Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum

Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum

July 23, 2026

Simple Pleasures ~ DownDog Transition


Stepping forward from (three legged) downward dog.
Low Lunge hands framing front foot.

Rediscover the omnipresence of simple pleasures while hanging out with kids.  
PS: QUANTITY time - not quality time - is required for the miraculous unveiling of these everyday delights. 

Pinecone, berry, acorn, leaf etc. animals, mermaids, gnomes, boats, lawnmowers and more…

Rainy Day or !Too Hot Day! - Paint ๐ŸŽจ 
๐Ÿ›Ž️ Order Up! Ceaseless meal service.

Dot Cakes by Goldie.

Mid-pool session siesta.

Buckle Up!

July 22, 2026

Local ~ Tadasana

Tadasana - Mountain Pose

On vacation, but not a tourist. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

July 21, 2026

True ~ Tadasana Namaste

Tadasana Namaste ๐Ÿ™ 

Stay true to you. ๐Ÿ’œ

July 20, 2026

Re-Regulate ~ Parsvottanasana with Reverse Namaste ๐Ÿ™

Parsvottanasana reverse namaste pyramid yoga pose illustration
Parsvottanasana - Pyramid Pose
With Reverse Namaste
๐Ÿ™ 

The body does ‘keep the score’ (Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD) - use yoga to re-regulate your nervous system. 

July 19, 2026

Single Specific Attribute or Category that Applies to all Entities

 

Seated Neck Stretch Yoga drawing illustration cute pretty fun zen peace beauty
Seated Neck Stretch
Three Rows:

๐Ÿ’ซValues ๐Ÿน Tangible Goals ๐ŸŒฑ Specific Policies and Actions

Fill each row with subsequent columns. 

(EG: ๐Ÿ’ซUnconditional Family Support ๐Ÿน Quantity Family Time ๐ŸŒฑDinner Together at the Table Most Nights OR ๐Ÿ’ซYogini my Life ๐Ÿน Zen and Fit ๐ŸŒฑYoga or Walk Weekdaily.)

Find repetitious ‘Policies and Actions’. Circle them. Act on them. Make your life beautiful. 

It’s All Happening.

Make it Happen.

Dream ~ Create.


July 18, 2026

True Treasure ~ Ardha Yoga Nidrasana - Sun Steeped Cafรฉ Soleil

Ardha Yoga Nidrasana yogic sleep pose sun coffee Yogini illustration drawing cute pretty
Ardha Yoga Nidrasana - Half Yogic Sleep Pose
Looks comfy, right? ๐Ÿฅน

๐Ÿพ Your unique fingerprint - discover the valuable habits that work for you (just you!) and treasure your cache of prized behaviors. ๐ŸชŽ

Soleil Cafรฉ (Sun Coffee)
Steep grounds for a few hours in the sun then sieve and sip with cream.
๐Ÿค๐ŸŒž๐ŸคŽ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿค

July 16, 2026

๐ŸŒž ๐Ÿซ– ๐Ÿ’

Remember to dry your flowers ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿงป and steep your sun tea ๐Ÿซ–๐ŸŒž this Summer. 
๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’– 

Dried Flowers, some pressed into clay.
Dried Bouquet.
Dried Rose Petals
๐ŸŒž Sun Tea ๐Ÿซ– Red Berry, Rooibos, Earl Gray.

Rocky Mountain Highlights.

& Plunge.

July 15, 2026

Permission ~ Tree Pose with bรฉbรฉ


Vrksasana - Tree Pose
With bรฉbรฉs - lots of them! DIY - with your flair and fortรฉ!

Permission to have the best time ever momming and house-making (in a world often convincing us to outsource our divine gifts). ๐ŸŽ

Infinite body, mind, and spirit benefits (and abundant monetary savings) to be had by executing your family life, yourself, your way!

July 13, 2026

Yogini Mommy ~ Mother and Daughter Sukhasana Stretch


Sukhasana - Seated Stretch

Endless work - but worth it, yogini mommy. 

July 12, 2026

Slow and Deep ~ Butterfly Pose ~ Yin Yoga

Butterfly Pose 
Yin Yoga
Slow and deep ;)

Summer is Yang - balance this season with YIN - such as reading an uplifting simplicity book in the shade of the Aspen trees while sipping an avocado smoothie. ๐Ÿ“–๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿฅ‘ 

July 11, 2026

Dandasana

Dandasana Staff Pose yoga girl cute pretty drawing illustration
Dandasana - Staff Pose

July 10, 2026

Unperturbed ~ Janu Sirsasana

 

Janu Sirsasana - Head to Knee Pose

Unperturbed (by the trendy societal madness!) by having cultivated your inner (garden) life. ๐Ÿ™‰

July 9, 2026

Compass Pose ๐Ÿงญ

Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana - Compass Pose

 Compass - define your purpose and meaning to stay on course. ✨ 

July 8, 2026

Button Down ~ Five Pointed Star Pose

Utthita Tadasana Five Pointed Star pose yoga girl cute fun drawing illustration cartoon
Utthita Tadasana - Five Pointed Star Pose
Cotton voile, button-down men’s shirt over your swimsuit. ๐Ÿ‘” 

 (Button down) Shirt. Shorts. Swimsuit. Summer. 

July 7, 2026

No FOMO ~ Warrior 2 Pose

 

Virabhadrasana II Warrior 2 pose yoga girl cute drawing illustration cartoon
Virabhadrasana II - Warrior 2 Pose
FOMO free ๐ŸŒž 

In the Summertime activities are optional. 

July 6, 2026

Striving ~ Triangle Pose

Trikonasana cute yoga drawing illustration triangle pose with blocks
Trikonasana - Triangle Pose with blocks

Surprisingly (because of the affluence) or not (because of the nature) spending time in extra, extra Aspen, Colorado is teaching me non-striving.

July 2, 2026

We Are Family ~ Side Stretch

Yoga girl cute pose asana side stretch illustration drawing Parivrtta Upavistha Konasana - Revolved Seated Angle Pose
Parivrtta Upavistha Konasana - Revolved Seated Angle Pose

(This) Summertime it is all about the Family time - and I am here for it.



July 1, 2026

Clueless ~ 3-Legged Downdog ๐Ÿ•

Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana three legged down dog open hip on forearm cute fun pretty yoga pose drawing illustration
Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana - Three Legged Downward Facing Dog on forearm 
Remember when everything was not shiny, new, polished and perfect?

Pre-Social Media Yoga. On your cotton mat. Wearing your worn-in clothes. In that clueless, unique only to you, pilgrim style.

June 30, 2026

Time Tested ~ Scorpion Leg ๐Ÿฆ‚ Three Legged Downward Dog

Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana Vrschikasana Pada -
Three Legged Downward Dog Pose Scorpion Leg
Yoga bodies are still looking the best to me ๐Ÿ‘€ 

So many workout classes, new fancy studios, hybrids, conglomerations, crazes… but the yoga vibes always bring me back (and the yoga bodies, of course).

June 29, 2026

Deprogrammed ~ Half Pigeon

Ardha Kapotasana - Half Pigeon Pose

Deprogram - unlearn, reset  - the programming - indoctrination, conditioning - with yoga. 

June 28, 2026

Consideration - Yin Pigeon ๐Ÿฆ

Kapotasana - Pigeon Pose with bolster ๐Ÿฆ 

Am I ‘taking others into consideration’ or am I consumed with what they think… ๐Ÿค” 

June 27, 2026

Counterculture - Flip Your Dog

Adho Mukha Svanasana flip dog cute pretty beach yoga girl illustration drawing
Adho Mukha Svanasana flip - Flip the Dog
Counterculture saved me.

Why yoga and not Pilates or running or weightlifting or…

Yoga answers my many burning, buried questions (that I don’t even know I have or how to express). With yoga I can live productively and joyfully in this world that I do not necessarily embrace or even accept. Yoga is for the sensitive and the curious - you know who you are. 



June 26, 2026

lol asana - Lolasana

Lolasana pendant pose yoga girl cute drawing illustration
Lolasana - Pendant Pose
Hang out like a pendant this Summer.
๐Ÿ…I sure am ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜Ž 

Dear self,

I know you like to frolic in the sun all summer basking in your freedom - but perhaps you could squeeze in just a few asanas for just a splash of at-home practice? ๐ŸŠ 

Sincerely,

Yours Truly

PS: Your daughter says to spend more time on your backgrounds and to make your drawings crazier (like you used to).



June 25, 2026

๐Ÿ’ƒ Macarena to Makarasana ๐ŸŠ

 

Makarasana - Crocodile Pose ๐ŸŠ 
To prevent falling asleep, lay your forehead on your forearms in Makarasana.
Relax deeply into diaphragmatic breathing,

Post-trip / post-event / post-big-life-moment blues? ๐Ÿ’™ Deep relaxation will absorb all that you have learned and gained from the experience. Become transformed and changed by the standout parts of your life’s story by pausing (in this prone position). Crocodile pose will relieve tension, calm the nerves and promote restoration. 

June 24, 2026

Hallucinating - Flapping Fish Pose

Matsya Kridasana - Flapping Fish Pose cute yin yoga girl pose illustration drawing
Matsya Kridasana - Flapping Fish Pose

My father once pointed out to me, his procrastinating daughter, “thinking about writing a thank you note and writing it are not the same thing.” As in the Japanese proverb: Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is chaos. 

June 23, 2026

Many Mountains - King Cobra ๐Ÿ

Raja bhujangasana king cobra pose yoga girl cute pretty Yogini drawing illustration
Raja Bhujangasana - King Cobra Pose ๐Ÿ

There are climb the mountain days, enjoy the view days, plan which mountain to climb next days … not everyday is a climb the mountain day. 

June 21, 2026

Alone - Flapping Fish Pose

Matsya Kridasana Flapping Fish Pose cute pretty yoga girl illustration drawing
Matsya Kridasana - Flapping Fish Pose

You can only do so much alone: release your pride, reach out to your network.

June 20, 2026

Annoying - Locust Pose

 

Salabhasana Locust Pose yoga girl cute drawing illustration
Salabhasana - Locust Pose
Strengthen your posterior chain.

Little reinvention opportunities are everywhere - it’s all those situations, people and things that annoy you!

June 19, 2026

Vacation Yoga ~ Push-Ups

Chaturanga - Low Plank

While on holiday, I’m one to skip any organized exercise all together and opt solely for playful movement. Another option (my husband’s) is simple pushups, sit-ups and squats first thing in the morning and last thing before bed. 

June 18, 2026

MISS YOU ~ Half Bound Lotus Boat Pose

Ardha Baddha Padma Navasana - Half Bound Lotus Boat Pose Cute pretty yoga girl drawing illustration
Ardha Baddha Padma Navasana - Half Bound Lotus Boat Pose 

Get completely out of your norm (travel) to know exactly what you want your norm to be (what you miss).  

June 17, 2026

Advancement ~ Boat Pose Variations

Parivrtta Navasana, Revolved Boat Pose, yoga girl cute pretty yoga illustration drawing
Parivrtta Navasana - Revolved Boat Pose
Advanced poses require preparation, practice and repetition.

It (leading the yoga class, hosting the party, transcripting the meeting, writing the letter, giving the speech, remembering the names, traveling with young children) is NOT easy, but you will make it look that way through preparation, practice, and repetition. 

June 16, 2026

Summer Crush ~ Aparigraha


Sukhasana Easy Pose Summer yoga cute pretty drawing illustr Meditation
Sukhasana - Easy Pose
KISS ๐Ÿ’‹ Keep It Simple this Summer
LET GO and Let Summer ๐ŸŒž 

June 15, 2026

DUH ~ Padangusthasana


Padangusthasana Toe Stand Pose Yoga cute drawing illustration girl
Padangusthasana - Toe Stand Pose

APARIGRAHA - LET GO of wanting anyone to be anything other than who they are. DUH!!!

June 14, 2026

Life Dust ~ Toe Stand Twist - Ganesha Mudra

 

Parivrtta Prapadasana - Twisted Toestand Squat  Ganesha Mudra Cute pretty fun yoga girl drawing illustration
Parivrtta Prapadasana - Twisted Toestand Squat 
Ganesha Mudra
Remove all obstacles.

The nitty-gritty (grimy), survival-phase, practical-based lifedust is settling over here and the mythical, dazzling, yogic sparkle is revealing itself once again. APARIGRAHA - yogic letting go - is only figurative when we are growing a young family: in reality, it’s Hold On Tight or Else! But a lighter touch is now possible as the fog lifts (my body is my own again): goodbye clinging, grasping, clutching, gripping…