SAVOR Mindful Eating, Mindful Life

Dan Woren's excellent performance saves this worthwhile collection of familiar advice from being weighed down by the author's aphoristic and often repetitive writing. Woren's vocal approach is affable without sounding weak, and his steady enthusiasm and casual phrasing give the audio the momentum and optimistic energy that it needs to hold attention. Fans of Thich Nhat Hanh who might be expecting something more meditative and calming get a more or less standard discussion of how to eat with less mental static and make healthier food choices. The tips and rationales offered, which are nicely illustrated by accessible imagery and compact research summaries, ultimately make this the type of audio that will make a lot of us reconsider the mindless way we tend to go about eating. T.W. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2016]