by Connie Habash | Animals, Gentleness, Openness, Patience, Persistence, Presence
On a pilgrimage to Mount Shasta, butterflies became my spiritual teachers. One of my favorite places in the world is Mount Shasta, and of all the sacred and beautiful...
by Connie Habash | Animals, Beauty, Hiking, journey, Joy, Life, Nature, Openness, Seasons, Trust
A couple weeks ago, I had planned to hike on a Thursday morning with a friend I hadn’t seen in months. We were looking forward to being together and venturing into one...
by Connie Habash | Aliveness, Animals, Appreciation, Beauty, Being, Comparison, Nature, Presence
Every morning, shortly after I wake, I do my “sit-spot” practice outside in our front yard. This is a practice of simply sitting and being present with everything in...
by Connie Habash | Animals, Attachment, Awareness, Embodiment, Grounded, Nature, Paradox
Last month, I led a spiritual retreat at an idyllic farm, tucked into a secluded valley in Half Moon Bay, California. The focus of our day together was embodiment –...
by Connie Habash | Animals, Oneness
Humans are a strange species. We are, to my knowledge, the only species that attempts to live in insolation from other species. We may collect in human groups – and...
