Conscious Eating

The Antinomian Religious Diet

Rachel Marie Stone | Posted 05.18.2012

Rachel Marie Stone

I'm not telling you to go eat processed cheese, or that all food rules are bad and doomed to become pathological and isolating. It's just that there's more to food than just its ability to confer health, or even spiritual enlightenment.

Soul Food: Spirituality and Nutrition

Lisa Turner | Posted 05.09.2012

Lisa Turner

"Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences." Most religions and spiritual paths throughout history have some kind of ritual or rule related to food and eating.

Let Them Eat Slime

Kelly Dorfman | Posted 04.24.2012

Kelly Dorfman

Safe, consciously-raised animals are not too expensive for most of us, but we all have to adjust to the real cost of producing healthy food.

Ditch Your Diet and Learn to Eat Normally

Lisa Turner | Posted 07.20.2011

Lisa Turner

The body already knows what to eat. It has the wisdom and capacity to choose the right foods, in the right quantities, and it's constantly telling us what it needs.

Healing Your Relationship With Food

The Inner Weigh | Posted 07.16.2011

The Inner Weigh

The outer journey of healing from food and weight suffering means changing how we care for our bodies and how we eat. The inner journey of healing means changing how we see ourselves

Don't Let Shame Be Your Dinner Date

Lisa Turner | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Turner

Whatever you're going to eat, bring an element of beauty, grace and dignity to the experience.

Good Vibrations: Food Energy Beyond Calories

Lisa Turner | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Turner

Our ancestors saw things differently; the concept of food having energetic properties that defy measurement has been around for thousands of years.

Out of Your Mind: Eating With Your Body

Lisa Turner | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Turner

Think about your last meal. Were you at the table, tasting, smelling its aroma, feeling its texture as you chewed? Or were you in your mind, mentally lining up the next thing on your to-do list.

Finding Self-Love Through Food

Lisa Turner | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Turner

Treat your body as you would a beloved child. Feed it gently, attentively, with care. And feed it clean food.

Pop Star Meets Healthy Living In 3 Easy Steps

Pooja R. Mottl | Posted 11.17.2011

Pooja R. Mottl

From numbers on the growing rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and maternal mortality (associated with obesity) for young women, embedding a sense of mindfulness about eating early in life is critical.

The Yoga of Eating: Holding The Edge

Lisa Turner | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Turner

There is great wisdom at the edge. It teaches us not only what we're capable of physically, but also what our patterns of reactions are, mentally and emotionally.

Spiritual Toolbox: Meditation, Including the Kitchen Sink

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Dilenschneider

Here are two ways to allow everything -- including the kitchen sink -- to be an invitation to notice and be thankful for our lives. Even lighting a candle can be meditative.

Detox for Fun and Profit

Val Brown | Posted 11.17.2011

Val Brown

There was no way I was going to do two detoxes in a row, so I decided that in a very unscientific way I would do them simultaneously. This is not as unsound as it sounds.

The Swine Flu And Worldwide Economic Recession: Humanity's Salvation?

Kathy Freston | Posted 11.17.2011

Kathy Freston

No one is glad for the swine flu or the economic meltdown, but maybe these great calamities are the push we needed to re-boot and start afresh.

Vote Yes on Prop 2 and NO to Industrial Farming

Josh Brusin | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Brusin

Eating is an experience, and when you know that what you are eating lived a short and miserable existence because of you it kind of ruins the taste of your food.