{"product_id":"9781590304617","title":"Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining humor, honesty, and plainspoken advice, \u003ci\u003eMomma Zen\u003c\/i\u003e distills the doubts and frustrations of parenting into vignettes of Zen wisdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling and wise memoir follows the timeline of early motherhood from pregnancy through toddlerhood. \u003ci\u003eMomma Zen\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shambhala Publications, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054882734320,"sku":"9781590304617","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590304617_p0.jpg?v=1763809988","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590304617","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}