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Hello, it's Eve here. Welcome to Wednesday and to Radio Headspace. So I often get asked

how can you practice mindfulness in everyday life? But a really lovely way to practice is

with our food and eating. How often do you eat on the go or whilst doing something else

without really paying attention to what it is you're eating? Let alone tasting the food

and enjoying it. So over this past weekend I really took some time to practice mindfulness

while I cooked an eight. Even though I had a list of other things I could do at the same

time, I really allowed myself to be immersed in the process. The amazing thing about mindful

cooking and eating is that it's a true exploration of the senses. I find a lot of the time even

our senses are dulled down. We look but we don't see. We hear but we don't listen. We eat

but we don't taste. What was really cool about doing this was that I was able to cultivate

a deeper sense of appreciation and gratitude. As I was preparing the food I looked at the

packaging and where the food had actually come from, oil from Italy, rice from India, beans

from Mexico. Truly the whole world was right in front of me. But more than that I took

some time to acknowledge and appreciate how many people must have been involved in getting

all of these ingredients into my home. The growers and pickers and packers and transporters

to the staff in the grocery store. It is truly an interconnected network of logistics

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