Buddha Bowl Table
～Mindful Eating～
Eating meditation, the ultimate way to be satisfied with small meals!
The Buddha Bowl is a bowl of food that Buddha received during his training. Even a small amount teaches us to "know what is enough." It teaches us to be grateful for what we have and live with a fulfilled heart.
In this workshop, we practice mindful eating meditation. We will face the challenges of modern society's eating habits, enjoy meals using all five senses, and become aware of the connection between food and the mind and body. This is the ultimate way to eat to satisfy both the mind and body.
We look forward to serving you a meal of contentment.
We are what we eat . What we eat and how we eat are very important. Even if we understand this in our heads, there must be many people who feel that their ideal way of eating is far from it. In this workshop, through eating meditation, we practice noticing what is truly important to your mind and body. We hope that this will be an opportunity to know what is truly important to you, without being influenced by the overwhelming amount of information. It is a very casual practice, so it is recommended even for those who have never tried mindfulness before. Please feel free to join us as if it were a dinner party.
Date and time: Saturday, April 26th
Time: 18:00-21:00
Location: Studio Mindflow
Number of participants: 5-8
Fee: Group meditation fee: ￥3,300 (tax included) + meal fee: ￥1,000
Workshop Contents
18:00-18:45 Mindfulness Meditation
This practice focuses on connecting with the body.
🔰We will teach you in an easy-to-understand way even for beginners.
19:00-19:40 Eating meditation practice
A light vegetarian meal will be served and you will be invited to serve yourself a Buddha bowl, practice contentment and experience eating with all your senses.
19:40-21:30 After sharing experiences, chat time
I can't stop talking
Around the Table:
Conversations on Modern Food Issues
1. Overeating, eating quickly, and eating while doing other things: Many people are distracted by work or their smartphones and finish their meals without taking the time to enjoy them. This makes it harder to feel full, which can lead to overeating. It is also known that stress has a big impact on eating. You may have experienced the increase in snacking in proportion to your irritability.
2. Unbalanced nutrition: There is a strong tendency to rely on processed foods and eating out, which leads to problems such as a lack of vegetables, a lack of dietary fiber, and excessive intake of carbohydrates and lipids.
3. Increased food waste: Large amounts of food that is still edible is being discarded, which is also leading to environmental problems.
4. Poverty: While there is food waste, there are also children who cannot eat enough due to poverty. Is there anything we can do?
Participants' comments
"I was surprised how such a small amount could fill me up."
"The rice tastes so sweet, you don't even need any side dishes."
"I feel full even after I finish. I usually have something sweet after a meal, but I don't need that today."
Before the meal started, everyone was worried and asked if they could have more if they didn't have enough, but they were all very satisfied with just a small amount! They were very surprised.
We also receive reports that people slept better than usual at night.
This is an important experience for you to face yourself, so please come and join us!!
Meal costs and donations
For the first event, we provided meals for free from the studio, and for the next event, we will provide meals through donations from the first event participants, and the spirit has been passed on from table to table. The meal fee we received this time will be used for the next event.
And one year from now, we hope to put food on the table for children who are unable to eat at home due to some problem. We will also be accepting donations on the day. If you would like to help us, please give us your support.
Also, from 2025, we would like to donate 20% of the profits from this workshop as a studio donation. Thank you as always.
Payment & Application
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▶︎ 4,300 yen (Payment: Meditation class fee + meal fee + no donation)
▶︎ 4,800 yen (Payment: Meditation class fee + meal + 500 yen donation)
▶︎ 5,300 yen (Payment: Meditation class fee + meal + 1,000 yen donation)