One of those techniques involves mindfully eating a raisin. Meditation students are to focus on a single raisin and imagine they'd never seen this odd dried fruit before.

We did this thing called the raisin meditation.” And that was the first time I learned about it. So describe the practice to us. Luke Burbank: Well it’s fairly straightforward and yet like many things ...

Meditation can seem deceptively simple and a little awkward initially. At one time, I was teaching a friend to meditate using a simple exercise of focusing entirely on a raisin.

Eventually, I place the raisin in my mouth and roll the wrinkly little shape over and over with my tongue, feeling its texture. After a while, I push it up against my teeth and slice it open. Then ...

This guest post was contributed by Nina Jhaveri, a graduate student in the USC Psychology Department's Clinical Science program. When it comes to dieting, I’ve tried nearly everything. Vegan and ...

Three ways that you can be mindful are: Set aside 5 minutes to practice daily and track your experience. Mindful Eating: raisin exercise. Guided breathing. Practice "simple awareness". Put phone away.

I notice that the raisin’s skin glistens. Looking closer, I see a small indentation where it once hung from the vine. ... On a meditation retreat that year, he had a revelation.