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
So many wonderful items were donated to our annual auction that we have some left over for a flash sale! Everything is buy-it-now; no need to place multiple bids or wait to find out if you’ve won. But it also means that popular items will sell fast, so check it out early. The Flash Sale
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.
Please join us for our fifth Annual Fundraising Auction to benefit The Center for Mindful Eating (TCME). By bidding on a mindful eating or mindfulness-related item in our annual auction, you have the opportunity to win wonderful trainings, retreats, and other services that can enhance your ability to achieve a balanced, respectful, healthy, and joyful
I have taught many people to begin meditating; and I am aware that there are a LOT of misperceptions about what it is and isn’t. Because I have found the practice so very beneficial in my life, I have spent my entire career helping people overcome their misperceptions so that they, too, can reap the
Before I taught mindful eating, I had been teaching mindfulness in both the tradition of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Theravadan Buddhism since 1999. I clearly understood the importance of mindfulness in relieving the suffering that all human beings experience just because they are alive in this world. However, teaching mindful eating since 2007 and being
In yoga class this week I discussed the concept of “nonexcess,” the yogic philosophy called Brachmacharya. Certainly, it is not difficult to see how much our modern lives are consumed with the opposite—excess! We live in a “more is better,” “all-you-can-eat,” “get more for your money,” “buy the new shiny thing” world. When times were
Last week I was leading a retreat in Brazil for Eat for Life Teachers-In-Training and members of the Centro Brasileiro de Mindful Eating. We carefully went through the orientation and ten-week program to talk about important concepts and review the challenges that can arise when people take the class. At the end when everyone was
About a month ago a good friend got in my car to go to the gym and immediately blurted out “Can I ask you a personal question?” I said “Sure,” being pretty open to people about most things in my life. It turns out that she wanted to know how much I weighed. To her
Could you use a little more peace, freedom, and understanding with food and your body? If so, it’s time to register for my next round of classes starting in September. Plan ahead and get these dates on your calendar before the busyness of your life takes over. This ten-week LIVE online mindful eating program will
