Yoga in colour | Actually not another fad
When I first heard about Chroma Yoga, I have to say I was sceptical. This felt like another hipster fad to hit the high streets of Shoreditch. But when my Yoga teacher whom I respect told me that I should come along and try it I felt it was something to at least try. She
So along I went on a Saturday morning to a yellow yoga class. I arrived at the studio in Shoreditch, which is the hipster part of London. I tried to leave my ego at the door and go in with an open mind, but we all know that is not an easy thing to do. I packed my belongings in a side room, then sat down on my matt and just looked around and listened to the atmospheric music. You can’t help but just feel immediately relaxed, as all your senses are being hijacked by an ambience sound and warmth of yellow colour that emulates the feeling you get with sunrise.
Yellow Yoga
After an hour of yellow yoga, I was left feeling a little bemused and trippy. I wasn’t sure if I enjoyed it or not, but I knew that I had to simply try the other colours. Instead of paying for one class I opted for the 7 day pass for £35. I know £35 seems a lot for this kind of deal, but get your money worth and come to a class everyday to try every colour under the Chroma sun.
Pink Yoga
- This is a 90 minute class and is a Yin Yoga.
- Yin yoga is the class to choose if you want to calm the mind and stretch the body.
- Pink is a colour that effects us emotionally. Being a warm red tone, it is a colour associated with love, affection and nurturing, like being in the Mother’s womb
Red Yoga
- This class is more dynamic and leaves you feeling a little sweaty and invigorated.
- Trying to balance in red is really quite a hard thing to do, as you will notice that red light leaves little chance for any other colour to break through, so it is hard to gaze on one object to focus your balance.
- When leaving the red room, everything seems purple, and I had to actually ask the studio manager if she had changed the lights whilst we were in the class. (She hadn’t)
Blue Yoga
- Blue is much more refreshing like spearmint, this class is dynamic but focuses more on breathing.
- Blue light is connected with our sleep cycles and can help with boosting productivity and alleviating mood swings.
- This is a great class to take in the morning or at lunchtime, as you leave feeling like you have woken up, had a shower and brushed your teeth.
- I actually did have my best night’s sleep in years after this class. But it was my 5th Chroma Class so it could be a combination of all of them.
Orange Yoga
- Orange is a workshop style class, focusing on one area of an Asana and ensuring that you do it without hurting yourself
- We focused on our hips in this class, which have always been my weakest so it was good for me. My left hip simply can’t lay flat on the floor.
- Orange I think is the least invasive of colours, which is probably why it is best for a workshop.
- Out of all the colours this was my least favourite for the experience of Chroma, but the teacher was great and having an hour class working on my hips was great for me.
So in conclusion, I would say that you most definitely should give Chroma Yoga a try. If there was one class you should try then for me it would have to be the Pink Yin Yoga class. But then my teacher loves the Red class the most, so it’s probably for best for you to go and give every colour a try yourself.
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