Colour therapy

"All my life I've been a pioneer. Wherever I go, I'm the first to do things, especially in the cosmetics field. It's not enough to use creams and masques. You need to do more to achieve results. Natural things and techniques achieve results," says Octavia Huneke-Aziz. Huneke-Aziz is pioneering the work of colour therapy in Abu Dhabi.

Colour therapy is based on ancient healing principles which use light and colour to treat the mind and body.

For thousands of years people have understood the interaction between feelings and colours. We say we are "feeling blue" or "green with envy". Magazines advise on the best colours that will affect rooms and invigorate people's living, like blue is for calm and red helps energise oneself.
Huneke-Aziz explains, "Colours are associated with the body. Every colour has its own wavelength which is connected to parts of the body.

"The choice of colour by a person depends on their problem or need. Often, I get people to choose their own colour. The choice and its use often surprises them. For example, turquoise is for breathing problems, asthma and bronchitis. They often say, 'It's so true. How did you guess?' My reply is that it was their choice of colour that tipped me off. One's inner self tells you what it needs. There are 21 colours used in all for healing and they can be grouped into colours of the rainbow, spirit, body and soul."

There are different ways to treat people. One way is with colour oils, which are massaged in. Although called 'colour' they are not coloured. The colour is a particular wavelength and frequency of light which the oil has absorbed. Huneke-Aziz adds, "The oils have the frequency of a colour. They are tested on blind people who 'feel' the colour. A research using a blind masseur showed that the person could tell after a few minutes the colour used."

Like treating people with SAD (Seasonal Affected Disorder) or jaundiced newborns with light, people can have colour therapy given by a special lamp. Huneke-Aziz uses both oils and lamp. She says "I keep the lamp but oils are good because people can take them home if they want to continue with the treatment."

Huneke-Aziz is a qualified Higher Praktica from her native Germany. She has learnt homeopathy, neural therapy, acupuncture and other methods of natural healing before specialising in colour therapy. She concentrated on this method, aromatherapy, massage and lifting anti-ageing treatments.

She believes in a holistic approach when treating people, a phenomenon that is gaining momentum in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

She recently teamed up with Karin Heine-Halvorsen, another German lady, a consultant who treats skin disorders. Huneke-Aziz has put her beliefs in practise by setting up her own salon to help people.