The Meditating Mom

Welcome to my new blog, "The Meditating Mom" which will delve into topics surrounding the integration of spiritual practice, deep contemplation, and real self-inquiry with the often challenging reality of motherhood. Let's face it, "mommy is meditating" isn't an excuse that will hold up to your toddler, and it can be a real challenge to do any real inner work when you are spending your days breaking up fights over who got more goldfish crackers. In my opinion, it is easy to be "spiritual" alone on a mountain top somewhere. But, try being balanced, calm, and centered among the chaos that naturally comes from living with young children, where keeping a sense of humor is an absolute necessity. Yes, I am claiming that it is possible to sit, breathe and find calm and inner peace amid a sea of scattered legos...