Do I need experience to join a chakra workshop?

Not at all. Most people who join have never studied the chakras or meditated regularly. Each session explains the lotus, its petals and its symbolism from the beginning, and every practice is simple enough to follow on your first try. You only need a notebook, comfortable clothes and some curiosity. You are always free to sit out any exercise and simply listen.

Is a chakra workshop a form of medical or psychological care?

No. The chakras are a spiritual and cultural tradition, and the workshop is a reflective practice for routine, space and wellbeing. It does not replace care from a doctor or a qualified mental health professional, and it makes no promises about health, relationships or money. If something personal comes up for you, I will always encourage you to seek qualified support.

Chakra Workshop: Each Session, Petal by Petal

In my chakra workshop, each session focuses on one of the seven chakras and the petals traditionally drawn for it, from the four petals of the root to the thousand of the crown. We arrive, explore the symbolism, try a simple breath or posture practice, journal, and close with a quiet reflection to repeat at home.

I work with people in person in Al Barsha, Dubai, and online with groups across Abu Dhabi, the wider GCC and Singapore, so the format is built to feel the same whether you are sitting in the room with me or joining from your own living room.

Why a Chakra Workshop Moves Petal by Petal

People often come to me having read about the chakras in a hurry: seven colours, seven words, a quick chart. The tradition is richer than that. Each chakra is pictured as a lotus with a set number of petals, and those numbers are not decoration. They give you a way to slow down and notice detail.

Moving petal by petal means we do not rush from the base of the spine to the crown in one evening. We stay with one centre, explore what the tradition associates with it, and ask what that might mean in an ordinary week of work, family and the daily commute.

The aim is reflection, not a fixed result. I offer the chakras as a contemplative map that many cultures have found useful, and I invite you to take what speaks to you.

How Every Session Is Shaped

Whichever chakra we are exploring, the rhythm of a session stays familiar. That predictability is part of the practice: when you know what comes next, it becomes easier to settle.

Arriving. A few minutes of sitting, noticing the breath and putting the day down.
The lotus. We look at the chakra's traditional image, its petal count, colour, element and seed sound.
A simple practice. A breath pattern, gentle posture, chant or visualisation suited to that centre.
Writing. Guided journal prompts that connect the symbolism to your own life.
Sharing, if you wish. Nobody is ever asked to speak; listening is equally welcome.
Closing. A short practice you can take home and repeat in five quiet minutes.

Root, Sacral and Solar Plexus: The First Three Lotuses

Root (Muladhara), four petals. We start at the base. The four petals are a lovely entry point because the number is small enough to hold in mind. In this session we talk about steadiness, routine and the feeling of having your feet on the ground. Many participants find it helpful simply to notice how they sit, stand and walk.

Sacral (Svadhisthana), six petals. The sacral lotus is linked with water, flow and creativity. We often use slow, rhythmic movement and a writing exercise about what you enjoy making, cooking, painting or building. It tends to be a lighter, more playful evening.

Solar plexus (Manipura), ten petals. Ten petals, associated with fire, bring us to themes of will, choice and personal direction. Here we reflect on the small decisions that shape a day and how it feels to act from intention rather than habit. A warming breath practice usually anchors this session.

Heart and Throat: Twelve and Sixteen Petals

Heart (Anahata), twelve petals. The heart lotus sits at the centre of the seven, and it is a session I hold dear. We explore compassion, connection and gratitude, often with a simple practice of bringing someone to mind and wishing them well. The twelve petals give us a structure for a gentle gratitude list: twelve small things noticed in the past week.

Throat (Vishuddha), sixteen petals. With sixteen petals, the throat lotus is traditionally connected with sound and expression. This is where we chant, hum, and sometimes read aloud. We also write about the conversations we keep postponing and what honest, kind speech might look like. Many people say this session surprises them.

Bring water; humming and chanting can be thirsty work.
If you feel shy about sound, you can simply listen and breathe.
The journal prompts for the throat often continue well after the session ends.

Third Eye and Crown: From Two Petals to a Thousand

Third eye (Ajna), two petals. After sixteen petals, the sudden drop to two always makes people pause. The tradition pictures this lotus with just two, and I like to read that as an invitation to simplicity and clear seeing. We practise a short candle-gazing or eyes-closed focus exercise and reflect on intuition and attention.

Crown (Sahasrara), a thousand petals. The crown is described as a thousand-petalled lotus, a number meant to suggest the countless rather than to be counted. This final session is the quietest. We sit longer, speak less, and gather the threads of the whole series. Many participants look back through their journals and notice patterns they had not seen before.

What You Need to Bring, and What You Do Not

You do not need any experience of yoga, meditation or the chakra tradition. You also do not need to share any belief system. People from many faiths and none come to these sessions, and that variety makes the conversations better.

A notebook and pen you like writing with.
Comfortable clothes you can sit and move in.
A cushion or shawl if you are joining online.
An open, curious attitude; that is genuinely enough.

What you can leave behind is the pressure to "get it right". There is no correct experience of a petal. If your mind wanders, you notice and come back. That noticing is the practice.

I also want to be clear about what this is not. The chakras are a spiritual and cultural tradition, and our work together is reflective. It is not a substitute for medical or psychological care, and I never make promises about wellbeing outcomes, relationships or money. If something personal comes up, I will always encourage you to speak with a qualified professional.

Carrying the Practice Home

The real value of a chakra workshop shows up between sessions. Each closing practice is designed to be short enough to fit into a busy Dubai morning or a quiet moment before bed.

A few ways participants keep it going:

Choosing one chakra a week and repeating its breath or chant daily.
Drawing the lotus with its petal count as a simple, focusing ritual.
Re-reading the journal prompts on a weekend and adding a line or two.
Reading more about the symbolism behind each petal, which deepens every session.

Over time, the seven lotuses become a kind of vocabulary. You might notice that a week feels "very root" and needs more routine, or "very throat" because there is something you want to say. That language can be a gentle, practical companion.

If you are in Al Barsha or anywhere in Dubai, you are welcome to join me in person; across the rest of the region, we can practise together online.

Much of what I share in each session comes from my writing on the seven lotuses, and if you would like to prepare before you join, or go deeper afterwards, I warmly invite you to explore my books on the seven chakras and the meaning of their petals, which this workshop draws on page by page.

Chakra Workshop: What Happens in Each Session, Petal by Petal