SAMPLE SYLLABUS: Unlocking Your Story: The Power of Color in Self-Discovery

Have you ever wondered how the colors you’re drawn to reflect the deeper parts of who you are? What if color could help you understand your emotions, unlock hidden memories, and discover new insights into your relationships and life story?

I’m excited to invite you to a workshop series: Unlocking Your Story: The Power of Color in Self-Discovery. This course is designed to help you explore and understand the deep connection between color and your personal journey. Together, we’ll use color as a tool for self-reflection, emotional understanding, and creative expression. 

Part 1: SELF (4 Sessions)


In this part of the course, we’ll explore your personal relationship with color. Through exercises, journaling, and group discussions, you’ll uncover how color reflects and informs your self-identity.

  1. What Color Am I?
    – Explore how you identify with colors and what they reveal about you.

  2. Wheel of Life
    – Dive into what is most important to you and how different aspects of your life are colored by your values and priorities.

  3. Emotional Colors
    – Understand the emotional palette that you live with and how each emotion has its own color.

  4. My Parts
    – Identify the various parts of your internal self and explore how color represents these different aspects of your psyche.

Part 2: COLOR HISTORY (4 Sessions)


The second part of the course is about exploring your personal and familial history through the lens of color. You’ll learn to connect significant life events and family dynamics with specific colors, helping you understand how these influences shape your identity.

  1. Color Memoir
    – Reflect on the memories and experiences that certain colors trigger, and learn how to use these associations for self-discovery.

  2. Color Album
    – Take a deeper look at your life events and journal through them, using color as a way to better understand their emotional and psychological impact.

  3. Family Colors
    – Explore the colors that represent your family members and how these hues reflect your relationships with them.

  4. Color Index
    – Learn word associations to better understand how specific colors link to different experiences or emotions in your life.

Part 3: COLOR ARCHIVING (4 Sessions)


Part 3 is the culmination of all your work in the program. This is where you will reflect on your emotional journey and synthesize everything you’ve uncovered. It’s a key moment of deep insight and connection, designed to bring all the pieces together.

  1. Life Graphing
    – Create a color representation of highs and lows of your story and your connection to them.

  2. Relational Impact Graph
    – Develop a color and visual representation of impactful relationship in your life. 

  3. Color Charting
    – Develop a personal color chart to track your emotional journey throughout the course and beyond.

  4. Journaling and Reflecting
    – Combine your color insights with reflective journaling to deepen your connection to your emotional and psychological landscapes.