I recently attended an enlightening seminar in Felpham, England that deals with color therapy for pets and domestic animals.  Animals have chakra centers just as we do and in very similar locations.  They begin at the base of the spine and as you travel toward the head they are located in the same corresponding areas.  The root chakra is at the base, the sacral at the pelvic region, solar plexus at mid abdomen and so on.  They also have (as we do) brachial chakras located on either side of the shoulders.  When you pat your pet or someone else you know on the shoulders you are actually stimulating energy centers of their body.  I believe that is why it feels so reassuring.

Color is an easy, inexpensive, non invasive, non chemical method of helping your pets through difficult or upsetting circumstances.  Pink is the color of unconditional love and will have a calming effect for example.   A pink cloth placed with a new puppy or kitten can help to alleviate separation from the litter or the parent animals.  Green can also have a balancing effect.  Animals will respond to green because of it’s connection with nature and the outdoors but also because it is the color of the heart chakra where love and compassion abide.  Red can help an animal that has low physical vitality but should only be used for short periods of time (say 5 minutes or so) and should be avoided completely if there is any type of bleeding or if an increase in circulation is undesired!  If a decrease in circulation or a cooling effect is desired the color blue should be used.

When choosing colors keep in mind that the intensity of the color will have an effect on the results.  Chakra colors are vibrant so the more intense (or true) the color the better the response.  Pastels will have a muted effect.  While browns will have a grounding effect.

The study of color therapy is simple, effective and can provide an animal owner with a complimentary therapy for their pets overall physical vitality and emotional  health.  The outcome will be the creation of a happier bond.

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