The Mama Sutra: A Story of Love, Loss, and the Path of Motherhood

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By Anne Cushman ’84

Published March 6, 2019

Yoga teacher and Buddhist writer Anne Cushman ’84 says that motherhood is a form of “spiritual practice.” In The Mama Sutra (Shambhala), Cushman shows how joyful and tragic events in her life as a mother led to spiritual awakening.

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