A single mouthful becomes a way of tracing distance: seed, soil, old rain, sunlight, cold storage, lorries and perhaps a ship crossing a sea. With one piece of food, or the memory of a recent meal, attention stays close to colour, scent, texture and taste, finding gratitude in how far the ordinary has travelled.

Grounded and even, the same calm weight on every line — present without pushing, steady when the moment isn't.
Food That Travelled Far is a guided audio session from Salūs Rooms — part of the gratitude collection, narrated by Marco Vella.
Salūs Rooms is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS, Android and web — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial.