{"id":593,"date":"2010-05-29T23:12:29","date_gmt":"2010-05-29T23:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/05\/a-prayer-meditation-before-eat.html"},"modified":"2010-05-29T23:12:29","modified_gmt":"2010-05-29T23:12:29","slug":"a-prayer-meditation-before-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/05\/a-prayer-meditation-before-eat.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer &amp; Meditation Before Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Try this meditation today. It&#8217;s very peaceful. <\/p>\n<p>Do it BEFORE you overeat. Sit comfortably and close your eyes. Focus your mind&#8217;s attention on your breathing: in and out, in and out. Do this for as long as you can. End with three nice, deep breaths and hold them at the top and bottom of the cycle, and then open your eyes. 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