Having a well balanced lifestyle and taking time to take care of oneself is a crucial part of running any successful venture (and not running yourself into the ground.)

In this FYI The House Party workshop, take a breath from the frenetic everyday reality of running a business with Chroma Yoga, an innovative new form of yoga that mixes light therapy, soundscapes and natural scents to leave you feeling all kinds of wonderful.

This fast paced and dynamic class is based on the energy giving properties of red light. Focusing on strength, flexibility and core, Red light will give you the power you need to challenge yourself whilst benefiting from increased circulation, a faster metabolism and improved mood and sleep.

About Red Light

Red light interacts with the body by penetrating the first 2mm of skin tissue, allowing it to be absorbed and increase energy generation on a cellular level.

This same mechanism is also responsible for many of the benefits of sunlight, which contains the red wavelengths as part of its spectrum. Sunlight however, comes bundled with harmful UV light, making red light extremely beneficial to our health. Some of these benefits are as follows:

• Increases alertness
• Promotes a healthy sleep cycle
• Soothes inflamed muscular tissue
• Reduces swelling and pain in joints
• Increases metabolism and accelerates weight loss
• Promotes youthful, healthy skin by balancing collagen production
• Corrects hormonal imbalances in both men and women

The reason red light is so good or the skin, brain and muscles, is thought to be due to the effects on mitochondrial energy production. Mitochondria are small structures inside our cells which are the powerhouses of the human body. They take fat, sugar and protein from our food, combining it with oxygen to convert it into energy.

Red light is absorbed by a protein in the mitochondria called Cytochrome C Oxidase and is intricately involved in the final stages of respiration - producing energy, carbon dioxide and water.

Properly functioning mitochondria are essential for all functions of life and it is thought that red light removes an inhibitory/stress molecule called nitric oxide, therefore restoring the normal function of processing oxygen and converting it into energy. From this perspective, red light has an unique anti-stress effect and indirectly normalises energy production which enables our body to perform all of it's normal functions optimally; from quicker cellular repair/healing to normalised collagen production.

About ChromaYoga

ChromaYoga™ is a revolutionary new approach to practising yoga founded by Nina Ryner. Combining light therapy, soundscapes and bespoke natural scents with purposefully designed sequences.

Each aspect of ChromaYoga has been used to develop an experience dedicated to the improvement of wellbeing. Our role as an organisation is very much grounded in developing ancient techniques for the modern age and using these ideas to further our understanding of how we can take control of our own emotional and physical wellbeing.

However, we also embrace the culture in which we live in and believe that the key to fulfilment in modern life is balance. We seek to address that balance through our combination of immersive practises, making ChromaYoga a truly unique and rewarding experience.

ChromaYoga is set to introduce a whole new spectrum of benefits to your individual yoga practise.

About the Teacher

Clara Baker has been teaching yoga for 15 years and is trained in a wide variety of popular yoga practises. Her style is very much grounded in the importance of correct alignment. Clara's practise is strong, breath focused and suitable for beginners to intermediates.

Clara is a certified Acupuncturist and uses the concept of meridian (energy) lines within her 'Pink' ChromaYoga classes as well as conducting group acupuncture sessions. She also has a vast knowledge in body cleansing/detoxing and can offer a wide variety of bespoke Wellness Programmes.

About The Bridge Co.

The Bridge Co. provides 360 business solutions and creatively commercial strategies to fashion and lifestyle brands. From business consultancy and sales, to show production and finance, we've worked with brands such as Teatum Jones, CMMN SWDN, Roberta Einer and Haizhen Wang on all aspects of running their businesses.

About FYI

Alongside the B2B work we do with brands, we run event series FYI to educate, debate and foster new connections within the creative industries. Bringing together key industry speakers, FYI aka 'for your information' seemed a fitting title; we seek to inform without patronising and aim to underline the importance of often overlooked areas of creative business, all while having a good time.

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