May 3-24, 2026
10 am- 12:30 pm MST , via Zoom
This 4-week Root Chakra Circle is a trauma-informed somatic space for South Asians to explore how casteism and patriarchy as root oppressions in our cultures live in the body—and how we can begin to heal together to break generational cycles, reclaim our foundation, and move towards liberation for all.
Healing from the root while reclaiming our bodies, our minds, and our agency from Brahminical patriarchal conditioning
About the Circle
This is somatic healing of patterns and wounding held in the body, through reflection, and practice in community (which can be hard for us to feel safe in…something for us to work on together)
A trauma-informed, somatic, and culturally specific healing space for South Asians to:
• Explore how casteist, classist, colorist, patriarchal conditioning shows up in the body and impacts our lives and relationships.
• Begin to heal ancestral and intergenerational wounds
•Begin to reclaim what exists underneath conditioning.
What You Will Receive
• Circle work for reflection, dialogue, and collective witnessing
Trauma-informed yoga and some multi-cultural somatic practices to reconnect with your body and nervous system and to process through the body.
• Space to connect to roots with discernment and freedom to reshape and reimagine
• Consent-based space for embodied exploration of the diversity and specificity and also the shared aspects of our experiences as South Asians
Root chakra work addresses:
• safety and survival
• home, land, and belonging
• mother wounds and resilience, ancestral wounding and resilience
• the body’s relationship to stability, worth, nourishment, and rest
This Root Chakra Circle is the first in a potential series exploring chakra-based healing from South Asian systems of oppression.
Facilitator
Lakshmi Nair
I bring:
• 30+ years of yoga practice
• 20+ years of teaching experience
• 14 years of trauma-sensitive yoga
• 12 years leading BIPOC yoga immersions and teacher trainings
I am a single mother of two, committed to offering healing work that is both accessible and sustainable—for my community and for myself.
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Lakshmi is the founder of Satya Yoga Cooperative and the creator of one of the first BIPOC-centered yoga teacher trainings in the United States.
She came to yoga not as a lifestyle, but as a lifeline—rebuilding her relationship with her body, nervous system, and inner authority after leaving an abusive marriage.
As a South Asian woman, yoga is both her ancestral inheritance and a site of critical inquiry. Her work lives in the tension between devotion and discernment, lineage and liberation.
With over 20 years of practice and more than a decade of training teachers, Lakshmi is known for grounded, skillful space-holding rooted in humility, care, and relational integrity.
This training is a co-created learning field, offered in service of healing and community.
Format
4 weekly sessions | 2.5 hours each | 10 hours total
Each session includes:
• 30 minutes for check-in, check-out, information and resource sharing
• 1 hour facilitated circle (reflection, witnessing, dialogue)
• 1 hour trauma-informed somatic yoga practice
This is a confidential, consent-based space grounded in care, sovereignty, and cultural specificity.
“As a Pakistani Muslim woman, I've often felt like a cultural outsider to yoga, but Lakshmi's decolonized approach to teaching made me feel a sense of kinship with yoga as an indigenous healing system belonging to my ancestors. It also deepened my faith as a Muslim to understand universal truths and somatic practices from different vantage points. Lakshmi makes the link between self healing and collective liberation ironclad. As an activist for Palestinian liberation, this teaching has been significant for me in managing spiritual burnout while being a heart-led community builder.” -Anam R.
“In her containers and one-on-one work, Lakshmi is able to hold multitudes of experiences, phsyically, emotionally, and spiritually, and transform them to healing, safety, and warmth. Her charismatic Leo side also adds great humor in dark times. I also experienced safety in her trauma-informed offerings. She has been a guiding light in the darkness, and has offered hope, counsel, and rituals to facilitate the releasing of stored trauma and healing. I cannot recommend Lakshmi enough. -Juhee K.
“Lakshmi Nair is a loving healer and guide for those seeking support for their bodies, hearts, and souls. She brings deep empathy, non-judgmental support, and a high level of responsiveness to anyone she works with. Lakshmi has an exceptional gift to accompany those going through major challenges and crises in their lives.” -Neha M
Who is this Circle For?
• South Asians ready to explore the personal, familial, interpersonal, and systemic impacts of caste, patriarchy, and class
• Those seeking somatic, relational, and ancestral healing
• Participants ready to engage, reflect, and integrate in a safe, facilitated space
Those who want to break generational cycles and contribute to healing.
Tiered Pricing
$180–$400 sliding scale ($18–$40/hour)
$180 tier (limited spots): for those experiencing:
• Financial instability due to trauma
• Single parenthood
• Undocumented status
• Significant medical or mental health barriers to earning
• Reliance on tax refunds for basic needs
For those who identify as caste-oppressed, this is a space for anyone identifying as South Asian. Please feel free to reach out to me to see if feels aligned and safe and for a reparations rate.
Choose a rate that honors both your access and the sustainability of this work.
Spaces are limited to ensure intimacy and depth.