Being In A Mindful Relationship With Food

Posted October 22, 2009

A client recently asked me how to go about improving her relationship with food.

I love that she sees herself in relationship with food because we all are… And… this is one of my most, best, favoritest topics in the whooooole world. robert-harding-woman-pounding-food-in-village-near-deogarh-rajasthan-state-india1

In one word:  MINDFULNESS!!! that’s how to do it… Be Mindful.

  • In the grocery store.  (do you read labels, think about what you are choosing to put in your body?)
  • When you put your food away. (are your cupboards tidy and respectful of the food you store?)
  • When you prepare food. (are you thinking how blessed you are with such abundance?)
  • When you set your table. (is it an occasion?  Placemats, candle and cloth napkins etc because you deserve it?)
  • When you eat. (do you give thanks? do you honor the hands that grew the food?)

See how practicing mindfulness changes everything?

Brightest Blessings on you and your food.

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1 Comment so far

  1. Dawn Herring on October 22nd, 2009

    I love your multi-faceted mindful approach to food from start to finish. Once I see such an approach spoken of, I will find myself thinking about it when I go to get the rice out of the cupboard or cook it in the pot, etc.

    Thanks, Joyce, for this reminder, done with such gentle grace.

    Dawn Herring
    JournalWriter Freelance
    Be Refreshed!