Have you ever considered that instead of “food rules,” we might benefit more from “food meditations”? These aren’t prescriptions, but rather thoughtful reflections on how we relate to food and nutrition. Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at the LA County Women’s Leadership Conference, where 1,000 women (and a few men!) came together to reflect on how they work and live. During my talk, I suggested that maybe we don’t need to be told how to eat. Instead, I encouraged them to consider how they relate to nutrition as a means of truly caring for and nourishing themselves.

Here are a few food meditations I shared:

📌 Eat so much of what serves you that there’s less room—and less desire—for what doesn’t.

📌 Opt more from the earth, less from the pantry.

📌 If it’s worth eating, it’s worth sitting.

📌 Does comfort food really make you feel comfortable?

📌 Every relationship requires time, patience, and effort. Your relationship with food is no different.

This week on HealthBite, I’m sharing how I personally reflect on these meditations, and I invite you to listen👂.

But before you do, take some time with these meditations yourself. Pick one as a writing prompt. Ask yourself if you agree👍 or disagree👎

. If you do agree, are your actions aligned with your beliefs? And if not, consider why not.

Finally, I want to leave you with this thought💭: Our relationship with food reflects our relationship with ourselves. When we take the time, have the patience, and make the effort to consider how we nourish ourselves, we affirm our care and commitment to our own well-being.

If you are interested in bringing this message to your team, professional groups or organizations respond to this email and I will send you all you need to set up the most inspirational keynote or workshop.

You can listen to the whole episode here. 👇👇