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Momma Zen

Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood

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Momma Zen

By: Karen Maezen Miller
Narrated by: Maezen Karen Miller
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Combining humor, honesty, and plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts and frustrations of parenting into vignettes of Zen wisdom.

Drawing on her experience as a first-time mother, and on her years of Zen meditation and study, Miller explores how the daily challenges of parenthood can become the most profound spiritual journey of our lives. This compelling and wise memoir follows the timeline of early motherhood from pregnancy through toddlerhood. Momma Zen takes listeners on a transformative journey, charting a mother’s growth beyond naive expectations and disorientation to finding fulfillment in ordinary tasks, developing greater self-awareness and acceptance - to the gradual discovery of "maternal bliss", a state of abiding happiness and ease that is available to us all.

In her gentle and reassuring voice, Karen Miller convinces us that ancient and authentic spiritual lessons can be as familiar as a lullaby, as ordinary as pureed peas, and as frequent as a sleepless night. She offers encouragement for the hard days, consolation for the long haul, and the lightheartedness every new mom needs to face the crooked path of motherhood straight on.

©2006 Karen Maezen Miller (P)2014 Audible Inc. Parenting & Families Zen Motherhood Buddhism Inspiring Relationships Witty Philosophy
Validating Motherhood Experiences • Insightful Motherhood Perspectives • Beautiful Flow • Comforting Maternal Wisdom

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I'm very surprised by this book. And I need to say this is the best book on being a mother I've ever found. Narration is calm, flows so beautiful. So enjoyable. So reassuring. I recommend to any mom. Thank you, Karen.

The best book for a mom. Any mom.

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First I really disliked the voice of the author and changing the speed didn’t really help much. And the story was just about what mothers go through which was nice. As being a first time mom, sometimes I think I certain things happen just with me but nope… all mothers go through the same feelings to a certain extent. I don’t really know what I was expecting from this book but it was just a mom trying to accept things the way it is and live in the moment. It was a good reminder but just ok book.

Not what I thought it was gonna be.

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I was looking for more ways to really dig into the zen of being a mom. My first pregnancy at 41 came with a month long hospital stay and many complications and yet I have enjoyed every minute of this little guy. This book was awful. It was more about finding ways to escape the baby and get break from him. I know depression is really common in moms and thats why they ask at every appointment for the baby about how you are, but as a clinician I still couldn't find this book helpful for those. I don't remember why. It's been a long time now. I just remembered at points I was really disgusted with the book and couldn't finish it

Maybe for struggling moms

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I have learned so much listening to this book it has helped me change my perspective and mindsets for greater peace and happiness.
Thank you.
The narration is perfect slow enough for the density of text to set in.
My great wish now is to see the same for the author other book "Hand Wash Cold"
I will listening again many times for the pleasure and the wealth of understanding.
Thank you so much

So grateful!

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Maybe for someone else but not for me. I didn’t find any value in this. Seems like a good meaning and intention but personally not how I live my life. I thought this was going to be more “zen” focused.

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