Life by Design

Why I Designed My School Through the Chakras

I didn’t design my school around poses.

I designed it around life.

The chakra system is one of the most brilliant maps we have—not just for yoga, but for being human. It mirrors how we actually grow, heal, mature, and become whole.

We don’t awaken from the top down.

We build from the ground up.

The chakras offer a sequential guide for living:

We begin with Root — safety, grounding, structure, survival.

Without this, nothing else holds.

We move to Sacral — feeling, pleasure, creativity, intimacy.

Without safety, we cannot feel. Without feeling, life dries up.

Then Solar Plexus — self-worth, boundaries, personal power.

This is where identity forms and responsibility is claimed.

Next, Heart — love, compassion, grief, forgiveness.

Not bypassed love, but love forged through lived experience.

Then Throat — truth, expression, integrity, voice.

You cannot speak clearly until you know who you are and what you value.

Then Third Eye — discernment, intuition, perception.

Not fantasy, but clear seeing.

Finally, Crown — meaning, surrender, connection to the greater whole.

Not escape from life, but reverence for it.

This is not abstract spirituality.

It is developmental wisdom.

When people try to “ascend” without tending to their foundations, life fragments. Anxiety rises. Relationships strain. Purpose feels elusive. The chakra system prevents spiritual bypass by insisting on embodiment first.

My school follows this arc because it mirrors how healing actually unfolds:

➡️ stabilize

➡️ feel

➡️ strengthen

➡️ open

➡️ speak

➡️ see

➡️ surrender

Each month builds on the last, just like life does.

Each layer supports the next.

This is why it works—not because it’s trendy, but because it’s true.

The chakras don’t rush you.

They don’t skip steps.

They don’t ask you to be enlightened before you’re rooted.

They simply guide you home—

into a life that is grounded, honest, expressive, intuitive, and meaningful.

This is not just yoga training.

It’s a blueprint for living well.