Overview
An audio edition of Jan Chozen Bays's landmark book on the power of mindfulness to cultivate healthy eating-read by the author herself. The art of mindfulness can transform our struggles with food-and renew our sense of pleasure, appreciation, and satisfaction with eating. Drawing on recent research and integrating her experiences as a physician and meditation teacher, Dr. Jan Bays offers a wonderfully clear presentation of what mindfulness is and how it can help with food issues. Mindful eating is an approach that involves bringing one's full attention to the process of eating-to all the tastes, smells, thoughts, and feelings that arise during a meal. Whether you are overweight, suffer from an eating disorder, or just want to get more out of life, this book offers a simple tool that can make a remarkable difference. In this book, you'll learn how to- Tune into your body's own wisdom about what, when, and how much to eat Eat less while feeling fully satisfied Identify your habits and patterns with food Develop a more compassionate attitude toward your struggles with eating Discover what you're really hungry for
Full Product Details
Author: Jan Chozen Bays
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint: Shambhala Audio
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 14.70cm
Weight: 0.159kg
ISBN: 9781611801385
ISBN 10: 1611801389
Pages: 1
Publication Date: 07 January 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Jan Chozen Bays should be recruited by the slow food movement. My favorite mindfulness book from the past year. --Barry Boyce in Shambhala Sun If you give yourself over wholeheartedly to the practices described here, you will be thanking yourself and Dr. Bays for recovering your life and for enjoying the blessings of food in ways that feel liberated and delightful. --from the foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jan Chozen Bays should be recruited by the slow food movement. My favorite mindfulness book from the past year. --Barry Boyce in Shambhala Sun If you give yourself over wholeheartedly to the practices described here, you will be thanking yourself and Dr. Bays for recovering your life and for enjoying the blessings of food in ways that feel liberated and delightful.--from the foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Author Information
Apriest and teacher at the Jizo Mountain-Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon. She is also a pediatrician who specializes in the evaluation of children for abuse and neglect.
