The Intentional Table

The Intentional Table

The Midday Body Scan

Part Five of a Nine Week Series on Quick Nutrition Rituals

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Jonathan McCloud
Jul 08, 2026
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A question from last week’s practice: when the phone went face-down, what did you notice first, the food or the urge to pick the phone back up? Either answer is information.

Somewhere between 2 and 3 p.m., most of us hit a wall. We call it an energy crash and treat it like a character flaw, or we treat it with whatever is closest, w…

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