Spiritual Nutrition--The Global Consequences Of Food Choices

Course overview

Food is a dynamic force that interacts with our bodies on multiple levels: the physical level, the mental-emotional level, and the energetic or spiritual level. Conscious eating involves an awareness of the eating process from beginning to end, and it includes thinking about how dietary choices affect others. Any food choice that is truly good for an individual's physical health and well-being will also be good for his/her spiritual well-being. Today's food landscape is dominated by factory farms and food industry practices that may violate spiritual principles, as well as human and animal rights, and impact the health of the planet. The outcome of this course is for the learner to describe the concept of spiritual, conscious eating, the effects of unconscious eating on the health of humans, animals, and plants, and identify guidelines for individuals who seek to support a lifestyle that includes spiritual nutrition practices.