Month: February 2023

Today and every day I get up early to experience the peace and quiet. Having been blessed with direct experiences of Divinity, I offered my mornings to the Great One decades ago. I’m never disappointed that I did.

My morning practice gives me feedback about my body, mind, emotions and Spirit so I can tune up this instrument I call me. All through the day I play my part in the Symphony of embodiment. Sometimes, I play the silent part and witness the miracles all around me without needing to intervene.

How are accustomed are you to peace and quiet? What practices give you the necessary feedback with which to tune your instrument? Ki to Happiness receives feedback in the peace and quiet of morning Hatha Yoga practices.

The early morning snow dusted the trees, cars, and streets with freshness. As dawn broke, the sunlight illumined the limbs and branches, buds and berries on our street in Pinehurst. By the time the students arrived for class, the roads were clear enough for their safe commute.

As we Saluted the Sun, the snow melted, dripping diamonds of lights everywhere. We stopped to gaze at the magnificence. Natural meditation and gratitude held our attention as we continued to practice at the Hatha Yoga Center.

When does nature make you stop and meditate? How easily do you shift into gratitude for our beautiful world? Ki to Happiness salutes the sun and is awed as the sun seems to salute back.

Winter icicles

Fall, melt and are forgotten

Followed by beauty

I wrote this haiku when I went just 10 years old. It wasn’t about the weather so much, but about a family issue, finding its resolution. My teacher appreciate it.

It remains with me over a half a century later as I look out to the melting icicles. My heart thaws with my yoga practices as I forgive all that has frozen it’s tender bits. Dripping, I flow with what is, growing stronger and more fluid as I become current.

What do you remember from when you were 10? How is your inner child? Ki to Happiness reMembers.

On this chilly morning I am grateful for the power company keeping us warm. I’m also aware of my powerlessness to change to the weather, although there are those who seek to do so. They must not have experienced the Higher Power as I have.

In my life, there have been times of deep darkness and experiencing soul chilling atrocities. Through Divine Intervention, I witnessed an all pervading light dispelling darkness which warmed my soul. I am abundantly blessed, and pray for others to awaken to their Higher Power through Divine Intervention in right timing.

Have you experienced the Higher Power by whose grace you’ve come through the dark nights of your soul? Can you thaw the heart from its freezing doubts and warm up to your many blessings, having made it through each and every trial thus far? Ki to Happiness gives thanks for the miracle of life every day by serving the Higher Power in each of us through Hatha Yoga and Holistic Counseling.

Bob and I watched one of our favorite news programs yesterday with a friend at a distance. We synchronized our viewing for a sense of community. It’s so important to stay connected to others, to the news and to our ability to be informed, do research and decide for ourselves.

In doing so we have reason to be hopeful, and to see progress amidst setback. Great experiments in life require that we follow through to learn the results. Consequences revealed in accurate data empower us to make course corrections as we respect others right to do the same, in their own timing.

Are you willing to do your own research? What corrections are required as you live and learn? Ki to Happiness is watching with you.

After my large late class, it’s hard to turn in. It takes me a little while to calm down and clean up. In delight, I tidy up, put away mats, pick up discarded cups, and get things ready for a new day reflecting on the 20 humans who attended both the 5:30 and 7 pm classes combined.

I tuck myself in and close my eyes. I remember the smiles and the efforts, the issues and the progress as I process. In the morning, the cats still want me up at our regular time so I can feed them, but instead, I sleep in, all the way until 445.

What does sleeping in mean for you? How do your evening activities effect your morning rising? Ki to Happiness prepares each night for morning practices so even when I sleep in, I’m ready to greet the new day with fresh practices and hot water.

On this Ash Wednesday, we enter into 40 days of Lent before Easter. In preparation of the celebration of Spring and resurrection of life, we have a chance to fast from those activities and ingestible that we choose. Surrendering sugar, cursing, social media or whatever hinders us will result in stronger discipline and align us with the upcoming renewal that awaits us.

Staying current with these issues throughout the year makes for an easier transition. Every effort, like a stick of incense, burns it’s fuel as a sacrifice. The essence of our effort is all that remains, like holy incense ash.

What sacrifice are you willing to make today toward your own rebirth? What have you been doing or ingesting that you can surrender on the altar of your intention for renewal or resurrection? Ki to Happiness surrenders fear to the sacrifice of living fully in Divine Safety.

After teaching and conducting a private session in the morning, I rested yesterday. I got up from my 20 minute reclined meditation with tears in my eyes, grateful for my healing. My energy shifted from my sense of free-floating ecstasy to that of free-floating anxiety without any known provocation.

A bit confused about the shift, I used the energy to clean my kitchen and cook. When I checked my phone, I found a beloved client in crisis, texting me from far away. immediately got back to her. aware of our deep heart connection.

How do you experience your heart connections? When someone you love and care about is distressed, do you sense it within? Ki to Happiness heals and feels our Oneness.

Today I awaken with the feeling of rebounding health. I’ve cleared out whatever crud had me feeling low. I celebrate the natural healing force within.

I made good use of my time down. I’m ready for the next step with my manuscript and I’m about to get a new phone upgrade. Both are surprising developments, which perhaps would not have happened without my cleanse.

Have you experienced your health rebound? Can you celebrate the progress if not the process? Ki to Happiness rises to serve again from the wellspring of rebounding health.

Today we have a chance to set new moon intentions for the next lunar month. This occurs in the sign of Pisces, which brings up our emotional nature in a way that is related to the old traditions.

The Hindu celebration of Maha Siva Ratri coincides with this moon. Shiva, the Lord of yoga, unites with the night goddess, Ratri in Divine Union. This marriage brings together the anthropomorphic energies of light and dark, which is cause for celebration, ushering in a month of emotional balance and renewal.

What are your intentions for the next month? What aspects of your emotions require greater balance? Ki to Happiness intends harmony and equanimity to guide the way forward.