Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum

Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum

April 17, 2026

Candles On My Cake ~ Virabhadrasana II

Virabhadrasana II, Warrior 2, Yogini, yoga, illustration, drawing cute fun pretty
Virabhadrasana II - Warrior 2


 __ Kisses when I wake.

__ Candles on my cake.

We have closed ‘Birthday Season’ (until next October) in the Kirschenbaum home. A huge EXHALE for a mother who decorates and celebrates (6 human stars and a sparkle pup) in fantastical excess. 💐 




April 16, 2026

Self Massage ~ Utthita Parsvakonasana

 

Utthita Parsvakonasana Extended Sode Angle Pose yoga drawing illustration Yogini cute fun pretty
Utthita Parsvakonasana - Extended Side Angle Pose

With familiarity through exposure, background and skill, yoga becomes self massage. 

April 15, 2026

Inner Universe ~ Meditate with Bolster 🦋

Peaceful pink Yogini illustration drawing pretty pregnant sitting on bolster meditating
Hand to Heart and bébé belly.
Butterfly Legs Seated on Bolster.

 Make PEACE (rather than happiness, joy, love) your aspired state of being.

April 14, 2026

Silent Retreat

Cute Yogini meditating drawing illustration yoga stars
Listen only to the universe.

It has been 10 days since I turned off all podcasts, audiobooks, and music; a calm has swept over me that I haven’t felt since… turning them on. 

April 13, 2026

Cherry and Pit ~ Prasarita Padottanasana

Prasarita Padottanasana Yogini illustration yoga pose drawing wide legged forward fold C hands clasped
Prasarita Padottanasana III - Wide Legged Forward Fold C

What was the cherry (peak) and what was the pit (valley) of your day? We use this as our analogy since our last name is “Kirschenbaum”, German for Cherry Tree. 🍒

When our family has been apart for the day’s working hours conquering the world, we dine together at sunset while comparing notes, but when the weekend has been seemingly endless hours of “mom”, “MOM”, “dad”, “DAD”, why not serve the children separately?

April 11, 2026

Zen From Scratch ~ Chaturanga Dandasana

 

Chaturanga Dandasana low plank strong arms drawing cute Yogini illustration
Chaturanga Dandasana 
Strong arms for pouring, whisking, flipping, serving, clearing…

Creating resourcefully for everyday tranquility.

Pancake batter vinaigrette learn to cook from scratch
Batter, Dressing.

Granola pecan date vanilla AM breakfast
Infinite granola iterations.

Pancakes griddle
Pancakes.🥞 BUTTER.



April 10, 2026

Is Your Rest Constructive? ~ Constructive Rest Pose

 

Constructive Rest Pose
Knees together, feet apart.
 Deeply relaxing - like a self hug. 💞

Just as your food should be nourishing, your rest should be deliberate. 🫛

Beautiful food, colored eggs, tomato sauce with carrots and cream, bacon wrapped dates stuffed with nuts, green goddess dressing, pretty refrigerator
Green Goddess Dressing, Flower Blossom Cookies, Nut Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates, Mamachi’s Tomato sauce has carrots and cream, Homemade Food makes your fridge beautiful.


Lemon almond ricotta cake gf
Garnish with your garden flowers (lilac here).



April 8, 2026

Yes - It’s Yogini Food! ~ Diver Pose

Diver pose yoga cute illustration drawing drinking bird
Diver Pose (Drinking Bird Pose) 🦅 

What does a Yogini cook and eat? Why, the foods she loves, of course.What foods does a Yogini love?

Living a creative life means create-ing daily; handmade delectable edibles are a piece-of-cake way to commune with the divine per diem (especially if you’re planning to eat anyways)!


Just keep COOKing (in silence for effortless enlightenment).
Spring goddess salad, chocolate pots, homemade ‘perfect bars’ plus oats, three berry muffins, classic stuffed bell peppers. 💚🤍❤️

EN-JOY


Try Harder!!!!! 😜 ~ Drinking Bird

 

Drinking bird chair pose bent knees airplane arms drawing illustration pretty cute Yogini yoga asana
Drinking Bird from Chair Pose with Airplane arms
Liiiiift those heels. More!

You can always liiiiift those heels, reeeeeach those arms, beeeeend those knees, and ooooopen that heart a little more. 💜 

April 7, 2026

Breaking Bread ~ Parfait-asana

Berry parfait cute drawing illustration pink pretty stars confetti
Berries, dairy, crystal. 🍓🐮💎

Procuring, preparing, serving, and bussing (week)daily dinner takes an immense amount of effort, consideration and sacrifice; therefore, it is imperative to nourish your family by making and sharing the recipes you yourself LOVE. Breaking bread is a daily form of modeling universal respect and zest for life.

Potato salad pretty silver stainless bowl lemon egg red onion celery
Germans love potato salad.

Baking chips chocolate dessert butter cream whisk pot de chocolat easy
Chocolate pots all around.

Beautiful pink dining everyday by the garden pink green Indian placemats pretty view leather chairs fun chandelier family dinner
Greek salad is pretty in pink and green. 

Berry parfait Greek yogurt full fat nutritious family dessert crowd pleaser pretty dessert
Just add granola: substantial Greek yogurt and berry dessert to prevent late-night snacking.


April 6, 2026

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced ~ Curtsy Lunge

 

Curtsy Lunge yoga pose cute drawing illustration yogini
Curtsy Lunge
Beginner poses remain the most advanced. 

April 5, 2026

Life Lived In Full Color ~ Winter Rainbow

Aspen mountain Easter bunny drawing doodle illustration fun funny silly cute
Easter Bunny spotted on Aspen Mountain!

There are as many ways to do things as there people upon this earth and as many ways to asana as there are yoginis!

🌟🎀 🐣🩵 Easter on Aspen Mountain.🩵🐣🎀🌟

“I Made It” moment ~ Easter on Aspen Mountain with my family.

❄️💎 With an egg hunt at the spot where we were married! 💎❄️