Controversial Path to Spiritual Enlightenment Revealed in New Book on Motherhood

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 22, 2012 -- SOME OF the greatest discoveries have been of things countless people have witnessed each day but did not realise the significance of. The latest such discovery is that the tasks mothers do on a daily basis as part of their role, and the skills they develop in doing them, are exactly the same as the practices and abilities promoted in many spiritual traditions for the attainment of ENLIGHTENMENT .

The author of Enlightenment Through Motherhood, internationally respected teacher of the Voice Dialogue model of consciousness growth, writer on relationships and parenting and mother of three, explains these revelations in her delightful and thought-provoking book set in Australia's own temporal paradise Port Douglas, where she attempts a last-minute holiday, while heavily pregnant and with husband and two young children in tow, before the arrival of her third child. It is during this 'holiday' when she has her realisations, which culminate in the birth of the baby experienced not only as the terribly painful experience childbirth is, but also as an experience of an expanded state of consciousness and hero's journey. But this is not a hippie or natural birth-promoting book - although it will appeal to you if you are into those things - it honours all types of mothers and all types of births, giving back to women who take on the challenge of motherhood the validation this remarkable role deserves and the marrying of it with a re-defined spirituality which brings the lofty goals of enlightenment back down to earth.

Enlightenment Through Motherhood may also be the next step for feminism - a new kind of feminism which celebrates women who choose motherhood, elevating their status to a level deserved by this universally undervalued role, which, when you consider it, is strange for a role so fundamental to the very continuation of our species.

This book will be of great interest to women who have felt torn between the desire for family life and that of following a spiritual calling. It will be of tremendous interest to mothers and pregnant women in general.

According to Dr Sidra Stone, notable psychotherapist and author, "Enlightenment Through Motherhood is 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 humor 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."

Enlightenment Through Motherhood is currently listed as 'New and Notable' on the iBookstore in Australia, under Non Fiction. It is also available from Smashwords (http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/61956), Barnes & Noble, Sony and Amazon.

For further information visit http://www.astraniedra.com/enlightenment_through_motherhood_book.htm

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