Episode 8: Mindful Eating | Taste

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Meditation Script:

In today’s episode, we’ll explore our sense of taste through

mindful eating. You can do this meditation during a meal, with a friend or

friends or co-workers at lunch. Find something edible, something you enjoy or

you can invite a bit of challenge into this practice by picking something that

you don’t enjoy, but can tolerate. Once you have your edible item, if you can

hold the item in your hand, hold it, observing the piece of food as though

you’ve never seen it before, with wonder. Notice the shape, the color or

colors, the dimensions, the texture. If you are holding the item in your hand,

does it feel soft, smooth, are there rough edges, is it hard or malleable?

Take a moment to express gratitude for all of the land and

environments, the people and processes, every entity that had to work in

concert to provide you with the item you’re about to eat. Bring the item to

your nose, breathe in. Observe the aroma or aromas that arrive in through the

nostrils as you breathe in the scents of this food item. As you breathe in, notice

if smell connects you to a memory. Hold space for that memory. Remember. Then

returning to this moment, take a small bite, holding the piece of food in your

mouth for moment before chewing. Feel the texture, notice the initial flavors

touching the tongue. Slowly chew, then swallow. What flavors arrive. Observe

bitter or sour or salty or sweet or spicy or tart or whatever other flavor

profiles you notice. Once swallowed, does the flavor linger? Or does it quickly

dissipate. Notice if you are satiated with this one bite or wanting more. Pause

before continue to eat, allowing yourself to lean into either satisfaction or

want or, perhaps both. You can repeat this practice, or simply eat as you

normally would with an increased awareness of taste and gratitude for this

moment of mindful eating.