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Subject:	to Jen again, on Mindfulness and Zen
From:	gratefuldeb67
Date:	Sat, 04 Sep 2004 21:46:35 -0000

    
The teacher who pointed out the stomach pathway, and the energetic 
trajectory of the eating process 
Look, chew, think, swallow etc., was my absolute favorite at that 
school. His name is Tom Banasiak, and earned the nickname, "Zen Tom" 

among his students at Swedish Institute. As I mentioned before, I am 
a massage therapist, and being grounded and mindful are at the core 
of the work. Since you mentioned Zen Buddism, I thought I would 
encourage you to look at a great book by the German Philosipher Eugen 
Herrigel called "Zen in the art of Archery" you may really enjoy it, 

I did : ) It's an eastern philosophy classic, and can be read in one 
or two sittings.
I think once we adopt these new learned eating behaviours on a 
regular basis, it will be like a state of Zen...Just repetition and 
sticking to it...
Eventually we wont be able to differentiate between whether we 
are "Hitting the target or if the target is hitting us"
Are we eating the food or is the food eating us? LOL : )
Deb