Whether weight is an issue or not for you, we believe Mindful Eating is important to talk about during these days of quarantine. For the following reasons:
- Many of us are closer to our refrigerators 24/7 - more often than ever before, as we are working/playing/living/teaching while Staying at Home or Sheltering in Place.
- In these days of potentially increased perceived stress in each of our lives, we may find ourselves with increased sensitivity, and experiencing many old and new emotions.
As we continue to explore awareness of our feelings and emotions, we may begin to notice patterns and habits that we are forming around food. We can learn to embrace it all as part of our experience. We learn to recognize, reframe, and redirect our negative habits. We can begin to celebrate our many wonderful choices of food and our ability to buy, prepare, and savor our favorite meals.
Embedded in the following meditation is a strategy called Stop-Breathe-Be. This technique will help us notice when we are being pulled into an uncomfortable situation (heated conversation, newscast, craving, etc.); and learn the next steps to free us from our captivation.