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Freedom in Your Relationship with Food: An Everyday Guide

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Food is no longer a source of joy for many people, but instead a source of stress and misery. "Freedom In Your Relationship with Food" is a guide for making food what it should be - a source of enjoyment and nourishment instead of what is killing us. Using the discipline of yoga, Myra Lewin tries to inspire readers to improve their relationship with food so that other aspects of their existence may flourish. An interesting examination of the spirituality of what runs our bodies, "Freedom in Your Relationship with Food" is a strong dual choice for spirituality and health collections.

This book offered me much more than I expected. I always thought I was healthy in my consumption choices, but I had no idea that my relationship with food was actually quite dysfunctional... I would never have even regarded myself as having a relationship with food! Myra Lewins book is amazing and has resulted in great, much needed change in my life. Encouraging me as a reader to do my best at making small changes, the material is presented in a way that resulted in the small changes building and building. As my understanding of my relations with food (when, why, and how I eat) unfolded, I was able to follow suggestions that I understood- the book clearly states the effects of eating in balanced ways for you as opposed to not. The ability of the book to help me understand the impact of my choices has led to lasting change- my physical body has changed, but most importantly as my body becomes healthier, stronger, and much better nourished, my whole quality of life has increased. Perhaps the greatest gift this book has given me is the insight that what we consume affects all areas of our lives, and that what, why, and how we consume is a huge teacher in our spiritual development. As we work with the lessons that our consumption has for each of us as individuals, we do gain great freedom. I've experienced this in my own life as strikingly greater clarity, ability to be present, increased vitality, and joy and appreciation not only of food, but of all life. I continue to work with my relationship with food, as I can now connect my consumption choices to all areas of my life- it is all connected and I am grateful to have crossed paths with this book. Making changes has been a challenge but very liberating and well worth it. My whole sense of well-being has been elevated beyond what I thought capable when first having picked up the book. Highly highly recommended!

I absolutely loved this book. I suggest anyone who decides to pick this book up, read it with total attention. I had to re-read parts over and over, I found it so easy to read and read, and notice I wasn't paying attention to the context. When I stopped and actually took the time to focus, I was engulfed by the message. This book is awesome, be open minded, and read if you are truly wanting a change in your life. I'm almost done with the book, and keep debating on whether I want to pass on to someone else, or if I want to keep a hold of it for those moments I feel myself needing that renewing text...

The perspective and guidance that this book offers is unlike any food and eating approach that I have encountered before, and unlike any food and eating method I have tried, this actually works, so I welcome the new perspectives! It really goes deep and is quite transformative if you can be open enough to hear it. I spent an entire month eating by the principles in this book and i felt absolutely incredible. So peaceful and grounded and purely happy. I steadily dropped weight and felt confident and energized. The next month I decided I felt so good that I didn't need to follow Myra's principles. The result was that I felt bloated, ugly, sad, anxious, I had increased joint pain (especially in my knees) and ended up needing to stay home from work for 2 days because of illness. Needless to say, I am a true believer!! I'm learning that freedom isn't eating whatever you want, but feeling worthy of having the health and body that I deserve and making the right choices to get me there.

The book, Freedom in Your Relationship with Food ...and this unabridged audio version are such practical, helpful and moving tools. I recommend it to everyone whether they are new to Ayurveda or long-time practitioners. Here are what a couple of my friends wrote after listening to Myra Lewin:Freedom in Your Relationship with Food

"Do know how the "Universe" has a way of providing exactly what you need at
just the right time?
That book is exactly what I need right now...amazing. I have actually been
moved to tears a couple of times just because I have been struggling with my
relationships with food. Crazy thing is...I already know a good deal of Myra is saying in her book and have just "forgotten" it. This was exactly what I needed to either steer me in the right direction or to provide confirmation of the things I am already doing. I am very grateful."

"I am in the summary part of the CD, I love it still. I liked the meditation instructions and explanations. For me, I like beginning at the beginning. I heard such important things never knew.
I know it is not about "doing it perfectly," but I want to know how to do it "correctly" from the start and it helped alot! Listening gave me more confidence.
Oh yeah, and I liked it too because while listening one is able to do what is instructed rather than reading it, putting the book down and trying the looking at the book again. The two together are great - book and CD. Thanks again so much!"