Author: Ki McGraw

I begin this day like every day, with yoga practices including meditation, chanting and prayer. I get up in the dark before the energetic noise of electromagnetic frequencies dominate. I sit with my hips and knees in the same horizontal plane, and my spinal length maintained so I can breathe freely and deeply.

Most folks only get up at 4 AM in an emergency, for work, a travel need, or to go hunting. I am up hunting Light. I find that Light within my heart, and let it fill me so I’m ready for the day, whatever it may bring.

What gets you up early? Can you enjoy the solitude and silence? Ki to Happiness fills with Light to dispel what the Yoga Sutras call “the darkness of unwisdom”.

Yesterday afternoon’s knock on the door revealed another property management company has taken over our building. This makes either the sixth or seventh in the year we’ve been here, too many to keep track of. Whether they take care of us or not, we are so happy to be here and are mostly able to take care of ourselves and our property needs with the assistance of our community.

Following up on our meeting, I sent them the email they requested with our present issues outlined. As I received their response, I read they are confused about who we are, and who they met. In setting them straight, I do so wondering how long and how well they will be managing this place.

Do you know who manages your property? Are you satisfied with them? Ki to Happiness continues to manage well enough with our community’s support as the PMs come and go.

Last night’s full moon may have brought special messages from the unconscious to your awareness. Working with the images revealed in dreams can deepen our connection between planes of consciousness for integration. The more integrated we become, the more functional.

I dreamt last night that I had planted more holiday bulbs than I remembered. The bulbs I’ve been watering and tending were growing better than those I had forgotten. On awakening, I tended to the bulbs again, and left a little extra water for those or dream bulbs, wanting to tend to them now that I know that on another plane of consciousness, they are thirsty.

What images have been revealed to you lately in dreams or dreamless sleep? Can you take time to work with those images, integrating their message into your wakeful consciousness? Ki to Happiness tends to her bulbs on both the astral and physical plane.

Another consumer holiday is upon us. I will happily be continuing, as usual, conducting private sessions, and teaching class this morning. Both will occur with technological connection.

I appreciate the freedom of being able to live stream my classes, and to work remotely. I’ve even enjoyed placing orders online and having them delivered. In these ways, I honor the day, yet stay on my Way.

How will you participate in cyber Monday? What do you appreciate about your cyber connections? Ki to Happiness is old school at heart, and appreciates some on what is new school.

As I started my first morning class, one of the students offered his assistance with a couple of studio improvements. It takes a special person to be able to accommodate our schedule, so that improvements don’t interfere with regular classes. In his appreciation of the benefits he receives from class, he is just the right person.

He looked over my shortlist, and planned to return in the afternoon with the right supplies. He showed up at the perfect time, and together we worked on several projects. No one else may even notice, yet the overall effect is more efficient, functional and safe.

Do you know how to ask for help? Who is the right person for your needs? Ki to Happiness asks for help, recognizing the special parameters around Hatha Yoga Center’s needs.

Of all the black Friday specials I’ve ever heard of, yesterday our son got the best deal. One of our beloved community members had a desire to release a truck that belonged to her recently deceased brother. She has now gifted it to our 31 year old.

My role in their transaction was simply to connect them, then step out of the way. As a stepparent, I’ve learned to do this step dance very well. My stepdad taught me how, and I continue as part of his legacy.

Did you get any great deals yesterday? Can you delight in other’s great deals? Ki to Happiness learned a great deal from her stepdad.

Today’s consumer holiday draws people out for special discounts. The biggest shopping day of the year supplies the greatest revenue for many businesses. As lots of stores have closed this year, those that remain open will appreciate the business.

In our free-market capitalist society, we vote with our dollars. I vote for local, sustainable products and services that are gentle on the environment. That’s my preference today, and every day.

How will you observe Black Friday this year? Are you aware of the power you wield with your purchases? Ki to Happiness suggests a Black Friday gift certificate from Hatha Yoga Center for those on your nice or naughty list, even for yourself.

I thank each and every one of you readers. Thank you for your eyes, taking in my words. Thank you for pondering some of the questions I present, as well as considering how I answer those myself.

I give thanks daily for my many blessings. Yet, today, I am especially grateful that many others in the country are similarly focusing on that for which they are grateful. Each time we turn our way from focusing on lack, and instead count our many blessings, we align with the oldest spiritual traditions, and strengthen our connection to the One in All.

How will you spend this holiday? With your eyes full of gratitude, how does your life look today? Ki to Happiness looks at life with the attitude of gratitude and teaches today at 10.

The grocery store across the street has been bustling in preparation for Thanksgiving. Shoppers are getting their provisions for the upcoming feast. We are already satisfied after our early celebration, so we watch from a contented distance.

Our neighbors have been strategizing when the best time is for shopping. They report watching the constant stream of vehicles into the parking lot, waiting for an opening, like they are playing jump rope. Bob and I invite them to attend our classes and our upcoming celebrations like we do anytime.

Are you ready to give thanks? How grateful your heart? Ki to Happiness practices gratitude daily like all the oldest spiritual paths suggest. She give thanks for them and all their representatives.

I dusted off my harmonium to practice a bit before today’s rehearsal with our cellist. While I am a complete amateur, I faced my fears and am ready play my simple role to back up the professional. The sweet sounds brought me into a space of safety, free from judgement.

When I learned how to play, I did so, for my intention to accompany myself as I chant. I’ve let others in Kirtan practice and performed for the University District street fair from our display window in our previous location. Bhakti (devotional) practices are all about intention so whatever the result, I detach as offer up my efforts toward the One who hears my heart.

Who hears your heart? What can you offer to that One in All? Ki to Happiness offers her every early morning to the One, chanting, meditating, praying and practicing asana & pranayama, and sometimes playing the harmonium.