HUNGER MEDITATION SCRIPT

The purpose of a mindfulness meditation on hunger, is to become accepting of hunger as just a normal part of life, rather than something that must be acted on immediately to end a “negative” sensation.

Hunger is neither positive nor negative, it is not something that must be acted upon in any particular
way. Hunger lets us know our body is working as it should, and simply is an experience of life, one that can be had without judgment or attaching meaning. In the past it was a cue to eat, and in many
cases, a cue to eat whatever possible just to make the feeling go away. Now, it is simply seen as it is:

Hunger.

As you breath in and out, focusing on the breath, neither try to speed up or slow down the breath, just
notice it. Bring your attention to this moment, scanning the body for any obvious tensions, and let
them melt away, relaxing the muscles of the body. Return to the breath, to this moment, seeing
yourself just as you are at this moment. Now bring your attention to the core, to the place in your
body where hunger is created and experienced. Notice the way it feels, where it begins and how far it
radiates up the chest or below the stomach. And notice, your ability to notice this feeling, without
judgment, and without action, simply letting the body be as the body is at this moment. Fully
accepting your present state, seeing it as neither good nor bad, but as just a sensation.
Return your attention now to the breath. Breathing in and out. Seeing the breath in this moment.
Breathing in. Breathing out.