Praise for The Awakened Family

“[Dr. Shefali is] absolutely revolutionary.”

—Oprah Winfrey

“Stop struggling, parents. Here is the key to relaxing into your family and into your parenting. . . . [Tsabary] has a new book releasing us all from the stresses of ‘making’ the perfect child.”

— The Washington Post

“I want to give this book to everyone I know who is a parent, a grandparent, a child, a grown-up child . . . everyone. It’s not only a primer for the kind of family life we all long for, it’s also a guide to being ­human—to living with more ease, more love, more joy.”

—Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of Omega Institute and author of Broken Open and Marrow

“Shefali Tsabary shines the light of wisdom on the most enlightened aspect of parenting: discovering a child’s individual personhood and purpose, and nurturing the path to its fulfillment.”

—Michael Bernard Beckwith, author of Life Visioning

“Bestselling author and speaker Tsabary combines the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh’s 1975 classic, The Miracle of Mindfulness , with an intensive family therapy session—and the result is a transforming read for any parent.”

— Booklist (starred review)

“Useful and encouraging . . . Tsabary’s message is an antidote to ­recent trends such as ‘helicopter parenting,’ teaching respect for ­children as people in their own right and urging parents to let them thrive.”

— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“I loved The Awakened Family. . . . [Tsabary] explains why we need to trust in our children’s potential and argues that the best parenting lies in being quiet and open.”

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