Mindful Eating by Jan Chozen Bays
The art of mindfulness can transform our struggles with food and renew our sense of pleasure, appreciation, and satisfaction with eating. Drawing on recent research and integrating her experiences as a physician and meditation teacher, Dr. Jan Bays offers a wonderfully clear presentation of what mindfulness is and how it can help with food issues.Mindful eating is an approach that involves bringing one's full attention to the process of eating to all the tastes, smells, thoughts, and feelings that arise during a meal. Whether you are overweight, suffer from an eating disorder, or just want to get more out of life, this book offers a simple tool that can make a remarkable difference.
In this book, you'll learn how to:
Tune into your body's own wisdom about what, when, and how much to eat
Eat less while feeling fully satisfied
Identify your habits and patterns with food
Develop a more compassionate attitude toward your struggles with eating
Discover what you're really hungry for
Mindful Eating also includes a 75-minute audio CD containing guided exercises led by the author.
Jan Chozen Bays, MD, is a Zen teacher from the late master Taizan Maezumi Roshi's White Plum lineage. She works at the Jizo Mountain-Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon, as a priest and instructor. She's also a pediatrician who specializes in child abuse and neglect evaluations.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781590305317 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590305310 |
| Title | Mindful Eating |
| Author | Jan Chozen Bays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2009-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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