De-Stress yourself

Thank you Alexandra, for your lovely words. You've made my day :-)

Great to hear Sandra.. It should definitely help you sleep!

Thank you Esther! I felt like a tight rope before this class. The combination of the breathing ratio and the poses had a transforming, magical effect. I feel calm and totaled collected ready for whatever life sends my way. I felt like my entire body, breath and mind just hit pause and restart. Gratitude, blessings and namaste

Mmm-hmmm! It definitely worked for me! Thank you, Esther. xo

All I have is WOW! Thank you, so much space in the body, mind calm and body energized. Namaste, Michelle

Thank you :) A practice to repeat

Excellent class. Thank you!

Thank you Esther, grateful to you for sharing this with us. Lovely relaxing class :-) Namaste

Beautiful, Esther. Thank you x

Lovely relaxing class before bed, thanks Esther :) I have a question though: always when I hold standing forward fold for a while, I get a pins & needles tingling sensation in the back of my legs & soles of my feet, almost as if a nerve somewhere is being blocked or something. Have you heard of this before? Is it common? Otherwise my alignment might be off i suppose.. I am pretty flexible though so forward folds are comfortable for me.

Dear Esther, This calming de-stress was heaven sent for me today! As was your website when I discovered it four (maybe more?) years ago. Life brings us all ups and downs but the material available to me through your website has been a constant presence that has seen me through so much. And I always tell people that it's the best quality yoga instruction I've ever had! If I ever saw you in person I would want to hug you with as much gratefulness and happy tiding as my arms could hold. Hugs from the Pacific Northwest, USA:)

Thank you Esther for this wonderful sequence. My body loved it and my mind even more... It creates space everywhere and the mind is peaceful. Thank you with Love.

Thank you for this nice practice. I notice whenever I focus on my outbreath (doing Nadhi Shodan, meditating or counting the outbreath) I almost always have to squeeze out the breath as if there was no air in the lungs. The inbreath is, for me, much smoother. I would be glad if you have any suggestions on this. Thank you! :)

just what I needed after a day in front of the computer. Thanks very much Esther!

Such a wonderful practice - I didn't anticipate crying when I started this class but I guess I was holding on to so much that I had to let it out and let it go. Thank you.

I love this practice! It is just what I needed this evening to calm down from stress in my life at the moment. Thank you!

Dear Esther, thank you for the beautiful practice.I have experienced lots of anger and frustration in the last days at work and the breathing has helped me come slowly to my center again. Good night!

Lovely! Some things are tough to accept/allow but I like the practice of that concept... Namaste.

Beautiful, thank you. Loved the letting go part, very useful right now...

That was marvellous. I had worked a 14 hour day and needed something to de-stress before bed. This was exactly what I needed. Thank you Esther :-)

Very beneficial Esther. Thank you.

Beautiful practice. I need more of this type of practice at the moment. Thank you Esther.

Esther, very nice! I started doing the practice with a headache. Finished. Now I'm feeling much better! Thank you so much for your classes!

This practice is a bliss! Still love it! Thank you, Esther!

Deat Esther! Thank you so much for repairing me today! I'm kind of new person!

Esther, why is it that when I go to my favorites and click to look at more of my favorites m, it says 'page not found"?

Thank you Esther! I needed this during a stressful time moving house. Very nice practice. Thanks!!

An amazing class, feeling so blissful and calm, and there is just so much more room to breathe now. Incredible. Namaste Esther!

Dear Esther, what a lovely way to finish off the year. This is the kind of practice I resist doing sometimes but know will make me feel so much calmer and clearer afterwards. Just doing the breathing pattern is sometimes difficult for me but joining it with the poses and movements really helps. Thank you and a Happy New Year!

This class really helped me. I felt more relaxed and was able to take distance of the things that are stressing me. Thanks again and again Esther! Love from Brussels!

Just what I needed! Thank you

Really relaxing, really calming...thank you, Esther!

Thank you Esther, for your swift reply! Relaxed breathing is an issue for me lately... Oops, I thought it was the other way round-when you breathe in you go "up" and you exhale going down...?!

Esther, hi! After practicing again this lovely exercise which kept me relaxed and energized all day yesterday, I have a question: when I breathe in, what do I expand-my belly or chest, or upper chest and shoulders? I tend to inhale and expand my upper chest, so that I can feel my shoulders rise, which does not feel like relaxed breathing...

Thank you, Esther. The practice slowed me down, relaxed me, calmed me especially in the mental level (I so needed to accept and let go). The only thing that did not relax were my shoulders, back, neck, where I still have tension-but I will work on that, too, later. Much needed practice.

Very, Very timely. Thank you Esther.

This was great after a very long day on my feet! Thank you Esther.xxx

I accept, I allow... wauw that's a long way coming... and with the exercise of the long breath it seems less difficult to accept. Thank you Esther, great, this will be a favorite of mine :-)

This one goes straight into my favorites! Classes like these are why I love Ekhart yoga so much. I feel like a new person now. Love the 1:2 breathing through the poses. It really helped calm me and to stay present. Thank you Esther. You're the best!

Esther, I am not typically one to pick a Hatha class, but after an injury that left me with some sutures in my left leg, I stumbled upon this relaxing class today. It was exactly what I needed! Maybe in the future I can incorporate more Hatha into my practice. Thanks again as always! -Lindsey

Thank you so very much.......namaste Esther

Excellent for current mental humdrum, the concentration provided in hatha practice/breath always slows my mind and short-circuits any anxious jitters! This practice worked very well for me. Namaste Esther

So relaxing and calming. I'm so grateful to be part of this sangha Thank you so much!!

This practice brought a relaxed smile to my face after a crazy holiday day. Thank you!

This was such a blessing after a bit of a rough day. My mind was on repeat all day over a stressful incident and this slowed down my thoughts and allowed me to re-access my response. Thank you so much!

Aaah.... Even greater after a few more times....feeling so light and happy in body an mind. Thank you so much....

Lovely - perfect this morning when my mind was all over the place... Will repeat tonight... And the class goes right into my favourites. Love your classes Esther, and the updated websitecis great! Namaste

It worked. I feel sooooo gooood and soooo calm :-D this made my day so much better. I think I will do it again before going to bed. Thank you and happy Thursday

What can I said to you Esther! this was such a marvelous breathing sequence in each pose. I was so relax, calm & the energy of mindfulness is only generated in the awareness of the present moment. Thank you , Namaste

Thank you Esther! Amazing class. I have just finished a big piece of work and my breath was so constrained. I feel much better now! :0) Ana

legs up the wall... could sit like that for days... it started to make me feel like i was sitting upright but in the most relaxed seated position ever. thank you!

Loved this!

So, so wonderful. Thank you Esther.

Thankyou for this class. It was an enjoyable way to calm a racing mind.

Thank you so much Esther for a so relieving program! great!

Thank you Esther. Just a quick question. What are the benefits of the various ratios for the breath?

As ever, thank you for your classes, thank you for this site.

Thanks esther it was very stabilising to have this breathing focus, something that can remain constant when it feels right now everything externally has changed so much that its very disorienting and quite frightening

Thank you, Esther!! Just what I needed on this Christmas Eve morning. I couldn't have received a better Christmas gift. I look forward to a relaxing, stress-free day. I will return to this practice many times over the holidays. Merry Christmas!!! Carol

Lovely class Esther thank you :)

This was lovely Esther. Thank you for a soothing and calming practice that left me feeling simultaneously energized and rejuvenated.

Thank you! This was so helpful for me.

Thank you Esther for this gentle class. It made me experience so much more space in body and mind. My outlook on the day to come completely changed :-)

Dear Esther, Thank you so much for this class and for showing me the gift of yoga.. Your classes enrich my day. Many thanks

Thank you so much last pose at the wall was like melting into the floor <3 now I can sleep Namaste Orsel

Thank you Esther. I am caring for a loved one who is very poorly and your classes are really supporting me - which in turn supports her. I wanted to let you know the good work you are doing! Many thanks as always.

Thank you for this class, increased my mindfulness through the breathing and helped de-stress.

Wonderful, as always, Esther.

A wonderful class, thank you.