Enlightened Parenting: A Mom Reflects on Living Spiritually With Kids - Softcover

Staying on your spiritual path was undoubtedly a whole lot easier before your kids were born. But as Meryl Davids Landau realized when she became a mother—with no time to run off to yoga or meditation retreats (or even to read many spiritual books)—parenting would have to become her prime spiritual practice. It turns out that was a blessing. As she details in the warm, embracing essays that make up this book, parenting is the perfect practice for staying on a spiritual path, because connecting to the love we feel for our child opens us up to the lofty energy of our highest self. In 55 essays ranging from shifts in your thinking (Don’t Try to Just Get By, Pass the Pepper With Adoration, Say Goodbye to Guilting) to actions and activities to undertake (Make Silence Truly Golden, Put a Spiritual Mark on Birthdays, Hang Uplifting Art, Act Outrageous Sometimes) to little things you can do to nurture yourself (Anoint Yourself Each Morning, Carve Out a Sacred Space), Meryl Davids Landau shares from her heart and her experience, as well as that of friends, members of her spiritual parenting discussion group, and spiritual teachers and authors. Whatever your religious leanings, you’ll find love, inspiration, compassion, and non-judgment—plus a touch of humor—in her words.Also makes a great gift for spiritual mom and mom-to-be friends.“The valuable lessons Meryl Davids Landau shares will no doubt help readers develop their own unique, gratifying, and mindful parenting practice.”—Priscilla Warner, bestselling author, Learning to Breathe“Meryl Davids Landau helps awaken us to our authentic selves and thus cultivate that quality in our children.” —Louise Goldberg, bestselling author, Classroom Yoga Breaks“Reading Enlightened Parenting feels like you’re being embraced by a loving sister who’s been there and is helping you along your own mindful parenting journey.”—Susan Caruso, director, Sunflower Creative Arts for Children

Meryl Davids Landau is the author of the spiritual women's novel Downward Dog, Upward Fog, named a fiction book of the year finalist in the small-press competition by Foreword Reviews, which called it "an inspirational gem." Meryl's articles on parenting, spirituality and health have been published in numerous outlets, including Parents, O: The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Redbook, Reader's Digest, Self, Yoga Journal, Huffington Post and more. Her magazine articles have won numerous awards, including a first-place award by the American Society of Journalists and Authors and a nomination for a prestigious National Magazine Award. Meryl lives with her husband in South Florida and is the mother of two children, now young adults.