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Jan Chozen Bays, M. D.
Known for: Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food
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Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food
This book introduces the practice of mindful eating, helping readers reconnect with their natural cues for hunger and fullness. Drawing on Buddhist mindfulness principles, physician and Zen teacher Jan Chozen Bays offers practical exercises and meditations to cultivate awareness, reduce overeating, and restore a balanced relationship with food.
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The Practice of Mindfulness and Its Connection to Food
When we speak of mindfulness, we refer to a way of being that is rooted in awareness—a gentle noticing of what is happening in the present moment without judgment. In mindfulness practice, we train ourselves to observe sensations, thoughts, and emotions as they arise and pass, learning to respond wi...
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Recognizing the Seven Types of Hunger
One of the most transformative insights in mindful eating is the understanding that hunger is not singular. We often assume that we eat purely because our stomach is empty, but in truth, the body and mind experience multiple forms of yearning. I call these the seven types of hunger: eye, nose, mouth...
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About Jan Chozen Bays
Jan Chozen Bays, M.D., is a pediatrician and Zen teacher (Roshi) in the White Plum lineage. She co-founded the Great Vow Zen Monastery in Oregon and has written extensively on mindfulness in daily life, including mindful eating and compassionate awareness.
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