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 ...

AS A PUBLIC FIGURE AND A PRACTICING CARDIOLOGIST, DOCTOR MEHMET OZ HAS AN INCREDIBLY BUSY LIFE. HE FLEW TO SACRAMENTO THIS MONTH FOR THIS APPEARANCE AT THE ROSEVILLE GALLERIA, STRAIGHT FROM ...

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.