Hi Everyone,

And here is more on the back! Really you cannot do enough for backs I think and having a few different video’s to choose from is great, you can alternate them and you’ll than find out what works for you!

The poses I demonstarte here are:

• variation of down dog against the wall
• downward facing dog pose / adho mukha svanasana
• cobra pose / bhujangasana
• variation of reclining big toe pose / supta padangusthasana

Have a go at it.  Bringing these poses now and than into your normal practice is also good to maintain a healthy back!

Hi everyone,

Part 3 of yoga for beginners! The final part of the Yoga for Beginners series focusses more on poses that require a bit more strength, in your arms and core! We are getting into a baby backbend (cobra) and a twist. Hope you’ll enjoy it!

As you know I haven’t been feeling great the past week so I haven’t got a new video for this week so here is an older one which fell through the cracks and wasn’t put up previously here. This completes the Yoga for Beginners series.

In this video the poses I explain are:

• chair pose / utkatasana
• downward facing dog pose / adho mukha svanasana
• plank pose
• variation to chaturanga dandasana
• cobra pose / bhujangasana
• lunge / lunge twist
• child pose / balasana

Enjoy

Esther

Yoga for Beginners – Full Series
Part 1 - Basic Standing Poses
For all of you who want to do yoga, but don’t know how! There’s no time like the present to start practicing , Just start…, begin with this part one. Slowly get used to some of the basic standing poses that I will go through in this part and the next few.

Part 2 – Standing Side Stretches
Here part 2 of the beginners series. Still focussing on standing poses! When you begin with yoga I think they are the core poses you need to learn first.

Part 3 – More Advanced Poses
The final part of the Yoga for Beginners series moves from the basic standing poses to some of the more exerting twists and stretches.

Here are three poses to do when you are away on your holidays and you cannot think of anything else. They are easy to remember an you will feel better for doing them.

Enjoy the holidays,

Esther

The poses I’m demonstrating in the yoga video are:

downward facing dog pose / adho mukha svanasana

cobra pose / bhujangasana

lord of the fishes pose / ardha matsyendrasana

Here a nice upbeat vinyasa sequence to practice when you want to do something dynamic. The sequences is going fast enough, so its more for you who are practicing yoga for a while already. Hope you enjoy it! x Esther

The poses that are being used in this sequence are:

downward facing dog pose / adho mukha svanasana

standing forward bend / uttanasana

mountain pose / tadasana

lunge / ashwa sanchalasana

plank

cobra pose / bhujangasana

extended side angle pose / utthita parsvakonasana

bound extended side angle pose / baddha utthita parsvakonasana

warrior II / virabhadrasana II

extended triangle pose / utthita trikonasana

garland pose / malasana

boat pose / navasana

revolved belly pose / jathara parivarttasana

Hi everyone,

Here is a short sequence to do when things just do not go as planned! And you get frustrated and annoyed as a result of it, but cant hide! like me at the time when Im making this….

This sequence will shift your body chemistry (your mood) and you’ll feel good again after.

The poses I demonstrate in this sequence are:

downward facing dog pose / adho mukha svanasana

handstand / vrksasana

yoga push ups

low lunge / anjaneyasana

cobra / buhjangasana

Enjoy the shift!!!!

Yoga may help those who suffer from asthma. In this sequence I explore some simple exercises that may help you to relax your breathing, open your chest and lungs. It will help you to generally feel better, more relaxed, more open and that in itself will calm everything down.

Do it for a while every day and feel the difference for yourself!

The poses I demonstrate here are:

mountain pose / tadasana

downward facing dog pose / adho mukha svanasana

plank pose

crocodile pose / makarasana

cobra pose / bhujangasana

child pose / balasana

Hi everyone,

I made this sequence especially to follow onto the standing en sitting sequence. So you’ve got a nice rounded practice. On itself its just a nice gentle yoga routine. Good to do in the evening if you want to unwind en calm down getting ready for a relaxing sleep, or any time during the day when you want to spoil yourself and not want to be to active.

The poses I’m demonstrating in this sequence are:

Sphinx pose

Half frog pose / Ardha bhekasana

Cobra pose / Bhujangasana

Locust pose / Salambhasana

Reclining big toe pose / Supta padangustasana

Half revolved belly pose / Ardha jathara parivarttanasana

Hi everyone,

Here a routine to do first thing when you get up. It makes a big difference to your day if you stretch first thing. It balances you, and its obviously very good for your health. I really need to do it straight when I get out of bed, if I don’t I notice I let it slip. I might than do my practice later in the day, but it really isn’t the same as doing something first thing in the morning. Try it out for a couple a days in a row and you will notice the difference.

The poses I practice in this sequence are:

half moon stretch / ardha chandrasana

cat pose / marjayasana

cow pose / bitilasana

cobra / bhujangasana

activating the energy in the lower and upper body

activating the kidneys through standing twists

HI Everyone,

Here a sequence for athlethes to help the muscles stay long and flexible and not just short and strong. Long and flexible muscles are healthier and less prone to injury. Do this for a few weeks and observe your body becoming more flexible and open.

The poses I demonstrate in this sequence are:

upper back / rib stretch

mountain pose / tadasana

standing forward bend / uttanasana

plank pose

chaturanga dandasana

cobra pose / bhujangasana

downward facing dog pose / adho mukha svanasana

low lunge pose / ashwa sanschalanasana

warrior I-Ii / virabhadrasana I-II

extended side angle pose / utthita parsvakonasana

Hi everyone,

I made this video when I had a “bad” day. It just helps to shift your energy, and feel a lot clearer after. inversions can have that effect on you. i hope this works as good for you as it does for me!

Esther

the poses I demonstrate in this sequence are:

headstand / sirsasana

yoga push ups

cobra pose / bhujangasana

child pose / balasana

shoulderstand / salamba sarvangasana