When was the last time you were completely present when nourishing loving and pleasuring your body with food?

When you were present what did you notice? where was your focus? was it the texture, the flavour, the noise, smell, heat sensations of the sense's. Or where you more thoughtful, thinking about how nourishing this food is for the body temple or reciting your prayers with gratitude to mother earth for nourishing your body temple.

Were you thinking about the food at all? perhaps your mind was else where thinking about what you need to do, or about what you forgot to do, or spaced out in front of the television totaling disconnected from body all together

The reason I ask these questions is remind us all of the lost language and the celebration that has been forgotten surrounding food because of our busy lifestyles. I challenge you to try this. Eat with your fingers, its a surprising sensual feeling and you become more aware of the pleasure food offers. Take note of your thoughts or non thoughts. Feel the texture of the food in your mouth as you begin to chew, ask yourself how many explosions of flavour can you taste and how it sounds. Note how you body feels as you begin to slowly swallow, and how your body greets such nourishment. Take a close look at your food, notice the texture, colour, pattern. Take notice of how you chew, is the movement fast or is it slow. Bring the awareness back to the mouth, allow it to illuminate you with pleasure and a sensual experience. Lick each finger and feel the connection between body, mind, spirit and the life force of mother earth.

Now go and enjoy you next celebration with food, I dare you!