MINDFUL EATING

What is Mindful Eating?

"Mindful eating is the practice of cultivating an open-minded awareness of how the food we choose to eat affects one’s body, feelings, mind, and all that is around us. The practice enhances our understanding of what to eat, how to eat, how much to eat, and why we eat what we eat. When eating mindfully, we are fully present and savor every bite-engaging all our senses to truly appreciate the food. Beyond just taste, we notice the appearance, sounds, smells, and textures of our food, as well as our mind’s response to these observations. When we eat with this understanding and insight, gratitude and compassion will arise within us. Thus mindful eating is essential to ensure food sustainability for future generations, as we are motivated to choose foods that are not only good for our health, but also good for our planet."

(Cheung, L & Hanh, T. N. (2011): Savor)

What does Mindful Eating mean to me?

Mindful Eating have marked a before an after in my relation with food, myself and the others. It has changed my perception of eating but also how I see and treat myself.

Nutrition and food has always fascinated me. Since I was teenager, I have been reading about nutrition and learning to cook. During my bachelor degree as a teacher I started to explore how could I help children and youth to improve their dietary habits.

Due to this interest, I got to know Mindful Eating where I found answers to questions that I wondered. After studying and practising it, I feel every day more aware and connected to myself. It is a life-long learning but I am happy of the changes and growth I can notice.

This website is a place where I want to share my personal discoveries and build a community to continue answering to or raising new questions together,