tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454634329009534853.post6212596986485503906..comments2024-03-11T19:41:06.770-07:00Comments on Non-native Bilingualism: When Eating, Wash a What?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05895245202923024753noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454634329009534853.post-47677164044374776282014-05-29T10:34:32.996-07:002014-05-29T10:34:32.996-07:00Thanks, Maria, and how wonderful to see you here!!...Thanks, Maria, and how wonderful to see you here!! I didn't realize you came 'round these parts. =) Anyway, thank you for your comment, and I think it's very on topic--and I love the detail. Very fun to hear about the kids, and I've had a similar concern at Kaya's school, despite the fact that it's Waldorf. I think they do get enough time to eat, but Kaya will still often tell me that it's not enough time. I guess she's pretty used to us taking our time at home, at least most of the time. I'm admit that my food awareness comes from a concern of not wanting to pass my food issues on to my daughter...I want to give her some gifts that my family didn't know to give me. Hopefully, mindful eating (and mindfulness in general) will be a part of that. I wish I'd included in the post (maybe I will still) about Kaya's eagerness to be able to go to the mindfulness camp when she's 8 so she, too, can learn mindfulness... =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895245202923024753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454634329009534853.post-71409813114213248302014-05-29T09:04:55.857-07:002014-05-29T09:04:55.857-07:00This is a timely post!
An Ayurveda practitioner to...This is a timely post!<br />An Ayurveda practitioner told my mother-in-law a few years back something like, "I don't care if you're eating an Egg McMuffin, just as long as you are mindful while you eat it". She and her fiance loved to play cards while eating dinner but that wasn't the way the practitioner thought it should be done. <br />I think that although the food we eat is important, sometimes we forget that how we eat it is more important. I struggle with "When Eating. Just Eat." Socializing and hurrying so I can clear the table and get things cleaned up is very important to me. I think eating is very social and should be social. Talking isn't the only way to be social, exercising good manners is social. I don't see good table manners very often and am not sure that it is even taught anymore. Perhaps manners would help us to be more mindful and to slow it down a bit. Chewing food carefully and with a closed mouth is one I don't see very often. Taking a pause between bites rather than shoveling it in would allow it to register what has been swallowed. I could take a few of my own tips!<br />Jeremy and I were talking about this issue last night. Trinitee's school only allows 20 minutes in the cafeteria to get hot food if you want it and to eat. They are then allotted their 10 minutes of free time per day. The kids who get hot lunch don't have a chance at chewing thoroughly or eating slowly. Jordon's school allows kids to eat anywhere (probably because of a lack of table space) so they eat sitting on the floors in the hallways. I think the school is missing a big learning opportunity here about how food should be eaten. If we eat in a hurry it causes indigestion. It also doesn't properly register that we have eaten anything. I think setting aside time to eat at a table is very important. To share a meal and take your time is a luxury we don't often afford ourselves. I think we focus too much on what foods are bad and good without any thought given to how they are consumed. <br />This turned out to be a long comment. Perhaps I'm off your point a bit, but it seemed to relate very well to the conversation we had last night. Keep fighting the good fight!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618794143639224515noreply@blogger.com