Meditation For Moms

Quick follow-up on that last post:

Why do I want to teach meditation for moms?

1. Because I think moms learn that if they aren't split in at least two directions at once then they aren't working hard enough.

2. Because I think moms need help staying present and open with their children without giving up themselves or without feeling too pressured by work, TV, external chatter in general.

3. Because I think meditation is thought of as an ascetic practice that you do ALONE with LOTS of time to practice it and the final goal of mastery.In fact, it's a tool that everyday people need to do live their everyday lives in awareness of the beauty and gifts that are already here from G-d. It's a tool.

4. Because it brings so much goodness to the world.

5. Because Jewish moms in particular have meditation practices right in front of us in the form of mitzvot (brachot are the best example) but we don't know how or remember to utilize them in order to make them meaningful.