 | One of the most frequently asked questions that we receive is this: “So what does Kumbha Moon mean?” or “What is a Kumbha Moon?” or “Is that the same as the Kumbaya song?” First, no…the word Kumbha isn't taken from the Kumbaya song (though we’ve been known to sit around one of our backyard fires and sing the Kumbaya song after we’ve had a few sips of some fine brew). Second, Kumbha is actually pronounced “koom-bah.” And third, as with almost everything that we do, there is a story, so here it is…….. |
We are Kimberly and Kellie, the creative team behind Kumbha Moon Soap Company, and we are also a duo of Aquarians who are more oldish, than youngish, outdoorsy as well as indoorsy, impulsive as well as compulsive, scattered as well as collected, and friends and caretakers to many (too many!) furry friends. We met at a yoga class at Yoga Betsy’s studio nearly 20 years ago and since then, we’ve been trying to stay rooted and upright in tree pose ever since. When we fall down, we just get right back up, take a deep breath, and try it again. Yoga and the yogic-life philosophy have profoundly impacted many aspects of each of our lives and we just try to live simply and goodly (is goodly a word?) We are both initiates of the Himalayan tradition of yoga and ironically both of us were given the same mantra and charged with the same life work and purpose during each of our initiation rites: balance.
Say what? Balance? That’s what we two whacky, impulsive, moody, predictably unpredictable Aquarians are each supposed to work on for the rest of our lives, or until we attain enlightenment? Balance? Well, when each of us stops to think about what our guru charged us with during each of our initiations, it makes perfect sense. In many ways, each of us has struggled to find balance in almost every aspect of everything that we do because we both love to dive right in, head and feet first (when you are really flexible from yoga you can dive head and feet first!), and then often we end up feeling like we are in over our head, submerged, and can’t breathe. It’s pretty obvious why practicing yoga and trying to walk through life on the yogic path is a great strategy to help us achieve some sense of balance.
When we dove right in and decided to turn our soapmaking craft into a real grown up girl business, we knew that we'd have to find balance with our careers, our personal lives, and our new business without everything toppling over. We also found ourselves totally stumped in deciding on a name for our new company. We ran the gamut of names, some silly, one naughty, a few strong contenders, but none felt like it was “the name.” Our business is the extension of us, our values, our philosophies and it was challenging to find the balance between our personal sides and our business sides. So we turned to our yogic roots and there it was…..Kumbha Moon Soap Company.
The Hindu zodiac is known as the Rashichakra and each month has a zodiac name, known as a rashi, and a symbol – all very similar to the Western version of zodiac. The first rashi of the Hindu Rashichakra is Kumbha Rashi, which is the equivalent for Aquarius. The Sanskrit word Kumbha also means “pot” or “vessel” or “womb,” all of which correlate to the description of the water bearer for Aquarius. Kumbha. Kumbha. Kumbha. With both of us being Aquarians, Kumbha surely sounded like a good seed word to build our business name on. We doodled and scribbled the word Kumbha on everything and tried matching other words to it, but the one word that just felt right was “Moon.” We are both lovers of moon shadows and moonscapes and moonbeams and moonshine, and Moon just sounded like a good fit with Kumbha. So there it is - Kumbha Moon Soap Company - a name that blends both our personal attributes and values with the business side of starting a new company.
Our logo is also a personal reflection of us which Kellie (the artistic of the K2 duo) designed. The outline is the front of our house with 2 of our 3 gables showing and there is a content moon watching over us and a mischievous crow to symbolize life's magic and mystery as well as our personal transformation.
So that's the story behind the name!
Our logo is also a personal reflection of us which Kellie (the artistic of the K2 duo) designed. The outline is the front of our house with 2 of our 3 gables showing and there is a content moon watching over us and a mischievous crow to symbolize life's magic and mystery as well as our personal transformation.
So that's the story behind the name!
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