The definition of "family" -- not to mention family structures and values -- is changing with lightning speed. As we enter a new millennium, adults are seeking new meaning to guide them in their role as parents. This book offers 12 principles based on t'ai chi to make the experience both satisfying and enlightening.
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What makes The Path of Parenting so supportive is that it focuses on the parent rather than the child. Vimala McClure reminds us that parenthood is a chosen task (whether consciously or unconsciously), and if performed with love and awareness it can inspire profound spiritual growth. Using the 12 principles of Tai Chi as her framework, McClure's chapter headings include "Slow Down," "Be Yourself," "Avoid Extremes," "Maintain Continuity," and "Accept and Validate." Since McClure addresses parents of babies all the way through parents of adult children, this book has a unique and timeless quality.
The lessons here are not always esoteric or meditative, such as the author's gritty anecdote about a drug-abusing girl who assaulted her daughter. Herein lies McClure's strength--the ability to integrate lofty principles into the humbling and often fumbling acts of parenting. Occasionally the book falters, such as in the long-winded passage on writing a "mission statement." But for the most part, McClure is a concise and engaging writer who clearly values and understands the spiritual journey of parenthood. --Gail Hudson
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From Principle One: When faced with a child who is testing your resolve, relax and yield in the manner of water. Absorb the child's energy without moving. Sink your strength into the earth with the relaxing breath. Allow the child to bounce off your energy, discovering without harm the nature of your power. Tai Chi teacher Ron Sieh says, 'Put everything underground where it can support you. Strewn anxiously throughout your body, it can only distract you.' This is called sinking power, and it's a good power to develop. It can help us master all the principles in this book. Here's how.
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I highly recommend "The Path of Parenting" by Vimala McClure. She takes 12 principles from the Taoism and T'ai Chi and applies them to parenting. The wisdom Ms. McClure imparts beckoned me to look inward in order to find my outward relationship with Julien. (Isn't it always this way.) As a result, I have started relaxing, slowing down, and enjoying the moments much more, not just with wee Julien but also with my partner Heather, my work, and even my *gasp* dad!. I have begun to meditate, not for long mantra-filled sessions, mind you, but with a few minutes of pleasant emptiness that really does get me more balanced for the day. I don't often read non-fiction, but this parenting business is all pretty much self-study (pardon the pun) so I have gained a small library. This book is at the front because its taught me some fundamentals of not just parenting, but of living life... James E.
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I had been exploring the prospect of adopting my three year old niece, and was looking for a way to frame this new stage in my life. The Path of Parenting helped me think about parenting as a part of my spiritual practice--and really gave me a way to create a new context for my life with my niece. I highly recommend it.
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An entirely different picture of "family" is emerging in the new millennium. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
controlled belly breathing, parenting mission statement, sinking power, deep belly breaths, inhale repeat, infant massage, listening power, exhale repeat, personal mission statement, deep seat, twelve principles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tai Chi, Principle Three, Principle Seven, Principle Two, Tao Daily Meditations, Principle Nine, Principle One, Principle Ten, Principle Eight, Principle Eleven, Principle Four, Principle Six, Chungliang Al Huang, Principle Twelve, Deng Ming-Dao, Ron Sieh, Douglas Lee, Embrace Tiger, Taoist Sourcebook New!
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An entirely different picture of "family" is emerging in the new millennium. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
controlled belly breathing, parenting mission statement, sinking power, deep belly breaths, inhale repeat, infant massage, listening power, exhale repeat, personal mission statement, deep seat, twelve principles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tai Chi, Principle Three, Principle Seven, Principle Two, Tao Daily Meditations, Principle Nine, Principle One, Principle Ten, Principle Eight, Principle Eleven, Principle Four, Principle Six, Chungliang Al Huang, Principle Twelve, Deng Ming-Dao, Ron Sieh, Douglas Lee, Embrace Tiger, Taoist Sourcebook New!
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- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey on page 6, page 217, and Back Matter
- Continuum Concept (Arkana) by Jean Liedloff on page 235, and Back Matter
- Infant Massage--Revised Edition: A Handbook for Loving Parents by Vimala Schneider McClure in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Raising Compassionate, Courageous Children in a Violent World by Dr. Janice Cohn on page 242, and Back Matter
- The Tao of Motherhood (Family & Childcare) by Vimala McClure in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey by Deborah L. Davis in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Fabric of the Future: Women Visionaries Illuminate the Path to Tomorow by M.J. Ryan on page 328
- Nurture Your Child's Gift: Inspired Parenting by Ed.D. Caron B. Goode in Back Matter
- Fabric of the Future: Women Visionaries of Today Illuminate the Path to Tomorrow by M. J. Ryan on page 328
- Infant Massage--Revised Edition: A Handbook for Loving Parents by Vimala Schneider McClure in Front Matter
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