The Tao of Eating Feeding Your Soul Through Everyday Experiences with Food

by Harper, Linda R.; Moore, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781880913338
• ISBN10: 188091333X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-06
• Publisher: Inner Ocean/Innisfree Press

Summary

This five-step approach to a soulful relationship with food attempts to replace diet obsession with joyful eating and natural weight.

Table of Contents

Foreword	13	(8)
Thomas Moore
Introduction	21	(8)
STEP 1: GOAL-REPLACING A Soulful Relationship with Food	29	(22)
The Hazards of Dieting	32	(4)
The Rewards of the Tao of Eating	36	(3)
The Soulful Path	39	(5)
The Tao of the Hummingbird	44	(2)
The Unfolding of a Natural Relationship with Food	46	(1)
Personalizing Your Goals	47	(4)
STEP 2: UNDIETING Letting Go of the Way of Dieting	51	(56)
The Masking of the Soul	52	(7)
A Message from the Hummingbird on the "Three A's"	59	(1)
Five Obstacles to Natural Eating	60	(10)
Assessing Diet Damage	70	(8)
Five Techniques for Undieting	78	(11)
Personalizing Your Undieting	89	(18)
STEP 3: INFORMING Becoming Informed, Not Programmed	107	(32)
Unmasking Your Soul	108	(7)
Eight Ways to Listen to your Soul	115	(10)
Three Clues to Authentic Information	125	(7)
Personalizing Your Informing Tools	132	(7)
STEP 4: DECIDING Trusting the Decision-Making Process	139	(18)
Deciding to Eat	140	(6)
Personalizing Your Decision to Eat	146	(5)
Deciding Not to Eat	151	(1)
Personalizing Your Decision Not to Eat	152	(5)
STEP 5: EXPERIENCING Celebrating Enjoyable Eating Experiences	157	(24)
The Soul's Message	158	(5)
The Soul of Food	163	(7)
Personalizing Your Eating Experiences	170	(9)
Eat Happy	179	(2)
Conclusion	181	(2)
Appendix I: Questions and Answers	183	(12)
Appendix II: Self-Affirmations for Soulful Eating and Living	195	(8)
Notes	203	(4)
Bibliography	207	(2)
Index	209	(10)
About the Author	219