Month: August 2020

Today as we continue safely restarting to open our businesses, we can remember Saint Clare. She was deeply inspired by Saint Francis, as perhaps you’ve also been. His way with the animals moves many of us to reach out to him in times of need.

The energy of Saint Clare is also available. Lesser known, perhaps with fewer petitions to tend, ask her for assistance with your insight, foresight, sight, and psychic vision to benefit you and yours, pets included.

Were you aware of this ally of St. Francis? How clear is your vision internally and externally? Ki to Happiness sees the future blessed for us and the animals from this unusual time.

Continuing with safely restarting, I was offered a book on loan. Like many, I love summer time reading. I always find inspiration as a writer. This book is also a movie. Maybe you’ve seen or read Just Mercy.

In it we learn of a modern hero, as well as several others. Bryan Stevenson shares his experience bringing death row inmates to our awareness, with humanity and compassion. Out of the shadows of our culture, he brings forward the light that our justice system intends, imbuing it with mercy.

Have you read it or seen it? Who’s your model of justice and mercy? Ki to Happiness is inspired by every heroic act.

Continuing to start safely to reopen, I am having several personal and professional breakthroughs. One year ago today, in Bali, I was able to launch Ki to Happiness. While the efforts were a fraught with every kind of challenge, ultimately the desired result has occurred. You are with me here, now.

From this perspective, I can see the invisible Presence in all that has occurred. I’ve been blessed with enough time, energy, support, and resource to go through the dark challenges, and come out now into the Light. I so appreciate your eyes, fingers, heart mind, and brain that all come together in your reading of these few words. May they serve you.

What were you doing last year at this time?Can you sense the invisible Presence facilitating your progress since then? Ki to Happiness has come Full Circle.

Continuing to safely start to re-open businesses, we are in a lull in my area. Our curve is flat! Yet our students are continuing to practice safely at a distance with our live streaming classes.

This afforded me the luxury of resuming a timed writing practice with a new writing partner! Natalie Goldberg and Julia Cameron both have greatly influenced my approach to writing. Joyous to return to these teachers’ methods anew.

How flat is your curve? What luxuries are surprisingly available to you in the present circumstances? Ki to Happiness renews commitment to “practice, practice, practice”.

I wake up this morning to a warning on my cell phone. Continuing safely to reopen businesses, I remain free from fear. Unsolicited alerts receive conscious attention.

I am protected by the truth of my pursuit. As I continue taking responsibility for my health and wellness on all levels, I like to consider the source of the warning giver. In that awareness, discernment is my priority.

How responsible are you for your health and wellness? Is your pursuit of truth guiding you? Ki to Happiness discerns that the message is about the sender.

Continuing to safely restart, I’ve been able to utilize some of my time on old projects. Reviving the creative impulse behind them has required some support. I learned a long time ago to reach out. I facilitate and catalyze many. And I continue to need to be facilitated as well.

I have had many teachers, supervisors, choreographers, guides, therapists, doctors, and mentors. I am so blessed to turn toward these great Suns in my life, shining light on my path. Yesterday, I met with a new one. Amazing at this point in my life!

Do you have a mentor? Does your mentor have a mentor? Ki to Happiness basks in the light of the wisdom of those who’ve shone brightly on my path, as they have in the light of those who’ve shown them the way…

Continuing with our safe starting, there are new restrictions on the space required to join for physical practices. As such, many will continue to choose to safely stay home. The following information may be helpful to you and yours there, now. I thank my number one reader (you know who you are) for bringing this to my attention so I can share it.

Supporting oneself in squatting, as well coming up onto tiptoes activates the calf muscles. This helps our circulation, making it easier for blood flow to return from the extremities to the brain. With the increase in oxygen available, forgetfulness and brain fog diminish. These simple practices can be done on a regular basis. I like to do them to help with my ankles and my balance, as well as digestion.

Do you know squat? How good are you at tiptoeing around? Ki to Happiness utilizes these skills to benefit body-mind-spirit.

Continuing with our safe starting program, I have finished a wonderful book. The Time Traveler’s Wife was well worth the trees for its paper. Many wonderful lessons are woven into its most imaginative tale. I borrowed it. And I would lend it if it was mine.

Now, I’m inspired to work on several of my old books. I’ve been writing my whole life. It has been wonderful to have this blog post as an outlet. I’m coming up on my one year anniversary here! In celebration, I am beginning to work with a writing coach so I can edit and re-work my memoir, or scrap it and start again. Being reminded in the book I’ve just finished reading that “time is nothing”, encourages me to pick up this project from 30 years ago… When I was told I had nothing to say. It never stopped my writing. Only my willingness to share it with others…

What have you been reading? Writing? Ki to Happiness is enriched by both.

“Safely starting” as we experience the full moon in Aquarius. This is the sign of brotherly and sisterly love. The full moon brings to light our unconscious material about this astrological sign. It’s a good time to check in with one’s siblings. And to relate to one another as brothers and sisters of one human family.

I had a great phone call with my brother yesterday. He is navigating his life well enough. As an Aquarian, I relate well to others, and emotionally the moon blesses all my heartfelt relationships.

How well do you relate to others? Can you see us all from one human family? Ki to Happiness sends love and light to all.

I think this month is August. These days of safely restarting fold into one another. The heat wave has given away. The cooler temperatures take me back to our previous Phases in this most unusual time. June? April? Whoa, it August! Waugust.

In my decades of teaching yoga internationally, traveling would shift my sense of time and space as well as cultural appropriateness regarding dress and customs. All of that holds me in good standing, having developed skills and habits which sustain me now.

How did you greet August yesterday? What hidden skills are revealed to you now? Ki to Happiness is sustained by yogic practices.