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"This
skillfully and wonderfully written book, based on the timeless wisdom
of Buddhist techniques, will help anyone who suffers due to mindless
eating and wishes to avoid the pitfalls of dieting, and instead
develop a healthy, peaceful relationship with food. The author avoids
scare tactics and helps readers develop a nonjudgmental, awareness
and self-acceptance which naturally produces change."
Patrick
Fanning
Author, Lifetime Weight Control and
co-author of Self-Esteem, Thoughts &
Feelings, and 50 Best Ways to Simplify Your Life.
"The
key to changing the way you eat is not discipline over what is on
your fork, but mastery over your hungry mind.
"This
is a simple and powerful book -- one that takes the reader on a
journey within to find solutions to their own individual eating
difficulties."
Denise
Lamothe, Psy.D., HHD
Author of The Taming of the Chew: A Holistic
Guide to Stopping Compulsive Eating
"The
practice of mindful eating is like going on an archeological dig
through layers of symptoms to the truth underneath. Albers has given
us an excellent map! Her book makes clear that problem eating can
be a great teacher if only we stop to listen. I highly recommend
this gentle, respectful, practical guide."
Lindsey
Hall Cohn
Author of Self Esteem: Tools for Recovery,
Full Lives: Women who Have Freed Themselves from Food and
Weight Obsessions and Bulimia: A Guide to
Recovery
"We
eat to live, yet some of us lose perspective and control of our
relationship with food. Dr. Albers, with an experienced therapistÁÏs
care and drawing upon the powerful integration of Eastern wisdom
and Western science, guides us along a practical journey of mindfulness.
Eating Mindfully ultimately transcends eating and points to mindful
pathways for acceptance of our bodies and ourselves."
Thomas
F. Cash, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Old Dominion University
Author of The Body Image Workbook
"Susan
Albers explores crucial spiritual dimensions that are so often overlooked
in our relationship with food. Readers will easily identify the
habits that trap them in cycles of mindless dieting, bingeing and
chaotic eating. A clearly written guide to a mindful engagement
with hunger and food and "the middle path" that can help
them cultivate a compassionate relationship between mind, body,
thoughts and feelings."
Rita
Freedman, Ph.D.
Author, Beauty Bound and Bodylove: Learning
to Like Our Looks and Ourselves: A Practical Guide for Women
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