{"product_id":"the-mama-sutra-anne-cushman-9781611804638","title":"The Mama Sutra: A Story of Love, Loss, and the Path of Motherhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"beautifully written and self-revealing\" memoir of motherhood--in all its messy glory--as a spiritual practice, by a longtime yoga and dharma teacher (Tara Brach, author of \u003ci\u003eRadical Acceptance\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSutra\u003c\/i\u003e is the Sanskrit name for a short spiritual teaching, and it comes from the same root as the English word \u003ci\u003esuture\u003c\/i\u003e, or stitch. This story of motherhood as a path to awakening is, says yoga and meditation teacher Anne Cushman, \"an homage to the long threads that run through all human lives, stitching up what's shredded in our hearts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Mama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e spans an eighteen-year journey through motherhood as a spiritual practice, chronicling Cushman's first pregnancy, her daughter's tragic stillbirth, the joyful birth of her son, the \"home retreat\" of early motherhood, the challenges of parenthood, the diagnosis and gifts of her son's developmental differences, the meltdown of her nuclear family and its reconfiguration into a new and joyful form, and more. This is a powerful story of the rawness and beauty of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Cushman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611804639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611804638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Anne Cushman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938790637823,"sku":"9781611804638","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ef2c94e5-8350-466a-9b87-6e7df6145cc7.jpg?v=1681437736","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mama-sutra-anne-cushman-9781611804638","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}