Salt in general has been considered by yogis one of the most important cleansing tools. Salt plays an irreplacable role in hatha yoga cleansing practices called kriyas. Salt has been known for its cleansing and antibacterial effects  in many kriya techniqes addressing digestive and respiratory system.

 

Salt yoga room is therefore a perfect way how to practice your asanas while cleaning your lungs and sinuses. In a salt room, you don´t have to worried about a polluted air coming to your nostrils from the outside. And, it just feels nice to be in it. Not everybody reaches an enlightment while practicing asana, but we can breathe healthy air while we are striving to do so!

Aside from releasing negative ions into the air, the Himalayan Salt contains a spectrum of warm colors, each of which has its own influence on the body and mind:

Orange--facilitates a feeling of security and is helpful to our nervous system and our mind and activates the kidneys and bladder

Yellow--encourages intellectual comprehension and stimulates the pancreas, liver and gallbladder

Red--strengthens vitality and activates the heart and circulation

Pink--supports the sense of partnership and love and opens the emotional body

Brown--helps to find one's own balance and supports earthiness

White--has a cleansing and detoxifying effect and represents the healing aspect