PENNI DU PLESSIS is an inspirational speaker and teacher and has an amazing understanding of colour and its benefits on the human psyche as well as the physical and emotional bodies. She runs regular workshops, does talks or mini workshops in the corporate world and trains therapists.
She is the founder of Antaneea Technique, a body work system incorporating colour, crystals, sound and symbols. She travels internationally to share her work, and has therapists in many different countries (see Therapist section for contact details).
She has been on many South African radio and television shows such as: 3 Talk, Spirit Sundae, Blou Druk, 702 and Radio 2000.
PENNI’S STORY:
 It was 1993, and I will never forget first standing in front of the display of coloured oils and feeling like I had come home. Then came the insightful and spot-on revelations that were shared with me through my choices of the coloured bottles, I will never forget those first 3 colours – the green, yellow and turquoise colours, because through them it was as if the therapist could see into the deepest parts of my soul. She tapped immediately into the areas I had been hiding so carefully for so long – the hidden hurts and disappointments. The way I had neglected and rejected myself after my divorce, believing that I was not good enough. Even the illnesses I kept repeating came up and she explained gently how they were caused by the unresolved emotions.
Most importantly, I was so excited to see what potential was waiting for me should I choose to work toward it.
So how do I get there was my anxious and dubious question? It is one thing to know all of this, but how can I shift and heal it?
‘Being truthful to yourself, is the first step’ was the response. The constant chest infections, ulcer and stomach problems are all caused by you suppressing your emotions in order to cope. The colour green links to the heart, lung, chest and breast area and problems here indicate that you have a lot of healing of the heart to do. You need to let go of the past hurts and begin to love yourself or this area will shut down even more, and the conditions will become more serious. You may need to look at your environment as well – what is happening at home or in your work space? She asked. If you are unhappy in either of these, then this also needs to be addressed.
Now onto the yellow – this colour indicates that your stress and fear levels are far too high. You lack confidence and have given up your power and the stomach and ulcer problems are a nudge from soul that you have to learn to have more fun again. Bring joy into your life. Build your confidence by doing courses, learning or reading and most importantly take back your power. So often we keep ourselves very busy just so that we don’t have time to look at the unfinished business – this is what causes the physical illness – it is your body’s way of forcing you to slow down.
Using the Magical coloured oils will help you do this she assured me. Simply rub them onto your body or use them in your bath and you will be amazed at how the issues become less important and when you look back a few weeks later, you will find that your life has begun to change for the better.
The turquoise oil indicated my future potential. It showed how I would use all of this knowledge to help heal and teach others, in a way that was unique and different, and would touch many people’s lives.
Now this all sounded almost too good to be true, but I had nothing to loose, so I gave it a try and you know – it really works. It was not an instant quick fix, but when I look back on my life, and all that I have achieved and healed, I know that I could not have done this much on my own. Within a couple of short weeks I was hooked, I began to find an inner peace I had never had and began using the oils on my children as well. My youngest was about 7 at that stage and was always an unhappy, tearful and very insecure child. The divorce had affected her deeply and I had tried everything.
I learned that using the pink oil in the morning and the blue at night would help her to find her own balance. The pink offering the loving compassion of the mother, and the blue the strength and support of the father – especially as he was absent. It was like a light switched on for her, and within a short time people were commenting that she was a different child. She was more confident, laughed more and was far more loving as well – even her health improved.
As you can imagine, I became hooked on colour and decided that I needed to learn all there was to know. I studied in the UK as a colour therapist and teacher, healing myself in the process and have used colour therapy constantly since then. I eventually developed my own system of analysis which brings in a soul perspective. I developed and make my own range of oils to support this called the ‘OILS OF TRANSFORMATION’, they are used twice a day on the body and bring in the gentle healing aspects of each colour. To compliment this came a range of ANGEL SPRAYS which boost your energy, while removing negativity and harmonising your environment. My favourites are: Angelic wings of Love which calms aggression and brings love into any situation (we all need this). The Earth Angel which boosts your energy and gets anything that is stuck moving again. The Blue flame of Protection is wonderful to clear the mind and help to focus in an office environment, while the Angel of Enlightenment supports children that are studying. It helps them organise, remember and calms the stress when writing the exams. I also use the Angel of Illumination constantly as it helps to energise and clear the many,many crystals I am surrounded with.
I believe that I am always divinely guided and have learnt to trust my instincts and be open to any new opportunities that come my way. Part of this natural progression through the rainbow was a yearning to use colour in a deeper way. I have been led to amazing teachers and guides and this unfolded into a system called The Antaneea Technique which I put together in 1997. It combines the bodies yearning for safe loving physical touch together with colour and sound.
Every living being, whether animal or human needs loving touch or it withers and dies - maybe not physically but definitely emotionally. During this therapy the back of the body is massaged with reverence and love using a combination of coloured oils. Doing this begins to align the physical, emotional and spirit bodies. The trained therapist is taught to read the body during the process, so that she can help you to uncover hidden or buried memories locked within the cells.
Why would you want to do this? You may ask. I believe that we have all chose certain lessons to master during our lifetime. Most often we are unconscious of them, but somehow we keep drawing experiences towards us that keep bringing up the same emotional response. For some it may be feelings of rejection, or betrayal, abuse issues or poverty etc….
As we access the hidden memories, the idea is not to get lost back in the trauma, but to identify what patterns of emotions hide behind the incidents. This way we acknowledge our own innate lessons. Being aware is the first step towards empowering ourselves, so that we can choose not to get caught in the same loop over and over again.
The client is completely and lovingly supported during this process. For some it is an emotional release for others an easy process, but for all it leaves them feeling more aware and lighter once they release the excess baggage they have been carrying for so long.
The use of sound during the treatment awakens the cells and leaves them vibrating with new life. This is a truly transformational treatment and often people’s lives take a completely new direction once they are aligned in this way.
I love what I do and am passionate about colour, and sharing my knowledge with others. I have structured a series of workshops and courses to open you up to this amazing kaleidoscope. The most important of which are:
• The Magic of Colour is the first step to my colour training. This 2 day workshop teaches you about the healing properties of colour and how to do colour readings. It lays the foundation to working with colour and gives you counselling tools to knowing yourself and your clients on a deeper level, offering tools to support, balance & heal.
Once you understand the products they can be incorporated into other healing modalities and support both the client and the therapist.
• The Mystery of Colour is the next level of the Magic of Colour workshop, and incorporates the amazing Ascended Master and Archangel vibrations of the Divine Transformation Oils. It also gives processes and techniques to use when working with these amazing vibrations.
• Antaneea Technique – Do this level of the training if you want to take your knowledge of colour a whole lot deeper and use it on the body in a unique ‘Soul massage’. This 4 day workshop guides and supports your self healing while giving you tools to use as a therapist on others.
Many thanks
Penni
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