Start the year 2021 with a new hope, not a diet plan that won’t work. Shift the focus from weight to well-being, from shallow promises to values that bring your life meaning, and from outer to inner wisdom. Spend ten weeks with a community of people who are all learning this new path of inner
I was talking to a wellness colleague of mine yesterday about advertising my Eat for Life classes starting in May and she said “People don’t want to think about being healthy right now.” That statement really took me by surprise. And, I’m not sure it’s accurate, at least not in my own life and in
Would you like to learn a basic tool for practicing and/or teaching mindful eating? Would you like to deepen your own mindfulness and mindful eating practice? Would you like to learn about the most recent research describing the benefits of mindful eating? Would you like to know how formal mindfulness practice supports you physically and
There are many reasons to take a mindful eating program. You might want to understand why you keep eating even though you’re full. You might want to learn how to soothe your emotions without using food. You might want to learn how to make different food choices or understand the confusing messages you get about
I went to two local health food stores over the weekend and they were both out of cauliflower! This seemed a little odd to me. When I told the cashier, she said since the beginning of the year they had been having a big rush on vegetables! “They are probably making cauliflower mashed potatoes,” she
The holidays are almost upon us and by the end of the year, I often hear people tell me that they need to start some better habits around food and their bodies. The beginning of the year is certainly a great time to reconsider the choices you make and whether they align with your goals
Go to the TCME.org website and click on the TCME Auction. Find the Eat for Life logo and bid on a class. Classes will be on Monday evenings (6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Central Time) and Fridays (12 - 2:00 p.m. Central Time) in the winter starting at the end of January.
The experience of tasting starts long before you put food in your mouth. Let’s take chocolate as an example. If you pay attention, you can notice what emotions are present when you reach for a piece of chocolate or find yourself in the chocolate aisle at the store. What draws you to one piece of
I love to teach mindful eating because I get to witness how the act of eating can become the doorway to enlightenment! While that might sound a bit lofty, it is truer than you might think. So, let’s think about it a moment. When you eat, you are bringing your whole body, heart, and mind
Tired of dieting? Confused by messages about what to eat and what not to eat? Find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored, unhappy, happy, tired? If you want to discover what you’re really hungry for, then I have good news for you! When working for the wellness program at the University of Missouri, I discovered
