Hygeia Charity

Historical Background

An organisation which has the purpose to find new ways to improve the well-being of mankind, has the right to use such help which is available on all levels of our modern society. The Hygeia Studios Colour-Light-Art Research Ltd, was founded in 1957 with this idea in mind. After thirteen years of research and trials with plants and the psychological reaction of volunteers, Theo Gimbel and Dr Irene Gibbs decided to approach the Charity Commission in England to accept this work as a registered charity. In 1970 they were successful and a limited amount of donations made further research possible.

With the help of Sir John and Lady Langman, via Andrew Wilson, they were able to purchase the centre in the Cotswolds. They founded the

Hygeia College of Colour Therapy in 1971, where they trained students until the early 2000s.

The philosophies and earlier research work of Sir Isaac Newton, J.V.J. Von Goethe and Rudolf Steiner, gave them a wonderful philosophy on which they built the scientific research. With the staunch support of Dame Isobel Cripps, Theo Gimbel developed the now well-known method of Hygeia Colour Therapy.

To date, they have trained some 350 students and have co-operated with and are supported by, the ICM. In 1984, Theo Gimbel founded the International Association of Colour Therapy (IACT), now the International Association of Colour, of which he was president for many years. Theo Gimbel passed away on the 21st June, 2004,

following illness.

The Hygeia Method of Colour Therapy is, in its own right, a method which follows a scientific and spiritual path acceptable to all who wish to train as colour practitioners. The underlying ethos makes no distinctions between religions and the College accepts all sincere people who wish to take up this international, professional training.