Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Soul

ISBN-13: 9780979245138 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 274 str.

Deborah Kesten

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Nutritional educator Kesten demonstrates that by cultivating the sacred aspect of food, one can nourish both body and soul. Includes insights from more than 45 scientists and spiritual teachers. Illus.

Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Soul leads us back to a deeper and healthier relationship to eating by drawing on ancient food wisdom from the worlds religions and cultures. From Jewish dietary laws and the communion of Christianity to the food-based spiritual practices of Islam, Hinduism, and the Japanese tea ceremony, among many others, author Deborah Kesten shows how to create a more satisfying, spiritually oriented approach to food.Also includes cutting-edge scientific research on the life-giving properties of food, and fascinating insights from more than 45 scientists and spiritual teachers, including Jon Kabat-Zinn and Larry Dossey, to focus our attention on how to prepare both food and your state of mind so that you are nourished optimally.