Author: Ki McGraw

Early to bed, early to rise describes an aspect of the yogic lifestyle. It has taken a lifetime for me to get over my fear of missing out (FOMO). Now when the impulse comes to doze off, I follow it to bed.

At 1:40 AM I awakened to what I was missing out on. Graduation weekend after the pandemic had hordes of people in the streets partying. I celebrated them by sleeping some more until it was time to practice.

Have you overcome your FOMO? Can you celebrate those who disturb you? Ki to Happiness loves the daylife after having had plenty nightlife.

The last three weeks have been a time of communication and transportation hindrances. With the eclipse pattern, the Mercury retrograde phase has been exceptionally challenging for many. Now movement forward may resume.

Making use of the issues in the last three weeks, the movement forward may be surprising. Hidden materials have become revealed in the eclipse pattern. This is for the integration of those materials into your path and process.

What have you been meaning to say the last three weeks? Where would you like to go with that? Ki to Happiness wants to say thanks to all that has been as I slowly and cautiously walk into today.

Routine maintenance in our building required some preparation. As I tidied up and sorted through some possessions, I came across a buried treasure in an obscure storage spot. Seeing the old holiday tablecloth, I slowly unwrapped a time capsule from 2016.

Seeing Christmas cards from 5 1/2 years ago, I have a keen sense of how much growth has occurred in our yoga community on many levels. Coiled within the Poinsettia table cloth from my grandparents were two tiny Christmas stocking decorated with buttons from my childhood. They now sit on my altar for my personal early Christmas representing intergenerational healing and a lifetime of support.

What would a time capsule from Christmas 2016 contain for you? What treasure may be buried in your life that could facilitate your intergenerational healing? Ki to Happiness celebrates Christ Consciousness today and everyday, discovering the treasure of Light buried within.

My cats and I talk to each other in a series of nonverbal sounds. Sometimes we express need or the satisfaction of need. Other times, we are singing like the birds, in joy of being.

Humans have a vast vocabulary with which to express nuances on these themes as well as a multitude of other aspects of being. Giving voice to our opinion lets it be known that we are alive and have one. Sometimes we agree with others, and other times not, as we each live and experience life in its fullness.

How are you experiencing your aliveness?What would you like to give Voice to? Ki to Happiness gives voice here, daily, saying I’m here with you.

As the moon continues in her dark phase, the restless energies of Pluto and Mercury retrograde can make it hard to rest. Harnessing the energy to direct it toward creative solutions is recommended. In two weeks when the moon is full, the results of efforts made at this time will be visible.

Walking, practicing yoga, counting one’s blessings, all give respite. Riding the wave of energy into its trough, then resting there lets us companion ourselves through this process. In this way, we deepen our connection to our Higher Self and it’s Guidance.

Have you been feeling restless? Are you able to rest in these energies? Ki to Happiness rests in the Highest Guidance.

This national holiday lands on a new moon. While we enjoy a day off to honor the fallen, we might spare a prayer for our future, since we still have one. All the efforts of those who have gone before us bring us to this moment.

For the future of freedom, liberty and justice in this democratic republic each of us has a part to play. Overthrowing the internal dictatorship of fear, scarcity, and illness is an act of personal revolution. On this new moon our efforts broadcast into the next month, rippling outward, making the personal political.

What is your part to play in our national future? How can you best broadcast that today on this new moon?Ki to Happiness ripples freedom, abundance, health, balance, creativity, clarity and connection to the One in All.

After teaching my morning classes I walked up to the farmers market. From a distance, the buskers drew me in. Jazz, folk and rap all mixed together, keeping the blues away.

A couple of licks sounded so familiar my bones started moving before I identified the Grateful Dead song, Bertha. I let my bones do what they do, like they did decades ago when I was a deadhead and played this very tune in a dead cover band. Time stood still as I connected with the band and the audience, all as one family.

Can you relate to the Grateful Dead? What music makes time stop for you? Ki to Happiness sings” I have to move…really have to move…”

Happy Memorial Day weekend. As we pause to honor the fallen, we celebrate their dedication to service. Each of us has benefited from their efforts, whether or not we are aware of it.

What we remember of those who have gone before us is their legacy to us. They fought for us. We are forever blessed by their efforts.

What legacy will remain of your efforts? Who do you fight for? Ki to Happiness prays we would stop fighting in the awareness that we have the legacy and inheritance of Divine peace within.

Hatha Yoga Center‘s mascot returned to class after 2+years of the pandemic. Merle Girl entered and wagged her tail as she sniffed the scents that remain in the studio. She made a cameo appearance on the live stream as I reclined for core work.

She came close to me, sniffing, then licking. She sat on me, obscuring the camera’s line of sight. I could only surrender to the joy and pleasure.

What helps you surrender? Can you let go of control? Ki to Happiness recognizes Dog is God spelled backwards.

We were different people 20 years ago when we married in Seattle. In our vows, we committed to being together as long as possible. Despite the many great challenges, it is still possible!

We support one another most often by giving each other enough space to take care of ourselves. Our shared yoga philosophy, lifestyle and habits give us common ground. Hatha Yoga Center classes, students, clients, cats and our son all are expressions of our commitment.

What love is still possible in your life 20 years later? How do you express that love? Ki to Happiness shares Eternal love with The Great One who we are all madly in love with.