In a world that celebrates the next big thing in wellbeing — from biohacking tools to adaptogenic stacks — I found myself somewhere I never expected to be: burnt out, overwhelmed, and quite honestly, done. Despite having shelves lined with 675 different supplements and all the latest gadgets, I still didn’t feel well. I was chasing wellness with urgency, but I was nowhere near well.

That’s when colour found me. Or maybe, I found my way back to colour.

The Ancient Roots of Colour Therapy

Colour therapy — or chromotherapy — isn’t new. In fact, it’s ancient. The Egyptians were using coloured stones, crystals, and sunlight filtered through coloured glass to bring balance to the body and spirit. In Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, colour plays a central role in aligning the body’s energy systems. Even in early Greek medicine, colour was considered a powerful healing force.

These ancient cultures understood something we often forget in our modern age: we are deeply, intrinsically connected to the natural world. And the natural world is full of colour.

Wellbeing Fatigue Is Real

I hit a point where the wellness noise became too loud. The routines, the supplements, the pressure to “do more” for my health — it became unsustainable. It was like wellbeing had turned into another performance, and I was exhausted from trying to keep up.

In that stillness, I realised something profound: maybe we need to go backwards in order to move forward. Maybe wellbeing doesn’t need to be complicated. Maybe it’s already available to us — if we just learn how to see again.

The Colourful Shift

That’s when I began to really pay attention to colour. Not just as a design choice or a fashion statement, but as medicine — as a mindful, daily ritual.

I started inviting colour into my life intentionally:

• Wearing energising orange when I needed vitality.
• Surrounding myself with calming blues to find peace.
• Sitting with the sunrise or soaking in the golden light of early morning.
• Allowing a red poppy on a morning walk to stop me in my tracks with its wild beauty.

This practice didn’t cost anything. I didn’t have to download an app or buy a machine. And yet — the effects were profound.

A Simpler Way to Heal

The simple act of being present with colour brought me home to myself. Colour grounded me. It lifted my perspective. It soothed my nervous system and reminded me to breathe.

Because sometimes a blue sky, a juicy orange, or a wild red flower is all we really need to anchor ourselves back into the moment. And the moment — the now — is where true healing happens.

Colour Isn’t a Trend. It’s a Truth.

So if you’re tired of chasing wellness… if you’re craving simplicity… if your soul is whispering for something softer, quieter, and more natural — maybe colour is calling you too.

Because colour therapy isn’t about adding more to your plate. It’s about stripping things back to what really matters.

It’s about seeing — really seeing — again.

And when you do, you might just find everything you’ve been looking for has been right in front of you all along.