Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum

Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum

May 29, 2025

Thank you, me

 Adho Mulkha Svanasana - Downward Facing Dog Pose
The fundamentals are there (for you, thanks to you). πŸ’•

Yoga skills are applicable abound !! Enjoy relative ease when perusing novel activities or when finding yourself in foreign situations. You - yogi! - bring expertise in focus, breath, flexibility and strength as well as the universal advantage of an open heart and free spirit. πŸ’–πŸ₯°πŸ’«

May 28, 2025

Summer Routine ; it’s not an oxymoron

Pincha Mayurasana- Feathered Peacock Pose πŸͺΆ 
Forearm Balance 

It’s not yet summer!! - as we are reminded habitually here in Colorado with erratic temps and afternoon storms. ⛈️ But, it is after Labor Day and, for many of us, Summer Break. GRANT yourself at least week or two of consideration before anchoring your (and your family’s) Daily Summer Routine. 🎏

ComparisonAsana

 

Padmasana - Lotus variation
Unlimited options abound πŸ’œ

What’s the most fatiguing pose in yoga? Comparison-asana! Be sure to wear yourself out when spying on fellow yogis around the studio; as in life, nothing shall run thee more ragged than measuring oneself against anyone other than oneself. 

May 27, 2025

Tabula Rasa

 

Strip down to the bare minimum.

Discard! Desert! Abandon! Forsake yesterday’s self!!


May 26, 2025

Half full

Tadasana - Mountain Pose

How much of yoga class is spent in this pose? How often in life are we standing still in the commonplace? More or less half of our time/life energy? So, how serene and stoic of a mountain can we be?  ⛰️  

6th grade WALDORF Medieval Games
Sopris Mountain πŸ”️ Roaring Fork Valley

May 25, 2025

Dream

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana- One Footed King Pigeon Pose
 
Mission? Purpose? Make lists freely. Write your dreams. Write your goals. Write write write until something pops out.



 

May 23, 2025

Luvin

 

Urdhva Dhanurasana -  Wheel Pose (her) 
Ardha Purvottanasana - Reverse Table Top (him)
Couples are yoga 🀎

Summer is next, my sweet friends!!

May 22, 2025

Easy

 

Parivrtta Sukhasana - Easy Twist, Seated Twist, Simple Cross-legged Twist
Couples are yoga πŸ’•

Yes, the answer is kindness. 

May 21, 2025

After you

Phalakasana, Kumbhakasana, Utthita Chaturanga Dandasana - High Plank Pose
Couples are yoga πŸ’™

Kumbhakasana - breath retention. Hold your breath BRIEFLY before lowering into push-up position, Chaturanga Dandasana. Outside the studio, pause only temporarily before committing to a decision. And TAKE TURNS with your other half, arbitrating according to your particular strengths. This is what partnership is for. 
 

May 20, 2025

Mast

 

Dandasana- Staff Pose (him) / Sirsasana - Handstand (Her)
Couples are yoga 🧑

Note to self - learning a handstand means actually practicing a handstand. The grass is greener and softer in Summer - enlist your partner and get to practicing al fresco. 

May 19, 2025

Fantastic

 

Balasana - Child’s Pose (him) / Supta Utthita Tadasana - Reclined Mountain (her)
Couples are yoga.

Small hints are big messages. Catch wind of a minor suggestion (from your beloved) and take it seriously; act expeditiously and then revel in real life as it becomes better than fantasy. πŸ”️ 

May 16, 2025

Primary

 

Couples are yoga. 

Marriage - spirits dance, souls melt.