Rosie Garner writes, “Now more than ever before, we need to take a deep breath, connect back with our body’s own innate intelligence and become curious when it comes to food and eating.

And we can do this through Mindful Eating… 

Firstly, let’s look at mindless eating for a moment. What does that look like, or feel like?

Mindless eating is essentially the opposite or mindful eating. It’s being completely unaware of how much you’re eating, what’s in the food and your reasoning for eating it. It’s reaching for the second (or third) cookie, only to realise the packet is empty and wondering where they’ve all gone?

Or to suddenly finish eating only to realise that you were too busy scrolling Instagram to remember eating it. Most people can probably relate to this. We’re all human and we’ve all done it.

Mindful Eating is about being present and fully aware of your senses, hunger and satiety cues and acknowledging your responses to food and eating, both emotionally and physically.

It’s simply acknowledging the many sensations and thought responses that come up as we eat. However, this applies to more than the act of eating itself. It’s incorporating mindfulness principles into the entire food experience, and all of the bites in between.

When we are aware of our thoughts and behaviours around food and eating, we can ultimately influence what goes into our mouths, how much we eat and how we feel afterwards, both physically and emotionally. As a result we get more satisfaction and nourishment from our food, transform our relationships with food and find freedom and a greater sense of control.

The practice adopts the principles of mindfulness and applies them to every aspect of food and eating; from food selection, cooking, to the act of eating itself.”

FULL STORY by ROSIE GARNER via SIMILINGMIND