Kerry Lee MacLean is a children’s meditation therapist and mother of five children. She has been doing this spiritual practice for 30 years. This volume is dedicated to her Tibetan Buddhist teachers Chogyam Trungpa and Sakyong Mipham. MacLean is the author of seven children’s picture books.
In this short paperback, the author points out that "in this busy, crazy world, it is good to have a peaceful place inside." Setting aside ten minutes a day together for meditation can enrich family life and individual spiritual growth by arousing natural empathy, fostering family bonding, increasing self-esteem, and enhancing abilities to face fears and self-reflect.
MacLean offers suggestions on setting up a sacred space, creating an altar, and making the most of the four points of meditation. Parents will be pleased with the author’s discussion of the six strengths of this regular spiritual practice for families: space awareness, generosity, insight, discipline, patience and joyful energy. The Family Meditation Book is a handy guide for parents who want to introduce this tried-and-true spiritual practice to their children.
