Mindful Parenting: Meditations, Verses, and Visualizations for a More Joyful Life. [Paperback]

Scott Rogers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0977345505 | ISBN-13: 978-0977345502 | Edition: 1

Mindful Parenting presents readers with effective and easy to apply meditation techniques that expand present moment awareness and bring about feeling of joyfulness. The source of the meditations' power resides in a deepening awareness of a reader's connection to their child.

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About the Author

Scott Rogers received his master’s degree in social psychology and his law degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He has enjoyed a lifelong interest in mindfulness and the ways in which the mind and body move toward and retreat from present-moment awareness. In 1991 he began his formal training in meditation, and now works with people interested in learning how to meditate and become more mindful. Rogers is one of the leaders of the Miami Beach Sangha, a mindfulness-based meditation group.The website also publishes verses contributed by parents and child-care givers from around the world. In 2005 he produced Child is the Cosmos, a CD containing mindful-parenting meditations and visualizations, and he is currently working on a second CD, An Introduction to the Joys of Mindful Parenting, to be released in the summer of 2006. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida, with his wife, Pam, and two daughters, Millie and Rose.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Booklocker.com, Inc.; 1 edition (January 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977345505
• ISBN-13: 978-0977345502
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #558,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This book made a difference March 3, 2006

By Lawrence

This book made such a difference in my life. I have an easier time dealing with stressful events that used to drive me crazy, even after they were over. I feel more compassion toward my child when she gets challenging, and as a result, it's easier to deal with. Most of the verses and meditation techniques are easy to learn and then do on my own. The verses only take a few seconds to do during the day and I even made up one of my own which I now recite with my child.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I was skeptical....I was wrong..... June 16, 2006

By Neil in Oakland

I'm one of the least mindful folks you could imagine....very goal driven, type-A, go-go-go. I've tried meditation without much success, and was pretty nihilistic about my ability to truly slow down and live in the moment. Then I read this book. First time, cover-to-cover in one evening (there's my go-go-go thing again), and then again, slowly, over a few weeks, letting it settle in a bit. And then, i actually started to utilize the verses in the morning with my daughter (i'm the get-her-dressed-fed-taken-to-school dad in the AM), and was surprised...ok, maybe amazed...that even I could actually find that moment, and really 'be' with my daughter in that time. I rush her less, which i'm thinking she's happy about, but more so, I really savor our time together in a more intense way than previously. Life changing? no, at least not yet (baby steps, eh?), but this book taught me, by utilizing verse to help me be more mindful, how to begin this process. And knowing me, that's actually a pretty amazing feat. I'd recommend this book to any parent who could use a little guidance into being a more mindful, particularly with their kids.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading for Parents November 13, 2006

By Jane S. Cohen

I really enjoyed reading this book. It helped me realize that I rush through life and I need to slow down and enjoy as many moments with my children as I can. I keep it as a reference to help me remember to take life more slowly and savor more moments with my children. My husband picked up the book and couldn't put it down! He even started inventing his own sayings for the adorable things our children do that we usually don't take note of! I highly recommend it as required reading for parents in the 21st century who are so busy, they don't pay attention to the most precious moments!

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book is Amazing! June 3, 2006

By Meryl

This book is amazing! It has helped me to appreciate my children and my family and to live in the present. It has taught me how to focus on my children and how to deal positively with stressful situations. I am much more relaxed and much easier to live with!