Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh

It is clear that standard diet and exercise methods are not working to resolve our modern struggles with weight and food. In Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and Harvard nutritionist Lilian Cheung PhD share with you a new sustainable means of healthy eating and weight loss: mindfulness. Mindfulnessis an approach to living that helps us be in the here and now - and to end our battle with weight once and for all. In this book, the authors show you how to easily adopt the practice of mindfulness and integrate it into your eating habits, physical activity and all other facets of your daily life to achieve the healthy weight and wellbeing you seek. Learn how to: Identify the roots of your eating habits and weight issues Resolve typical eating problems such as emotional eating, skipping meals, speed-eating and eating at night Dissolve barriers and challenges that prevent physical activity, such as having no time, being too tired or feeling unconfident Eat and drink in a way that nourishes, energizes and heals your body Mindful Eating, Mindful Life will not only help you to improve your weight and maintain a healthy body, it will teach you how to make mindfulness a core part of your being so that you find peace andfulfilment in all areas of your life.

Among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai LamaNew York Times Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between inner peace and peace on earth His Holiness the Dalai Lama It's refreshing to discover a diet book that isn't all about losing weight, but instead encourages savouring our food and properly nourishing both body and mind. Junior magazine Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha. Sogyal Rinpoche Hanh and Cheung explore the convergence of nutritional science with Buddhist teaching and find complementary insights. Together, they provide approaches that help to heal both the individual and societal illness that is being manifested as an epidemic of obesity. Everyone can learn from this book. -- Dr Walter Willett, author of Eat, drink and Be Healthy, and Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health Together, Cheung and Hanh offer a primer on psychological and spiritual health, as well as a practical nutritional guide to healthier eating. -- Harvard Magazine This is a beautiful book with rich advice that's easy to follow. Woman's Way

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk. His lifelong efforts to generate peace and reconciliation moved Martin Luther King Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He is the author of many books, including the classic Peace is Every Step and The Art of Power. He lives in France and travels worldwide leading retreats on the art of mindful living.

Lilian Cheung DSC RD is a lecturer and director of health promotion and communication at the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition. Cheung has been a student of Thich Nhat Hanh since 1997.

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ISBN 13	9781781806289
ISBN 10	1781806284
Title	Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
Author	Thich Nhat Hanh
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hay House UK Ltd
Year published	2015-09-07
Number of pages	304
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