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Among
many things, mindful eating includes feeling the
saltiness of each potato chip on your fingers
as you pick it up, and noting the taste of the
salt when you put the chip on your tongue. It’s
being aware of and listening to the loud crunch
of each bite, and the noise the chewing makes
in your head. As you eat the chips, you take note
of the rough texture against your tongue, and
the pressure of your teeth grinding together.
When
you are watchful, you notice how your stomach
expands and feels fuller. You experience each
bite from start to finish by slowing down every
aspect of the eating process to be fully aware
of each movement, swallow, aroma and feeling derived
from eating.
For
other great mindfulness exercises read:
Full
Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your
Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Joan Borysenko
Thich
Nhat Hanh is author of For a Future
to Be Possible: Commentaries on the Five Wonderful
Precepts
Both
books are written by experts of mindful living.
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