food

How mindfulness can help us appreciate food

Derek Watson, Herald Scotland: When I was a wee girl my daddy used to cajole me and my brother and…

July 30, 2015

Get over it

So I have survived one month of mentorship through my own programme of ‘Eight Step Recovery.’ I’ve relapsed twice, and…

May 4, 2015

Walking my talk

I decided it was about time I make some more effort at walking my talk. So what better opportunity do…

April 6, 2015

What did the Buddha know about addiction?

We know that before Shakyamuni became a Buddha (waking up to the truth of reality) that he tried extreme self-discipline…

July 9, 2014

“No Ordinary Apple,” by Sara Marlowe and Philip Pascuzzo

Title: No Ordinary Apple: A Story About Eating Mindfully Author: Sara Marlowe, Philip Pascuzzo (illus.) Publisher: Wisdom Publications ISBN: 1-61429-076-8…

September 3, 2013

Professional Chef Geoffrey Cambal celebrates trends toward culinary mindfulness

Forbes recently released an article highlighting a Brooklyn-based start-up that is concerned with the psychology of well-being and a mindfulness…

July 1, 2013

“Eating Mindfully” by Susan Albers

This book landed on my doormat from Bodhipaksa at an extremely opportune moment: the holiday period between Christmas and the…

February 18, 2013

Coming back to “the big, loud, present, bright world”

It's Day 45 of our 100 Day Meditation Challenge. After I'd asked one of my meditation students to try a…

February 14, 2013

Becoming a vegan again: Day 1

I've been a vegetarian for over 30 years now, ever since I visited a slaughterhouse as part of my veterinary…

January 18, 2013

Mindful eating helps with lowering weight and reducing blood sugar

Eating mindfully is just as effective as adhering to nutrition-based guidelines in reducing weight and blood sugar levels in adults…

November 12, 2012