Month: February 2026

Lately I’ve had a chance to feel tremendous gratitude for all the guidance through my life. My grandparents prayed for me every day while they were alive. I started praying for myself on my grandmother‘s first birthday after she departed.

In my years of recovery from codependency, I’ve gotten better at listening to the answers to those prayers in meditation. Following through, I’ve manifested health in myself and facilitated it in others. Yoga encapsulates this process on and off the mat, with daily practices of prayer and meditation, together with all the physical postures and breath work.

Who has guided your path? How can you best honor them? Ki to Happiness is eternally grateful for all Guidance on my path. 

The poet Coleman Barks has passed away at age 88. May he rest in peace, as his legacy remains eternally. His efforts bringing Rumi and Shams works to light for our modern era awakened many to the ecstatic path of Sufism.

When I first attempted to penetrate those works, I was too young and immature to get their message. With Coleman’s translations and interpretations, I could receive it. As Coleman quoted Rumi, “where am I going on this journey? To your house, of course!” and so he’s with me now, and also, you!

 What is your experience of Rumi and Shams? Have you read Barks’ interpretations or his own poetry? Ki to Happiness is forever blessed by Coleman Barks.

This morning, I received photos of the cat we helped rehouse. She looks content in her new space and brings joy to her new home. Our cats have resumed their normal activities without her in our temporary foster care.

I made sure to wash anything that may have held onto her scent. The other two strays continue to visit. Altogether, we are satisfied with our efforts as they have resulted in happy cats, joyous community member, and a clean studio.

What makes your efforts worthwhile? How easily can you allow satisfaction to replace frustration? Ki to Happiness sees that every effort toward health, harmony and happiness is worth it.



We facilitated one cat’s rehousing with our community member. We fed another stray who looks just like the cat we rehoused, for about our 10th day in a row. At the end of the day, yet another cat with a beautiful black coat and white paws appeared on our deck, looking for food.

It seems the word has gotten out on the cat network that we are here for them. It’s true, as well as our willingness to feed what’s hungry. Cats, birds, squirrels, dogs, as even people, are all welcome to the buffet.

Who do you feed? Who feeds you? Ki to Happiness serves soul food for those who hunger—peanuts, seeds, tuna and treats, too. 

During these two weeks between the solar and upcoming lunar eclipse, we are subjected to the pattern their energies invoke. As the Mexican unrest attests, this can be a volatile time. For those of us wanting peace, it is a time of soul hibernation.

The extreme blizzard in the north east of the US demonstrates the power of nature. Staying in and staying warm aligns with this hibernation. It’s a good time for all of us to allow these energies to settle before the full moon and lunar eclipse on March 3.

Have you been feeling tired and like withdrawing from the world a bit? Can you accommodate that by allowing extra rest? Ki to Happiness follows Soul Guidance.

After Bob’s classes yesterday, one of our long-standing community members stayed. He hung a piece of artwork in my office nook, and I served the three of us smoothies. The guys set up to watch a basketball game as I went off on my own for a walk.

Later on, another community member came by to pick up some cat supplies that had been donated to us from another community member. Her migraine necessitated a little assistance with her neck. I was happy to help and sent her off in a warmer jacket which had been gifted to me from yet another community member.

Would you like to be a part of our functional community? In what groups do you experience mutual support? Ki to Happiness appreciates the healthy exchange of resources through the Hatha Yoga Center community.

As this winter Olympics comes to conclusion, we witnessed the spectacle of the gala. While competition brings excellence, the gala put that excellence on display with the special spice of joy. Even as Ilia Melinin skated to music entitled Fear, he showed us how it looks when we face that fear.

His physical process is extraordinary. His emotional development even more inspirational. Together with all of the other athletes, we are uplifted by their display of magnificence and possibility.

Where do you find upliftment? What do you do with it when you find it? Ki to Happiness finds it in the excellence of others and uses it to enrich daily practice and service.

The freezing temperatures threatened our sweet tender plants. I gathered them all up and brought them inside yesterday for a little intensive care in our restroom. A nice drink of water, warmer temperatures, and the grow light have them all reviving a bit.

That’s the same kind of intensive care I need from time to time. I revive well with water, sunshine, and warmth. Just like our Primrose, when I get what I need, I can lift up my head and radiate vitality.

What kind of intensive care do you need? Can you provide those things for yourself? Ki to Happiness radiates vitality with her head held high, breathing freely and deeply.

On this chilly morning, I opened my Facebook app to post a spiritual message, which I have done daily for my friend since Spiritwalker passed away. Another post caught my eye, requesting prayers for a beloved brother. It surprised me with the description I recognized as potentially relating to someone I know and love.

I honored the request immediately. Then I double checked the likelihood that this synchronistic coincidence was real.  I’m blown away that I began my day with this miracle, of the highly unlikely connection occurring just as the prayers are needed.

Have you experienced digital miracles? What social media has blown you away? Ki to Happiness witnesses miracles on all planes of existence, including the digital plane.

As we were all resting together before my evening of teaching, suddenly one of our cats got up and made a move for an even more secure location. Padma made a crouching dash for under the bed. Then we heard the snow thunder.

As we got up to investigate, we found rain, sleet, hail, and snow all descending at once. I usually am mesmerized by the first snow, but this display of Mother Nature was different. The safety of our studio and the practices contained us as the atmosphere stabilized for the students’ exit.

How do you respond to unstable atmospheric conditions? What helps you stabilize? Ki to Happiness chooses yoga to stabilize and regulate in any atmosphere.