Anne Cushman

Anne Cushman writes and teaches about finding dharma in daily life. Her books include the memoir The Mama Sutra: A Story of Love, Loss, and the Path of Motherhood, the novel Enlightenment for Idiots (named by Booklist as the best first novel of its year) and the mindful yoga manifesto Moving Into Meditation.

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

How a Mother Would Tell the Buddha’s Birth Story

A meditation teacher reimagines the birth of Siddhartha Gautama from Queen Maya’s perspective.

By Anne Cushman

May 10, 2019

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Spicing It Up

How a culinary clean-up became a meditation on letting go.

By Anne Cushman

May 10, 2016

Magazine Arts & Culture

The Yoga of Creativity

A novelist explains the relationship between meditative practice and the creative journey.

By Anne Cushman

Fall 2010

Magazine Personal Reflections

Fifteen Weeks of Dharma Dating

Anne Cushman goes undercover in the Buddhist branch of the online dating world

By Anne Cushman

Summer 2006

Magazine

Green Dharma: Mother Nature, Buddha Nature

Introducing a Special Section on Buddhism and nature

By Anne Cushman

Summer 2005

Magazine Personal Reflections

Clearing Clutter

From the medicine cabinet to the meditation cushion, Anne Cushman organizes her home and gains insight into her mind.

By Anne Cushman

Spring 2005

Magazine Arts & Culture

Buddhism And Yoga

From downward dog to the dharma

By Anne Cushman

Summer 2004

photograph being taken of an American zen community

Magazine Personal Reflections

Under The Lens: An American Zen Community In Crisis

Anne Cushman bears witness to a sangha fractured by its teacher’s flaws.

By Anne Cushman

Fall 2003

Magazine Personal Reflections

The Spice Of Life

Anne Cushman negotiates a life between the playground and the meditation hall.

By Anne Cushman

Summer 2003

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Valerie Brown

Dec 2021

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