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| Virabhadrasana II - Warrior 2 |
__ 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. 💐
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| 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?
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| Chaturanga Dandasana Strong arms for pouring, whisking, flipping, serving, clearing… |
Creating resourcefully for everyday tranquility.
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| Batter, Dressing. |
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| Infinite granola iterations. |
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| Pancakes.🥞 BUTTER. |
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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. 🫛
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| 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. |
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| Garnish with your garden flowers (lilac here). |
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| Diver Pose (Drinking Bird Pose) 🦅 |
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| Berries, dairy, crystal. 🍓🐮💎 |
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| 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!
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Knee to Nose from Three Legged Dog Weight forward, shoulders over wrists, for the ‘badass’ version. Wear leopard-like patterns and large gems. |
After dropping the girls off at violin lessons this afternoon, I took the boys to the new North Boulder Library and parked right in front of an apartment that we lived in for two years. It has been exactly a decade since the one toddler days we spent there, but, as I did then, I still have a three year old. Patrick’s comportment at the coffee shop and playground nearby was so similar to Goldie’s ten years back that I came home exhausted from the surreal experience. I was badass then, and I’m badass now, but different…
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| Natarajasana II - Dancer Pose 2, hand to floor Cherry tomato heart on chest. |
I may need to oust an actual percentage of our stuff in order to recall my Yogini, hippie, natural mama priorities and promises. 50% give or take? 🍅
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| Camatkarasana - Wild Thing Pose ‘Astonished’, ‘Miracle’ |
Vacation vibes: Lots of family trips lately, lots of lovely bonding, but it is time to park the traveling circus and put a romantic getaway on deck. We have it all, just not all at once by reflecting on each excursion’s aims, expectations and emphasis ahead of time as not to miss the holiday’s inherent distinctive opportunity.
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| Virabhadrasana I - Warrior One The color of the heart is green. |
I am stuck on the Stuff Merry-Go-Round. Packing for a family of six makes me lose my mind a little. I have beneficially and appropriately kept and corralled many, many seasons and sizes of duds and doo-dads, but this again? How many times can I unbox, unfold, sort, fold, wash, dry, sort, fold, pack, unpack, sort, shakeout, dust off, examine, sort, fold, keep, pass along, repeat …
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| Laghu Vajrasana - Little Thunderbolt Pose Yes, mom’s light shines on us all. 🥰 |
A few hours of uninterrupted work time daily for yourself and then they, whoever, can have the rest!
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| Sukhasana - Easy Pose, Neck Side Stretch Underlying everything - Pranayama is to yoga what attitude is to life. |
My children’s Waldorf school aligns with the very essence of how (and with whom) I believe they should be spending their days; and the details of our life are worked around the decision to have them there.
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Vrksasana - Tree Pose This was my favorite pose for many years when I first discovered the practice of yoga in my University days. |
Upon completion of an insanely hectic week, it is natural to pine for the long-gone, youthful lingering days of nothingness, but, sigh, those days are decidedly behind us thanks to making our dreams come true.
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Virabhadrasana II - Warrior 2 Pose Surya Namaskar - Sun Salutation |
To each era its own rhythm and organization: I may rise at 5am regularly now, but I was not astir so early when I frequently awoke throughout the night with bébés - or in my twenties with other motives and goals!
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| Utthita Parsva Konasana - Extended Side Angle Pose You are right - it is not easy. |
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| Parsvottanasana - Pyramid Pose I am having a ‘put your head down and work’ type of week. |
🌈The rhythm of the day, the arc of the week, the ebb and flow of the month, and the seasons of the year. Looking ahead and zooming out at your calendar is how you are able to ‘put your head down’ and (enjoy) work(ing) unremittingly - because you plan (and look forward to) when you’ll be coming up for air. 👙⛵️🌞
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| Parsva Urdhva Hastasana - Upward Salute Side Bend Pose Can you straighten your arms? All the way? |
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| Brownies, banana bread, oatmeal raisin balls, yogurt cake, sugar cookies, cream cheese frosting… biscuits, french fries, quiche, pigs in a blanket, pizza, grilled cheese, quesadillas, roasted (air fried) everything and the list goes on… I kid you not, these kids actually expect me to feed them EVERY DAY!!! 🤪 |
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| My daughter knits socks. 🧶 🧦 For MY feet. 😍🥰 |
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| & these adorable and refreshing Gen Alpha kids also sing, tinker on the piano, play violin, craft, craft, craft and, obviously, level-up our nestle chips. 🎻🌸🎉 |
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| Houseworkasana |
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| Notes taken in the air - originally in pen 🖊️ in a mini notebook 📓 — never, ever leave home without one. |
