{"product_id":"the-mama-sutra-isbn-9781611804638","title":"The Mama Sutra","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “beautifully written and self-revealing” memoir of motherhood—in all its messy glory—as a spiritual practice, by a longtime yoga and dharma teacher (Tara Brach, author of \u003ci\u003eRadical Acceptance\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSutra\u003c\/i\u003e is the Sanskrit name for a short spiritual teaching, and it comes from the same root as the English word \u003ci\u003esuture\u003c\/i\u003e, or stitch. This story of motherhood as a path to awakening is, says yoga and meditation teacher Anne Cushman, “an homage to the long threads that run through all human lives, stitching up what’s shredded in our hearts.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Mama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e spans an eighteen-year journey through motherhood as a spiritual practice, chronicling Cushman’s first pregnancy, her daughter's tragic stillbirth, the joyful birth of her son, the “home retreat” of early motherhood, the challenges of parenthood, the diagnosis and gifts of her son’s developmental differences, the meltdown of her nuclear family and its reconfiguration into a new and joyful form, and more. This is a powerful story of the rawness and beauty of life.“In this beautifully written and self-revealing book, Anne Cushman shows us how motherhood carries us into the heart of the spiritual journey. The key is realizing that the messy imperfect moments are not a problem; they are the very grounds of the path. Please gift yourself and others with \u003ci\u003eThe Mama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e—it’s deeply engaging and fresh, poignant and wise.”—Tara Brach, author of \u003ci\u003eTrue Refuge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This is an extraordinary book. I couldn’t put it down. The prose is exquisite and real. I’ve never given birth or had a child but now the experience is vivid, the deep mystery and enchantment revealed. This is a book of life—for everyone.”—Natalie Goldberg, author of \u003ci\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eThe Mama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep, heartfelt journey into the steep canyons and peaks of motherhood—an often-undervalued Dharma path. Anne Cushman’s captivating writing takes you with her on this journey into the raw and challenging places only motherhood can take you. I treasure this book and will recommend it to others.”—Lama Tsultrim Allione, author of \u003ci\u003eWisdom Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Reading \u003ci\u003eThe Mama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, I realize that I’m doubly blessed. Blessed that Anne has taken us into her confidence and shared the raw, messy, beautiful details of her life—alternately heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny. And blessed that her courage to share such intimacies has encouraged me look tenderly at my own life.”—Linda Sparrowe, author of \u003ci\u003eYoga Mama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “With lush specificity, sparkling wit, and the courage to expose her own vulnerability, Anne Cushman explores the joys and sorrows of motherhood. She does so in a way that ultimately transcends its subject and becomes something much broader: an exploration of what it means to be a spiritual seeker who lives a passionately embodied life, inextricably connected to others—children, parents, lovers, friends—through the mystery of incarnation, the grief of loss, and the timeless nature of love.”—Noelle Oxenhandler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A mother’s unconditional love is often presented as a model of loving-kindness, but real mothers––‘cursing in childbirth, leaking milk, kissing bruises, pounding a wall in the middle of the night so they didn’t pound their babies’––have never had a voice in spiritual literature. With courage and compassion, \u003ci\u003eThe Mama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e gives them that voice. Cushman’s tender, fierce, and beautiful memoir masterfully brings the lofty ideals of spiritual practice down to the messy, heartbreaking details of women’s lives, honoring the labor with which women give birth and nurture our families, our partners, our communities, and ourselves. Cushman’s powerful book shows us that the joys and sorrows of motherhood are not separate from the spiritual path but are the path itself. Finally!”—Leza Lowitz, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"...a powerful story of the rawness and beauty of life.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew Books Network\u003c\/i\u003eAnne Cushman is a longtime yoga and meditation teacher whose writing has been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es, \u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLion’s Roar\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. She teaches at Spirit Rock, Kripalu, and other venues worldwide. A former editor of \u003ci\u003eYoga Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTricycle\u003c\/i\u003e, she is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eMoving into Meditation \u003c\/i\u003eand the novel\u003ci\u003e Enlightenment for Idiots\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302548656357,"sku":"NP9781611804638","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611804638.jpg?v=1767740388","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-mama-sutra-isbn-9781611804638","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}