In 1999, she met American composer and guitarist Salvadore Poe on a flight to India. They married in 2000, and they later collaborated on an album together. For a time, she lived in New York City, her husband's hometown.
From her first marriage to manager and musician, Bill Öhrström, she has
a son, Milton Öhrström (born December 23, 1994).
She currently lives in the Södermalm district of Stockholm. Ekdahl travels each year to the north of India to study meditation (March 2008)