Chakra Balancing Yoga

After reading some reviews concerning negative response to her "laughing" during part of the session, I almost didn't buy the video because I didn't want to be thrown off by ill-timed laughter during what should be a healing session. I'm very glad I purchased this video anyway. The yoga is relaxing and the words are healing, as are the chants. All of them.Where she laughs, it really isn't "laughing" as we normally consider it to be. It's during one of the chants, as part of the chant and explained during it that laughter is to lighten our spirit, and we need it. Of course we do, and I felt very uplifted by it. If you're doing a chakra balancing DVD, you're trying to bring balance into your life and body for a reason, and laughter should be part of your healing/clearing of negative emotions, remorse, grief, whatever it is. I found this to be a most appropriate way to express that.Some of the poses are not for beginners and even though I've done some yoga before, will probably never be something that I can do. So, do a lesser version of what she's doing and go with it. For instance, when she does wheel I stay in bridge. When she does the head stand I go into the initial part with my head on the floor with my arms in the manner she has hers, but I do not take my legs off the floor. You can ALWAYS alter the movement to fit your abilities.

as a yoga teacher for 15 years i do plenty of reviews of dvdi have known the jivamukti style and is very much in its integrity of real spiritual yoga for the now generation, sharon takes you through the chakras in poses that coordinate with the chakra then places the meaning, the sound and chant along with that chakra, also i enjoyed alot the fact that she guides you through the mental physical and emotional state of what each chakra represents and therefore allows healing and opening to take place. not a diffucult dvd to do and does not have that many postures to do and is slow going gives you time to sink into the pose and does not instruct you on placements of the pose, so you should know some yoga before doing this so you know where your hands, feet and mind belong. i really liked this alot and will use this for my own personal healing and growth. i also like the other additional sequences you can add into your practice. get it for sure!

There are so many facets of the body that we don't understand, and the seven points (Chakra's) are from ancient times,Yoga exercise is not easy. Having practiced this for 30 years, I can truly say, if practiced regularly, in the quiet privacy of yourhome, your body, mind and spirit will be forever young.....Before starting Yoga, you will want to face east every day for two weeksclose your eyes and starting with your feet ( moving from left to right) and tighten and hold the muscles. work your way up theentire head, etc.(left knee, right knee) left hip, right hip) left ribs right ribs and holding each muscle as you add to the total bodymuscles are taunt. Then slowly work from top down to releasing each muscle until you have relaxed the entire body...shakeeach foot as you think,,(thank you) to the body. start with 5 and work up to 10 over two weeks...start slowly, don't push thebody,,,,the poses you know you will never do,,,you will over time....even standing on your head...a good workout for healthy body mind and spirit. Be happy, Sally

I bought back Bending DVD from Sharon Gannon and David Life and was very happy! In fact I have been practice that DVD for the past 2 month every day! It is really a pearl in the earth ocean! I admire a lot their work and proposition of life! I am great fan!The Chakra Balancing Dvd it is also an amazing proposition for work of the Chakras. It is really a deep study combining the studies of the postures of Yoga with the chakras and bija mantras! Very serious work.Why I gave 3 stars only? because almost in the end of the the work in which Sharon is proposing here, she starts to laugh. She explain after her long laugh that she find funny that we might think that we are not sacred people. That is fine. However, this is her on thing. I did not find very professional she do that because she is proposing for beginners and maybe advancers practitioners to enter inside themselves and heal some wounds. She is proposing for us to connect to our highest been, to free ourself. That is wonderful. I thing it is fine she laughs whenever she wants, who am I to judge it?When she propose such a fine study, I aspect she conduct the work until the end with responsibility and integrity.In the end of the day when we present any kind of classes as a teacher for the world it is entire for the others, to help others and not for ourself.By laughing in the middle of the work, Sharon cuts the concentration and the connection that I was doing with her thorough her DVD. Pity. If it was not that, I would give 5 starts +++

I have tried many different yoga DVD's for the chakras, but none of them come close to this beautiful practice. I already have the "Transform Yourself with Jivamukti Yoga" DVD put out by Sharon and David - and I love it, but this yoga practice is a wonderful way to release karma and clear the chakras. I have only done this practice 3 to 4 times, but I already feel my energy clearing. I plan on using this several times a week alternating between this session and the Jivamukti Yoga session. I highly recommend this for anyone who is interested in clearing away old emotional debris or unhealthy​ patterns. Sharon's voice is very soothing and uplifting and I enjoyed chanting the mantras of the chakras.

No instruction given and it moves at a fast pace. Might be great for some but I think the description should make it more clear what it is. I don't see how anyone can really follow along with the poses - it moves fast and doesn't describe what to do. And if not an instructional video then it should describe why to do it - so it could be educational on the subject.