Chakra series: 1. Root / Muladhara Chakra

Hi Nikola, good to hear you enjoyed the class so much. The breath top down helps to balance the prana, upward rising energy with the apana, downward rising energy. You keep connected with the energy of prana (usually the energy activated on the inbreath) during the outbreat, because of the upward movement as you exhale, and vice versa. This way you don't go into the extremes of the 2 energies so much but you keep some of both all the time. Hope that makes sense..

Thanks everyone, So lovely to hear all your comments and feedback! Much love, Esther

What a wonderful class!! I feel like this series is going to be a christmas gift!! Thank you Esther..

Feel good, great class and really good way to remember the Chakra's. Thank you. Needed this after the family Christmas day.

Wonderful class, I feel very settled now ;-) Thank you!

Beautiful and touching, thank you Esther xx

I really enjoyed this class... and I didn't think that you talk too much :) I think that all of us who are practising with you enjoy yours words of wisdom :) I know that I love when you say something that clicks in me like a switch, and it's like ''yeah, she is so right..'' and than that thought resonate in me the whole day. I really thank you for that.

Thank you for this nice practice Esther. I really enjoyed exploring the postures in a deeper way. Feeling rooted! Love all of the videos on your site!

Thank you :)

I have just started reading the yoga sutras and could really relate to your discussions back to them during this class. I'm loving this new understanding of the true 'why' of yoga. Also, was given a charka bracelet and necklace from two different people for my birthday which was the inspiration for starting this program. Thank you xx

That was amazing. Ever since I have been practicing your videos, I have felt more balanced and grounded than I have in my life. Thank you for bringing your wonderful instruction to an online audience in a comprehensive way that people can understand.

Thank you so much! Terrific class!

I did this class in the evening and now I'm ready for bed!! I love the foot massage!

Oh Esther!!! I think I return to this class every once a year or so? And every time its such a gift in a different way. Now it felt so luxurious, like a piece of art... beautiful guidance to groundedness. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and guiding these beautiful (yoga)journeys on this platform. Making the world a better place! NAMASTE <3

Such a beautiful class. Remains one of my favorites. Bridge pose felt so &quot;new&quot; to me this time and I love the connection you make between letting go and allowing. A small window of insight opens each time I practice with you Esther. Thank you! &lt;3

Aaaah wonderful! Thank you so much!

Thank you very much for sharing your gift with the world. Wise, peaceful and compassionate.

A meditative, beautiful class. I loved it. Thank you!

Thanks Esther for the nice practice and waiting for Class 2 Sumathi Balakrishnan

A wonderful new year's day treat. Thank you.

this was great! thank you. I'm looking forward to the next class for the next chakra!!!

&quot;It is safe to exist&quot;..... Dear Esther, It is Autumn and I was drawn back to the &quot;Chakra Series&quot; program. Thank you. All my love, Christine

a really wonderful practice ... thank you so much ...

Fantastic yin class focusing on a foundation in everything. It's so useful for all aspects of life. Thank you so much for the continued quality! Namaste :)

Thank you so much for this class! I enjoyed learning about the first Chakra! Namaste!!

I was looking forward to this class ever since you mentioned you were doing a chakra series and it was fantastic! Really relaxing and my mind went completely silent at the end, which is a rare thing. Thanks for this pre-christmas present, Esther, I'm looking forward to the second class :-)

Thank you Esther I am reading a book on chakras and this practise is really helping my efforts to rebalance. It is also helping me to understand emotional distress I have encountered recently. It is all starting to make sense and I am enjoying the journey! A beautiful way to start 2014 :) Namaste

I'd never been so aware of how the earth supports me and give me strength. Thank you Esther, I love your teachings.

Thank you for this beautiful class, Esther.

Very nice. I particularly enjoy classes where you come into poses slowly and mindfully and hold them for a few breaths. The class does not include triangle and pyramid as stated in the description, which is too bad as triangle would have fit in nicely!

Oh, I remember you saying you were going to do a chakra series and I'm so excited that it's here! This was a lovely class, perfect for just before bed.

A great class. It was the first time I came across a suggestion to imagine my feet grounding beneath the surface - it automatically adjusted the position of my entire leg from foot to bottom and I felt a lot more supported. I am very happy for this discovery! It also naturally helped me to distribute the weight on my feet evenly. Thank you :).

Yes, that absolutely makes sense. Very inspiring. Thanks Esther!

Thank you Esther, I really enjoyed this class and am looking forward to doing the rest of the Chakra series! After the practice I could really feel my feet being warmer and I was more aware of the ground. And I particularly enjoyed what you said about problems in life often being about safety issues. I could relate to that very much. I am curious though about the &quot;top down&quot; breath from the chest to the pelvic floor. This is completely new to me; in the yoga studio I go to we often do pranayama but it's always bottom-up (breathin in the air from the pelvic floor and extending the full breath upwards until it is under the collarbones). Could you maybe elaborate on why you chose this? Thanks! Love Nikola

Thank you for a beautiful class Esther.

This class is so insightful-I come back and learn something new every time🥰Thank-you Esther for your many words of wisdom💕

Came back to this class and am so filled with peace, imsight, and awe. Thank you for this beautiful soothing soul work and for sharing your sage wisdom about life. Youcontinue to be an angel tothe world❤️.

Decided to do the chakra program for a second time. This is a truly beautiful class for the heart, soul, mind, and body. I look forward to bringing this grounded ness and peace to the hard situations in daily life. Thank you for sharing this so Important concept Of safety - so often taken for granted.

What a lovely class - Have been travelling and feeling unsafe - your words were helpful for future travels. Really found the breathing from top down and then exhaling down up very helpful - allowed almost immediate peace. Thank-you once again for a beautiful class and your same words! Nameste Laurie

this is my favorite class right now, I cannot believe the difference I feel after this class, I glide when I walk, walking becomes a joy. I have not felt so light on my feet since I was a child and and I am almost 60 years young. is amazing what a difference being grounded, and practicing this class makes. highly recommend this one.

What a beautiful class, thank you so much Esther, this is one I will be doing for a while, it is so full of pearls of wisdom, and I feel so much more grounded in beautiful way after doing the class, was so helpful to build the position from the ground up, made a huge difference for me, and also the guidance of focus on experiencing the position rather than focusing on form.

I can't thank you enough. Thank you for being a teacher I can trust.

WOW :). This is my second time thorough this program after a bit of an absence from my daily practice. I thought that this program was just what I needed to get my balance back as I recommit - and it didn't fail! This was amazingly grounding. I feel like a new person. I feel like I've come home! To paraphrase "don't practice from memory, practice in the present." Thank-you Ester. Looking forward to the next practice in this series.

Beautiful Ester! As I began this class I was bothered by something that happened earlier. I listened closely to your words during this class, and kept myself present, and by the end of class I felt grounded, and calm. Just what I needed. Thank you.

Thank you Esther for this centring and grounding session and your words of wisdom. When truth is spoken the heart opens and receives :-))) Namaste

Thank you so so much; You are so talented and smart, delivering buddhism to mind while relaxing the body, i always feel your words and thank you thank you thank you :-)

Grounding. Thank you.

This is great, I am learning the sankskrit and doing the chakra balancing theory now and I decided to follow this program to go along with it. Thank you!

Just lovely, thank you. A gentle reminder to hold space, very settling.

In the afterglow here of this wonderful safe class. Loved it. Thank you so much. Deepest namaste to you and your beautiful staff.

I have just returned from travels and am heading into a busy time at work -- this class was just what I needed to stay grounded, although I think the wisdom you shared in this class applies to any other time in life. Thank you so much. I look forward to exploring the other classes in the chakra series.

Great sequence!

I really appreciated the beautiful poses and insights presented in this class. It was a soothing way to spend an hour.

Thanks you Esther I always wanted to start this programme and just got to it now following advise from a friend to work on my root chakra. So I am hopeful that this will work for me. Will come back to it. Namaste

Thank you Esther that was beautiful and just what I needed. I am going through the menopause and having a difficult time at the moment with feeling sad (something I've never experienced before). You have a very special way with words and I will try to use the lessons that I have learned in this practice in my daily journey. I particularly loved the way you brought our focus back to the ground and everything that was touching the ground. Thank you and namaste Fiona

Thank you Esther. I really enjoyed that. It felt like my favourite sort of class and I found your talking very informative and helpful too. I am definitely going to think about safety and observation from now on in my life. We all push ourselves so hard to be perfect and in my work I am often way outside my comfort zone which makes me very anxious. Your class today will help me with that I'm sure. Thank you and namaste

Fantastic !

such a great class! Have a nice day Ether!

Thank you so much, Esther. A perfect way to begin my week. Namaste. Xx

I loved this class. It was slow and strong and calm and empowering. Thank you again.

Thank you Esther for this wonderful grounding very good and relaxing and informative I will use it again

It was a beautiful grounding class, thank you. I have two questions; when we sat squated, it really hurt the top of my feet and ancle, is this normal? Also the different way of breathing, it felt really nice, what was the reason for this? Really enjoyed the class :), Namaste Susanna

This is a beautiful, grounding class. Thank you. I am excited for class 2. Namaste.

Thank you beloved Esther! Deeply appreciate you classes that deepen my presence everytime.

Thank you from the core of my being.

i felt great for the rest of the day after this practise, floated around happy yet grounded. Beautiful, thank you.