Ellen East

Yoga Instructor

Ellen East is a Certified Yoga Instructor based in Hartwell, Georgia. She has been a yoga practictioner for over 25 years, and owned and operated her own yoga studio, Studio 4 WholeHealth, from 2017 through 2021. She received her 200RYT certification from Yoga Alliance. She became a Certified Health Coach with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2018. Ellen is an entrepreneur, simultaneously pursuing hospitality businesses in tandem with her yoga teaching career. She currently owns and operates The Beacon, a bed and breakfast located on Lake Hartwell in Hartwell, Georgia. She continues to teach, offering yoga classes and events at The Beacon.

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How to

Do the Surya Namaskar

The Surya Namaskar (sun salutation) is a series of 12 yoga poses meant to give praise to the sun. Traditionally, you do these poses in the morning to greet the rising sun and celebrate the start of a new day. After you m...

How to

Do Sirsasana

Sirsasana is often referred to as the “king” of all yoga poses and rightly so, since it is one of the practice’s most difficult to master. Sirsasana, which means roughly “headstand” in Sanskrit, is a complete i...