Food is nurturance. To be able to digest and assimilate nutrients from our food, it is best to be present to the experience. If our attention is taken away from the sensory experience of appreciating our food, we miss out on the comfort and pleasure that eating can offer to us. Make a date with […]
At each meal, pause to consider the long chain of inter-related events that brought the food to your table. Sun rain, soil, and all the hands that tended the plants or raised and fed the animal or caught and the fish. Recognize if the animal was likely to have received humane treatment. Consider the love […]
We literally are what we eat as our food and water provide the constituents for the life cycle of our cells. We are constantly changing on a cellular level. It can shift our perspective on what we eat and drink when we pause to ask ourselves if we really want our next round of tissues […]
When you settle in to read for a while or work on a computer, take time to find a comfortable way to support your elbows and forearms. This relieves the pull of the considerable weight of the shoulder blades and arm bones off of your neck and skull. Compare the feeling of this pull with […]
It seems such a simple thing to feel your feet as you move, but we rarely pay attention. As bipedal creatures our feet are the contact point with the Earth. Paying attention to the way your feet and the ground interact as you move, is a convenient way to become immediately more present. Newton’s law […]
Our prayer life is an intimate topic. Naturally, gratitude, praise and blessings for loved ones may be part of the ritual. Sometimes we may feel inhibited about extending blessing to ourselves. Somewhere within your ritual, notice how it feels to reach out from the depths of your heart to whatever source you deem a higher […]
We sit too much in the West. If you are a TV watcher, consider making it a practice to stand up and take deep breaths through the commercial breaks. In your home or work office, create a standing work area. Height adjustable computer stations are becoming more widely available. Set an alarm on your phone […]
Our inner dialogue is powerful. Thoughts typically occur as words. Practice noticing what thought streams you are thinking by pausing often to make the inquiry. It is likely you will notice some repetitive themes. Observe if the words are kind and supportive or unkind and defeating. Our inner dialogue influences our emotions, so it is […]
Just Eat Food is nurturance. To be able to digest and assimilate nutrients from our food, it is best to be present to the experience. If our attention is taken away from the sensory experience of appreciating our food, we miss out on the comfort and pleasure that eating can offer to us. Make a […]
Food is on the Table! At each meal, pause to consider the long chain of inter-related events that brought the food to your table. Sun rain, soil, and all the hands that tended the plants or raised and fed the animal or caught and the fish. Recognize if the animal was likely to have received […]