Sanctuaries of Childhood - Softcover

Darian, Shea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967571359 ISBN 13: 9780967571355

Publisher: Gilead Press, 2011

Synopsis

A wise and creative approach to nurturing a child's spiritual life that is effective and full of love...

• For parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers of all faiths
• Wisdom to nurture spirituality with toddlers and children of all ages
• Inspiration to discover the sacred in ordinary moments of family life
• Simple rituals, blessings, verses and songs that enliven the home with joy, beauty and peace
• Spiritual nurturing and self-care for parents and caregivers

About this title

About the Author

     Shea Darian is a family educator, national speaker, workshop leader, inclusive spiritual director, and former Level 1 trauma hospital chaplain with more than three decades of experience supporting individuals, families, caregivers, and communities through life's transitions. She offers Waldorf-inspired parenting talks and workshops, as well as grief education and support programs for people of all faiths, philosophies, and backgrounds.
     Shea is Director of Doing Grief, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, creator of the Model of Adaptive Grieving Dynamics (Illness, Crisis & Loss, Vol. 22(3), 2014), and author of the award-winning Doing Grief in Real Life: A Soulful Guide to Navigate Loss, Death & Change (Nautilus Award; IPPY Award). Her work encourages people to trust their own inner wisdom and recognize the deep connection between adaptive grieving and healing.
      She is also the author of Sanctuaries of Childhood: Nurturing a Child's Spiritual Life, a Foreword Book of the Year winner in Spirituality; Living Passages for the Whole Family, a Next Generation Indie Book Awards winner; and Seven Times the Sun, a longtime favorite among Waldorf education families and educators.
     Shea lives in Phoenix with her spouse, Andrew, Director of Desert Marigold School, a Waldorf-inspired Pre-K-Grade 12 school.

From the Back Cover

"...a truly extraordinary book." - David Alsop, former Chairperson, Waldorf Schools of North America

"...poems, stories, music, and prayers, selected with extraordinary sensitivity for the world and experience of childhood. Sanctuaries of Childhood is useful not only to members of traditional religious communities, but also to the many who feel disconnected from organized religion but who understand the importance of transcendence and love in the human community." - Jerry L. Folk, former Executive Director, Wisconsin Council of Churches

"Shea writes with both simplicity and depth and draws on her rich experience as a child, parent, educator, creative artists, and spiritual guide." - Kathy & Jim McGinnis, Parenting for Peace and Justice Network

"...an easy-to-use, carefully thought-out guide for parents, grandparents, and all caregivers to help children stay in touch with and strengthen their ties with the spiritual world from which they came." - Jeanette Lisefski, founder, National Association of At-Home Mothers

Edition details

• Publisher: Gilead Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0967571359
• ISBN 13: 9780967571355
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 162