<p>Christine Bates, a licensed professional counselor ordained in the <a href="https://www.dharmacharya.com/">Embracing Simplicity Contemplative Order</a>, shares the first of five posts on Mindful Parenting, based on the work of <a href="https://davericho.com/">Dave Richo</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>More information about Deep South Dharma can be found at <a href="https://www.deepsouthdharma.org/">www.deepsouthdharma.org</a></p>

Ep ~ 134 You Belong Through Mindful Parenting

From a Buddhist minister and contemplative therapist in Oxford MS, the Deep South Dharma podcast is a resource for people cultivating the Noble 8-Factored Path, religious minorities who are contemplative by nature, or those just curious about Buddhism. Christie was raised in Alabama, educated in Tennessee, and ordained in the Embracing Simplicity Contemplative Order at Heartwood Refuge in North Carolina. She now lives in Mississippi. Learn more about her meditation groups at passaticounseling.com/groups and visit Flowering Lotus Meditation for upcoming retreat opportunities.