Author: Namaskar Book
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Embark on a journey of self-discovery and explore the profound role of spirituality in personal development. In “Exploring Spirituality,” readers are guided through the intricate landscape of spiritual beliefs and practices that shape personal growth. This book discusses the importance of spirituality in cultivating a sense of purpose, resilience, and inner peace. Through reflective exercises and diverse perspectives, you’ll learn to embrace your spiritual journey, nurture your inner self, and connect with something greater, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and enriched life.
Exploring Spirituality: Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Personal Development
Author: Namaskar Book
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Embark on a journey of self-discovery and explore the profound role of spirituality in personal development. In “Exploring Spirituality,” readers are guided through the intricate landscape of spiritual beliefs and practices that shape personal growth. This book discusses the importance of spirituality in cultivating a sense of purpose, resilience, and inner peace. Through reflective exercises and diverse perspectives, you’ll learn to embrace your spiritual journey, nurture your inner self, and connect with something greater, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and enriched life.
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Embark on a journey of self-discovery and explore the profound role of spirituality in personal development. In “Exploring Spirituality,” readers are guided through the intricate landscape of spiritual beliefs and practices that shape personal growth. This book discusses the importance of spirituality in cultivating a sense of purpose, resilience, and inner peace. Through reflective exercises and diverse perspectives, you’ll learn to embrace your spiritual journey, nurture your inner self, and connect with something greater, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and enriched life.
Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth: Exploring Spiritual Practices for Personal Development
Author: Namaskar Books
Publisher: Namaskar Books
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Welcome to ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth: Exploring Spiritual Practices for Personal Development,"" a transformative guide that explores how spirituality can play a crucial role in fostering personal growth. This book provides insightful practices and techniques to help you tap into your spiritual well-being, fostering inner peace, emotional resilience, and profound personal development. In today's fast-paced world, many people seek deeper meaning and connection in their lives. ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth"" offers practical advice on how spiritual practices—such as meditation, mindfulness, prayer, and reflection—can help guide your personal development journey. By embracing these practices, you can cultivate a greater sense of purpose, balance, and clarity in your everyday life. Spirituality isn't confined to any particular religion or belief system. Instead, this book emphasizes the universal aspects of spirituality that can enrich your life, no matter your background or faith. It highlights how spiritual practices can enhance emotional health, deepen self-awareness, and encourage mindfulness, leading to more intentional and meaningful actions. As you explore these teachings, you'll discover how they can lead to a deeper connection with yourself and the world around you. The book covers essential themes such as the mind-body connection, overcoming fear and doubt, and the role of forgiveness and gratitude in spiritual growth. It provides tools for practicing self-compassion, listening to your inner voice, and developing spiritual resilience, all of which contribute to personal transformation. Throughout, you'll find practical exercises and reflections designed to help you integrate these practices into your daily life. ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth"" appeals to anyone seeking to enrich their personal development journey with spiritual insights. The tone is nurturing and accessible, designed to inspire individuals of all walks of life to explore the benefits of spirituality for emotional and mental well-being. Since its publication, this book has received praise for its deep yet approachable exploration of spirituality. Readers have found its message of self-empowerment and growth both inspiring and practical, offering real tools for cultivating a more meaningful life. In conclusion, ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth"" is not just a guide to spiritual practices—it's a profound invitation to transform your life by embracing the power of spiritual growth. If you’re seeking greater meaning, self-awareness, and personal development, this book provides the tools and wisdom to help you begin your spiritual journey. Don't wait to unlock your spiritual potential. Grab your copy of ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth"" today and start fostering deeper growth and transformation in your life!
Publisher: Namaskar Books
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Welcome to ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth: Exploring Spiritual Practices for Personal Development,"" a transformative guide that explores how spirituality can play a crucial role in fostering personal growth. This book provides insightful practices and techniques to help you tap into your spiritual well-being, fostering inner peace, emotional resilience, and profound personal development. In today's fast-paced world, many people seek deeper meaning and connection in their lives. ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth"" offers practical advice on how spiritual practices—such as meditation, mindfulness, prayer, and reflection—can help guide your personal development journey. By embracing these practices, you can cultivate a greater sense of purpose, balance, and clarity in your everyday life. Spirituality isn't confined to any particular religion or belief system. Instead, this book emphasizes the universal aspects of spirituality that can enrich your life, no matter your background or faith. It highlights how spiritual practices can enhance emotional health, deepen self-awareness, and encourage mindfulness, leading to more intentional and meaningful actions. As you explore these teachings, you'll discover how they can lead to a deeper connection with yourself and the world around you. The book covers essential themes such as the mind-body connection, overcoming fear and doubt, and the role of forgiveness and gratitude in spiritual growth. It provides tools for practicing self-compassion, listening to your inner voice, and developing spiritual resilience, all of which contribute to personal transformation. Throughout, you'll find practical exercises and reflections designed to help you integrate these practices into your daily life. ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth"" appeals to anyone seeking to enrich their personal development journey with spiritual insights. The tone is nurturing and accessible, designed to inspire individuals of all walks of life to explore the benefits of spirituality for emotional and mental well-being. Since its publication, this book has received praise for its deep yet approachable exploration of spirituality. Readers have found its message of self-empowerment and growth both inspiring and practical, offering real tools for cultivating a more meaningful life. In conclusion, ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth"" is not just a guide to spiritual practices—it's a profound invitation to transform your life by embracing the power of spiritual growth. If you’re seeking greater meaning, self-awareness, and personal development, this book provides the tools and wisdom to help you begin your spiritual journey. Don't wait to unlock your spiritual potential. Grab your copy of ""Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Growth"" today and start fostering deeper growth and transformation in your life!
Faith Beyond Belief
Author: Margaret Placentra Johnston
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 0835630455
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Faith Beyond Belief gives a much-needed voice to the “good” people who have left their church but whose spirituality continues to mature. Johnston uses first-person stories as well as known spiritual authorities in describing various stages of religious growth. Some of these real-life accounts are by nonbelievers; others are by those among the growing numbers of the “spiritual but not religious.” All are thoughtful people with too much integrity to live what they consider a lie. The stories of the nonbelievers-including an ex-Catholic, a former Mormon, and a clandestine Muslim apostate who left his community after the attacks of 9/11-show how complete confidence in human reason can lead away from literal religious interpretation. But, while that step is a necessary one on the spiritual path, it is only intermediate. Her second set of stories are of people at the “mystic” level who can tolerate paradox and see truth and reality as multidimensional. Johnston’s book will help doubters to see things in a new light as well as those who are struggling to clarify their own spiritual vision. It also points beyond the atheist/believer controversy wrecking such divisive havoc in our culture today.
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 0835630455
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Faith Beyond Belief gives a much-needed voice to the “good” people who have left their church but whose spirituality continues to mature. Johnston uses first-person stories as well as known spiritual authorities in describing various stages of religious growth. Some of these real-life accounts are by nonbelievers; others are by those among the growing numbers of the “spiritual but not religious.” All are thoughtful people with too much integrity to live what they consider a lie. The stories of the nonbelievers-including an ex-Catholic, a former Mormon, and a clandestine Muslim apostate who left his community after the attacks of 9/11-show how complete confidence in human reason can lead away from literal religious interpretation. But, while that step is a necessary one on the spiritual path, it is only intermediate. Her second set of stories are of people at the “mystic” level who can tolerate paradox and see truth and reality as multidimensional. Johnston’s book will help doubters to see things in a new light as well as those who are struggling to clarify their own spiritual vision. It also points beyond the atheist/believer controversy wrecking such divisive havoc in our culture today.
The Heartfulness Way
Author: Kamlesh D. Patel
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1684031362
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
“A must-read for anyone interested in incorporating meditation into their lifestyle.” ––Sanjay Gupta, MD, chief medical correspondent for CNN Heartfulness is an ideal, a spiritual way of living by and from the heart that is inclusive of all ideologies, beliefs, and religions. In this heart-centered book, a student in conversation with his teacher, Kamlesh D. Patel—affectionately known as Daaji, the fourth and current spiritual guide of the century-old Heartfulness tradition—present a unique method of meditation with the power to facilitate an immediate, tangible spiritual experience, irrespective of a person’s faith. Our modern, fast-paced world can be an overwhelming place. Every day, we’re bombarded with messages telling us that in order to be happy, fulfilled, and worthy, we must be better, do more, and accumulate as much material wealth as possible. Most of us move through our busy lives with our minds full of these ideas, multitasking as we strive to navigate the responsibilities and expectations we must meet just to make it through the day. But what if there is another way? What if, rather than letting the busyness of life overtake our minds, we learn to be heartful instead? Based on Daaji’s own combination of approaches and practices for the modern seeker—which draws from the teachings of Sahaj Marg, meaning “Natural Path”—Heartfulness is a contemporized version of the ancient Indian practice of Raja Yoga, a tradition that enables the practitioner to realize the higher Self within. While many books describe refined states of being, The Heartfulness Way goes further, providing a pragmatic course to experience those states for oneself, which, per the book’s guiding principle, is “greater than knowledge.” Heartfulness meditation consists of four elements—relaxation, meditation, cleaning, and prayer—and illuminates the ancient, defining feature of yogic transmission (or pranahuti), the utilization of divine energy for spiritual growth and transformation. Using the method, detailed practices, tips, and practical philosophy offered in this book, you’ll reach new levels of attainment and learn to live a life more deeply connected to the values of the Heartfulness way—with acceptance, humility, compassion, empathy, and love.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1684031362
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
“A must-read for anyone interested in incorporating meditation into their lifestyle.” ––Sanjay Gupta, MD, chief medical correspondent for CNN Heartfulness is an ideal, a spiritual way of living by and from the heart that is inclusive of all ideologies, beliefs, and religions. In this heart-centered book, a student in conversation with his teacher, Kamlesh D. Patel—affectionately known as Daaji, the fourth and current spiritual guide of the century-old Heartfulness tradition—present a unique method of meditation with the power to facilitate an immediate, tangible spiritual experience, irrespective of a person’s faith. Our modern, fast-paced world can be an overwhelming place. Every day, we’re bombarded with messages telling us that in order to be happy, fulfilled, and worthy, we must be better, do more, and accumulate as much material wealth as possible. Most of us move through our busy lives with our minds full of these ideas, multitasking as we strive to navigate the responsibilities and expectations we must meet just to make it through the day. But what if there is another way? What if, rather than letting the busyness of life overtake our minds, we learn to be heartful instead? Based on Daaji’s own combination of approaches and practices for the modern seeker—which draws from the teachings of Sahaj Marg, meaning “Natural Path”—Heartfulness is a contemporized version of the ancient Indian practice of Raja Yoga, a tradition that enables the practitioner to realize the higher Self within. While many books describe refined states of being, The Heartfulness Way goes further, providing a pragmatic course to experience those states for oneself, which, per the book’s guiding principle, is “greater than knowledge.” Heartfulness meditation consists of four elements—relaxation, meditation, cleaning, and prayer—and illuminates the ancient, defining feature of yogic transmission (or pranahuti), the utilization of divine energy for spiritual growth and transformation. Using the method, detailed practices, tips, and practical philosophy offered in this book, you’ll reach new levels of attainment and learn to live a life more deeply connected to the values of the Heartfulness way—with acceptance, humility, compassion, empathy, and love.
Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and Empathy
Author: Deborah Schein
Publisher: Redleaf Press
ISBN: 160554485X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and Empathy offers a series of thoughtful practices for child care providers to nurture a child’s spiritual development—an extension of social-emotional learning. The book helps educators introduce young children to a system that begins with love and leads to a strong sense of self, ignites wonder and learning, and allows for the emergence of empathy that leads to personal wholeness. You can provide support and strengthen children’s self-awareness through deep connections, increased social awareness, and pro-social behaviors, such as kindness, caring, empathy, and reverence. Spiritual development moments help children to grow, explore, play, and ask big questions. Dr. Deborah Schein has been an early childhood educator since 1972. She has a BS in psychology from the University of Southern California at Santa Barbara, a master's degree in education with a focus on curriculum and instruction from Cleveland State University, and a PhD in early childhood education from Walden University. Deborah currently works as an educational consultant and teaches online early childhood graduate courses Champlain College. She offers workshops across the country for national movements and participates in webinars about the connection between spiritual development and nature education for young children. She now lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Publisher: Redleaf Press
ISBN: 160554485X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and Empathy offers a series of thoughtful practices for child care providers to nurture a child’s spiritual development—an extension of social-emotional learning. The book helps educators introduce young children to a system that begins with love and leads to a strong sense of self, ignites wonder and learning, and allows for the emergence of empathy that leads to personal wholeness. You can provide support and strengthen children’s self-awareness through deep connections, increased social awareness, and pro-social behaviors, such as kindness, caring, empathy, and reverence. Spiritual development moments help children to grow, explore, play, and ask big questions. Dr. Deborah Schein has been an early childhood educator since 1972. She has a BS in psychology from the University of Southern California at Santa Barbara, a master's degree in education with a focus on curriculum and instruction from Cleveland State University, and a PhD in early childhood education from Walden University. Deborah currently works as an educational consultant and teaches online early childhood graduate courses Champlain College. She offers workshops across the country for national movements and participates in webinars about the connection between spiritual development and nature education for young children. She now lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Spirituality, Health, and Healing: An Integrative Approach
Author: Caroline Young
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 0763779423
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
"Spiritual, Health, and Healing : An Integrative Approach, Second Edition offers healthcare professionals, instructors, and spiritual care providers a comprehensive guide to the most current research on the connection between spiritual practice and health. This updated Second Edition includes new sections on integral spirituality and the New Thought Movement; healing rituals and healing environments; plus new information on spirituality and aging, caring for the elderly, and spiritual hospice."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 0763779423
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
"Spiritual, Health, and Healing : An Integrative Approach, Second Edition offers healthcare professionals, instructors, and spiritual care providers a comprehensive guide to the most current research on the connection between spiritual practice and health. This updated Second Edition includes new sections on integral spirituality and the New Thought Movement; healing rituals and healing environments; plus new information on spirituality and aging, caring for the elderly, and spiritual hospice."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Exploring the Role of Spiritual Practices in Growth – How Spiritual Practices Can Contribute to Personal Development
Author: Namaskar Books
Publisher: Namaskar Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Discover the transformative power of spiritual practices in "Exploring the Role of Spiritual Practices in Growth – How Spiritual Practices Can Contribute to Personal Development." This insightful guide explores how connecting with spiritual practices can enhance your personal growth, leading to deeper self-awareness and fulfillment. What if the key to unlocking your full potential lies within your spiritual practices? Learn how rituals, meditation, and mindfulness can be powerful tools for personal transformation! Spiritual practices offer a unique approach to personal development by nurturing the mind, body, and spirit. This book delves into how embracing practices like meditation, prayer, and reflection can help you find clarity, improve emotional balance, and foster resilience during life's challenges. By incorporating spiritual practices into your daily routine, you can cultivate a deeper connection with yourself and the world around you. These practices can serve as a foundation for growth, creating a sense of inner peace and purpose that propels you toward achieving your goals and living authentically. Are you ready to explore the spiritual dimensions of growth? Start your journey toward personal transformation today through the power of spiritual practices! Integrate these time-tested spiritual practices into your life and watch your personal development soar. Experience the profound benefits of nurturing your soul while you grow into the person you were always meant to be. Embrace the power of spirituality for personal development. Purchase "Exploring the Role of Spiritual Practices in Growth" now, and begin your transformative journey today!
Publisher: Namaskar Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Discover the transformative power of spiritual practices in "Exploring the Role of Spiritual Practices in Growth – How Spiritual Practices Can Contribute to Personal Development." This insightful guide explores how connecting with spiritual practices can enhance your personal growth, leading to deeper self-awareness and fulfillment. What if the key to unlocking your full potential lies within your spiritual practices? Learn how rituals, meditation, and mindfulness can be powerful tools for personal transformation! Spiritual practices offer a unique approach to personal development by nurturing the mind, body, and spirit. This book delves into how embracing practices like meditation, prayer, and reflection can help you find clarity, improve emotional balance, and foster resilience during life's challenges. By incorporating spiritual practices into your daily routine, you can cultivate a deeper connection with yourself and the world around you. These practices can serve as a foundation for growth, creating a sense of inner peace and purpose that propels you toward achieving your goals and living authentically. Are you ready to explore the spiritual dimensions of growth? Start your journey toward personal transformation today through the power of spiritual practices! Integrate these time-tested spiritual practices into your life and watch your personal development soar. Experience the profound benefits of nurturing your soul while you grow into the person you were always meant to be. Embrace the power of spirituality for personal development. Purchase "Exploring the Role of Spiritual Practices in Growth" now, and begin your transformative journey today!
Sacred Rhythms
Author: Ruth Haley Barton
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830878297
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Picking up on the monastic tradition of creating a "rule of life" that allows for regular space for the practice of spiritual disciplines, Ruth Haley Barton takes you more deeply into understanding seven key spiritual disciplines along with practical ideas for weaving them into everyday life.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830878297
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Picking up on the monastic tradition of creating a "rule of life" that allows for regular space for the practice of spiritual disciplines, Ruth Haley Barton takes you more deeply into understanding seven key spiritual disciplines along with practical ideas for weaving them into everyday life.
Exploring the Spirituality of the World Religions
Author: Duncan S. Ferguson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 144116054X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book is an insightful guide to the diverse ways that religious faith is practiced and spirituality is understood. Discussing contemporary issues such as post-modernism and the emergence of a "new paradigm," the new realities of geopolitics, globalization and global warming, this book explores the importance of religion in people's lives to provide direction in the society today. This book demonstrates the common quest among the world religions for a deeper and more profound spirituality. Describing the spiritual pathways of the various world religions, it assesses the ways that the beliefs, values and practices of these traditions can be life-giving, leading to personal and social responsibility and transformation, but also sometimes harmful and divisive, even used for dangerous purposes. Promoting constructive engagements between the world's religions, this book will connect social justice and ethical engagements with core religious practices and spiritualities. This is an ideal introductory text for students of world religions, spirituality and interfaith relations, broadening their understanding of these lived faiths.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 144116054X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book is an insightful guide to the diverse ways that religious faith is practiced and spirituality is understood. Discussing contemporary issues such as post-modernism and the emergence of a "new paradigm," the new realities of geopolitics, globalization and global warming, this book explores the importance of religion in people's lives to provide direction in the society today. This book demonstrates the common quest among the world religions for a deeper and more profound spirituality. Describing the spiritual pathways of the various world religions, it assesses the ways that the beliefs, values and practices of these traditions can be life-giving, leading to personal and social responsibility and transformation, but also sometimes harmful and divisive, even used for dangerous purposes. Promoting constructive engagements between the world's religions, this book will connect social justice and ethical engagements with core religious practices and spiritualities. This is an ideal introductory text for students of world religions, spirituality and interfaith relations, broadening their understanding of these lived faiths.
Enlightenment Through Motherhood
Author: Astra Niedra
Publisher: Voice Dialogue in Daily Life
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Motherhood is misunderstood. Since time immemorial we've believed that when women become mothers they are taking time out from real work and serious personal growth, especially spiritual development. But we've got it all wrong. While heavily pregnant with her third child, personal growth writer Astra Niedra attempted a holiday in the tropical paradise of Australia's Far North with her husband and two young daughters in tow. During this ‘holiday’ (we need another word to describe 'an extended overnight excursion with young children) she discovered that the skills and abilities mothers are required to use each day as part of their job are the same as the practices prescribed for enlightenment seekers. Join Astra on her journey of discovery and feel inspired, entertained and spiritually uplifted, all the while becoming increasingly grounded in the unshakeable truth that there is far more to being a mother and raising children than conventional wisdom would have us believe. “Absolutely brilliant! This book is just what the world needs now as our planet continues to move towards political and ecological disaster while the patriarchal systems that still dominate our thinking continue to devalue everything traditionally – and biologically – female.” "In a most perfect balance of yin and yang, of logic and feeling, of humor and gravity, Astra Niedra reclaims for all human beings – not just women – a precious element of that which is truly sacred in life." “Her simple spellbinding stories, her keen intellect, and her unfailing humour make this book a pleasure to read. Here is a new way of thinking of spirituality, of valuing our humanity while living a spirit-infused life, and a fascinating (and novel) path to enlightenment! It's a consciousness changer and I loved it." – Dr Sidra Stone, author of Embracing Our Selves, Partnering, Embracing Your Inner Critic, and The Shadow King "I enjoyed this immensely... Definitely a fun and entertaining book while sharing a bit of spiritual goodness as well." – Katie "This book put into words just what, and how, I was feeling about my own spiritual journey. Women and men have such different experiences and this book beautifully articulates them." – Amanda "A great read for all mothers, I loved this book!" – Ann Shepich “Enlightenment indeed! I hope many women have the opportunity to read Astra’s book. Being pregnant, birthing and mothering are the most important jobs on earth. Honouring these roles is important for governments and society to appreciate and elevate to a much higher status. Astra’s journey is familiar, delightfully written and inspiring.” – Susan Ross, Midwife, Birth Educator and author of Birth Right
Publisher: Voice Dialogue in Daily Life
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Motherhood is misunderstood. Since time immemorial we've believed that when women become mothers they are taking time out from real work and serious personal growth, especially spiritual development. But we've got it all wrong. While heavily pregnant with her third child, personal growth writer Astra Niedra attempted a holiday in the tropical paradise of Australia's Far North with her husband and two young daughters in tow. During this ‘holiday’ (we need another word to describe 'an extended overnight excursion with young children) she discovered that the skills and abilities mothers are required to use each day as part of their job are the same as the practices prescribed for enlightenment seekers. Join Astra on her journey of discovery and feel inspired, entertained and spiritually uplifted, all the while becoming increasingly grounded in the unshakeable truth that there is far more to being a mother and raising children than conventional wisdom would have us believe. “Absolutely brilliant! This book is just what the world needs now as our planet continues to move towards political and ecological disaster while the patriarchal systems that still dominate our thinking continue to devalue everything traditionally – and biologically – female.” "In a most perfect balance of yin and yang, of logic and feeling, of humor and gravity, Astra Niedra reclaims for all human beings – not just women – a precious element of that which is truly sacred in life." “Her simple spellbinding stories, her keen intellect, and her unfailing humour make this book a pleasure to read. Here is a new way of thinking of spirituality, of valuing our humanity while living a spirit-infused life, and a fascinating (and novel) path to enlightenment! It's a consciousness changer and I loved it." – Dr Sidra Stone, author of Embracing Our Selves, Partnering, Embracing Your Inner Critic, and The Shadow King "I enjoyed this immensely... Definitely a fun and entertaining book while sharing a bit of spiritual goodness as well." – Katie "This book put into words just what, and how, I was feeling about my own spiritual journey. Women and men have such different experiences and this book beautifully articulates them." – Amanda "A great read for all mothers, I loved this book!" – Ann Shepich “Enlightenment indeed! I hope many women have the opportunity to read Astra’s book. Being pregnant, birthing and mothering are the most important jobs on earth. Honouring these roles is important for governments and society to appreciate and elevate to a much higher status. Astra’s journey is familiar, delightfully written and inspiring.” – Susan Ross, Midwife, Birth Educator and author of Birth Right