There is a need to have meditation for parents sessions. Parenting is at once the most rewarding and the most taxing job a human being can undertake. Babies do not come with a manual and there are no clear-cut steps to take in order to sculpt and create the perfect childhood. Parents always want what’s best for their children; which adds to the task, making it seem like an insurmountable obstacle. Parenting is made easier and more natural through the practice of daily Yoga meditation.
The parents in this mode either resist their parenting duties entirely or, more commonly, try to make parenting a scheduled affair. Attempting to fit parenting into a neat little box doesn’t work and this leads to stress for both the parent and the child. The parent’s actions seem to constantly say “Why are you doing this to me?” while the child is often thinking “I can’t do anything right.” This isn’t an ideal expression of the parent/child relationship.
There is no perfect parent and it’s important to understand this. Parenting shouldn’t be made into a super human achievement because that makes it unattainable by it’s very definition. However, parents owe it to themselves and the children in their lives to cultivate a deeper level of consciousness and meditation is a great way to do it.
The meditating parent has much more grace and patience to extend to their children and these traits are key to successfully raising a child. Many parents may be encouraged to start the practice of meditating on a daily basis for the sake of their children but continue the practice well beyond the parenting years for their own personal enrichment.
In a perfect world, everyone would reap the benefits of meditation. Parents who choose to undertake meditation on a daily basis are helping to make that vision a reality by showing their children a new way to be. Leading by example is the most powerful form of leadership.
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