In the evening of 19th September 2019, over 200 students gathered at the College Hall of MCM College to attend a “Mindful Eating” Experiential Workshop. Before the workshop started, MCM College Master, Professor Kit Thompson delivered an opening speech and welcomed our workshop instructor, Dr. Lee Yu Ming who is a registered Chinese medicine practitioner in Hong Kong.
During the workshop, Dr. Lee shared that dietary health is not just about nutrition, inappropriate way of eating also leads to poor digestion and absorption. Mindful eating is something everyone needs to master as “how we eat” is more important than “what we eat”. Eating the right way is the key to health. He emphasized that “mindful eating” can reduce excessive thinking, strengthens digestion and absorption, and thus improves physical function. If we practice “mindful eating” three times a day, it can help us to overcome anxiety and over-thinking. The same food, eaten with different attitudes or methods, has different effect. Therefore, by changing the attitude and way of eating, we can achieve physical heath and emotional balance. Under the guidance of the Dr. Lee, the participants experienced the process of “mindful eating”together. When they were eating with consciousness whole-heartedly, they re-established the connection between the individual, food, body, mind and soul. At the end of the workshop, Dr. Lee donated his new book to our library so that our students can understand more about “mindful eating”and practice it in their daily lives.
滿珍紀念書院：「正念飲食」體驗工作坊
2019 年 9 月19日晚上，超過二百位院生聚集在滿珍紀念書院的膳堂參加一個名為「正念飲食」體驗工作坊。活動開始前，滿珍紀念書院院長，湯柏燊教授致歡迎詞並介紹工作坊導師，李宇銘博士(香港註冊中醫師)。
在工作坊中，李博士分享飲食健康不只在於營養，飲食方法不正確，亦會導致消化吸收不好。正念飲食是每一個人需要學習的東西，因為「怎麼吃」比「吃什麼」重要。掌握適當的飲食方法才是健康的關鍵。他強調「正念飲食」能夠減少頭腦想得多，加強消化吸收，從而改善身體功能。每天練習「正念飲食」三次能夠減少焦慮和思考過度。同樣的食物，不同的飲食態度和方法，會有不同的效果。因此，藉著改變飲食的態度和方法，我們能夠達到身體健康和情緒平衡。在李博士的引導下，參加者一起體驗「正念飲食」的過程。當他們用心帶著覺知去進食時，他們重新建立個人、食物與全身心健康的連結。工作坊結束時，李博士送贈了他的新書給圖書館，讓院生了解更多關於「正念飲食」，並於日常生活中實踐。 |
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