UCissy Houston, umculi odumile nomama wodumo uWhitney Houston, ushone eneminyaka engu-91. Edume ngezwi lakhe elinamandla nezimpande ezijulile emculweni wevangeli, ithonya likaCissy ladlulela ngalé komsebenzi wakhe. Wayeyisibani samandla, ukuqina, nogqozi kwabaningi, kuhlanganise nendodakazi yakhe, eyaba ngomunye wabaculi bomculo abathengiswa kakhulu kunabo bonke.

Uhambo lukaCissy Houston embonini yomculo lwaqala ngeminyaka yawo-1950, lapho azakhela khona igama njengelungu le-Sweet Inspirations, iqembu eliculayo elahlinzeka ngesipele sabanye bamagama amakhulu emculweni, okuhlanganisa u-Aretha Franklin no-Elvis Presley. Izwi lakhe elicebile, elinomphefumulo kanye nokuzinikela okungantengantengi emsebenzini wakhe kwamenza wahlonishwa futhi wanconywa kontanga nakubalandeli ngokufanayo. Kuyo yonke impilo yakhe, uCissy wahlala ezibophezele ezimpandeni zakhe, evame ukuhlanganisa izici zevangeli ezinhlelweni zakhe, ezazithinta kakhulu izethameli.
Eminyakeni yakamuva, ifa lika-Cissy Houston selithathe izilinganiso ezintsha, ikakhulukazi emkhakheni wezempilo nokuphila kahle. Njengoba umhlaba uqhubeka ukwamukela ukufaneleka nokuphila okuphelele, indaba kaCissy isebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokubaluleka kokugcina ukuphila kahle ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Kulo mongo, ukukhuphuka kwei-yoga nokuqinaizitudiyo seziphenduke umkhuba obalulekile, nabantu abaningi abafuna ukuhlakulela amandla, ukuguquguquka, kanye nokuqaphela.

Cabanga ai-yoga yokuzivocavoca ugqugquzelwe impilo nezimiso zikaCissy Houston—isikhala esingagcini nje ngokukhuthaza ubungqabavu bomzimba kodwa futhi esihlonipha umoya wokuqina nowokuhlomisa abenawo. Le jimi inganikeza amakilasi ahlanganisa imikhuba ye-yoga yendabuko nezinto zomculo nesigqi, ebungaza ukuxhumana phakathi kokunyakaza nomculo. Abafundisi bangathola ugqozi ezimpandeni zevangeli likaCissy, elihlanganisa nomculo owakhayo okhuthaza ababambiqhaza ukuthi bathole amandla abo angaphakathi futhi baziveze ngokukhululekile.
Indawo yokuzivocavoca ingase futhi ibe nemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi egxile empilweni yengqondo, igcizelela ukubaluleka kokuzinakekela kanye nempilo yemizwa. Njengoba uCissy Houston azulazula ezinselele zempilo yakhe ngomusa nangokuzimisela, ababambiqhaza bangafunda ukuhlakulela ukuqina ezimpilweni zabo. Lesi sikhala singasebenza njengesizinda somphakathi, lapho abantu behlangana khona ukuze basekelane ohambweni lwabo lwezempilo, kufana nendlela uCissy asekela ngayo indodakazi yakhe namanye amaciko kulo lonke umsebenzi wakhe.

Ngaphezu kwei-yogaamakilasi, ijimu inganikeza izinhlelo zokufaneleka ezibhekana nayo yonke iminyaka namazinga okufaneleka, zikhuthaze wonke umuntu ukuba amukele indlela yokuphila enempilo. Kusukela ekuqeqesheni amandla kuye kokuqina komdanso, iminikelo izobonisa inkolelo kaCissy emandleni omculo nokunyakaza ukuze kuphakanyiswe umoya.
Njengoba sikhumbula u-Cissy Houston negalelo lakhe elimangalisayo emculweni namasiko, siphinde sibungaze izimiso azigxilile kulabo abaseduze kwakhe. Ifa lakhe akulona nje elokuphumelela emculweni kodwa elokuqina, uthando, nokubaluleka kokunakekela umzimba nomphefumulo womuntu.

Emhlabeni ovame ukuzizwa unesiphithiphithi, impilo kaCissy Houston isebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthola amandla ezintweni esizithandayo, noma ngabe ngomculo,ukuqina, noma umphakathi. Njengoba sihlonipha inkumbulo yakhe, asiphinde samukele umoya wokuphila kahle kanye nokufukula ayekulwela, siqinisekise ukuthi ifa lakhe liyaqhubeka nokukhuthaza izizukulwane ezizayo.