Ayurveda - The Emotions and Color Therapy - Aroma Therapy

The first time a vaidya read my pulse he asked me if I was sad, had I been crying?
'No', I insisted, 'I'm not sad', shaking my head. 'I am not sad.' He has no idea what he is talking about I thought to myself.
He gave me his recommendations despite my insistence that he had a wrong diagnosis for me. He said  a change in my diet, some herbal water and certain herbs would help. It was advice I ignored.
Two weeks later I became furious at that vaidya. He had planted a suggestion, I fumed. That is why I'm sad and crying now!
A year later I was now working with this same vaidya.
I watched in wonderment as the vaidya asked a young man he had never met, "How long have you been smoking marijuana?"
The young mans' eyes popped nearly out of their sockets, mine too. How could he tell by reading a pulse what this man had been doing privately? There were certainly no outer indications.

Pulse diagnosis when read properly by an experienced vaidya is one of the most accurate gauges of a persons overall heath and well-being. How such detailed information is disclosed by a touch of the pulse is still a mystery to me.
A pulse diagnosis not only shows the current physical, mental and emotional condition of a persons current status, it shows what is coming and what has been.

During the years I worked with Vaidya Mishra I saw many impressive improvements in the people he counseled, if they followed his recommendations and observations.

I learned to observe myself and others. What I did, what I ate and what I thought, all had an effect on my health and well-being. But it went further then that. What I smelled and the colors I exposed myself to also had an effect on me.
Color? I experimented with it. I would wear pink and red! If you knew how conspicuous I felt wearing those colors in those days you would understand my exclamation point. I had always prefered  monochromatic colors on my body and in my surroundings. Beige, grey, black, cream and occaisionally a deep forest green were the colors of my life. For one entire year I wore only brown, but that is another story. I will tell it some other time.

My mother always chose colorful clothing. Her closet was bright and lively, full of life like her. She was always quick to smile and laugh.  I never saw a piece of black clothing in her wardrobe. Not even her shoes were black. On the other hand my friends who wore trendy black clothes often, seemed moody and more likely to indulge in arguments and depressive moods.

Over time I got rid of all my black clothing except for shoes. When I felt a little down I put on a bright pink shirt, it seemed to help. People smiled at me. Did I seem friendlier in pink then in black?

I studied color therapy. In Ayurveda it is said that bright colors speed up the rotation of the energy centers of the body called chakras. The speed at which the chakras spin is an indicator of health. Too fast could make a person feel nervous and anxious, but too slow will impair health more severely.  Wearing too much black slows the rotation of the chakras. That was simple, bright clothes could be uplifting, and if they smelled good, all the better.

Scent has always preoccupied me. I would pinch leaves and flowers as I strolled the neighborhood as a child , smelling every blossom hoping for a sweet escape that would make me close my eyes and imagine a fairyland that smelled like heaven. I would breath in the cultivated rosemary along a pathway, the medicinal scent of eucalyptus trees along the roadside. Later, inhaling the flowery rich aroma of the wild yellow broom flowers as I drove along the coastal highways of Southern California enlivened me.

I recall the early breakfast  aromas of my step father's cooking. Those were smells that wafted through the house making me want to float through the house to the kitchen where a hearty breakfast awaited even before the sun came up.
Aroma held memories, my mother's  scent was chantilly lace, my brother's room was to put it politely , sporty. My first boyfriend's leather jacket smelled strong and safe, a newborn baby smell melted me, jasmine or orange flowers on a summers evening made me feel romantic. These are scents I can recall vivdly whenever I want to.

I first heard the word aromatherapy in the '70's and I understood it completely. But I was astounded to learn that there were literally thousands of aromas that had been captured in small vials for use in healing, massage, bathing, room perfuming, anointing, inhaling.

In 'Aromatherapy' a therapist chooses a particular aroma to add something that is lacking or to strengthen what is already present, in a person. It is a subtle approach with an aim to alter vibrations or energy patterns to bring about a state of harmony. (Dis-harmony causes disease)

Nowadays everyone is familiar with the calming effects of lavender and chamomile or the uplifting feeling of smelling fresh oranges, but did you know that smelling and applying certain aromas can help stop hair loss? Yes. Chamomile, Peppermint and Rose oils combined and applied to the scalp helps cool the system. Hair loss is a sign of Pitta aggravation, excess heat in the body.Those particular scents cool the system. Rosemary and Mint can help with mental clarity. Pine, Lavender, Eucalyptus are antiseptic. Thyme and Chamomile are antifungal. The subject is one worth studying. You may find simple remedies for irritating ailments are at the tip of your nose.

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Re: color therapy/ aroma therapy
Colors affect emotions black makes us sad
Aroma can uplift emotions
some emotions are not our own we are vibratory beings sending and recieving feelings all of the time