Mindful Bites

A great joy that comes from mindful eating is the ability to be at ease with food. What do I mean by that? I mean that because of mindful eating you will be comfortable in the presence of food. Regardless of where you are, what is being served or not being served, you...

Have you ever had the experience when no matter how much you ate you weren’t satisfied? You’d order more at a restaurant or finish all the food on your plate even though you weren’t not hungry anymore? Or if you are at home, you’d keep opening the refrigerator door...

It may surprise you to know that naturally thin people sometime eat ice cream when you they are stressed or chocolate when they are sad. It is not a crime to eat junk food. I know. I used to be lawyer! Emotional eating is part of the condition, so if you do overeat,...

Once I had the great fortune to go to Kenya on a photographic safari. It was a bucket list adventure and one that I recommend to everyone to take if they have, they chance. My trip began in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. My travel companions and I spent a day there...

The ultimate gift of taking a mindful eating approach to food is a shift in your relationship with food and eating. This shift will not happen overnight but it will happen over time. Overeating, binge eating, emotional eating, and making poor food choices are habits...

Happy Valentine’s Day! Before you dive into that box of chocolates, let’s get mindful! Today is a day that many associate with love. Here’s a question for you - do you love the food you eat? By that I mean, do you choose to eat foods you really enjoy? Are you sure?...

Equanimity is a great Scrabble word. It is also a great state of mind. Equanimity means calmness, composure, and levelheadedness. In a world filled with stress, uncertainty and pain, learning to cultivate equanimity is very helpful. You can use your meditation...

We live on auto-pilot. This is not necessarily a bad thing. The idea that we do many things without having to think about them is good. For example, we breathe without having to remind our lungs to do their job. We walk and run without deliberately moving our legs. We...

Once upon a time, in a far-off distinct land, there lived a little girl named Goldilocks. One day, Goldilocks took a walk in the forest and came upon a house. She knocked on the door. No one answered so she walked in. Goldilocks saw three bowls of porridge sitting on...