Why do we eat?

Apart from the obvious, we eat not just to fill our bellies, but in many cases to fill a hole. A void if you will. Some of us eat out of boredom, so we fill time. Some eat to feel in control of something. And yet others eat to feel happy. Eating has become the most problematic activity in North America, bar none! More and more people are dying of obesity related and food related conditions than any other ailment alone!

That is STAGGERING!

By reading this blog I am not suggesting that your issues revolving around food will magically disappear, but for those of you who feel you are addicted to food or eat out of an emotional compulsion try this Kundalini Yoga Meditation (It is actually the meditation to correct habituation):

Sit comfortably in a quiet safe place
the mantra is SA TA NA MA (you say this softly in your head)
with each syllable you press your back molars together gently (like you are gently clenching your teeth). At the same time, you make a thumbs up sign with both of your hands and place the pads of your thumbs to the dip in your temples (this is just above each cheekbones at the hairline, just underneath the beginning of the forehead) You want to gently press into these spots with each syllable.
Continue like this for 2-10 minutes every day for 40 days.

The Pineal Gland is located at the top of the spinal column right in the center of the brain. It is believed that the secretions of the Pineal Gland govern the proper and healthy functioning of all the other glands in the body. When it's secretions are lacking or "off" so are the secretions of one, some or all of the glands in the body. The lack of one hormone or another, or one chemical or another in a person's body manifests many times in habitual activities ie. smoking, drinking, eating, etc. which are our bodies' ways of trying to correct the imbalance.

The internal pressure from the teeth combined with the external pressure from the thumbs in the meditation, helps to stimulate the Pineal Gland and allows it to function in a more balanced manner, thereby balancing all the other glands in the body.

For those of you who wonder "Why 40 days?" Yogis believe that it takes 40 days for an action or a thought to change a person's being; to become a part of them. Good luck!