Meal by Meal is a book of comfort, guidance, and insight for anyone with an unhealthy relationship with food. Its power is in its approach: each day is a self-contained journey of conscious eating to help people nurture new and sustainable attitudes and practices. Although bad habits cannot be changed overnight, the author — Buddhist devotee Donald Altman — shows how to find peace by focusing on food issues one meal at a time. He shares inspirational daily meditations, including quotes from Zen stories, Native American practices, Hindu scriptures, the Bible, and sages from all major wisdom traditions. He also explores food preparation, rituals, and social attitudes and examines questions like ‘How can we learn that eating is not a pleasure race, but an area to find grace?’ and ‘How can we stop using food to fill ourselves up, and instead use it to fulfill ourselves?’ Through daily reflections, Altman enables people to make wise food choices and create balance in their lives.
Circa l’autore
Donald Altman, MA, LPC, is a practicing psychotherapist, former Buddhist monk, award-winning writer, and board member of The Center for Mindful Eating (TCME.ORG). He is an adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark College Graduate School and is on the faculty of the Interpersonal Neurobiology Program at Portland State University.
Donald conducts mindful living and mindful eating workshops and retreats around the nation, and is known as “America’s Mindfulness Coach” for the way he makes mindful living and spiritual values accessible in daily life. Donald trained with the Venerable U Silananda, author of The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, at a Buddhist monastery located near the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. He is a member of the Burma Buddhist Monastery Association and the Dzogchen Foundation.
A prolific writer whose career spans more than twenty-five years, Donald has written for children’s television and documentaries, and has had numerous articles appear in print. An avid motorcyclist, Donald enjoys riding along the Oregon coast. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two cats.
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