Welcome September! We head into the Ber months with sunshine and bounty. I whomped up some fabulous food from all the students’ gifts from their gardens to celebrate.

The scent lingered as I taught my 10 am class without any complaint from those gathered. I put up some of the summer blessings to brighten SeptemBer, OctoBer, NovemBer and DecemBer. Bob and I enjoyed some to conclude August well nourished and grateful.

Do you look forward to the Ber months? What blessings from the summer will you take with you? Ki to Happiness takes beet green, cherry tomatoes, tomatillos and basil together with the warmth of our generous community into autumn.

After Bob’s classes yesterday, we sat out on the deck and had smoothies with Daniel. Soft sun warmed the air as we sipped our lemon banana blend. We talked about our families and the events of the summer as it comes to a close.

As today is the last day of August, we celebrate each golden moment of warmth and light. This summer has been good to us, our families and friends, and HYC. We look forward to the changing seasons and gifts each shift brings.

How good has August been to you? What do you look forward to in September? Ki to Happiness loves 4 seasons, and the blessings from each.

We had a great outing with our family at the zoo. Our son picked us up from HYC as class assembled. His cousin and her husband together with their three year-old joined us inside the entrance.

We talked and walked as the day went from sprinkles to clouds into sunlight. Little Nora especially loved her flamingo bubble wand gift. Splashing in puddles and blowing bubbles delighted us all even more than lions, gorillas and giraffes.

What delights you and your family? When’s the last time you went to the zoo? Ki to Happiness loves talking and walking in nature especially with Family.

This morning‘s rain cleans the air and replenishes the thirsty earth. We feel the natural signals of seasonal change coming. Welcoming it, we won’t mind bundling up a bit for our family outing to the Zoo.

Starting my day in gratitude for a good nights sleep, I sit in my pranayama and meditation practice with windows open. Fresh moist air in our clean studio will enhance classes today, taught by our studio manager, Chris List. She’s also made tremendous progress on our mailing list, so soon we will begin to include everyone on it to celebrate HYC’s upcoming 50 year anniversary and Jubilee.

How are you welcoming the end of summer? Are you ready to grab your rain gear? Ki to Happiness stays present to the gifts of today and plans for a beautiful future, having healed from the past.

The full moon lingers after the eclipse has passed. All the energies that were stirred up in building towards the eclipse have now resolved themselves. We awaken in a new dawn, a new day, with renewed awe at the power of nature.

Locally we had wind gusting, tossing plants and thoughts about. Unsettled issues and feelings stirred old patterns. Having faced all that, a calm reordering of personal habits and care for the heart and its home is recommended.

 How do you feel today after the eclipse? Does it help you put into perspective the energies of the last couple of weeks? Ki to Happiness feels full of awe and renewed faith in Nature.

Tonight‘s lunar eclipse will finalize the energy that’s been brewing for the last couple of weeks. Much has been revealed which once had been obscured. In the light of the discoveries, new courses of action may be required.

It’s important to ground these energies before taking definite action. Yoga practice always helps to bring us back into our bodies and out of abstraction. As these energies settle down and we ground, the path forward will present itself.

What has been revealed to you in the last two weeks? How does that change your course of action? Ki to Happiness has faith that the path will appear as I walk on.

As we continue through eclipse season, there is support for hidden truth to be revealed. It can be expressed safely now. Doing so may ease the full moon on Saturday.

I practiced some truth telling yesterday with our studio manager. She pitched right in to help with an issue I have been dealing with privately. Together, we will be better able to serve the community.

What hidden truth has been revealing itself? Who can you tell it to? Ki to Happiness lets herself in on the truth and shares it consciously.

Today, HYC celebrates our founders’s birthday. Bob turns 78 and celebrates in the way that delights his spirit, mind and body. He will practice yoga, teach his class, and play golf.

The cats and I will delight together with him in his simple presence. No doubt the students will, too. He inspires us all

What delights you? Can you enjoy those simple pleasures today in honor of Bob Smith‘s birthday? Ki to Happiness celebrates Bob.

The sidewalk in front of our building became strewn with loose gravel from the parking strip daily until I covered it with mulch last year. The mulch got kicked around quite a bit, making a tripping hazard until I placed contained plants on the parking strip. I found a few flat stones to mark a path for our students and neighbors to go to the grocery store across the street. 

What I wanted were steppingstones, but I wasn’t sure how I could manage them on my e-bike. On my walk yesterday, I found three of them discarded on the side of our alley. Now they are in place, a gift from the Universe.

 What gift would you love to receive from the Universe? Can you let your desire be known and then detach from the outcome? Ki to Happiness grows in faith, one stepping stone at a time.

As I started making blueberry bars for Bob’s birthday, I used the hot oven to also make some gluten-free cornbread. Before I knew it, I had spontaneously prepared a full community offering for today.

I respect that Bob does not want to have a party. So we won’t call it that. And yet I know that those who attend may want to celebrate him softly anyway.

Do you allow yourself to be spontaneous? Can you let yourself follow inspiration? Ki to Happiness listens to Guidance and acts on It.