During a recent class assignment I
was introduced to the concept of Mindful
Eating. I must say, after doing some research I was excited to practice these
concept myself as a future Nutrition Counselor! The main goal of The Center for
Mindful Eating (TCME) is to provide
professionals with tools to help individuals achieve a balanced, respectful,
healthy, and joyful relationship with food.
Mindful Eating according to TCME
is “allowing yourself to become aware of the positive and nurturing
opportunities that are available through food selection and preparation by
respecting your own inner wisdom”. This organization believes food is a very
important factor that reflects the person’s attitude towards their environment
and towards themselves. The practice of mindful eating is believed to raise
awareness of the individual’s actions, thoughts, feelings and motivations in
their life.
This site is a set of principles
to guide those interested in mindful eating. One Principle of Mindfulness
listed I really like is, “With practice, mindfulness cultivates the possibility
of freeing yourself of reactive, habitual patterns of thinking, feeling and
acting” (tcme.org, August, 2013). I think this is a source that can be useful
in my future; I like the concept and agree with what the organization brings to
the public and its goal. I found and it really stood out to me: “Acceptance
means you can watch whatever is happening in your life with an open heart and
an open mind. Most important; acceptance is also self-acceptance, a way that
you can nurture yourself as you find new choices and healing” (tcme.org,
August, 2013). Knowing now what I know about Mindful Eating I do would like to
know more about this concept. I can identify with some of the principles
mentioned above. I like their concept and would love to incorporate this in my
lifestyle. Something I will definitely use personally and see how it works on
me!
Reference: http://www.thecenterformindfuleating.org/
