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Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
Audiobook8 hours

Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life

Written by Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung

Narrated by Dan Woren

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

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.

Editor's Note

More than nutrition…

This nutrition guide links eating, exercise & mindfulness to produce a holistic handbook on how to not only lose weight, but also live a fulfilling life.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateJan 14, 2015
ISBN9780062379535
Author

Thich Nhat Hanh

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. 

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Eat less. Move more. Be mindful.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    As a 25 year vegetarian, I came to this book looking for mindfulness advice not weight loss. I agree with the book that a vegetarian diet will lead to weight loss if as I did eating more then the recommended amount of meat is what caused me to put on weight. I became a vegetarian because when I saw how small a portion of meat was recommended, I knew that I'd never be satisfied.
    The advice on mindfulness is well presented . If you are not a Buddhist and do not want to read Buddhist suggestions on how to live a happier healthier life I'd suggest picking a different book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book has helped change my relationship to food and eating to make it even healthier than it already was. For anyone who has challenges in this area and wants an introspective and 'zen' approach, read this!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Alles was in diesem Buch steht, findet meine Zustimmung. Trotzdem habe ich viele Wochen gebraucht, um das Buch durchzulesen. Wer es schafft, alle Ziele des Buches zu erreichen, ist sicher ein Heiliger. Aber gut, Ziele zu habe, finde ich gut und es ist auch nicht so wichtig, jedes Ziel zu erreichen. Wichtiger ist, Ziele zu verfolgen. In dem Sinne bietet das Buch einen Ansporn, sein Verhältnis zum Essen, zu Bewegung und zum Achtsamsein neu auszurichten. Den fehlenden Stern hätte ich vergeben, wenn mich das Buch gefesselt hätte.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Mindful eating can become a way of life after this book!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Buddhism gives you such a great way to handle things coming at you, I’ve been finding it very helpful with my anxiety. Great stuff!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I very much liked the first 25% or so of this book. After that it was repetitive and I lost interest. I skimmed through some of it and saw advice about handling specific problems with eating and moving which looked good, but my interest was in what mindful eating is and the aspects of it. I got that in the first part of the book and did not want to wade through the rehash.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    From my blog...Ever pondered why one eats when stressed? Tried dieting only to fall back into the same old routine weeks or months later? If so, Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung may be the book to read. The authors, while using an astonishing amount of documented research, point out some rather key functions of why so many fail on their diets, over-eat, or eat while stressed out. The authors suggest that rather than being obsessed with counting every calorie or trying to calculate whether or not enough calories were burned in one's last workout to allow a slice of cake, one should rather step back and take a look inward. One must consciously make oneself aware not only of how one eats and what one chooses to eat, but more importantly, one must understand one's innermost needs, desires, and actions. Savor is not only well written and well researched, the authors offer up sound advise, suggestions, substitutions, definitions, and illustrations to get their point across. Savor is a much-needed slice-of-reality book in today's society where just reading the appendices alone would benefit many readers, this one included. I cannot praise Savor enough.