“In her wise and tender book, Celia Landman offers us a guide to riding the waves of suffering with mindfulness to realize this connection. For those who are suffering or caring for a suffering loved one, please know that this is not a feel-good book to read and pass on to a friend. It’s a book to practice with, to come back to again and again and, with deeper awareness, peel away the next layer of denial, fear, or helplessness to open your heart that much wider.”
—Richard Brady, founder of the Mindfulness in Education Network and author of Walking the Teacher’s Path with Mindfulness: Stories for Reflection and Action
Move from helplessness to stability as a parent through the ancient practice of equanimity, or balance. Drawn from Buddhist wisdom and with practices included, this new approach to mindful parenting is about slowing down, letting go of the illusion of control, and caring for yourself so that you can show up as a presence of love and care for your children even in their most difficult moments.
We love our children more deeply than our own selves, yet are powerless to keep them from pain. Drawing from her own experience parenting a clinically depressed and suicidal child and another through physical injury, Celia Landman guides parents at their limit back from helplessness to stability through the ancient practice of equanimity, or balance. Rich with real life examples from parents in the midst of caring for children in crisis and plentiful resources, each chapter offers accessible practices for parents to care for themselves in order to care for their children.
Contemporary neuroscience and developmental psychology research demonstrates how a parent’s state of anxiety is directly communicated to the child and can intensify their pain. Landman gently guides parents to restore their own balance through understanding how to keep their heart open and their hands off the wheel of controlling how their child’s life unfolds. This shift into equanimity frees emotional enmeshment and can bring relief to both child and parent.
Woven throughout are practices to help parents understand that their emotional state of being is as important as what they do. When we recognize that being a presence of love and care is already doing something of great value, it can reconnect us with purpose and restore our trust that we are capable and enough.
On Sale Date: 11/21/2023
ISBN: 9781952692567
Price US: $18.95
“Discover how to navigate the challenges of parenting in times of crisis with mindfulness and an open heart. This invaluable guide provides essential tools and insights to help you stay grounded, cultivate resilience, and nurture you and your children’s well-being, even in the midst of uncertainty. One take away from the book: with gratitude all things become more possible!”
—Jim Manske, Certified Nonviolent Communication trainer at the Center for Non-violence and author of Pathways to Nonviolent Communication: A Tool for Navigating Your Journey
“A tender and true reflection of the life of a beloved teacher and friend to so many.”
—Rev. Joan Jiko Halifax, abbot of the Upaya Zen Center and author of Standing at the Edge
32 mindfulness practitioners around the world reflect on encountering the extraordinary teachings of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, who passed away in January 2022, exploring themes of coming home to ourselves, healing from grief and loss, facing fear, and building community and belonging.
Some moments change our lives. We experience wonder and relief when we realize we can be okay, just as we are. How do we then integrate these transformative moments into our daily life?
Tears Become Rain is a collection of such stories, with one common inspiration: the teachings of mindfulness and compassion offered by the most influential meditation teacher of the past century, the Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King.
The stories encapsulate the benefits of mindfulness practice through the experiences of ordinary people from 16 countries around the world. Some of the contributors were direct students of Thich Nhat Hanh for decades and are meditation teachers in their own right, while others are relatively new on the path.
After her mother’s death, Canadian author Vickie MacArthur writes poignantly of discovering a source of peace within herself at Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village monastery in France. Jamaican American English professor Camille Goodison uncovers the racism of academia and finds freedom from her toxic workplace by practicing the teachings of love and liberation as taught to her by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Vietnamese doctor Huy Minh Tran shares how mindfulness helped him transform his traumatic past as a refugee so that he no longer suffers from nightmares. Norwegian Eevi Beck meditates on the teacher-student relationship and how Thich Nhat Hanh supported her marriage and then loss of her husband.
For many, battling sickness, old age, and death—the death of loved ones and one’s own—brings up overwhelming emotions of grief, anger, and despair but with the wisdom of Zen practice, Tears Become Rain shows again and again how people are able to find refuge from the storm in their lives and open their hearts to joy.
Through sharing their stories, Tears Become Rain is both a celebration of Thich Nhat Hanh and a testament to his lasting impact on the lives of people from many walks of life.
On Sale Date: 10/10/2023
ISBN: 9781952692628
Price US: $19.95
“A remarkable testament to the transformative power of suffering. These authentic, courageous, and beautifully told stories demonstrate the powerful learning we experience when we face and feel the depth of our pain, when we extend compassion to ourselves and one another.”
—Bryan K. Garman, PhD, Head of School, Sidwell Friends School, Washington DC