Doing Yoga While Grocery Shopping

I heard a story about a man who was lost at sea in a raft for nearly 3 months. He was able to catch all the fish he wanted, and he ate it raw. After some time he could not get himself to eat anymore of the fish meat, but other parts were starting to look good to him. The man started eating the skin of the fish, the eyes, the liver, and other internal organs.
There is only so much nutrition in just the meat of the fish, not enough to keep a person alive. So at this desperate point of survival this guy’s brain was telling him where the vitamins and minerals were that he needed. Something made the fish eyes and raw liver look good; the mind was telling the body what it needed to survive without him being aware of it.
A new way of grocery shopping can come from this story, we can call it yoga shopping. I know it sounds weird to try this, but I bet you end up with a much lower grocery bill. Next time you go to the grocery store do not go on your usual route through the store. Walk around for a bit and see if you can connect with the right sensations with the food you pick. If it doesn’t seem right, put it back! Organic Ice Cream might work because we need the calcium, your body might be craving the proteins meat has to offer, but remember to grab these items because it feels right, not because old ways of shopping and thinking are telling you to select it.
Also don’t grab anything just because it is faster and easier to cook, make the cooking part of the meal just as nourishing for you as the eating part. Add the little extra touches that seem right to add and make each meal a special treat, and remember to cook and eat with awareness. No television, magazines, or newspapers.