Hi! My husband has a great interest and respect for a lot of religions (and majored in religion with high distinctions in the degree he recently finished - he is SO passionate about religion - all sorts!) Wow, he'd be really impressed with your approach, as he was wanting to write a parenting book based on buddhist appraoches. The other day we were in a book store, and he came across a book written in very much the same way he had planned on writing his book! I forget what it was called, so I shall ask him for you. But yes, as I remember, the buddhis approach to parenting allows one to let go of hang-ups, to conect with themselves more, to understand the world, to be mindful, to be without stress, and to just bring about a state of peace within your family. I was all for it, I think it would lead to a longer and healthier life for anyone who just took a bit of knowledge from that sort of approach (and I'm not a religious person, but I greatly respect the ideas in regards to mindfullness and a state of pure bliss for oneself and ones family!) Rock on....I'll discuss it with him again tonight and then answer your queery in more detail.
Liana, look forward to hearing the book title. I know there is one called Buddhism for Mothers - haven't read that one. It's supposed to be good. I've got an excellent (and huge!) book called Mother as First Guru. The title may be a bit off putting, but it is a fantastic book for pregnancy and beyond, and includes CDs of meditation, etc, plus yoga poses during different stages of pregnancy.
The author basically has a pretty down to earth approach to things and it really struck a cord with me. I reckon that it had a huge influence on how my pregnancy and birth went.
Yeh, letting go of hang ups, especially about your own childhood is a big thing. I think the biggest thing that I am learning is just to be in the present moment with Clarrie . Sound easy!!
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