My recent study of Buddhism has shown me so much wisdom that can be applied to weight loss. Today, I’d like to share the meditation practice of beginning again.
Meditation involves relaxing the mind and body so that the spirit can reach for enlightenment. We still the mind by focusing on something simple such as our breath. Thoughts will often invade the void in our mind and the Buddhist teaching is to begin again, without judgement or attachment. Notice the thinking and then let the thought go. Just begin again.
What a gift it would be if we could just begin again, without judgement or
attachment, whenever we notice that our eating is off-course. Just begin
again, in the next moment. Not tomorrow morning or next Monday or January
1, but right now, in the next bite. Just begin again.
Can you sense how powerful this is? Can you feel the self-compassion?
Can you commit to giving it a try? When you notice that your eating isn’t
what you’d like it to be, begin again. Without judging or blaming yourself,
just begin again.
Meditation involves relaxing the mind and body so that the spirit can reach for enlightenment. We still the mind by focusing on something simple such as our breath. Thoughts will often invade the void in our mind and the Buddhist teaching is to begin again, without judgement or attachment. Notice the thinking and then let the thought go. Just begin again.
What a gift it would be if we could just begin again, without judgement or
attachment, whenever we notice that our eating is off-course. Just begin
again, in the next moment. Not tomorrow morning or next Monday or January
1, but right now, in the next bite. Just begin again.
Can you sense how powerful this is? Can you feel the self-compassion?
Can you commit to giving it a try? When you notice that your eating isn’t
what you’d like it to be, begin again. Without judging or blaming yourself,
just begin again.
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