Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life

Thich Nhat Hanh, Lilian Cheung

Harper Collins, Mar 9, 2010 - Religion - 304 pages

Common sense tells us that to lose weight, we must eat less and exercise more. But somehow we get stalled. We start on a weight-loss program with good intentions but cannot stay on track. Neither the countless fad diets, nor the annual spending of $50 billion on weight loss helps us feel better or lose weight.

Too many of us are in a cycle of shame and guilt. We spend countless hours worrying about what we ate or if we exercised enough, blaming ourselves for actions that we can't undo. We are stuck in the past and unable to live in the present—that moment in which we do have the power to make changes in our lives.

With Savor, world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and Harvard nutritionist Dr. Lilian Cheung show us how to end our struggles with weight once and for all.

Offering practical tools, including personalized goal setting, a detailed nutrition guide, and a mindful living plan, the authors help us to uncover the roots of our habits and then guide us as we transform our actions. Savor teaches us how to easily adopt the practice of mindfulness and integrate it into eating, exercise, and all facets of our daily life, so that being conscious and present becomes a core part of our being.

It is the awareness of the present moment, the realization of why we do what we do, that enables us to stop feeling bad and start changing our behavior. Savor not only helps us achieve the healthy weight and well-being we seek, but it also brings to the surface the rich abundance of life available to us in every moment.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Ending Your Struggle with Weight: 11
• Are You Really Appreciating the Apple?: 39
• You Are More Than What You Eat: 45
• The Present Moment: 67
• PART 2: 95
• Mindful Moving: 147
• Mindful Living Plan: 181
• A Mindful World: 217
• Appendixes: 239
• Notes: 267
• Index: 285

About the author

Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned Buddhist Zen master, poet, author, scholar, and activist for social change, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was the author of many bestselling books, including the classics Peace Is Every Step and The Art of Living. Through his books and retreats at the monasteries he has founded in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia, he became a pre-eminent figure in contemporary Buddhism, offering teachings that are both deeply rooted in ancient wisdom and accessible to all. Sister Chan Khong is Thich Nhat Hanh’s most senior monastic disciple and lifelong collaborator. A leading force in his engaged Buddhism programs and humanitarian projects, her books include Learning True Love and Beginning Anew.Sister True Dedication is a former journalist and monastic Dharma Teacher ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh.

Dr. Lilian Cheung is a lecturer and Director of Health Promotion and Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition. She has been a co-investigator at Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity, which collaborates with community partners to design, implement and evaluate programs that improve nutrition and physical activity among children and youth. She is also the creator and editorial director of The Nutrition Source, the Harvard School of Public Health’s nutrition website for journalists, health professionals and consumers.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
• Authors: Thich Nhat Hanh, Lilian Cheung
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2010
• ISBN: 0061981451, 9780061981456
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Diets; Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss; Health & Fitness / Exercise / General; Religion / Buddhism / General; Religion / Faith; Religion / Meditations; Religion / Psychology of Religion; Religion / Religion & Science; Religion / Spirituality; Science / Life Sciences / General