One Bowl A Guide to Eating for Body and Spirit

by Gerrard, Don

• ISBN13: 9781569246276
• ISBN10: 1569246270
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-28
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

One Bowl proposes a simple but extraordinarily powerful idea: By adopting a single bowl as the vessel for your meals, you will become more aware of the food you eat, how you eat, and the effects (large and small) of particular foods on your body and your spiritual and physical well-being. Author Don Gerrard guides us through every process of adapting to the one-bowl philosophy of eating, including choosing a bowl, deciding what to fill it with, and being attentive to every stage of eating and digestion. Although not rooted in any single spiritual tradition, One Bowl is certain to resonate with everyone who can appreciate that the Buddha, for example, ate out of one bowl, in silence, whether eating by himself or in a group. The book is beautifully illustrated with black-and-white photos throughout.

Table of Contents

Is this book for you?	1	(17)
The concept	18	(1)
Eating is an emotional experience	19	(6)
Social eating	25	(3)
Choices and inner harmony	28	(4)
Keep a Food Awareness Journal	32	(2)
Choose a bowl	34	(7)
Eating is a process of possession	41	(2)
Hold the bowl in your hand	43	(1)
A practice run	44	(1)
The next step	45	(2)
Sitting down to eat	47	(4)
Not everyone eats the same	51	(1)
The wisdom of the bowl	52	(2)
The roots of food possession	54	(5)
Learning to hunt	59	(1)
Eat in courses	60	(5)
Eat alone	65	(3)
Find a wonderful place	68	(3)
A new food training period	71	(1)
The de-socialization of food	72	(5)
Feeling full	77	(1)
Taking one bite	77	(2)
Getting full	79	(1)
The food symphony	80	(2)
Declaring a meal	82	(2)
Five principles	84	(3)
Assimilation	87	(1)
Eating off the clock	87	(4)
Len and Lillian Pearson	91	(1)
Eating from hunger, not from habit	92	(1)
Take your time	93	(1)
Learning the signals	94	(1)
Exploring hunger	95	(2)
Symbolic hunger	97	(2)
Food that hums	99	(2)
Learning to chew	101	(1)
Learning to swallow	102	(1)
Visualize one bite of food	103	(5)
Proprioceptive signals	108	(3)
Evaluating a food	111	(2)
Branching out	113	(4)
Food hunting	117	(4)
Declare a happy hunting ground	121	(1)
How to hunt in the food store	121	(3)
About weight	124	(3)
Available energy	127	(1)
Nutrition	128	(1)
Cravings	129	(2)
The balanced diet	131	(2)
Liquids	133	(1)
Drinking	134	(1)
Snacks	135	(4)
Eating out	139	(7)
Restaurant eating	146	(2)
Guilt and weight-consciousness	148	(1)
Carry food with you	149	(2)
Food tyranny	151	(2)
Food preparation	153	(3)
Seasonings	156	(1)
Tassajara cooking	157	(1)
Further body development	158	(1)
Teeth	158	(2)
Elimination	160	(2)
Going further	162	(4)
Reaching the frontier	166	(1)
Using your Food Awareness Journal	167	(1)
Peace of mind	167	(4)
Creating yourself	171	(1)
Attaining congruency	172	(1)
Visit the One Bowl Website	173