Chromotherapy - Healing with Light Therapy
Healing with light and color has a history dating back to 2000 BC and is still being used in present day. Lasers, LED lights, infrared saunas, chromotherapy, and phototherapy are all advancements of an age-old concept – the energy of color and light can heal. There are numerous references to the practice of using light as medicine date back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, China, and India. Treatments of the day described using sunlight as it radiated through different colors of stained glass and using colored rooms, paintings, and gemstones to heal Fast forward to modern day and light therapy in various forms has become standard. Hospitals use phototherapy as a common treatment for jaundiced babies. Medical lasers are used for surgery and dentistry, and cold lasers are used to heal wounds in veterinary practices. Light therapy also treats seasonal affective disorders, depression, sleep disorders, skin diseases, rosacea, and acne. One type of light therapy tha...