardless of your color preference, if you need a boost in
the areas of personal power and self-definition, indulge
yourself with the color yellow.
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