We explore mindful hunger, silent monastic meal rituals, and how attention shifts taste, mood, and choice. Practical tools include raisin and chocolate meditations, body-based regulation, and tea practices that turn comfort into conscious care.

• setting a clear intention for mindful eating and drinking
• monastic meal rituals as training for presence
• discerning hunger, thirst, emotion and habit
• raisin and chocolate exercises for sensory awareness
• reducing resistance to hunger to reduce suffering
• mapping how foods affect clarity, mood and energy
• body scanning to soften held tension
• integrating tea ceremony as everyday presence
• applying mindfulness to personal stories for regulation
• Q&A on guiding storytellers and building steady practice

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Mindfulness Exercises with Sean Fargo is a practical, grounded mindfulness podcast for people who want meditation to actually help in real life.

Hosted by Sean Fargo — a former Buddhist monk, mindfulness teacher, and founder of MindfulnessExercises.com — the show explores how mindfulness can support mental health, emotional regulation, trauma sensitivity, chronic pain, leadership, creativity, and meaningful work.

Each episode offers a mix o...