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Alimentação e Mindfulness
Alimentação e Mindfulness não é um livro comum sobre dietas. É um livro sobre como comer e menos sobre o que comer, com uma abordagem que o ajudará a concretizar uma mudança genuinamente sustentável, em direção a uma melhor saúde física e a uma forma corporal que o deixará confiante e confortável.
A alimentação consciente é um aspeto fundamental do mindfulness. Com a prática diária desta técnica, estará a familiarizar-se com o que significa estar presente, sem a distração de pensamentos e emoções, e com uma atitude mental isenta de julgamentos.
Ficará, assim, mais apto a:
- Perceber os sinais de fome e de saciedade;
- Sentir com mais intensidade o sabor dos alimentos;
- Identificar e diminuir o hábito de comer por motivos emocionais;
- Selecionar, confecionar e ingerir os alimentos de que gosta com calma e clareza de espírito.
Este livro inclui:
- Exercícios para pôr em prática uma alimentação consciente;
- Plano alimentar de 10 dias;
- Guia prático sobre nutrição.
A alimentação consciente é um aspeto fundamental do mindfulness. Com a prática diária desta técnica, estará a familiarizar-se com o que significa estar presente, sem a distração de pensamentos e emoções, e com uma atitude mental isenta de julgamentos.
Ficará, assim, mais apto a:
- Perceber os sinais de fome e de saciedade;
- Sentir com mais intensidade o sabor dos alimentos;
- Identificar e diminuir o hábito de comer por motivos emocionais;
- Selecionar, confecionar e ingerir os alimentos de que gosta com calma e clareza de espírito.
Este livro inclui:
- Exercícios para pôr em prática uma alimentação consciente;
- Plano alimentar de 10 dias;
- Guia prático sobre nutrição.
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About the author
Andy Puddicombe
27 books566 followersAndy Puddicombe, born September 23, 1972, is the founder of Headspace; an award-winning[1] digital health platform that provides guided meditation sessions for its users. A former Buddhist monk with a degree in Circus Arts. According to The Times, he is also considered the "international poster boy for the modern mindfulness movement".[2] As both author and public speaker,[3] Puddicombe is known for his simple, accessible and secular approach, which has led to over 1 million users of the Headspace platform. The New York Times claims "Puddicombe is doing for meditation what Jamie Oliver has done for food". (source: Wikipedia)
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June 4, 2012
Remarkably lacking in substance, though not a completely unrewarding read. The book largely consists of about 130+ pages of build-up on the theories about why people don't lose weight, why people give up on diets, why people eat differently, etc. It reinforces, time and again, the idea of mindfulness and the support offered if you visit the website associated with the book. Time and time again.
In the end, you reach the chapter about the actual technique only to find a ten bullet point process of mild meditation. Sit for ten minutes, breathe deeply, be aware of all the bits of yourself, concentrate on the breathing - and then repeat daily. Effectively mindfulness seems to mean concentrate on something and take your time over it.
Mindful shopping, concentreate on your footsteps or your breathing and when you feel the urge to splurge, refocus on your footsteps, breathing, the trolley... whatever you chose to anchor you. Mindful food preparation means taking your time, breathing in the smoke, manhandling the vegetables and generally getting to know your meal on a very personal basis.
Somewhere along the journey, the author lost the point. Or lost me. Or both. All the build-up to the take10 technique and I find a somewhat sterile explanation of a bland meditation technique. I did read the rest of the book, but I felt let down. The shallow delivery of the process of mindfulness left me wondering just who might benefit from this book and take the concept on with any prospect of benefit. How could you walk away from this book with anything more than a sense that you hadn't learnt anything at all - other than a more mindful approach to choosing your reading material in future!
In the end, you reach the chapter about the actual technique only to find a ten bullet point process of mild meditation. Sit for ten minutes, breathe deeply, be aware of all the bits of yourself, concentrate on the breathing - and then repeat daily. Effectively mindfulness seems to mean concentrate on something and take your time over it.
Mindful shopping, concentreate on your footsteps or your breathing and when you feel the urge to splurge, refocus on your footsteps, breathing, the trolley... whatever you chose to anchor you. Mindful food preparation means taking your time, breathing in the smoke, manhandling the vegetables and generally getting to know your meal on a very personal basis.
Somewhere along the journey, the author lost the point. Or lost me. Or both. All the build-up to the take10 technique and I find a somewhat sterile explanation of a bland meditation technique. I did read the rest of the book, but I felt let down. The shallow delivery of the process of mindfulness left me wondering just who might benefit from this book and take the concept on with any prospect of benefit. How could you walk away from this book with anything more than a sense that you hadn't learnt anything at all - other than a more mindful approach to choosing your reading material in future!
May 14, 2012
Not bad, but for me he was so stating the obvious ... Definitely worth a look, though.
March 15, 2019
"It’s really important to remember that a mindful attitude is one of openness, honesty, curiosity and investigation."
Andy's voice is among the first things I hear when I wake up. I've been using Headspace to meditate for more than 600 days and I bought this book as soon as I found it. I am not trying to lose weight, but I want to understand my relationship with food and develop a healthier one with my body. That's why the ideas in the book resonated a lot with me.
The whole book is written around the idea of the first quote from this review, prompting us to be aware at every stage of the nourishment process, from purchasing groceries to cooking and eating them. It's not by any means a quick fix diet and it lacks the strict guidelines you might want if you are planning to lose weight, instead trying to teach us to set those guidelines ourselves and listen to the needs of our body. I found it a bit repetitive and circling around those concepts, but at the same time this probably helps to internalize them more easily.
I used to be fat in my childhood and I had a circumstantial change in my diet so I lost most of the fat by simply moving away from my grandma's and eating less fatty, sugary, simple-carb rich foods and more vegetables. But I fought to lose the remaining belly fat for the next ~10 years, choosing foods that I deemed as healthy and working out. I recently found out that I was still eating unbalanced meals when I went to a nutritionist 4 months ago and lost the extra fat I wanted to get rid of while still feeling full/nourished during the day.
I'm not sure I could have achieved those same results just by being mindful of my body, as I was also craving lots of chocolate, nuts, dried fruit, cheese and the like and I didn't exactly measure out the amounts of each, so for me having a planned-ahead-by-somebody-else diet helped a lot. This book was a helpful addition to that diet, as I am working on making peace with cravings and understanding when my body needs food and when to stop giving it food. I am planning on switching to the headspace diet in the future, gradually (basically turning it into a way of life). I'm grateful for everything I learned by reading this book and even though I only gave it 4 stars, I recommend it if you're having trouble understanding your body's needs - which I think most of us are.
Andy's voice is among the first things I hear when I wake up. I've been using Headspace to meditate for more than 600 days and I bought this book as soon as I found it. I am not trying to lose weight, but I want to understand my relationship with food and develop a healthier one with my body. That's why the ideas in the book resonated a lot with me.
The whole book is written around the idea of the first quote from this review, prompting us to be aware at every stage of the nourishment process, from purchasing groceries to cooking and eating them. It's not by any means a quick fix diet and it lacks the strict guidelines you might want if you are planning to lose weight, instead trying to teach us to set those guidelines ourselves and listen to the needs of our body. I found it a bit repetitive and circling around those concepts, but at the same time this probably helps to internalize them more easily.
I used to be fat in my childhood and I had a circumstantial change in my diet so I lost most of the fat by simply moving away from my grandma's and eating less fatty, sugary, simple-carb rich foods and more vegetables. But I fought to lose the remaining belly fat for the next ~10 years, choosing foods that I deemed as healthy and working out. I recently found out that I was still eating unbalanced meals when I went to a nutritionist 4 months ago and lost the extra fat I wanted to get rid of while still feeling full/nourished during the day.
I'm not sure I could have achieved those same results just by being mindful of my body, as I was also craving lots of chocolate, nuts, dried fruit, cheese and the like and I didn't exactly measure out the amounts of each, so for me having a planned-ahead-by-somebody-else diet helped a lot. This book was a helpful addition to that diet, as I am working on making peace with cravings and understanding when my body needs food and when to stop giving it food. I am planning on switching to the headspace diet in the future, gradually (basically turning it into a way of life). I'm grateful for everything I learned by reading this book and even though I only gave it 4 stars, I recommend it if you're having trouble understanding your body's needs - which I think most of us are.
November 14, 2017
As a diet book it's decent but it doubles as a solid introduction to meditation.
I've been meditating using the Headspace app for three months now. The app is solid but reading more in depth about the philosophy and evidence of the effectiveness of meditation talked about in this book has reinforced my current practice.
I wish they had an app or journal website that went along with this book. I don't want to write something down on paper, that won't gain traction for me.
The book gives you practical advice to not become overwhelmed with emotion when you are eating. It gives good action items to slow yourself down, become reflective and remove guilt associated with eating.
I've been meditating using the Headspace app for three months now. The app is solid but reading more in depth about the philosophy and evidence of the effectiveness of meditation talked about in this book has reinforced my current practice.
I wish they had an app or journal website that went along with this book. I don't want to write something down on paper, that won't gain traction for me.
The book gives you practical advice to not become overwhelmed with emotion when you are eating. It gives good action items to slow yourself down, become reflective and remove guilt associated with eating.
January 9, 2019
Over all it was good 👍
October 29, 2021
Enjoyable to read. Good points. Some points are obvious, but still worth noting.
January 16, 2018
* On my Medium: https://medium.com/@juanmirocks/the-h...
* On my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd_8TjYni...
Women report thinking about food at least twice as many times as they think about sex.
How many thoughts do you have about food on a day? Chances are well over hundreds. We are obsessed with food. Heck, even my books rating system is based in avocados! (well, avocados rule).
The large majority of times we do not eat out of necessity. Rather, we eat out of emotion. We eat out of habit. Why is it that the number of overweight people continues to rise? Why is it that the number of obese people continues to rise? We can blame it on the bad scrupulous corporations. But in the end of the day, the decision of what to consume stems from our own mind. The mind is a powerful thing, and untrained, is a slave to both emotion and habit, what can feel overwhelming.
Who doesn’t here have zombie attacks where you don’t realize you’re eating until you are about to vomit? I’m ashamed for it, but count me in. Actually as profiled by the book, I’m a spot on “Binger”, where I eat a perfect healthy diet 90% of the time, just to be derailed into chaos in a few moments of madness.
Worth repeating: what, when, and how much we eat depends on us alone. We alone have the responsibility for our actions.
What if the middle of the frenzy, we just stopped and observed our emotions? Without reacting. Without stopping us. But just accepting our emotions and thoughts, and letting them go.
The author, Andy Puddicombe, should not come as a strange name to many meditators: he is the co-founder and narrator of the for many beloved Headspace app. In this book, Andy proposes mindfulness as a way to observe our behavior around food and regain control. It is not about losing weight. It is about having a healthy relationship towards food and eating.
Meditation is a way to stop. To observe. To let go. We can use this same mindset to let go of our compulsive emotions and habits around food.
To have a healthy diet and lifestyle, we actually need one single thing: listen to your body. And that is the essence of meditation: to listen.
And to listening well requires training (practicing meditation) and requires silence (mindfulness). How often do we eat while occupying our mind in all things possible but actually eating? Reading news, youtube binging, worrying about your TODOs… The food is being eaten, but you are not there. As a result, you end up eating more than needed. So practice mindfulness.
When you sit, just sit, when you walk, just walk, and when you eat, just eat.
Finally, the book gives an interesting alternative for meditation practice: instead of the usual observation of breathing, we can be mindful of our behavior and actions around food. For example, next time we prepare a dinner, we can be curious and fully aware of all the aromas, touches, and tastes we perceive. Even the next time you eat a piece of chocolate, you can still patiently observe it, smell it, and savor it with full and dedicated attention. Practice that. It’s helping me.
* On my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd_8TjYni...
Women report thinking about food at least twice as many times as they think about sex.
How many thoughts do you have about food on a day? Chances are well over hundreds. We are obsessed with food. Heck, even my books rating system is based in avocados! (well, avocados rule).
The large majority of times we do not eat out of necessity. Rather, we eat out of emotion. We eat out of habit. Why is it that the number of overweight people continues to rise? Why is it that the number of obese people continues to rise? We can blame it on the bad scrupulous corporations. But in the end of the day, the decision of what to consume stems from our own mind. The mind is a powerful thing, and untrained, is a slave to both emotion and habit, what can feel overwhelming.
Who doesn’t here have zombie attacks where you don’t realize you’re eating until you are about to vomit? I’m ashamed for it, but count me in. Actually as profiled by the book, I’m a spot on “Binger”, where I eat a perfect healthy diet 90% of the time, just to be derailed into chaos in a few moments of madness.
Worth repeating: what, when, and how much we eat depends on us alone. We alone have the responsibility for our actions.
What if the middle of the frenzy, we just stopped and observed our emotions? Without reacting. Without stopping us. But just accepting our emotions and thoughts, and letting them go.
The author, Andy Puddicombe, should not come as a strange name to many meditators: he is the co-founder and narrator of the for many beloved Headspace app. In this book, Andy proposes mindfulness as a way to observe our behavior around food and regain control. It is not about losing weight. It is about having a healthy relationship towards food and eating.
Meditation is a way to stop. To observe. To let go. We can use this same mindset to let go of our compulsive emotions and habits around food.
To have a healthy diet and lifestyle, we actually need one single thing: listen to your body. And that is the essence of meditation: to listen.
And to listening well requires training (practicing meditation) and requires silence (mindfulness). How often do we eat while occupying our mind in all things possible but actually eating? Reading news, youtube binging, worrying about your TODOs… The food is being eaten, but you are not there. As a result, you end up eating more than needed. So practice mindfulness.
When you sit, just sit, when you walk, just walk, and when you eat, just eat.
Finally, the book gives an interesting alternative for meditation practice: instead of the usual observation of breathing, we can be mindful of our behavior and actions around food. For example, next time we prepare a dinner, we can be curious and fully aware of all the aromas, touches, and tastes we perceive. Even the next time you eat a piece of chocolate, you can still patiently observe it, smell it, and savor it with full and dedicated attention. Practice that. It’s helping me.
July 11, 2019
Definitely a very simple and effective way to improve the relationship with food, diet and well being. I liked the positive and thoughtful way Andy puts across such an important message. It’s so logical and realistic that it’s easy to adapt. I saw a difference as soon as I started reading the book and adapting to eating in a mindful way. Conscious eating can be then done unconsciously. This is an important message to our next generation who is loosing touch of traditional and more natural way of eating. I loved it. And this is definitely for keeps. Hope for more such works from Andy and the headspace group. Love.
September 16, 2020
Some useful nuggets of information but overall found this basic and repetitive.
I found the writing style slightly patronising and didn’t connect with the narration.
Not a bad book by any means but compared to the other books I’ve read on mindful eating it doesn’t come near to the quality and depth of conversation they explore:
I found the writing style slightly patronising and didn’t connect with the narration.
Not a bad book by any means but compared to the other books I’ve read on mindful eating it doesn’t come near to the quality and depth of conversation they explore:
May 19, 2020
Meh. No es un libro de dietas tal cual, es más bien un libro que te muestra la relación de nuestras emociones, sensaciones y pensamiento con nuestros hábitos alimenticios. Propone la práctica constante del mindfulness para conectarte contigo mismo y vivir en el aquí y en el ahora, consciente de lo que está pasando en todo momento dentro de uno y a nuestro alrededor. Sí no sabes absolutamente nada del tema, nunca has ido en tu vida a terapia y nunca ha meditado, es un libro decente; si ya conoces del tema, meditas y constantemente trabajas en tu salud emocional, resulta un libro innecesario.
Puedes jugar a echarte un shot cada que leas mindfulness y cada que veas una nada sutil mención a Headspace.
Puedes jugar a echarte un shot cada que leas mindfulness y cada que veas una nada sutil mención a Headspace.
July 2, 2017
I struggled with this one. I have used headspace a few months ago and while I was skeptical I did see a difference, then I got out of the habit so I have to restart. I get his concept of taking it slow and make conscious decisions and slow down in your eating (something I need to do), but I am a bit wary of the weight loss in his method.
The other bit about this book is that you should read it at home as there are exercises which if you do them you need to be home. So that part is a challenge if you travel or read on your way to work.
I guess the jury is still out for me on this one. Some concepts were good though.
The other bit about this book is that you should read it at home as there are exercises which if you do them you need to be home. So that part is a challenge if you travel or read on your way to work.
I guess the jury is still out for me on this one. Some concepts were good though.
April 15, 2020
My main issue with the book was it was too wordy to be accessible. As someone who has a solid understanding of both mindfulness and diets/nutrition something shorter and punchier that would provide the basic principles and guidance would be much more effective than a lengthy book I had to pick through to get the main takeaways (no pun intended). A lot of the information on diet and nutrition could have been a short introduction but as this was not the main focus of the book it ended up feeling like “too much information”. Still, useful for someone who has no knowledge or background in the topic at all.
January 13, 2021
Lettura davvero molto interessante, di sicuro non sufficiente se fine a sé stessa, questo è un libro che va messo in pratica. Io ci sto provando, non sempre con successo, ma è un percorso lento e che voglio metta radici belle solide, quindi mi prendo i miei tempi, mi concedo di inciampare, ma sempre pronta a rialzarmi. Alcuni concetti mi sono entrati in testa molto facilmente, con altri lotto un po' di più, ma penso sia normale.
Comunque un approccio all'alimentazione (e alla vita in generale) che mi sento di consigliare, soprattutto in periodi caotici e destabilizzanti come questo.
Comunque un approccio all'alimentazione (e alla vita in generale) che mi sento di consigliare, soprattutto in periodi caotici e destabilizzanti come questo.
November 24, 2023
Andy’s trademark humor and insight
I started losing weight as I was reading the book. I haven’t started the exercises yet, but my thoughts are now automatically about (1) saying thanks to the meal and all who helped prepare it, (2) being present while I eat, (3) using my five senses to relish the food, and (4) overloading on veggies, while maintaining a balanced diet.
I credit Andy for my mental Headspace - I will likely do the same for his tutelage on diet and nutrition.
Thank you, Andy.
I started losing weight as I was reading the book. I haven’t started the exercises yet, but my thoughts are now automatically about (1) saying thanks to the meal and all who helped prepare it, (2) being present while I eat, (3) using my five senses to relish the food, and (4) overloading on veggies, while maintaining a balanced diet.
I credit Andy for my mental Headspace - I will likely do the same for his tutelage on diet and nutrition.
Thank you, Andy.
December 30, 2024
Interessante ma niente di inedito per quanto mi riguarda. Un po' prolisso e i concetti espressi sono in qualche modo ripetuti più volte per tutto il libro. Se si è già vicini alla meditazione niente che si trova in questo libro sarà nuovo o sconvolgente. Per tutti gli altri è un modo di avvicinarsi alla mindfulness passando dal piatto. Per neofiti completi. Infine, ho trovato un po' fastidioso il continuo rimandare al sito dell'autore dove iscriversi al suo corso di mindfulness.
January 17, 2018
An eye-opener about the way how we think and treat food. I'm going to try some techniques but it's not life-changing. Interesting, not groundbreaking. I believe this would work better if the book also came digitally or in a bigger planner-like size. It's something I would love to use more practically - maybe I'll integrate it in a Passion Planner!
March 4, 2021
Great guide, which actually explains basic principles, but those are so uncommon in our daily life! I think it is the best start for beginners to dive into healthy nutrition and it should be your mantra to practice this guide!
January 22, 2018
AS much as I appreciate mindfulness, this book is a bore, and doesn't tell you much. It just skims the surface of eating mindfully.
December 14, 2018
A timeous reminder of the power of meditation to maintain calmness around food during the crazy season.
January 7, 2019
I was reading the issue titled "The Headspace Guide to Mindful Eating", and usually won't read a book with "diet" in the title. I got about half way through this book, and it was a slog.
January 1, 2020
Troppo monotono e ripetitivo. I punti interessanti ci sono, ma non per un intero libro. Inoltre, mi é sembrato una specie di pubblicità per l'ottima applicazione headspace.
Non lo consiglio.
Non lo consiglio.
January 19, 2020
Overall a good book and worth reading.
April 25, 2020
This is book is good if you want to apply mindfulness to eating.
February 18, 2021
Semplice ed immediato nelle spiegazioni, leggermente ripetitivo se avete già letto, visto ascoltato qualcosa dell'autore.
February 4, 2025
Easy to read. Practical. I can recommend it to everyone who is interested not only in mindful eating but also living.
March 23, 2023
Since I am a headspace user, I don't use all of the value this book gives.
However, it really helped me realise what are the kind of eating personalities there are and it helped me know what was my type and how to overcome my bad eating habits.
It helped me having a better relationships with food.
It not only gives good advice but also it kind to you in saying that it's ok to make mistakes.
Personal tip: make this a game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but if you have fun, at least it will be worth it and it's more effective.
Now my belly is finally getting smaller, bit by bit.
However, it really helped me realise what are the kind of eating personalities there are and it helped me know what was my type and how to overcome my bad eating habits.
It helped me having a better relationships with food.
It not only gives good advice but also it kind to you in saying that it's ok to make mistakes.
Personal tip: make this a game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but if you have fun, at least it will be worth it and it's more effective.
Now my belly is finally getting smaller, bit by bit.
May 30, 2016
Okay, I'm giving this book four stars for now - I'm embarking on the ten day plan tomorrow. If I'm successful and it's finally the thing that sticks I'll come back and and bump it up a star (and probably not shut about about it to anyone who can't outrun me - and if you can't outrun me you probably need the book anyway). If it doesn't stick then I'll come back and bitterly give it three stars. Fair? Of course not, but I'm petty that way.
You can't open your eyes anywhere near the interwebs without reading some study proclaiming that mindfulness meditation is beneficial to some integral aspect of your life and I buy into most of them. Despite this I've thus far failed to implement a lasting meditation practice and mindlessly eat my breakfast at my desk in the morning; inhale my lunch - because gosh darn it I only have an hour and I don't want to waste any of it with the tedium of actually chewing my food; and finish my culinary day with dinner in front of the television fork in one hand remote in the other vigilantly fast-forwarding through commercials lest I catch a glimpse of some cheese-stuffed, bacon-wrapped angioplastisian manna from heaven, toss aside my kale-topped veggie burger, and drive zombie-like to whatever purveyor of death on a plate has crushed my pea-sized resolve.
Suffice it to say I was a overripe target for what Mr. Puddicombe is selling. And after finishing the book, it really does feel like he's given me the tools or reminders to slow down, pay attention to what I'm preparing and eating, and make better decisions about food and my relation to it. It did feel like I waded through a butt-ton of repetition, common sense, and Mindfulness 101 to get to the meat of the plan (chapter 9), but would I have been receptive to the destination, if not for the journey? So hopefully I'll be back in ten days with another gold star to give and a healthy outlook towards life and food...
You can't open your eyes anywhere near the interwebs without reading some study proclaiming that mindfulness meditation is beneficial to some integral aspect of your life and I buy into most of them. Despite this I've thus far failed to implement a lasting meditation practice and mindlessly eat my breakfast at my desk in the morning; inhale my lunch - because gosh darn it I only have an hour and I don't want to waste any of it with the tedium of actually chewing my food; and finish my culinary day with dinner in front of the television fork in one hand remote in the other vigilantly fast-forwarding through commercials lest I catch a glimpse of some cheese-stuffed, bacon-wrapped angioplastisian manna from heaven, toss aside my kale-topped veggie burger, and drive zombie-like to whatever purveyor of death on a plate has crushed my pea-sized resolve.
Suffice it to say I was a overripe target for what Mr. Puddicombe is selling. And after finishing the book, it really does feel like he's given me the tools or reminders to slow down, pay attention to what I'm preparing and eating, and make better decisions about food and my relation to it. It did feel like I waded through a butt-ton of repetition, common sense, and Mindfulness 101 to get to the meat of the plan (chapter 9), but would I have been receptive to the destination, if not for the journey? So hopefully I'll be back in ten days with another gold star to give and a healthy outlook towards life and food...
August 17, 2019
Perfect reading for meditation beginners. Andy gives the perfect tips to start meditating and eating mindfully.
I really enjoyed the real life example Andy shares with us.
The headspace app has helped me a lot to start my practice. This app with this book is the perfect jump start into meditation.
I really enjoyed the real life example Andy shares with us.
The headspace app has helped me a lot to start my practice. This app with this book is the perfect jump start into meditation.
June 3, 2020
Far out Andy is annoying. His writing style is like a nagging old lady, not to mention the countless times in the book he tries to upsell his products. At the end of most chapters there would be a "Go to my website" or "Purchase this" or " Subscribe to this"
The whole gist of the book is good. Mindfulness is wholeheartedly good, and mindfulness to control eating are techniques that are very helpful. But I think he misses the whole point he's trying to make of 'bringing mindfulness and meditation to the modern world'.
Andy's execution is so incredibly whiney and almost grandiose. He sounds like one of those annoying preacher guys that apparently has found the golden light on how to live the best life, and 'hey everyone pay me money and follow me on my path to greatness'.
I just feel like yelling at him the whole time to chill out and stop repeating himself.
I was also very disappointed to find there were so many paywalls on the Headspace app he advertises so much in the book. If his whole theory of bringing meditation to our daily society was true and he wasn't a lil money hungry, then I feel he would have made the app a bit more accesible to everyday people.
The teachings are all round positive and good, if you can ignore the upselling and repetition. Personally, I'd recommend booking a few classes at your local yoga studio. I get far more from an hour with yoga intructors, and a hell lot more peace and calm in my mind, than listening to Andy babble on.
The whole gist of the book is good. Mindfulness is wholeheartedly good, and mindfulness to control eating are techniques that are very helpful. But I think he misses the whole point he's trying to make of 'bringing mindfulness and meditation to the modern world'.
Andy's execution is so incredibly whiney and almost grandiose. He sounds like one of those annoying preacher guys that apparently has found the golden light on how to live the best life, and 'hey everyone pay me money and follow me on my path to greatness'.
I just feel like yelling at him the whole time to chill out and stop repeating himself.
I was also very disappointed to find there were so many paywalls on the Headspace app he advertises so much in the book. If his whole theory of bringing meditation to our daily society was true and he wasn't a lil money hungry, then I feel he would have made the app a bit more accesible to everyday people.
The teachings are all round positive and good, if you can ignore the upselling and repetition. Personally, I'd recommend booking a few classes at your local yoga studio. I get far more from an hour with yoga intructors, and a hell lot more peace and calm in my mind, than listening to Andy babble on.
December 28, 2023
DNF. To be fair to this book it was published in 2012, so honestly, it was a little bit ahead of its time, trying to encourage the stop to dieting. But it was also trying to be a diet book. Camouflaged as a non-diet book. I was even confused when I was trying to put this book in my "currently reading" shelf because I have the copy that says "mindful eating" and all I could find was this mindful eating: 10 days to finding your ideal weight. It felt like a little bit of a manipulation/sales tactic. It was very repetitive and all I kept reading was about how sad it is that all of us are on a diet and none of us love ourselves but also how fat we all are and how he's going to teach us how to lose weight but also you need to love yourself. Don't diet but also lets talk about how unhealthy the food we're all eating is. I love headspace and I really admire Andy, but he's not a nutritionist nor a dietician and I was hoping this was all about mindfulness surrounding food/eating and not anything to do with weight/dieting/body image.
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