Peace Of Food

This twelve-minute guided meditation will take you through a practice of mindful eating. Serve yourself some food before you settle in to explore the sensations associated with eating like taste, texture, scent, sight, and any others that come up. Background music by Drew Bathory.

Transcript

Once you have served yourself some food,

Pause and take a full breath.

With your eyes open,

Take in the different shapes,

Textures,

And colors of your food.

Give a silent thanks to everyone who has helped make eating this food possible.

The waitress or cashier who sold you the food.

Anyone involved in preparing it.

The staff where you bought the food.

The delivery people who helped bring the food from the farm to your grocery store or restaurant.

The farmers.

Those who planted,

Nurtured,

And harvested the ingredients.

In the sun,

Wind,

Water,

And earth.

Figure out what you'll eat first and become aware of your body.

Is your mouth watering or are you tense anywhere?

Notice whatever sensations may be present.

Hold your utensils and take a moment to feel them.

Pick up some food and feel your arm lift your food toward your mouth.

Feel them.

Open your mouth and put the food in.

Before chewing,

Become aware of what immediately grabs your attention.

Notice any tastes,

Smells,

Sounds,

Textures,

Or physical reactions.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Notice any sense of enjoyment and how that enjoyment may ebb and flow as you get satisfied.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.

Begin to chew slowly,

Eventually swallowing.