We Are Family ~ Side Stretch

Parivrtta Upavistha Konasana - Revolved Seated Angle Pose

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

lol asana - Lolasana

Lolasana - Pendant Pose
Hang out like a pendant this Summer.
🏅I sure am 😉😎 

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? 🍊 

Sincerely,

Yours Truly

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

Summer Crush ~ Aparigraha

Sukhasana - Easy Pose
KISS 💋 Keep It Simple this Summer

LET GO and Let Summer 🌞 

🍒 Kamp Kirschenbaum 🍒 2026

Ardha Dhanurasana - Half Bow Pose 🏹 and chiiiiill
Iced coffee, chocolate milk bottles and popsicles at our convenience. 🧋🍼🍦

What shall we do today Kampers? Life is good when you are your own Kounselor; No forms, no packing lists, no weather updates, no transportation issues, no allergies, no early mornings, no problemo. 

At 🍒 Kamp Kirschenbaum 🍒 there are no rules (except be polite!) 

Kamper Ash is a careful builder.

Kamper Lélé refinishes furniture.

Crochet Kampers Opal, Pansy and Ocean.

Kounselor Astrid Kirschenbaum is not pictured as very minimal oversight is necessary 😻

Needle and Thread

Urdhva Mukha Pasasana - Thread the Needle Pose
While basking in the sun on a lounge chair, I organized my children’s sewing kits. 🧵 

Soak up the sun to soak up the source: I always feel transported to an alternate universe and able to access other realms when sun bathing.

Lifted Sukhasana

Sukhasana - lifted Easy Pose with hands behind

In the Summer it is unlikely to find me in the yoga studio, but instead out in the dazzling weather putting my steadfast indoor Winter practice to practical use out in the wild. 

Sumhersasana

Summer come save me.

Four kiddos. Four packed lunches and snacks. Five days per week.

Soak Up the Sunny Colors ~ Reclined Bound Angle

Supta Baddha Konasana - Reclined Bound Angle Pose

Spring Flings ~ Bhujangasana

Bhujangasana - Cobra Pose 🐍 

SPRING - bright sun, dark clouds; high temperatures, UV rays, summer-like days, drizzle, pouring rain, sleet, hail, snow, storms, sunshine, tan-time … and all the moods that come with it!

Commitment to Excellence ~ Camatkarasana

Camatkarasana - Wild Thing Pose

I go gaga for fashion and design inspo when out and about. Secluded to a yacht for 7 days was, surprisingly, no exception. The staff on our latest seaward adventure has me thinking: What are the attractive and serviceable uniforms that allow me to execute dutifully? …

Yacht crew uniforms create a professional and cohesive image for your team, enhancing the overall guest experience aboard luxury vessels. These uniforms ensure your team looks polished but also promote unity and functionality in their demanding roles. High-quality yacht staff uniforms are designed for comfort and durability, meeting the unique challenges of life at sea. Investing in professional yachting uniforms reflects a commitment to excellence and sets a refined tone for your yacht’s operations. -liquidyachtwear.com

Traveling Circus ~ Camatkarasana

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. 

Super 🛳️ Yoga ✌️ 

🐌 Vacation Integration 🐢 ~ Sukhasana, Dhyana, Mukula Mudra

Sukhasana - Easy Pose
Dhyana - Meditation 
Mukula Mudra - Lotus or Lily Bud Hand Gesture 🤌 

(Vacation) integration is gradual, slow, steady, slimy, super cute, hard shelled, long-lived… 🐌 🐢 

Reinvention ~ Supta Baddha Konasana

Restorative Supta Baddha Konasana - Reclining Bound Angle, with Heart Opener

Reminiscing about my early yoga days while conceptualizing what is to come.

Summer is the season of reinvention, SPRING is the season to plant the reinvention seeds. 

Early Riser ~ Virabhadrasana II

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!

LBD NBD ~ Koundinyasana II

Koundinyasana II - Flying Splits Pose 2, Preparation
Pausing here often during Vinyasa.
This is an accurate representation of what I generally wear to yoga: dark leggings, a lightweight, medium tone half-length undertank, and a looser (often grey) soft top tucked in.
With a rose quartz colored cotton mat.

Color TONALITY is important when dressing - take into account how much CONTRAST you do or do not have regarding your skin, eyes, and hair (and shade changes due to age, health status, tanned skin, sun-kissed tresses …). 

Hint: Not everyone looks great in black. 🌞 🖤

Doodlers Love Doodles ~ Tadasana Hindolasana

🌈Tadasana Hindolasana - Standing Cradle Pose. Just here being my embellished self. 🎀🐯🎄  

How we do one thing is how we do everything. One look in my cabinet and I had to laugh - a collection of drawings on both my shelf stable household items and my perishables…

Everything must have doodly drawings in HappyGoLuckyILoveCreativityWithColor&PatternAstridLand.

The best 💖

Matsyasana - Fish Pose, with blocks

Matsyasana - Fish Pose, with blocks

💝 Crack your heart open. 💝

The best way to start your morning (5:45am in the studio) is with a block on middle height running vertically between the shoulders along the spine and a block at the highest height positioned horizontally under (the base of) your head. 💕

What are you building?

Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana - King Pigeon Pose in happy frenchie cool girl stripies

Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana - King Pigeon Pose

Add flourish to your asanas. 🐚 

Everyday around 10am, for eight days straight, our family of six, (with cousins in tow,) headed to the beach. My youngest, age 3, would promptly ask me to “build a road”. We scooped, dug, piled, grated, patted, and decorated gaping holes, super highways, winding rivers, picturesque villages, connecting tunnels, long islands, creepy faces, and even a giant sea serpent monster. What were we making? We never knew. We just kept constructing. 

🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️Sea monsters🧜‍♂️🧜‍♂️

Away message

 

Supta Baddha Konasana - Reclining Bound Angle Pose

At the beach, out of touch from ‘the world’, getting my messages directly from the cosmos 🪐: aka on vacation sun tanning. 🧘‍♀️ PS: vacation - vacate! Cancel it, annul it; for I have left (and maybe even quit! Not really.) 🥸

Balancing act

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Shiva Squat Pose

Anjali Mudra - Prayer Hands

Strengthen to balance.