Mommysattva: Contemplations for Mothers Who Meditate (or Wish They Could)

Mommysattva is a wise funny and refreshingly real guide to what happens when the ideals of mindfulness practice meet the chaos of everyday motherhood. --Anne Cushman author of The Mama Sutra: A Story of Love Loss and the Path of MotherhoodIn Mommysattva writer meditation teacher nutrition therapist and mom Jenna Hollenstein envisions motherhood as the most spontaneous impossible and hard-won path to wisdom and compassion.The book is not a guide to motherhood; its a collection of bite-sized essays examining motherhood as a spiritual journey that includes compassion and vast expansion of the heart. It explores many of the felt experiences of those who mother-from the intense metamorphosis of becoming a mother to the practice of motherhood as a teaching on what it means to be present to a mothers innately activist role in bringing about positive change. And also irritation resentment endless snacks and sure vomit. How to bring it all to the path without shame virtue signaling or setting up endless years of therapy for your kid? Hollenstein in a deeply honest exploration of her own journey as a mother as well as her Buddhist practice offers a view of motherhood that is deep kind and real.The essays shimmer with the message that every single thing we do as mothers is an opportunity to embrace the power love chaos and possibility of this magnificent path.