everything must be done with love.
Try this guided meditation before bed, or when you want to take a reset and marinate in some deep rest.
We set an intention, tune into the breathing, and then methodically relax each area of the body.
Guided relaxations were my entrance into the meditation world and I hope that the peace and calm it brought me is passed along to you!
With Love,
Esta
I am often asked – how to meditate.
How to fit it into a modern day.
How to remember to come back to this practice.
This week, instead of a guided meditation we visit a few suggestions on how to build your own meditation practice.
Listen along in this weeks 3 minute episode, for tips and tricks on adding meditation into your life.
Building a personal meditation practice is easier than you might think!
You don’t need a meditation cushion, incense wafting and hours on end of chanting.
Moments for mindfulness and self awareness are abundant.
There are already pockets of time in your day, where you can #habitstack and infuse an already existing activity with meditation!
My practice began when I commuted to work downtown every day on a bus. I would pop my headphones in and listen along to a favourite meditation app.
(Shout out to @simplehabitapp as my OG and @balance for recently reigniting my passion for being guided through a personalized guided meditation 🧘🏻♀️)
I won’t give away all the secrets in the caption. 🤫
Give the 3 minute episode a listen, on @youtube @spotify @applepodcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts!
Thank you as always, for practicing with me.
Wishing you a wonderful meditation practice of your own.
With Love, Esta
a 3-minute guided meditation to start your day 🍵
This short & sweet guided meditation will walk you through enjoying your favourite morning beverage … mindfully.
Listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music – or wherever you listen to podcasts!
Take a moment to be deeply present and aware, starting your day with a mindful and purposeful calm.
Thank you so much for practicing with me. I put out a new guided meditation every Monday… completely free!
Why? Because I believe the tools of meditation are so important, that everyone could use them, and they are accessible always.
See you next week for another one.
With Love, Esta
Music by Shakib Hasan from Pixabay
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Did you know you can listen to the
BREATHE with Love meditations
on ANY podcast platform?!? 🙏😍🎧
Apple Music fan? I gotchyu.
Spotify Listener? Me too.
Podtail listeners can find me here.
& you can always find me on YouTube of course!
Happy Meditation Monday!
With Love,
Esta
This super quick #guidedmeditation will have you feeling zen in no time.
A super deep inhale, taken into the belly AND the chest followed by an exhale that pretends it is out a straw 🥤 will have you nervous system CHILLIN. 😎
Induce a state of calm with this week’s 🆓 guided meditation and please!
For heaven’s sakes. Let me know how it went for you in the comments?!
We hold THE life hack for calm in our breathing … and yet here we are #doomscrolling and shallow breathing 😅
Switch it up friends.
Your peace 🕊️ is in your hands. 🙌 Happy #meditationmonday
With Love, Esta 🫶
@bhalfmoon_official yoga mat – always 🧘🏽♀️
@taperandteak jumpsuit #uniform 👯♀️
Find me at withloveesta.ca for more! 💻
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A physiological sigh is a simple breathing exercise, that is said to lower stress, improve your mood, and restore a feeling of calm.
Try the physiological sigh for yourself: take a deep inhale followed by a short second inhalation, and then an extended exhalation.
We will try this together in today’s three-minute guided meditation. Listen on Spotify & YouTube.
Thank you so much for practicing with me.
I put out new guided meditations every Monday – and classes are being added to the CLASSES with Love section of the site!
Be sure to check them out, The Beginner Meditator Class for example, is a great place to start your own meditation practice.
See you next week for another one!
With Love,
Esta
This week’s yoga pose breakdown is a talk through of the infamous “Cat/Cow Stretch”. 🐈⬛🐄
Watch the reel or the short to catch up on this one minute stretch for your whole back body!
* source: Orthopedic Care at Ortholndy | as well as studies with Uplifted YTT in support of this practice.
This is one of my favourite poses to start my day and my yoga practice with!
I’ve packed the 1 minute pose breakdown with tips & tricks to enhance your experience of the pose.
It’s such a gentle way to warm up the whole body.
Check out the MOVE with Love pose library for more pose breakdowns like this one!
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See you next week for another yoga pose breakdown!
With Love,
Esta
A Guided Meditation to Saturate in the Present Moment
Happy Meditation Monday to you!
Thank you for practicing with me. This week we spend five minutes soaking up the present moment. Relaxing the body and connecting with the breath, we cycle through the senses and witness the current emotion weather. ☀️⛅🌦️ Remembering this present moment, can only happen once.
See you next week for another free guided meditation!
With Love,
Esta
Take just five minutes to reset your energy.
This week we explore our first “mudra” here at WLE.
A mudra is a hand gesture or symbol – you could think of them like yoga poses for your hands!
The “Chinmaya Mudra” or “mudra of awareness”, is intended to reduce anxiety and bring about a state of calm:
Even if you’re not all that into the idea of mudras, (if you are, you can read more about them in Yogapedia!) this simple awareness of the hands, will bring you back into the body nicely.
Thank you for joining me for another free guided meditation!
See you next week for another one.
Explore the library on YouTube or Spotify – or take a look at one of my classes!
Let me know what you thought of the chinmaya mudra in the comments below. 🥰
With Love,
Esta
As I hang up my 500 hour Yoga Teacher Certificate this weekend, I am getting crystal clear on why I am here.
I offer yoga and meditaiton tools
for ✨ free ✨
because I think they are that important!
The weekly freebies drop on Mondays & Wednesdays:
Mondays: BREATHE with Love – free guided meditations posted on Spotify & YouTube.
Wednesdays: MOVE with Love – free yoga pose breakdowns posted on YouTube & IG.
I believe we need to get away from the idea that the yoga can only be done on the mat for an hour at a time, with incense wafting and a perfect matching yoga outfit.
The truth is… Yoga can be done as you wait for the toast to pop, the coffee to brew, when you step away from the desk for a screen break at work and … 🤫 it even works in your old t-shirt & comfy pants!
Meditation is the same way, give yourself a 3-minute time-out to focus on slowing and deepening the breathing.
See how you feel afterwards, and let me know if you’re not hooked on that super zen feeling after a breath break!
Go deeper with a personal guided meditation request, or just explore the free guided meditation library. 🙏
Go deeper still with a personalized mini-class with yoga stretches you can do daily, as you watch your favourite TV show in the evenings! 🧘
Purchase this week’s mini-class – the Low Back Loosen, and practice it while the sports are on… or while you’re catching up on your favourite show:
Go deeper even still with a 1:1 yoga class, in which the yoga teacher (myself!) comes to you* – mat & props included – for a half or full hour session. 👯
We edit a yoga flow to suit your goals and you’re left with a personal practice you can revisit daily!
* Available in person in Winnipeg, MB only. Virtual classes available for students in other locations.
Not sure where to start?
I offer a free 15 minute consultation to discuss how meditation and yoga can fit into your life.
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Join me for this short and sweet guided meditation.
Recorded at a local water fountain in my neighbourhood, this pause and savour the moment meditation is just the mini-break you needed.
Deepen and slow the breathing, work the muscle of the imagination and find a pocket of calm in YOUR day.
Live on both Spotify and YouTube for your listening pleasure.
See you next week for another guided meditation!
With Love, Esta
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