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

>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
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>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 honestly I thought the article
was  somewhat dubious.

>Those interested in mindful or conscious eating might want to investigate
the  articles above.
>
>Tom Billings
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