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Comment on A Sensational Taste of Awareness by Vidya Sury

Vidya Sury — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:32:40 +0000

Mmm yes. I can’t say anything because I am mesmerized by that lovely picture. I believe I can taste it too! :-)

Comment on A Sensational Taste of Awareness by Sandra Pawula

Sandra Pawula — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:59:55 +0000

Hi Irving,

I think this is pretty much the score for most of us! If you are laughing while you’re eating, I bet that helps your digestion too! In Chinese medicine, “thinking” is part of digestion. So it does compete with our physical digestion. :) But I do that too. Enjoy the new Korean dishes. Sounds delicious!

Comment on Moving My Blog: Setting the Intention by Sandra Pawula

Sandra Pawula — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:57:26 +0000

Irving,

It’s so nice to “see” you! Thanks for the encouragement and reminder. It’s exactly what I needed. Feel free to post your site url if you aren’t able to get a link with your name due to the WordPress.com issue.

Comment on A Sensational Taste of Awareness by The Vizier

The Vizier — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:44:45 +0000

Hi Sandra,

I rarely eat mindfully at meals, especially dinner. That is the time when I am watching my favourite K-drama on TV and laughing. I am the kind of person who eats to live, which probably explains why I am lean despite going to the gym. People usually comment that I have lost weight when I see them haha! I think they imagined me to be bigger than I was.

The only time that I eat mindfully is during those moments that I am out and eating by myself Without anything to distract me, I focus on my food. Even then, I may be reflecting on some issue. I guess it depends on how cluttered my mind is at the moment.

I am more likely to eat with awareness when I try something new though. Maybe I should try more new food instead of sticking to my routine choices for efficiency. There are a few new korean dishes I would like to try, when I do, I will be sure to eat with awareness.

Thank you for sharing this lovely article! :)

Irving the Vizier

Comment on Moving My Blog: Setting the Intention by The Vizier

The Vizier — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:39:14 +0000

Hi Sandra,

I will be happy to follow your blog when you move. :)

Commenting here has been a slight challenge recently.

I agree that Sundance looks beautiful. But we’ll see what works in time for you.

As for the move, if you do face any obstacles, be sure to bite through them with energy and vigor. Don’t let them hold you back! :)

Thank you for sharing this lovely article!

Irving the Vizier

Comment on A Sensational Taste of Awareness by Sandra Pawula

Sandra Pawula — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:59:09 +0000

Galen, you are so funny! Gosh, if my blog really aided digestion I could probably make a mint!

That’s an amazing story about your tai chi teacher. I’ve heard of dark retreats before so it’s not unfamiliar. But it’s so incredible to hear about someone who actually does this. What courage. It probably sounds insane to others. What benefit could come from eating something for two full hours, people probably wonder. But the eating is just the object of medition to help us train to be in the moment and to free our mind from all its constraints. You’ve inspired me greatly with this story, Galen!

It’s nice to see that you engage in the practice now and then too. Thanks for sharing this story and your experience with us.

Comment on A Sensational Taste of Awareness by galenpearl

galenpearl — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:02:00 +0000

Well, I can say for one thing that many of your readers think that your blog aids digestion since many of us are reading it while we’re eating! I rarely eat mindfully. My tai chi teacher takes a month long retreat every February. As part of that retreat, he spends a long period in the dark, literally. He shuts all light out of an area and stays in that area for the whole time. He told us about taking two hours to eat something one time, taking each bite slowly and mindfully, and going through the whole process of chewing and swallowing that way before taking another bite. Now that is eating mindfully! After I heard about that, I tried to eat a meal now and then without doing anything else. Not in the dark, but not reading or watching TV. Just sitting with the meal and paying attention. A very different eating experience. http://10stepstofindingyourhappyplace.blogspot.com/

Comment on A Sensational Taste of Awareness by Sandra Pawula

Sandra Pawula — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:32:57 +0000

That’s hilarious, Jean! Green drinks come to mind in terms of needing distraction, but there’s a whole menu of healthy possibilities that make my nose cringe!

That’s a fascinating observation about eating outside. Eating blindfold, that’s an interesting idea! I bet it did freak some people out around you. That is a great option if the point is to enhance taste. Generally, being mindful and aware means not blocking any of the senses or being overfocused so the blindfold wouldn’t quite fit for that purpose. Thanks for all these ideas!

Comment on A Sensational Taste of Awareness by Sandra Pawula

Sandra Pawula — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:27:30 +0000

I’m glad you get it! I’m part of the choir but I need reminders myself. :) One of the main complaints I hear about eating mindfully is that it takes too long. It does take time so it seems people often prefer to focus on other forms of mindfulness.

Comment on A Sensational Taste of Awareness by Jean Sampson

Jean Sampson — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:13:23 +0000

Oops, ya caught me red-handed! I eat at the puter all the time! I do eat really well and sometimes I am even glad that I am distracted from some fo the things I drink for my health! :)
Seriously, what I have noticed is that eating outside really increases my tasteability! I don’t know what it is, perhaps something to do with taking in all that fresh air, but food tastes so much better outside! And I don’t take my computer outside or to my studio! That is a GOOD thing! And in one workshop I took a long time ago, we went to a resturant and ate blindfolded! Freaked some people out around us, but, WOW did the food really taste good. So, I think the less you are using your other senses, the better the food tastes.
A post to make me re-think some of my daily choices! Thanks!