LET’S HAVE A TASTE of mindfulness. Take an apple out of your refrigerator. Any apple will do. Wash it. Dry it. Before taking a bite, pause for a moment. Look at the apple in your palm and ask yourself: When I eat an apple, am I really enjoying eating it? Or am I so preoccupied with other thoughts that I miss the delights that the apple offers me? To read all of Chapter 2 including The Apple Meditation please download the PDF below.
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February 22, 2012
A delicious yet simple greek recipe by Diane Kochilas, as presented at the Culinary Institute of America's 2012 Worlds of Healthy Flavors Retreat.
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp Extra virgin Greek olive oil
1 Cup Onion, coarsely chopped
3 1/2 Cup Green cabbage, washed, thinly shredded
1 Cup Plum tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 3/4 Cup Water
1 Cup Long grain brown rice
1/2 Cup Raisins, dark, seedless
1/2 Cup Almonds, blanched, finely chopped
1/4 Tsp. Cinnamon
Cayenne to taste
Paprika to taste
Salt to taste
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February 2, 2012
Food packaging and diet trends can be misleading. Marketing materials often lead us to believe that if we eat low-fat foods, we will be low fat too. But for many people, low-fat diets just don’t work.
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November 20, 2011
In our first interview with Mondo Samu, we asked him how it feels to have lost 100lbs with mindful eating and living over the last year. He spoke of mental and physical agility and stamina + how mindfulness has improved his relationships. Here we dig a little deeper - he shares with us what tools and knowledge have been most helpful in this journey.
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November 10, 2011
Members of the Nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health have been advising Google food service to ensure healthy choices since 2009. During this summer, Google executive chef and nutritionist Olivia Wu and I discussed the appropriate portion size for desserts. Since all Google meals are free and employees get unlimited servings, I commented that it’s important for Googlers to learn about mindful eating along with healthy portion sizes and the nutrition of their food.
When I told Olivia that I co-authored Savor – Mindful Eating, Mindful Life with Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, she immediately asked me to invite Thay to speak at Google headquarters.
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November 3, 2011
In this interview series we speak with Mondo Samu: a husband, father, devoted Savor reader and student of Thich Nhat Hanh who has lost over 100 lbs practicing mindful living.
Savor: In your blog- you equate the amount of weight you’ve lost to the weight of 5 spare tires. Wow! How do you feel physically, mentally & emotionally, having lost 100 pounds?
Mondo Samu: Well mentally and emotionally, it's easy to describe. Fantastic! I am more alert, aware, I think clearly and am more mentally active. Simply put, I'm not as tired and run down mentally all the time, like I was before.
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August 27, 2011
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its innovative, delicious, and healthy culinary options. Ingredients are always fresh—half of U.S.-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables come from California. Vegetarian and vegan options are especially abundant, making it an ideal place to eat a full-time, or part-time, plant-based diet.
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August 18, 2011
Suffering is universal, and if we really think about it, we all know what makes us suffer. Often we are stuck to it, and we feel that we have no power—no courage—to cut off from the roots of our suffering.
But we can cultivate the spiritual power to transform our cravings, our anger, our frustration, our suffering and our despair! We can transform all of our afflictions, because like everything else in the universe, they are impermanent.
When we are able to cut off from suffering, we become free people. In this freedom, we find happiness.
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July 6, 2011
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June 14, 2011
