MINDFUL EATING - ARTICLE POINTERS


The March/April 1996 issue of "Yoga International" magazine (NOT "Yoga
Journal"), has a number of excellent articles on mindful eating. The articles
don't directly discuss raw foods, but they are very interesting and many raw
fooders will find them relevant and helpful.

The article "Food for the Wise" by Carrie Angus deals with conscious eating.
Here are a few brief quotes:

 "...food is an embodiment of the life force; it affects us on all levels -
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual...  we also assimilate the attitudes
with which food has been grown, harvested, processed, and sold. Thus food has
the potential to feed or starve our very souls...the sages say that if we
prepare food while harboring angry, destructive thoughts, the food turns to
poison."

The article "Conscious Eating, First Bite of the Universe" by Marc David
lists specific steps to follow to eat mindfully.

There is also an article, "Camaraderie, The Best Diet" by Ronald E. Kotzsch,
which discusses the role of social environment in eating. The article does
illustrate some important principles, but puritanical/zealous vegetarians
might find the article disturbing.

Those interested in mindful or conscious eating might want to investigate the
articles above. The SF-LiFE library has a copy of the above material.

Tom Billings