Month: February 2020

As more and more yoga hybrids are available, I find it richly rewarding to immerse myself in the history of yoga. Recognizing and respecting the 6000 year old path helps to steer my practices including the practice of teaching.

Yoga’s principal aim is to calm the perturbations of the mind. If sampling the yoga hybrids results in greater perturbations of the mind, it is not meeting its aim. Experimentation requires discernment in assessing the results of the research.

How are your experiments going? What results do you find in your research? Ki to Happiness respects the past, experiments in the present, and discerns for the future.

A few years ago, I looked up a significant person from my childhood. I reached out and got no response. Recently, I tried again. This time I heard back!

I hold the information I received as if on a loading dock. Not trusting the person to tell the truth, I’ll keep what has been shared at an arms length. When the facts check out or not, perhaps then I’ll bring it in from the “loading dock”.

How resolved are you with the significant people from your past? What ” facts” do you need to check out for closure? Ki to Happiness persists in resolving the past for healthy closure, benefiting the movement forward…



Two years ago there was a conflict I witnessed. Today, my videotapes of the event will be presented in court.Others have previously presented partial video tapes of the event, skewing the facts in the direction of their intention. My offering perhaps will give a bigger picture.

I am relieved to not be involved in the hearing. I am able to stay persistent in my practices and continue my integrative hibernation in the middle of winter. It is deeply satisfying to contribute to truth coming forward anywhere.

What conflicts have you witnessed? What records do you have that might bring truth to light? Ki to Happiness remains content as truth is presented before the court.

Winter is locally precipitating. Nonstop rain with a wintry mix in particular microclimates has made traffic a mess. Schedules are challenged. Flash flooding requires detours.

Hibernation and integration are facilitated by this wintry weather. Deep study is perfect at this time. Old information is new again with a chance to focus and concentrate.

What are you discovering as you spend more time inside? How might it best support the spring that is certain to follow? Ki to Happiness welcomes the deluge, certain of the flowers which will result.

20 years ago, my previous fiancé broke up with me. Our particular needs required that we allow ourselves to head in different directions with an intention to reunite. Instead, the distance and tension became too much. So on the phone, he “got me off his back”.

In the moment, it was very upsetting. And now, 20 years later, of course I am so glad that happened. My life as it is would not have been possible and I remained “on his back.”

What upset are you going through? How might it look to you in 20 years? Ki to Happiness has confidence in the healing power of time.

Still, the snow comes. The cold winds blow. The naked trees cast their silhouettes against an icy sky. Short days and long nights spent mostly indoors bring up the “cabin fever”, a need to open a window, bring in freshness, or bundle up and head out before becoming “shack nasty”.

With the intense flu season upon us, and the threat of a pandemic, our time spent inside perhaps the safest. And when we go out, we may have a need to ensure we have washed our hands, and that we have appropriate face mask, if vulnerable.

What are you discovering during the depths of winter? How safe is your cabin from fever? Any nasty in your shack? Ki to Happiness balances going out and staying in.



I learned that a dear one was in a terrible accident in another country. Everyone is OK. That’s the most important thing. Now it’s time for her to recover from the shock. And to stabilize the body, integrating the blessings and the lessons.

At a great distance, work and play occur, continuing to bundle up in the cold, appreciating the groundhog’s shadow. The Super Bowl concludes with winners and losers. Winter proceeds toward Spring.

Rumi says “what is here is there. What is there is also here.” Ki to Happiness connects both in loving gratitude.



This midwinter day is also known as Imbolc to the ancient ones. Halfway through the dark cold season of hibernation and introspection, it helps to know that we are turning the corner.

Spring is on its way In the northern hemisphere. Light is returning since solstice, however it’s ability to be seen today and cast a shadow foretells whether our spring will arrive in 6 weeks or later. 

What blessings have come to you so far this winter? How healing and nurturing has this season been? Ki to Happiness recognizes the potential each part of the year brings.



Welcome February! Saint Brigid is honored on this day as well as tomorrow. In the depths of winter, she is celebrated as a harbinger of Spring. She is invoked for fertility, healing, prosperity, and protection.

She is the epitome of kindness and generosity. She has been conflated with the pagan Celtic goddess Bridget. Haitians invoke her as Mother Brigid.

What needs protection in your life? How abundant are your winter stores? Ki to Happiness thanks St. Brigid for her protection and blessings throughout the year.