About

My name is Lisa Erickson, and I am a 42-year old mom to three, meditation teacher, and writer (mostly in that order, but it shifts from day to day.) I was raised Episcopalian but drawn to Buddhism while attending Sarah Lawrence College over twenty years ago, and have studied with both Vajrayana and Zen Buddhist teachers.  I eventually became interested in the mystic arms of all the world religions, and no longer affiliate myself solely with Buddhism, but it remains a primary interest, and I write about it weekly for BellaOnline.

Many of the posts here at Mommy Mystic are meant to be resource posts, to help people (especially women) find information on the meditation practices or spiritual paths best suited for them. Others are simply thoughts I have had on a particular topic. The main categories are Meditation, Spirituality,  Parenting, Book Reviews and Book Lists, and Women Mystics. Most of my posts are not personal in the traditional sense, although monthly I do publish a month-in-review post with updates on my family and life.

I also teach both secular and spiritual meditation classes in Southern California (or anywhere else if you want to fly me there:-) My secular classes are for stress management purposes, mostly for corporations and organizations, including Parent Education groups. My spiritual classes are non-denominational, or as I prefer to call it, ‘cross-denominational’. To learn more about them, go to www.TheMaatInstitute.com.

Although I teach both men and women, right now I am particularly focused on women’s spirituality, and on finding techniques that help real women to pursue authentic and powerful spiritual experience within the context of their busy lives. For more information on my approach to women’s spirituality, read this post.

I love to get comments on the posts here, and to receive suggestions for future articles. Or to contact me directly, email me at lameditation (at) earthlink (dot) net (this email is shown in a de-spammable form – you’ll figure it out.) Thanks for visiting!

Other Places to Find Me (Check the Sidebar for Social Networking Links):

Amazon Store – All my book recommendations, from both BellaOnline and here, plus more.

BellaOnline Buddhism Site - Weekly articles on Buddhism, with newsletter and forum.

BlogTalkRadio – Interview by Amy Jewell of Cirkla in which I talk about meditation, spirituality and social networking

EzineArticles – Variations on some of the articles here are available for newsletter and ezine publication at EzineArticles.

Diva Toolbox – Shifting – Meditation for Busy Women and Five Religions, Five Women Mystics

5 Minutes for Mom – Interview regarding Mommy Mystic blog

Working Mother magazine – 10 Minute-Meditations to Beat the Stress

South Bay Woman magazine – Three part-series on Meditation for Busy Women

HealthyLife.net – Interview on radio internet show with Linda Koss on meditation