Studying again !

I have finally taken the plunge and enrolled to study again. I have yet to discover where I am going to find the time amongst running a home , working and trying to civilize three teenagers , but as with most things in life , if we aspire to something badly enough , we will find a way to achieve it .

As far back as I can remember I seem to have been instinctively lead by colour. This extends to the decor items I choose, the colours I paint the walls in my home and the clothes that I wear. I have never been able to pick out an item of clothing to wear a day before I wear it. What I chose in my wardrobe in the morning largely depends on the mood I am in when I wake up. I cannot randomly select something off the hanger, I look at the colours and make a decision based on which colour makes me feel best.

Perhaps many people experience this; however I was not consciously aware of it until I attended an introductory course on colour therapy a few years back.

The curiosity to discover more on the influence colour has in our lives , the psychological and emotional effects of colour and the way in which it can enhance our living and working environments has finally overwhelmed me. Although the internet is a great source of information, what is revealed about this fascinating topic is limited. Hence the need to study the subject in detail.

Colour surrounds us; it feeds and nourishes our senses. We see it, feel it and absorb it.

Our bodies are stimulated and energised by some colours, or calmed and relaxed by others. Mentally and emotionally colours work on a deep level, changing our mood and our sense of well being, as well as others’ perception of us.

Right from the wearing of black and white to represent death, birth and renewal, the world over, the beliefs that colours symbolize are communicated with an extraordinary immediacy which words can never match.