The process is available to North American Sanghas practicing in the Plum Village tradition of Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, participants in those Sanghas, Order of Interbeing members, and Dharma Teachers who are members of the Dharma Teachers Sangha.n order to facilitate the process, the Care-taking Council of the Dharma Teachers Sangha of North America (including both monastics and lay) have clarified the requirements, criteria, and procedures for North American students of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Babies who are exposed to smoke are also more likely to develop colic. Not really -- apart from the household tension it creates. However, it is wise to seek assurance from your doctor or early childhood nurse that the root of your child's prolonged crying isn't a more serious medical problem.
Few topics generate anxiety in new parents as the possibility that their infant may have colic. First described in biblical times, Dr. Morris A. Wessel defined colic in 1954 as excessive crying lasting more than three hours a day, more than three days per week, and for more than three consecutive weeks.