by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 15, 2018
Almost a decade ago, when my daughter was little, and before I had embarked on my studies of mindfulness and Buddhism in earnest, I came across a book on mindful parenting at Barnes and Noble. Mindful Parenting? I don’t even know what that means! I thought to...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Sep 18, 2017
Of all the parenting approaches out there, you would think one that reflects teachings and ideas from such varied sources as psychology, Buddhism, and even Seinfeld (stay with me here) would provoke little controversy. But in keeping with our American tradition of the...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Feb 27, 2017
A lot of people don’t realize that the Buddha had a child. In fact, I own a book called If The Buddha Had Kids. And when I first heard about mindful parenting as a new mother, I thought, “The Buddha would have felt a lot differently about this whole living in...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 23, 2017
My daughter asked me this question last weekend as we sat in the car at a particularly long red light, and I {gasp!} had pulled out my phone to check my email. The light had turned green, and my daughter noticed it before I did. “Mommy, are you paying attention?”...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Sep 12, 2016
Zen. Just the word sounds relaxing. We think of Zen gardens, and Zen meditation, and we say things like “she’s so Zen.” But sometimes, Zen is a bit of a mindf#ck. Have you ever tried to read some actual Zen teachings? Try this one from a “Zen master”: “Learning Zen is...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Aug 29, 2016
For me, there are many joys in the back-to-school season: new school supplies (bouquets of sharpened pencils, anyone?), cool fall air, and, especially, the return to structure and routine. But some school-year routines, like getting ready in the morning or doing...
