On 9/11/01, we got a call from a student, alerting us to turn on the TV. She knew it was not our habit to have it on during our morning yoga practice. We saw the 2nd tower fall into itself, and knew the world would never be the same.

The many changes that have come from that devastation have deepened my commitment to yoga. All practices that support peace within can contribute to peace in the world. Today’s classes will further the effort toward peaceful resolution of differences and tolerance of diversity.

What has changed for you in the 25 years since 9/11? What commitment has deepened in response to those changes? Ki to Happiness remembers and commits daily to fostering peace inside and out.

Today’s new moon in Virgo gives us a chance to reset our habits. Having reflected on them, today is a great day to let go of any that you have decided you are done with. I find it’s helpful to thank them for all they have done for us.

In their place, we choose healthier habits. There may be a need for subtle shifts at home, which is where most of our habits take place. Healthy habits at home make for happy humans.

What habit are you ready to release? What is a better habit to cultivate in its place? Ki to Happiness resets habits for health at home to share with our Hatha Yoga Center classes and clients.

My heart goes out to Kauai as the Island awakens to widespread damage from the recent hurricane. Without power or water, they will make do until there is relief. When I was there 34 years ago during hurricane Iniki, that took two months for power restoration and two weeks for water.

Since this was not a direct hit, perhaps they will recover sooner. I’m so grateful for my years there, all my experiences sailing, dancing and my first yoga studio. I send my love and support to those who will be rebuilding their lives again.

What kind of storms have you weathered? How much does it make you appreciate mild weather? Ki to Happiness will enjoy today’s perfect end of summer mildness in the comfort of intact structures in honor of those who’ve suffered the ravages of Hurricane Lowell.

After my labor of love on Labor Day, we took our ritual bike ride with our friends. The light rain and clouds cleared as we arrived at Matthew’s Beach. The weather held all the way for our Thai dinner and return home.

We enjoyed one another’s company, the great outdoors, ducks, geese, eagles, and the many Seattles we drove thru. Back home, the cats wanted dinner, and the studio space needed to be reset for regular classes. Overall, it was a memorable ritual ride, as we make plans for next year already.

How did you observe Labor Day? Has it resourced you for further labor today? Ki to Happiness has more loving memories with which to serve, practice and teach.

Happy Labor Day to all who labor. Thank you for your every effort to make this a better world. May each enjoy free time for rest and reflection.

I love to labor on Labor Day on behalf of all of those who work so hard. Serving my clients and students is a labor of love for me. After work, we may have a fun bike rideride in celebration of tonight’s free time.

How will you observe this Labor Day? What is your best way to rest and acknowledge your hard work? Ki to Happiness labors in love to contribute to our beautiful world.

Getting set up for my morning class, I looked out the window and I saw a familiar gait. Walking out to greet a community member from long ago, my eyes softened began to tear up. As we embraced, she said hers were, too.

We entered the studio together and I introduced her to those present as a former graduate who studied with us on Guam and Bali. She said she graduated from our Yoga Teacher Training program in 2004. As class progressed, the years disappeared into the timeless practice of Hatha Yoga.

What makes time disappear for you? What practices bring you present? Ki to Happiness stays present with timeless practices.

Today is my big brother‘s birthday. To celebrate I posted a picture of him as a little one on my Facebook reel. It’s my favorite picture of him holding up an old telephone receiver.

We talk weekly on our cell phones now. We do so to continue to coordinate our supportive efforts with our dear mother. In this way we continue the family legacy of our maternal grandmother having worked for Bell telephone 100 years ago.

What family legacy do you continue? Which part have you let go of? Ki to Happiness stays in touch and remembers those who’ve gone before us, building a network that allows us to do so readily. 

At 92, this global influencer has departed our Earthly realm. May she rest well, having served humanity to her fullest capacity. She leaves us to continue in her stead.

My mother and I took the bus in 1980 to attend the women’s March in Chicago where Gloria Steinem presided over us all, similarly clad in white to present unity. We simply wanted equal rights to men. Great progress and setbacks have occurred, so we march on.

Do you believe in equality? Are you experiencing it yet? Ki to Happiness is an agent of equality, unity and integration of bodymindspirit.

In my two private sessions yesterday I worked with good men. They take responsibility for themselves and their shortcomings. In doing so, both are making progress on their respective paths.

When students or students fail to take responsibility for themselves, they don’t make progress. Projecting authority outward, they may blame the teacher or therapist for not “fixing” them. The fix is self responsibility, honesty and consistence in appliying steady and temperate effort on one’s chosen path.

Are you willing to take complete responsibility for yourself?Honestly, how consistent are you on your path? Ki to Happiness is able to respond to the nudges from her internal Authority with diligence.

May the great humble poet farmer, Wendell Berry rest in peace after his 92 years on this Earth. Perhaps free to roam energetically in the mystery, he is able to join in the Peace of Wild Things. He’s shown us the way through despair as his legacy.

Many need his words now. Taking his gentle counsel, we push back from the screens, the news, the politics and lay down on the ground. Letting the creatures, rocks and plants of our planet show us how to live, we reconnect ourselves to Nature and naturally less desperate.

What will your legacy be? What do you do when you feel desperate? Ki to Happiness reconnects with Nature outdoors, or on the yoga mat.