Nature’s colors can profoundly influence our minds and ways of thinking because they are pure and electrifying. To help stressed-out people find an inexpensive as well as effective solution to their stress, the lovely colors of nature can be very useful in stress reduction therapy. Such shades as the blueness of a clear sky, the greenery of the grass, the deepest shades of red in a sunset as well as the grayness of an overcast day can have a considerable influence over our state of mind.

Instinctive Reactions

We have instinctive reactions to these colors and respond individually to their effects. When a particular color soothes our senses for example, it helps us become calm. Of course, it may be difficult to label the specific effects of different colors on us, but though this should not be counted as a hindrance in using colors as part of the stress reduction therapy.

Although it can also cause people to start dreading things, gray colors can be used in stress reduction therapy to induce a sense of positive anticipation in the mind of the patient. Even the  colors in the surroundings in which a person lives in can elicit different reactions. A person living in Africa would feel more happy when surrounded with bright shades while a person living in England would be averse to the gray colors because this always signifies impending bad weather for them.

However, there are some colors that generally help in eliciting similar responses in most people and so can be used with a certain degree of certainty in any stress reduction therapy. For one, dark blue is known to be a color that has a more becalming effect on the beholder and so it can help to make a person feel more relaxed and rested. In effect, using dark blue colored walls in your bedroom can be considered a useful means for stress reduction therapy.

Red, orange and yellow are energizing colors and thus can be used in stress reduction therapy to help those who are feeling lethargic and devoid of energy. However, these colors should not be used in stress reduction therapy when the patient is feeling too tired and extremely stressed-out.

What is important for us to remember is that colors in stress reduction therapy have different effects on different people and even varies according to the patient’s energy level, the state of mind as well as their state of health at any given point of time.

Another simple method of reducing stress is listening to stress reduction CDs. An example of such stress reduction CDs is the one known as “Insight CD”. It has been proven to be quite effective in reducing stress as well as improving sleep. Trying it out may be a good thing.