Nose Hunger: My fast-track path to a more mindful life.
How would you describe your relationship to your nose? My nose and I have always had a halfhearted indifferent and capricious relationship since it is very sensitive. I call it: doorway to hell and doorway to heaven. Last winter I came to love my nose when I was...
Mind Hunger: Does it help me take care of myself or not?
Within the 9 kinds of hunger, there is one, in my opinion, that is essential to explore further in order to take better care of ourselves; mind hunger. Mind hunger is defined as when our thoughts govern the way we eat, telling us what and how much to eat and when. The...
What the heart longs for: Does more lead me to enough?
Recently I was speaking with my younger brother. We were reminiscing about our childhood and telling old stories. He and I were and are very close. So, when he reminded me that as a child I never shared my food with him, I was taken aback and noticed irritation...
Who’s Hungry in There? Putting the Nine Hungers Together
Mindful eating helps us step out of automatic pilot and into awareness. Once we are in awareness, the anxiety that has come to flavor our eating dissipates, and is replaced by curiosity, discovery, pleasure — and even joy.
Mind Hunger: Walking my Talk
I have to be honest, I don't always walk my talk. I started this week planning to cancel a telephone appointment with my supervisor and mentor. “I have so much on”, I told her (writing this blog, a lecture at the end of week needs finishing off, etc, etc). I am also...
Stomachs deserve our kind attention
As a medical doctor this is embarrassing to admit. Until I began to teach mindful eating, I did not realize that the stomach has no taste buds. I just didn’t think about it. As I ate something delicious, I might think, ‘Oh, my stomach is going to really like this!” ...
Eye Hunger
This Month: Eye Hunger You have just finished a large meal with a small group of friends in a restaurant. The atmosphere has been happy and warm, the food delicious. The waitress approaches and asks, “May I show you the dessert tray?” You start to protest, “No, I’m...
Touch, the forgotten hunger: The role of touch in eating
Touch,the forgotten hunger: The role of touch in eating Touch, such as bonding and comfort between parent and child, is the earliest form of communication. The caregiver’s touch -secure holding, hugging and consistent caressing-, is essential for the child to form a...
Mouth Hunger
MOUTH HUNGER Mouth hunger is the mouth’s desire for pleasurable sensations. What constitutes pleasant sensations in the mouth varies from person to person. I don’t like hot sauce. If food is fiery hot, my mouth is in such distress it can’t taste anything but HOT! If...