Instead of being merely the receiver of the parents' psychological and spiritual legacy, children function as ushers of the parents' development. Parents unwittingly pass on an inheritance of psychological pain and emotional shallowness. To handle the behavior that results, traditional books on parenting abound with clever techniques for control and quick fixes for dysfunction. In Dr. Shefali Tsabary's conscious approach to parenting, however, children serve as mirrors of their parents' forgotten self. Those willing to look in the mirror have an opportunity to establish a relationship with their own inner state of wholeness. Once they find their way back to their essence, parents enter into communion with their children, shifting away from the traditional parent-to-child "know it all" approach and more towards a mutual parent-with-child relationship. The pillars of the parental ego crumble as the parents awaken to the ability of their children to transport them into a state of presence.

沙法丽·萨巴瑞（Shefali Tsabary），出生于印度，于纽约哥伦比亚大学获得临床心理学博士学位。

萨巴瑞博士早年受到东方正念思想的影响，后又将其同西方心理学理论加以融合，从而形成了自己有关正念生活与觉醒教育的理念。

她运用自己的研究成果帮助过各类人群，比如亚洲海啸的幸存者、经济欠发达国家的女性、年老体弱者、企业领袖等。她曾在世界各地举办研讨会，并在各大公司、学校与家长团体发表演讲。东西合璧的特点让她赢得了全球范围内的受众。

萨巴瑞博士现同丈夫、女儿一起在纽约生活。