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AS THE ECONOMY PERKS UP, SO DO THE COLOURS Sunday 2nd May 2010 Fashion, they say,is an index of change, registering shifts in confidence and mood too subtle toglean from the rise and fall of the stock market. Natasha Jen, went todowntown New York recently and noticed a parade of women who were showing offtheir latest purchases: effusively coloured skirts and frocks in jungly huesand covered with pansies, cheetah markings and tribal geometrics. Ms Jen, agraphic designer, says ’There’s a kind of vibrancy in all of this and I see itas a signal of recovery.’ She goes on to remark that ‘After such a miserable winter people want alittle joy in their lives.’ Marshal Cohen, the chief analyst for the market research group firm NPDinterprets the resurgence of multihued designs as an indicator or recoverybecause amoungst the first signs that we are coming out of recession is thecoming out of lively colours and patterns. In Interior design too, there is anarray of bold bright prints that are replacing the seriously grey phase thatmany people have been going through during the last year. VINCENT VAN GOGH Master of Colour and Energy Painting April 2010 If you didnt get the chance to visit The Real Van Gogh exhibition at the Royal Academy in London which finishes on the 18th April 2010 then why not read Suzy Chiazzari's article about her visit in our free downloads. In this fascinating article, Suzy investigates the other side of Van Gogh and how he used colour to bring divine energy down to this physical plane of existence. Members login and go to Free downloads page. Obama committee wants to paint roofs white Telegraph 27th May 2009
Professor Steven Chu, the US Energy Secretary, said the unusual proposal would mean homes in hot countries would save energy and money on air conditioning by deflecting the sun's rays. More pale surfaces could also slow global warming by reflecting heat into space rather than allowing it to be absorbed by dark surfaces where it is trapped by greenhouse gases and increases temperatures. In a wide-ranging discussion at the three-day Nobel laureate Symposium in London, the Professor described climate change as a "crisis situation", and called for a whole host of measures to be introduced, from promoting energy efficiency to renewable energy such as wind, wave and solar. The Nobel Prize-winning physicist said the US was not considering any large scale "geo-engineering" projects where science is used to reverse global warming, but was in favour of "white roofs everywhere". He said lightening roofs and roads in urban environments would offset the global warming effects of all the cars in the world for 11 years. "If you look at all the buildings and if you make the roofs white and if you make the pavement more of a concrete type of colour rather than a black type of colour and if you do that uniformally, that would be the equivalent of... reducing the carbon emissions due to all the cars in the world by 11 years – just taking them off the road for 11 years," he said. SUBWAY FESTIVAL IN GLASGOW - MAY 2009 Join the subway festival in Glasgow on the weekend of 23 - 24 May, where the affects of colour and possible new mood-enhancing colour schemes for the underground stations and trains will be open for debate. W5 Press Agency www.w5pressagency.com 2009 Colour News Highlights The President Hotel in Prague has decorated their rooms in a light blue to help stressed business executives to relax. The Dana Centre in London's Science museum has a new light lounge, giving adults the chance to try out light therapy for free. To help guests sleep and combat the problems associated with jetlag, Westin Hotels and resorts have been working with the Philips Lighting Company to create a concept room equipped with new blue-light lamps that provide phototherapy and duelly affecting the way people feel by them them more alert, awake and energised. Mood lighting used in cancer examinationsEdinburgh Chronicale: 15 October 2008 MOOD lighting is being used while examining women for breast cancer in a Lothians hospital, it has emerged. The unique initiative is to relax nervous females as they face up to the possibility of breast cancer. The relaxing atmosphere also means they are calmer and move less, meaning more accurate scans can be taken, experts said. Launched at St John's Hospital in Livingston, the pilot has been such a success that it could be rolled out to the rest of the Lothians. Siemens created the MoodLight technology for mammographies and research shows it also makes women attending for screening feel less embarrassed about the situation. Julie Graham, lead mammographer at St John's, said: "The system gives us great flexibility in the choice of colours. We've used peach colour tones the most as this is warm and welcoming. and, as we examine one or two men a week, we would certainly avoid pinks or other typically feminine colours as it would be too intimidating." Colour psychologist Angela Wright said: "Many people think colour is just a matter of vision but the truth is colour affects us psychologically and emotionally." Blue Light helps sleepless nights - November 2008 A new relaxing product that projects a blue light onto your darkened bedroom ceiling has been released onto the market in the USA and UK. The blue light glows and expands and shrinks to help slow down your breathing. This helps you relax and the blue light helps reset the body's natural rhythms. More details can be found at www.nightwave.co.uk Life-saving Light - October 2008 Colour therapists have long known that the beautiful stained glass windows found in many medieval churches have amazing powers to heal and uplift, but recently Australian scientists have discovered that these old stained-glass windows really do turn sunlight into an air-purifying force field of energy. A scientific paper published in the respected German chemistry journal, Angewnadte Chemie, reveals that the tiny particles of gold included in the making of the coloured glass, when energised by the sun’s rays, create a powerful magnetic field that pulls apart pollutant chemical in the air. Zhu Huai Yong, of people appreciated on ly the beautiful works of art and long life of the colours, but little did they realise that they are also, photocatalytic air purifiers with nanostructured gold catalysts.' He goes on to explain that when sunlight pours through the gold particles, it makes their electrons ossillate very actively to create a resonating magnetic field that is 100 times stronger than that normally found around glass. This field of energy breaks up pollutants, leaving small amounts of carbon dioxide as a by-product. So it seems that this ancient form of air purifiers has been helping protect people’s health against the harmful pollutants released during the burning of incense. Practitioners of energy medicine will also realise that this force-field of magnetic energy will also have a marked effect on our own magnetic field, the aura, and so it isn’t surprising that most people experience a deep feeling of upliftment and well-being when bathed in the light from these beautiful windows.
Phasing out of incandescent light bulbs January 2008 - It has just been announced that the good old-fashioned incandescent light bulb is to be phased out of production in the UK in favour of low energy flourescent bulbs. While we all agree that saving energy is a good thing, we do have to think about the use of flourescent lighting in the home carefully. Even the new generation of flourescent bulbs emit a high frequency wave-length that is known to cause skin problems and physical discomfort to some people with sensitivity to light. Flourescent bulbs also create a cool tone light so that colours in your home appear cooler and your interior may feel less cosy and warm. So while flourescent light may be appealing and energy efficient in most work places we still have to consider the negative physical and psychological effects of this type of cold lighting in our homes. A bowl of tomato soup a day aids male fertility Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have discovered that a bowl of tomato soup a day for two weeks boosts the fertility of men. This is due to the high amount of the natural red colour pigment, Lycopene present in tomatoes. The British Journal of Urology reports that infertile men have lower levels of lycopene in their sperm and so further studies are being carried out to see whether lycopene can give infertile men the same boost. Lycopene has also been identified as a potential aid for other conditions including exercise-induced asthma to prostrate cancer.Other fruits and vegetables that are high in lycopene include watermelon, pink grapefruit, pink guava, papaya and rosehip. Colour and light therapists already use the red wave-length to boost imbalances associated with the male sex organs and glands, low libido and this evidence further supports the knowledge already in use by complementary therapists. Reported in the Daily Telegraph July 2007 Sunshine protection against Multiple Sclerosis The University of Southern California has discovered that spending time in the sun as a child can reduce the risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis later in life by up to 57 per cent. They found that it is exposure to the ultra-violet end of the colour spectrum that provides this protection by altering the cellular immune response and by the increased production of Vitamin D which helps the absorption of calcium. Although too much exposure to strong sunlight can increase the risk of skin cancer it all depends how long you spend in the sun. It is recommended that if you have a fair skin that you spend no longer than 15 minutes in the midday sun or up to one hour if you have a darker skin. Therapists practising colour and light therapy are well aware of the problems caused by lack of exposure to natural light also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). They use the violet wave-length to purify, balance and stimulate the central nervous system, brain and immune systems and during winter recommend the use of full spectrum lighting that incorporates ultra-violet light. Reported in the Guardian July 2007
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