over any major chord progression you can use any major mode....Ionian, Lydian and Mixolydian as long as you maintain the same bass note as your root, in this case "C", so you have C Ionian, C Lydian or C Mixolydian. For any minor chord progression, use any minor mode.....C Dorian, C Phrygian, C Aeolian and C Locrian. Some work better than others, but at this point it's trial and error and whatever sounds best to you.

Here is another example....Mixolydian sounds really good over a Dominant 7th chord. Apply to the the 4-5 chord progression in the key of C you get F7, G7. Now play C Mixolydian over top. To really bring out the Mixolydian feel alter the upper extensions of the chord to refelct the 4 and 5 chords of the F major scale, which are Bb maj and Cmaj. So now you end up with C/Bb maj. and C maj. again play the C Mixolydian. Thats it. For now :)