To get a bird’s eye view of how mindfulness is being brought to bear in the delivery room and beyond, we had writer Susan Freinkel attend Bardacke’s classes, right alongside a group of expectant couples. And then when Bardacke talked about “contractions of life,” we saw this was a parenting story that’s relevant to everyone. The number one goal? Learning to recognize and accept what you’ve got and then working with it. Giving birth, parenting, and, indeed, life in general, is challenging enough without us fighting what’s actually happening. —Tracy Picha, Editor