| Do you allow pleasure from food? Are
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| | can tune in to the place in your lower
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| your senses throughly engaged as you eat?
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| | belly where your food will land. Notice
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| Do you fuel your aliveness with each
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| | how empty that place feels.4. Become
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| meal or eat to deaden and numb out? Do
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| | aware of you body and notice where you
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| you eat foods that taste good in your
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| | might be holding tension. Notice if you
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| mouth and feel good in your physical body
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| | have shallow breathing, a tight belly, a
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| - both now and later?Imagine eating in a
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| | tense back, tight jaws, or elevated
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| manner that is passionate and filled with
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| | shoulders. Breathe into these areas,
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| the pleasure of being alive. What
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| | tune into what you might be feeling
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| exactly would pleasurable eating look
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| | there, and gradually allow yourself to
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| like? It would vary by individual, and
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| | relax, knowing you are safe and
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| perhaps even by meal. But I imagine we
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| | supported. Place both of your feet on
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| can uncover some common themes and
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| | the ground as you prepare to eat.5.
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| prototypes of pleasurable eating. I can
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| | Allow a moment of gratitude for the
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| think of lots of times pleasure eating
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| | energy (life) you are about to receive.
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| would be done standing up: Enjoying an
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| | We deserve all of the good things life
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| ice cream cone while exploring a new city
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| | has to offer, without having to perform
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| while on vacation, mingling at a party
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| | for any of them. We are deserving
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| while eating finger foods, and the
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| | individuals by our very existence.
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| pleasure of eating stadium food at
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| | Remember your place in the cycle of life.
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| sporting events. But let's narrow down
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| | Remember that by eating you are giving
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| our discussion to your everyday indoor
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| | yourself life. You have this right to
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| eating experiences. What would "normal"
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| | have life, to have what you want, to be
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| pleasurable eating look like? I'll write
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| | supported in your life, to receive
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| down my vision and then invite yourself
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| | pleasure, and to be connected to life.
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| to write down yours.Indoor pleasurable
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| | Connect with the life of the food you are
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| dining would involve sitting down at a
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| | eating and allow yourself to have a
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| table. A table that is attractive, clean
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| | feeling of being grounded, of being
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| of clutter, and arranged for
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| | connected to the earth, of being strong,
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| multi-sensory dining experience. Look
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| | vibrant, and stable.6. Utilize your
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| through any formal dining magazine and
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| | senses. Before eating, use your sense of
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| you'll see many examples of elaborate
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| | vision and smell to "connect" with the
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| table setting ideas. The tables are set
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| | food. Take another moment to feel the
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| with folded napkins, fancy china,
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| | life in the food.7. Allow yourself to
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| decorative stem ware, and colorful table
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| | accept the food. Take this life force
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| runners. Imagine treating yourself as an
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| | into your own body so that it might grow
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| honored guest, deserving of special
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| | strong and live and help you to fulfill
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| china, candles, and even some flowers.
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| | your destiny. Swallow and notice if you
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| You sit down for a few minutes to enjoy
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| | can feel your stomach receiving the food?
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| your food, taking a moment to say grace
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| | Notice if you want to rush and eat the
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| because you realize how blessed you are
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| | next bite before you have even finished
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| to have this abundance in your life.
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| | with this one. Inhibit this habitual
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| Your eyes widen to accept the visual
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| | response. Knowing that there is enough
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| pleasure of the food. You inhale,
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| | food, you may come to realize that you
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| bringing the aroma of the food deep into
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| | don't need to hold onto to energy or
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| your body. As you eat your food, you
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| | stored body fat. There is enough. You
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| chew slowly, swallowing each mouthful
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| | are worthy of having enough. You can let
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| before taking the next. The food begins
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| | go and relax. Eat your food in freedom.
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| to pleasantly fill you up inside. You
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| | For those of you eating in secret, allow
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| stop eating when the sensations become
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| | yourself to be seen eating.8. Eating is
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| something other than pleasurable.This is
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| | a way to extract life sustaining energy
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| just one idea of how a pleasurable eating
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| | from food. When you eat, you process and
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| experience might look. Take a few
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| | absorb the forces of nature stored in
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| minutes and write down your idea of a
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| | your food. For example, plants store
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| satisfying eating
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| | light through photosynthesis. Eating food
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| experience:______________________________
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| | releases the energies and nutrients
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| _________________________________________
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| | stored in food for your body to absorb.
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| _________________________________________
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| | In assimilating your food, you transfer
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| _________________________________________
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| | life into your body.An important part of
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| | exploring conscious eating is seeking
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| | balance. When you start connecting with
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| _________________________________________
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| | food, without making any special effort
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| _________________________________________
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| | to change your eating, a process
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| _________________________________________
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| | naturally starts to take place. You'll
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| _________________________________________
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| | start to desire foods that are abundant
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| _________CONSCIOUS RECEPTION OF FOOD
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| | and alive, foods that give you what you
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| The purpose of this exercise is to learn
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| | really need on the deepest level. You
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| to be mindful while eating. It is a
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| | begin to notice that food is more than
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| method to enable us to get back in touch
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| | just mouth pleasure . . . there is also
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| with our bodies. Allow yourself to try
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| | physical body pleasure. You may
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| this exercise five times in a period of
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| | recognize foods that drain you and better
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| several weeks, and your relationship with
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| | understand what nourishes, satisfies, and
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| food will begin to change.1. Set aside
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| | supports you. You learn to honor
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| about 10-20 minutes during which you
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| | yourself and support your growth by
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| won't be interrupted. Make sure to start
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| | choosing food, food experiences,
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| the experience at a point in your day
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| | thoughts, and behaviors that nourish and
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| when you are hungry, but not famished.
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| | heal your
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| Utilize this exercise at different
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| | body.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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| meals.2. Choose a food (or foods) that
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| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Helping people let go of
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| appeals to you on all levels. A food
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| | self-destructive thoughts, emotions, and
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| that is visually appealing. It smells
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| | behaviors has been the life work of Dr.
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| good as you inhale it. It feels good in
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| | Annette Colby. Her fascination with the
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| your mouth. And it feels good in your
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| | power of the mind, emotions,
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| body. This food may just be something
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| | spirituality, and physicality has led her
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| from your forbidden food list. Perhaps
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| | to become a leader in the field of
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| it's bread or ice cream or cake. Then
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| | personal growth and consciousness. She is
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| again maybe you'll choose a wonderfully
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| | a valued counselor, and an inspiring
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| appetizing casserole or even spinach.
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| | teacher, as well as an independent
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| What matters is that this is a food you
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| | writer, mentor, and guide. She is a
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| like. Prepare this food and sit down
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| | highly sought-after trainer with a unique
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| with it in front of you.3. Close your
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| | ability to inform and inspire individuals
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| eyes and take three deep breaths. Let
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| | to open their hearts, love more openly,
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| your body relax. Become aware of your
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| | and pursue their dreams.Dr.
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| thoughts and feelings. See whether you
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