Month: November 2024

Working with one of my clients, I shared something of my practices. The daily ritual of yogic meditation is a corner stone of my Self care. Making and strengthening my connection to my Higher Self is a commitment I made to myself long ago and rewards me with untold benefits.

Doing so is not a convenience. At times when I have been traveling or staying with others, it may have seemed rude. When I’m ill or injured or tired, it does Me without me doing It, awakening me from sickness, damage or fatigue into the awareness that a part of me is unsullied, unblemished, well, healing, and whole.

What are the cornerstones of your self care? Can you commit to practices that work for you so as not to outsource them to others who are naturally limited? Ki to Happiness cares for her Self, and thanks all others who take responsibility for their Self care.

Today’s full moon encourages us to stay grounded and take good care of ourselves. That can mean different things for everyone. Reflecting on what feels nurturing can guide us to making good use of this energy.

 Taking walks in nature, exercising the body without straining, and healthy eating all work for me every day. Expressing gratitude and attending to the many blessings in life also ground me. The yoga sutras advise “a holy disregard of the unholy” which also steers the mind towards gracious peace. 

What feels nurturing to you? Can you choose that today? Ki to Happiness feels grounded and nurtured with Hatha Yoga practices.

One of our cats wanted me to get up super early today. I did my best to stay in bed until my usual time of awakening. When I crawled out of my cocoon, I saw the winds whipping the leafless tree limbs and heard the gusts rustling our holiday lights against our windows.

After feeding all three cats, we watched the storm together. Safe inside, our noses opened to the fresh forceful air entering the open windows from somewhere far away. Yoga practices turned toward pranayama and meditation on nature for all of us.

How does nature inspire your practice? What do you learn from observing the storms in your life? Ki to Happiness breathes and contemplates life’s lessons.

All the leaves are down. Dark wetness settles in. Yoga practice continues to light our way through this season as election fallout deepens.

Some are using the political differences to sever familiarly ties. There are those professionals recommending separation at the holidays. Yoga shows us to unite beyond politics, in humble humanity.

What lights your way through darkness? How humble is your humanity? Ki to Happiness practices Hatha Yoga, warms the heart with its light and radiates humble peace beyond politics.

About 10 days ago, our garbage disposal stopped working. Our property management company will complete the installation of the new one today, requiring an electrician. These few days without it help us recognize how much we appreciate it and look forward to having a new one to use freely..

The small home appliance has made clean up much easier in our home with cats and tea drinkers. Left behind wet cat food and loose tea both disappear when it functions correctly. We welcome the disruption of the electrician before classes and clients so we return to the convenience and ease it will afford.

What do you appreciate more when you are without it? What disruption are you willing to face in order to get it back? Ki to Happiness willingly faces disruption to become more functional on all levels, not just in the kitchen.

In speaking with my brother yesterday, he shared a picture of his home, all lit up for the holidays. He said that illuminating it was the bright spot in his week last week. In solidarity with him, I put up our outdoor lights.

My brother and I are very different. We make the effort to support one another and find common ground. That in itself brightens both of our worlds.

Can you find common ground with those who are very different from you? What would brighten your world today? Ki to Happiness shines light on similarities, making peace with differences.

After teaching two well attended classes yesterday, I heard from my Ayurvedic physician. He had an opening in his schedule, so I booked a session to continue my panchakarma to balance my constitution. This time, he chose the steaming treatment and some new herbs.

I left feeling renewed and confident about my overall health, as well as a deep sense of gratitude for his expertise. His office is less than a block away from our studio. I celebrated my good fortune of teaming up with him as my husband and I walked and talked in our neighborhood afterward.

What might help you find balance? Are you open to try the ancient practices in today’s modern world? Ki to Happiness finds balance with the old and the new healing methods to bring about balance in health. 

In the bright afternoon autumn sunshine, I assessed the remnants of the plants on our deck. Removing those who have given their all, I rearranged those that are hardy enough to remain. Grabbing the broom, I swept up the fallen red maple leaves and debris.

Newly refreshed, the deck awaits decorations for the upcoming holidays. Soon there will be Evergreen garlands and poinsettias lit up with 1000 lights to brighten the dark. The process of ungardening opens the space for renewal. 

What do you need to ungarden in your life? What can you envision filling the space in the future? Ki to Happiness removes the remnants of past efforts, retains the hardy, and refreshes for renewal.

We humans have evolved to be problem solvers. When there’s a problem, sometimes it takes a while to research and come up with an adequate solution. That may require several attempts.

I like to avoid escalation. Quieting the reactions to the problem, we may contain the issue to its elements and find the solution more efficiently. Shifting into gratitude, we evolve.

What problems do you need to solve? How efficient can you be in the process? Ki to Happiness evolves with each growth opportunity.

I first experienced Reiki to treat an injured knee. It’s helpful and healing vibrations led me to want to learn the method. Meeting my Reiki master, I became attuned to the Reiki vibration and wanted to become masterful with it myself.

I practiced what I learned for a long time before investing in uplevelling my attunement. Becoming a master myself fulfilled my desire so that I can initiate others into this natural healing approach. Today is my master’s birthday, which I celebrated with her as she contacted me in acknowledgment of my daily offering of Reiki candles on my Facebook page.

What have you mastered? How do you celebrate those who have inspired your mastery? Ki to Happiness deeply bows to all who’ve inspired mastery.