Engage the core, squeeze the thighs, lift the hips, recruit the triceps, and hook the ankles for grace under pressure in Bhujapidasana. Shoulder Pressing Pose illustration by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Bhujapidasana (Shoulder Pressing Pose) | Yoga Illustration |
Daily yoga for multiple daily attempts at grace under pressure.
Draw in the ribs, cinch the hip points together, lift from deep in the lower belly and engage the pelvic floor for strong asanas, smooth vinyasas and elevated movements. Core compression drill illustration by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Compression Drill for Core Strength | Yoga Illustration Outward impact begins with inner stability. |
Unlock advanced poses : Deep activation for a light body and controlled movement.
Unlock your destiny: Cultivate pure, controlled inner strength for the quiet disciplined power that keeps your life’s trajectory on course.
Integrate your hemispheres by crossing the imaginary line that divides the left and right side of your body in poses such as this Lunge Twist illustrated by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Parivrtta Ashta Chandrasana Namaste (Revolved High Lunge Pose with Hands to Heart Center) | Yoga Illustration Midline crossing (the vertical plane, here) is a regular occurrence in Yoga Practice. |
You may not enjoy the pose, but you can own the pose. Bound extended side angle pose illustrated by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Baddha Utthita Parsvakonasana (Bound Extended Side Angle Pose) Yoga Illustration |
Stop tolerating, start owning: holding an uncomfortable yoga position longer than desired is how we practice our gritty life skills in the smooth yoga studio.
Awkward pose on tip toes demands enhanced balance, stability and strength. We build these qualities in the Bikram or Hot Yoga studio in order show up mightily for our fellow mortals off of the mat. Utkatasana Illustrated by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Mighty Utkatasana (Awkward Pose) on Tip Toes | Yoga Illustration |
We are here to serve, not to be served.
HOT YOGA is your FACIAL đ. Sweat for beauty in Bikram Yoga. Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Janushirasana, Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose, illustrated by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum .
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| Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Janushirasana (Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose) | Yoga Illustration |
The Post-Yoga Glow is not a myth đ.
Yoga for hair health! Increase blood flow and refresh blood quality to the scalp with inversions. Shoulderstand illustration by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand) | Yoga Illustration ‘Mother of All Asanas’ by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum |
Yoga takes care of it all - even your tresses. For an enviable mane - head to your yoga studio to recalibrate your hormones, lower your stress, invert your blood flow (stretch your heart muscles), massage your head (rejuvenate your brain) and your ‘coat’ will surely show it. Also, the yogis know all of the natural tricks long before they become mainstream (Castor Oil, Scalp Massagers…) hang out at the Shala long enough and you’ll be sure to pick them up.
In Yoga we aren’t working with principals and ideals, but physical experiences and tangible results. One-Legged Upward Facing Bow Pose (Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana) illustrated by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Chakrasana or Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose, One Legged Upward Facing Bow Pose) | Yoga Illustration Satya, Truth and Ahimsa, Non-harming: two of the five Yamas, Ethical Rules. |
Transform Airplane Pose to Super Soldier Pose by seizing your back foot with your opposite hand and bending forward as in Standing Splits. Heel to buttocks and knee higher, higher, higher! Illustrated by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Viparita Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana (Super Soldier Pose) | Yoga Illustration |
Intricate and sophisticated yoga practice for plain and simple everyday existence: deepen and multi-facet your yoga life as you lighten and streamline your lifestyle life.
Always a new and interesting experience each and every yoga class; as below where a low lunge becomes a twist, backs up into a hamstring dance, and finally a multiple angled geometric shape… Illustrated by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum.
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| Anjaneyasana Twist (Revolved Low Lunge) Namaste | Yoga Illustration Ears and eyes open; curiosity is the key. |
There would be no yoga happening for me without the studios. I can say this with certainty as I took the Summer off from classes and nary an intentional asana occurred for three months.
I also missed the camaraderie - whence I attempted to return to Pilates the studio had moved over the break and now I’m surprising myself by deliberating driving the extra miles (in the pre-sunrise hours) to the new spot.
