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EkhartYoga (online yoga and meditation platform)
EkhartYoga. is an online yoga and meditation platform, providing classes from Esther Ekhart since 2011. Now home to over 40 other experienced teachers and 4000 classes in 25 different styles of yoga and meditation, EkhartYoga is a holistic wellness education resource and community.

EkhartYoga offers guidance and inspiration for everyone from complete beginners to experienced teachers. There are classes for all levels, in varied styles such as Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin yoga and therapeutics, as well as meditation, Pranayama, Yoga Nidra and talks on yoga anatomy and philosophy.

Subscription includes full access to all yoga classes, guided programs, playlists of classes made by members, and a vast library of articles and resources. Members are able to follow their favourite teachers, leave comments and ask questions.

EkhartYoga also hosts EkhartYoga Academy, which contains online yoga teacher trainings and courses led by top international teachers, available for purchase a la carte and lifetime access.

The Hearts and Minds Behind EkhartYoga

From a young age, Esther Ekhart, the name and mind behind EkhartYoga, was pondering the meaning of life. She’d seek a quiet place and sit for hours, trying to feel her existence from within. Only later did she know to call it ‘meditation’. She became curious about yoga through her mother - a yoga teacher and therapist. By the tender age of 18, Esther had already completed her first teacher training, at the Saswitha Foundation, in the Netherlands, and her studies have continued ever since.

A love of travel and adventure took Esther and her husband, Bas Paul, to rural Ireland, where Bas built Esther her own yoga studio. Classes soon filled up and Esther wondered how she could share yoga with more people. The idea to go online came to her during a meditation retreat.

The Beginning of EkhartYoga

In 2008, Esther Ekhart and Bas began creating short, free yoga videos for their YouTube channel ‘Yogatic”. A pioneer in the field of online yoga, Esther instantly became one of the most watched teachers on YouTube. In 2012, after returning to the Netherlands, Esther and Bas decided to answer the many requests for longer online yoga offerings, and launched EkhartYoga.com.

While her YouTube channel offered brief classes and tutorials, the new website allowed for longer classes, guided programmes and in-depth articles. EkhartYoga hosted six teachers, including Esther, and featured just three styles of yoga.

EkhartYoga Here and Now

Today, Esther and Bas are supported by a dedicated team who share their dream of spreading the love of yoga around the world. Over 40 experienced teachers provide more than 4000 classes in 25 different styles of yoga to EkhartYoga’s active community of hundreds of thousands of members, friends and followers, from 152 countries

Magic to Come from EkhartYoga

EkhartYoga continues to grow and expand, offering more classes, new teachers, different yoga styles and services all the time. EkhartYoga believes that yoga is for everybody and should be an accessible, sustainable part of life. Esther's aim to inspire and make yoga enjoyable to all remains at the heart of EkhartYoga.