Art of the Inner Meal: The Power of Mindful Practices to Heal Our Food Cravings

by Donald Altman

Book Overview

The struggle we have with food is universal. Yet many of the world's religions value the simple act of eating as a powerful means of self-discovery and spiritual transcendence. Eating with mindfulness... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963916130
• ISBN13: 9780963916136
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Moon Lake Media
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

I've only just begun this book

but I believe it will help me in what seems to be my never-ending food issue. I'm reading it slowly in order to get the most from it and am finding it helpful so far.

A deeply spiritual guide on understanding yourself

While I did not expect the book to live up to its deep-sounding title, it has been more than a pleasant surprise thus far. The author is clearly a practicing spiritual scholar, and while he borrows many examples from such great sources as The Upanishads, Bhagavat Gita, writings of Vivekananda, and many others - his personal experience in all or nearly all that he writes is unmistakable. This book is a very slow read for me - not because it is difficult, but because it is so enjoyable, and it is almost a meditation in and of itself. I re-read the pages and each time I understand something differently, depending on my state. Nothing can replace an instructor when it comes to your growth, but this book comes close. There is a significant emphasis on awareness and observation, as one might expect in an esoteric title. I feel that taking the time to understand and implement the information in this book can not only address most eating imbalances, but greatly influence the overall direction of the readers' evolution.

THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE!

My Donald Altman odyssey started with his book LIVING KINDNESS, which moved me deeply and helped me realize that I had never experienced much success being kind to myself. One of the ways I have punished myself is through my eating habits. I go on binges. I eat too much when I am unhappy, I try to lose weight to be happier. It's endless. I wanted to break that cycle and I discovered another of Altman's books, ART OF THE INNER MEAL. It was just as inspiring as Living Kindness, but it even more directly addressed my needs. I began to understand what my struggle with food issues was really all about. These two books together became a powerful antidote to my own unhealthy habits about food and made me aware, really for the first time, that I had spiritually polluted myself. Thank you, thank you, Mr. Altman! I am so grateful.