Mindful Eating Audio
Mindful Eating
By Jan Chozen Bays, MD
Guided Exercises
The art of mindfulness can transform our struggles with food—and renew our sense of pleasure, appreciation, and satisfaction with eating. In this 75-minute audio program created to accompany the books Mindful Eating and Mindful Eating on the Go, Dr. Jan Bays presents guided meditations and other exercises to assist you in your mindfulness practice.
Note: To play the Mindful Eating audio exercises in your web browser, click the links below. You can also go to SoundCloud directly and download all the tracks to your device or computer.
Introduction (2:08)
The Basic Mindful Eating Meditation (8:58)
Asking the Body What It Needs (2:30)
Who Is Hungry in There? Examining the Nine Hungers (9:41)
Food and Mood (9:54)
Slow It Down (Put Down That Fork and Spoon) (2:54)
Taking in the Right Amount (2:50)
Basic Meditation Instructions (4:35)
Loving-Kindness toward the Body (5:34)
A Basic Body Scan (4:35)
Mindfulness Meditation on the Body with Gratitude (5:09)
Looking Deeply into Our Food (6:19)
Experiencing Emptiness in the Body and Mind (7:19)
Bonus Track: Tongue Practice (5:52)
Bonus Track: Feeding Your Microbiome with Loving-Kindness (1:24)
Related Books
Visual Reminders
Download and print out the following visual reminders to help you practice the various mindfulness exercises in Mindful Eating on the Go. To download the images in your web browser, click the links below.
Putting It All Together: Who's Hungry in There?
What Is Your Tongue Doing Now?
Feeding Your Microbiome with Loving Kindness
Eating with the Non-Dominant Hand
One Bite at a Time or Put Down that Utensil!
