85: Health Series 3: The Foundation of Mindful Eating | Rabbi Manis Friedman Ebb and Flow with Solomon Ezra

Show Notes:


relating our episode to Yitzchak digging wells of his father Avraham
what are the servants of Yitzchak? Thoughts, speech, action
observing and thinking
The servants must know their master
Who is your master?
Know where you’re going to be healthy
what it means to be “in alignment with Hashem?” Less about me
Beyond my “self”
Affirmations and Positive thinking
Miracle of affirmation is: I say I am okay even though I think I am not
Power of positive words and act of smiling
14:30 - Dig to the living waters (neshama) through the servants, which can move the soul to a better place
16:30 - Don’t stop doing
The amazing effect of song
18:15 Never wait until something is right before you let your servants do their work
20:00 intermittent fasting
Cause and Effect with eating
Is food giving you life or are you putting the food to its use? Who’s the recipient or the actor?
28:40 Eat by conviction, not by taste buds
31:00 Story of Reb Shmuel Munkus
Every now and then break the habit of what you’re eating
36:00 Practicing a little self respect
Awareness helps... even if not immediately
Having what to eat is a blessing and a reward
38:40 What did I do to deserve this meal?
46:20- 47:05 Joke about an atheist
Foundation of mindfulness when it comes to food
G-d said to eat
Never be a servant to a servant


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