Month: February 2026

It’s been 12 years since the Seahawks went to the Super Bowl. When we won 13 years ago, it was a exciting and uplifting triumph for the home team, and for sports fans, locally, including our family. Since we lost the next year, we’ve been looking forward to another chance.

Here it is! Truly, no matter the outcome, what I will consider victorious is if no one gets hurt. I’m sure my dad will be cheering us on from above as I serve as his representative.

Will you watch the game? What about the halftime show? Ki to Happiness will serve the 7 layer bean dip and celebrate when it’s all over without any injury.

We settled in into our ritual of viewing the Olympics’ opening. The spectacle and the pageantry prepare us for the magic and magnificence of the games. The inspiration will influence our yoga practice and teaching.

Tomorrow’s Super Bowl with our local Seahawks will further inspire us. We are always uplifted by other’s excellence. All of us who view these spectacles may be uplifted into improving ourselves and our world.

What inspires you? What uplifts you into manifesting your magnificence? Ki to Happiness is inspire and uplifted by others’ excellence.

On January 10, I saw the first daffodil bloom in our neighborhood. Yesterday morning, one of our bulbs bloomed. Its sunshiny, yellow face brightens our deck as the other bulbs, prepare a while longer.

This midwinter gift shows us how mild our conditions have been while other parts of the country are continuing to thaw out. We walked in gratitude, seeing other signs of Spring. With our eyes set for beauty, the world reveals Itself.

What are your eyes set for? Are you looking for love, harmony, and beauty? Ki to Happiness looks for signs of Life and is rewarded with blooming daffodils.

I was able to do a posture yesterday that I haven’t been able to do for 14 months. As life proceeds, injuries and accidents happen. Adapting yoga practice means letting go of attachments to particular practices and modifying to support healing.

It also means resuming practices experimentally, gently and consciously. It’s important that we not give up on ourselves and our healing potential. I continue to heal and integrate my many lessons, even after all these years of practicing teaching.

Have you had to let go of some practices? Can you experiment with resuming practices as healing occurs? Ki to Happiness has resumed practicing Reclined Hero as one example.

I practiced an old ritual yesterday of loosely, tying knots in a ribbon, representing patterns of energy. As I untied the knots, I envisioned freedom from those patterns. Then I draped the loose ribbon around in my space as a reminder that that work is done.

This simple ritual symbolizes to my unconscious that all is well. Energy is available to move freely in the direction of my intention. As I free myself, my intention is to deepen my ability to serve others near and far, in group classes as well as privately.

What energy knots would you like to untie? Are you willing to try this simple ritual? Ki to Happiness loosens the knots that bind energy so to freely help others do the same in many different ways.

This morning, the cats did not get me up at 4 AM. As I stirred at 4:20, I called out to them. I placed my feet on the ground without first saying thank you for my life.

I’ve adopted the practice of giving thanks first thing.  Today, it was second thing, as I found sleepy cats and fed them. In the future, even if they don’t wake me, I’ll do better by giving thanks first thing anyway.

What do you do first thing? What might you do better? Ki to Happiness continues to do better, with daily improvements, grateful for the opportunity.

Before there were cell phones, my family used CB in case of emergency on our remote Canadian island. My dad chose “groundhog” as his handle. He let go of the island long ago, and his sweet body, too, but the Ground Hog Day remains.

Today,  the prognosticating rodent in Pennsylvania will let us know if we’re likely to have an early spring or if deep winter will continue. Whatever is the case, I will forever think of my dad on this day and remember our summers in Canada without phones, electricity or indoor toilets. Cherishing the best of times and integrating them into the fabric of my being, whether Phil sees his shadow or not. 

What national day of observation would you like to be remembered by? Which memories of your childhood do you cherish? Ki to Happiness looks for shadows and smiles.

As the new month begins, we have a full moon in Leo. Its light helps to illuminate our emotions and make use of them towards manifestation. Having made the best of the month of January, we observe midwinter as we look for signs of Spring.

Sarcococca blooms in our neighborhood, offering its scent which has lead to its nickname of Sweet Box. Snow drops lower their pretty heads in the wind as early daffodils stand proud. The Ground Hog will prognosticate Spring’s date of arriving in Pennsylvania, while here in the PNW we see it is already on its way.

What emotions are illuminated in this full moon for you? How would you like for them to manifest in Spring? Ki to Happiness feels grateful for the lessons of winter and looks forward to manifesting them as blessings.