Articles by Rev. Connie L. Habash
Here’s a selection of some of my best writing over the last 14 years. You’ll find plenty to inspire your own inner awakening!
My articles are organized by topic, below, or you can look at an alphabetical list.
Yoga Philosophy and Practice
The Yamas (ethical principles)
- A Failure at Ahimsa (non-violence)
- Ahimsa for Yourself (non-violence)
- The Truth (Satya)
- Learning Not to Steal (Asteya)
- Mastery of Your Energies (Brahmacharya)
- The Sale Phenomenon (Aparigraha – non-greed)
- What Sustains Us (Aparigraha – non-greed)
The Niyamas (universal spiritual observances)
- Purification (Sauca)
- Making Peace with Contentment (Santosha)
- Igniting Tapas (Discipline)
- Studying Your Self (Svadhyaya)
- Self-Surrender (Ishvara Pranidhana)
Other Yoga Practice and Yoga Philosophy articles
- Be Unreasonable (Vrittis)
- Death in the Season of Rebirth (Avidya, Abhinivesha)
- Embracing Humility (Asmita)
- Intelligent Risk (healthy ways to take risks)
- Judgment vs. Discernment (Viveka)
- Meeting the Resistance (0vercoming resistance)
- Refresh Your Yoga Practice
- Sacred Parking Ticket (listening to spiritual wake-up calls)
- Salute the Sun (Surya Namaskara)
- Seven Centers (The Chakras)
- The I Don’t Wannas and the I Gotta Haves (Raga and Dvesha)
- True Freedom (Mukti)
- Turn Off the Vrittis (Vasanas – overcoming distraction and mental habits)
- Warrior Within (about the Warrior poses)
- The Wall of Fear (Abhinivesha)
- Trust Your Gut (listening to the wisdom in the belly)
Personal Growth
- At a Snail’s Pace (slowing down and being present)
- Authentic and Heartfelt NO! (healthy ways to set boundaries and say no)
- Getting Out of Hot Water (overcoming and letting go of unexpected challenges)
- In Defense of Fools (the spiritual meaning of the fool)
- Pushing (letting go of control and pushing things)
- Receiving (learning how to receive)
- The Pink Refrigerator
- The Wall of Fear (releasing and overcoming fear)
- Trust Your Gut (listening to the wisdom in your belly)
- Trust the Driver (surrender and trust in the Divine)
- What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
Personal Stories
(some of my adventures and foibles and the lessons I’ve learned from them)
- At a Snail’s Pace (slowing down and being present)
- Getting Out of Hot Water (overcoming and letting go of unexpected challenges)
- Just Sweeping (overcoming the Leela of ego and comparison)
- May Night and Rhododendrons (letting go in order to allow yourself to blossom)
- Sacred Parking Ticket (listening to spiritual wake-up calls)
- Trust the Driver (surrender and trust in the Divine)
Seasons
- Divine Rest (winter)
- Eggs, Bunnies, and Chickadees (spring)
- Find the Balance – the Vernal Equinox (spring)
- Fire Returns (summer)
- Let the Leaves Fall (autumn)
- Salute the Sun (summer)
- Sparking the Inner Light (autumn/winter)
- Summer’s Sweet Contentment (summer)
Spiritual Paths and Meditation
- 360 Degrees From Where You Are (being present where you are)
- BE (Be Still and Know God – what does that mean?)
- Drafting on Love (love sustains us)
- Listen to the Call (what is your spiritual calling to serve?)
- Seeing What Is (slow down, be present, and see life as it is)
- Sparking the Inner Light (universal teachings of Hanukkah)
- The Pink Refrigerator (what does life ask you to step into?)
- What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do