Yogatic with Esther Ekhart - Welcome!

Hi everyone,

If wheel pose becomes steady and comfortable, and you know when you can stay in it for at least 10 breaths and walk the legs in a little and rock from hands to feet comfortably. Than it is time to experiment with the one leg version. Bring your knee to your chest and stretch that leg out :). Great feeling!

Enjoy,

Esther

Hey everyone,

Here the first breakdown of the extended side angle series. The bound side angle. Use a belt if you can’t reach to get a feel of the pose!

To read about the benefits of this pose click on utthita parsvakonasana .

To read how to get into the extended side angle pose step by step click extended side angle pose

Happy learning!

Esther

Hi Everyone,

Here the different variations of the extended side angle pose demonstrated.

extended side angle pose / utthita parsvakonasana

bound extended side angle pose / baddha utthita parsvakonasana

revolved side angle pose / parivrtta parsvakonasana

revolved bound side angle pose /  parivrtta baddha parsvakonasana

In this video I demonstrate doing them all in one sequence. Every thursday I will upload a video going through each one of them step by step.

Enjoy!

Esther

Hey everyone,

Here a nice strengthening sun salutation, great to do in the mornings after you warmed up in downward facing dog for a good few breaths. I learned this one during my retreat with Clive Sheridan. work on adding in that extra chaturanga coming back up from upward facing dog, strong arms will surely be the result :) Hope you enjoy it.

Other Sun Salutation Videos:

Hi Everyone,

Here another reminder of yoga poses you can do when you are on your cycle. If you don’t want to keep going with your normal yoga practice, but you do want to feel good and open up, do this gentle sequence and feel the difference!

The poses I demonstrate here are:

Thunderbolt pose / Vajrasana

Gomukhasana arms

Shashankasana

Cat cow stetch

Head to knee pose / Janu Sirsanana

Hey everyone,

Here a fantastic stretch you can do to  stretch your side body, and also your neck, even getting into your trapezius! Remember that in every yoga sequence you want to incorporate a side stretch, here is your option!

Esther

Part 2 of our series on Yoga for sciatic pain

Hey everyone,

Here a short introduction to chia seeds, a simple superfood with great benefits! I drink it after my yoga practice, before all meals, and it has absolutely improved my energy levels! Its full of protein, omega fatty acids (which is great if you don’t like fish oils!), iron, potassium, vit A and B, zinc, lots of anti oxidants. Basically well worth adding to your diet for you health. Look here what to do with it and how much to take!

Be healthy,

Esther

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Hi everyone,

I can’t believe I never did something about sciatica before!!! But here it is than..

Some advice and the first pose you can do to help you cope with sciatica. A very painful condition where the longest nerve of the body is somewhat inflamed. A very common condition that you can really do a lot for! Yoga will help it, but you need to know certain pre cautions and I will give different poses that will be very helpful to bring the body back to balance! If you know someone who suffers from it, send them the link, you can always help yourself with exercises..

The pose I show is a variation to locust pose to help strengthen the muscles in the lower back , while increasing the circulation in the hip area.

Enjoy the road to feeling better…

xxx Esther