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Savouring in the Dark

User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 November 21st, 2018

Hello lovely Community, how are you doing today?laugh

So today, I like to invite you to Mindful Savoring in the Dark.

Sight and smell are important senses because they are tightly tied to the sense of taste. Generally, anything that isnt sensed as appealing to the eyes or nose will end up disrupting the entire experience.

When we ,however, consume food in the dark, so remove vision, our other senses are enhanced which can lead to a better dining experience. 😄

Below are 2 tasks you can do if you feel like participating in a little experiment.with your senses. There should be a time difference of at least a few hours in between, when doing it, better a day.

- Take a piece of fruit, a small piece of chocolate or anything you like and eat it slowly in the light.

- Take another piece of the same food and eat it another day but in total darkness

Consume the food very slowly, savouring each bite of it, eat it as mindfully as you can.

Did you notice any difference in the experience from one day to the other?

Would be nice hearing from you what you think about this "experiment" or if you did it, how it was for you laugh

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User Profile: peppermintlove
peppermintlove November 21st, 2018

@amiablePeace77

Hey Ami! Thank you so much again for your amazing check ins, they're always so insightful and thought-provoking :D

This sounds like a really interesting experiment, I will be trying it out soon.

How we eat food can really be a mindful experience if we are aware of the present moment and focus on our senses. I know that I like to pay attention to the way it looks and smells, and while I'm eating food I like to think about the different ingredients and if I can identify any particular flavours used in it. I think it will be quite different to remove vision and try eating mindfully - hopefully it will improve the overall experience!

Take care everyone, and happy cupsgiving ❤️

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP November 21st, 2018

@peppermintlove

peppermintlove, thanks for checking in 😊. you are really connecting to your food in a mindful way already. I hope the "Savouring in the Dark" will open a new window to you. I find in general that doing things in the dark, also some kinds of meditation give a stronger impact.

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User Profile: ASilentObserver
ASilentObserver November 22nd, 2018

@amiablePeace77 this is such a,great post Peace. Thank you for posting this. I love reading your posts and checkins. You are a rockstar.

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP November 22nd, 2018

@ASilentObserver

Thanks for checking in and your encouragement 😊

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User Profile: RumpleSteeleSkin
RumpleSteeleSkin November 22nd, 2018

@amiablePeace77

HI Peace thanks for this check in. Wow I am going to do this with my kids later on today. As right now I have discussio then gotta make my 4 pies and we are off for the daysmiley

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP November 22nd, 2018

@RumpleSteeleSkin

Hope you will have some fun with it too 😊, wish you a lovely day.

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