Month: September 2024

For the first time in over two years, our south east door is able to open. It’s also able to close and lock. It’s not watertight, and still needs attention from property management, but we’re celebrating this improvement.

As the subcontractor came to the task, he opened the door with force which resulted in the wedged wood flying out from the jam. On our first night here when a locksmith was necessary in order to get the door to close, he must have wedged this strip of wood in without informing us. Fortunately our studio manager found the code so we don’t need a new lock. 

How patient are you with necessary fixes? When inconvenienced and impatient, how gracefully can you apologize? Ki to Happiness opens one door of progress and closes the door of impatience, inconvenience and unmet necessity.

The gentle rains turned into a true downpour right before my beginner’s class at seven. The students from my 5:30 class ran to their cars covering their heads with their jackets. New students arrived dripping wet.

I grabbed a handful of towels from our comfort station. Each of the six brand new students appreciated them as they dried off. These towels are generally used for those students who perspire a lot in classes, and now they are also rain towels.

What items help to bring comfort for your yoga practice? Tissues, towels, water, heat/fan and what else? Ki to Happiness practices comfortable safe yoga and offers that to others.



At the end of my morning meditations yesterday, I saw my hand reaching out to ward the door of my local Ayurvedic clinic. I took that as a sign that I was to schedule my concluding Shirodhara session. It took something, but I was able to get in on the same day.

Receiving guidance is one thing. Acting on that guidance immediately strengthens the connection between me and the Guidance Giver. My Higher Self knows I’m listening and willing to surrender to its Divine counsel. 

What guidance do you receive from your meditations? How willing are you to take action on that guidance? Ki to Happiness listens in meditation and prays more Guidance as well as the willingness to surrender to It.

I notice myself editing what I say with each person I interact with. These days there are a lot of volatile conversations beyond the usual subjects of sex, religion and politics. In our present pre election/post pandemic circumstances, all three subjects are conflated.

Personal philosophies and opinions about subjects are best held privately within. Art, music, and the voting booth are to be safe avenues for expression. The more we protect our privacy through self censorship, the less we need invasion of privacy or external censorship in the present volatility.

Can you protect your privacy through self-censorship? Do you want others invading your privacy and censoring you? Ki to Happiness expresses herself as appropriate and respects others right to do the same.

When other people are upset, it can be very hard to stay centered. Healing through codependent recovery gives skills of loving detachment just like yoga does. Utilizing these skills is a choice.

A Course in Miracles reminds us that our salvation comes from ourselves. As we make healthy choices we become stronger at staying centered. Practicing daily in body, mind and spirit is its own reward.

What tools help you stay centered? How can you reward yourself for using those skills? Ki to Happiness chooses loving detachment through yoga, meditation and recovery to stay Higher Centered.

The moment of the autumnal equinox has just occurred. Balance between the forces of light and dark are upon us. In this balanced state, we may more readily access the peace that dwells within.

When we practice one legged balances in yoga, we notice that balance is dynamic.  We can observe leg muscles turning on and off, and back on again to maintain balance, which otherwise would result in falling. Emotional fluctuations may also dynamically result in staying balanced, as long as we stay identified with our peaceful Center.

What helps you stay balanced? Can you allow fluctuations around your Center? Ki to Happiness stays peaceful and balanced with Hatha Yoga.

Working with A Course in Miracles for a long time has brought me many blessings. Among them, the daily lessons in the workbook offer tools to utilize in the details of one’s life. I had one of them engraved on a bracelet which I wore until I lost it in one of my many travels.

I ordered a replacement from one of our community members who works in such capacity at a local jewelry store. I picked it up yesterday and put it on my left wrist as a talisman of its healing. Had I been wearing it at the time of my injury, no doubt it would have protected me from such extensive damage.

What practices help you to be safe? How can you remember those practices when needed? Ki to Happiness remembers “I am safe” with yoga, meditation and prayer.

After cleaning our deck, the need for fresh paint became obvious. The power washer blasted off some of the loose edges, which called for a new coat. I no more than had the thought when the subcontractor returned to do the job.

 He painted in paths to allow us to exit for our walk, but didn’t realize we’d return. To allow us back in, he showed us how to tiptoe on the dryer path, then wipe our feet on his smaller drop cloth to protect our interior floor. No problem for these two yogis to follow his lead, even with Bob on his cane. 

Are you seeing manifestation of any desires? Can you read those signs from the Universe that you are on the right path? Ki to Happiness appreciates the fresh paint that I didn’t have to apply or even ask for as a sign for the Universe that I’m on the right path, even if I must tiptoe to avoid tracking it on everything.



Between now, and the solar eclipse in two weeks, wise counsel suggests mindful witnessing of the changes, resulting from this most recent lunar eclipse. Receiving that guidance, yesterday I witnessed a subcontractor power washing our deck just when I wanted it most, My desire arose in the morning as I saw evidence of a trespasser having been on our deck in the form of drug paraphernalia left behind, a receipt from QFC before closing time and water from our hose indicating its use in the night.

I’d strategized to put up our no trespassing signs at night, removal of our soft cushions from the deck chairs, and leaving the porch light on to deter any further trespassing. This morning all is clear. I am mindful of the synchronicity of the power washing.

What do you notice when you mindfully witness? Can you see the miracles around you of synchronicities and coincidences showing you the way forward? Ki to Happiness listens to wise counsel and observes miracles.

After yesterday‘s trifecta of full moon, its closest point to the Earth, making it appear super size, as well as the lunar eclipse, the lunar energy has shifted. Depending on how the energy was used, you may awaken into a fresh world of possibilities. Having let go of expectations and outmoded ways of being, what remains is fundamental to the way forward.

If instead, the energy used you, you may awaken discombobulated, distressed and otherwise flummoxed. It’s OK. You can still correct your course today and tomorrow so as to turn the challenges into opportunities, resulting in blessings instead of hard lessons.

What has this full moon reflected to you? Can you take your lessons and turn them into blessings by seeing the opportunities within your challenges? Ki to Happiness works with natural rhythms without hesitation.