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Mar 10

Soul Food

  • March 10, 2014
  • Naz
  • Nourishment
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.”
~ Rumi

Think for a moment of a food from your past, one that makes you feel great after you eat it for no specific reason. Maybe it is french fries, macaroni and cheese, slow-simmered tomato sauce, ice cream cones or pancakes with maple syrup. Eating comfort foods (every now and then) can be incredibly healing, even though your rational brain might not consider it highly nutritious.

Food has the power to impact us on a level deeper than just our physical well-being. What we eat can reconnect us to precious memories, like childhood playtimes, first dates, holidays, our grandmother’s cooking or our country of ancestry. Our bodies remember foods from the past on an emotional and cellular level. Eating this food connects us to our roots and has youthening and nurturing effects that go far beyond the food’s biochemical make-up.

Acknowledging what different foods mean to us is an important part of cultivating a good relationship with food. This month when we celebrate lovers and relationships, it’s important to notice that we each have a relationship with food-and that this relationship is often far from loving. Many of us restrict food, attempting to control our weight. We often abuse food, substituting it for emotional well-being. Others ignore food, swallowing it whole before we’ve even tasted it.

What would your life be like if you treated food and your body as you would treat your beloved – with gentleness, playfulness, communication,honesty, respect and love? The next time you eat your soul food, do so with awareness and without guilt, and enjoy all the healing and nourishment it brings you.

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About The Author

Naz Beheshti is an Executive Wellness Coach and CEO and Founder of Prananaz, providing tailored high touch, high tech corporate wellness solutions. She empowers executives and their teams to achieve greater well-being and tap into their highest potential for creativity, vitality, and success. She is a speaker and author of the upcoming book “Pause. Breathe. Choose.: Become the CEO of Your Life and Well-Being.”

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