Mindful Eating

Mindful Eating
A 6-week program to help you -
Reconnect with food & health using mindful awareness.

An all new YOU in 2-0-1-2!

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WHAT:
Mindful Eating is a 6-week program that uses mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) techniques as the basis for learning how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind, and body. Studies have shown that following a “mindful eating” practice helps people identify and change their eating habits, without having to count calories. The Program is a “non diet” approach to eating that advocates self acceptance and body acceptance as the first steps towards change. Program facilitators, Amy Chiconas and Karl Duffy, use a compassionate approach to help participants re-learn how to use their internal physical cues to guide what, when and how to eat. The Program will teach the basics of mindfulness and its applications to eating, as well as relevant research on the myriad messages we get daily about food and our bodies. Begin 2012 anew by discovering how you can nourish and heal your Self with a mindful approach to food!

WHEN:
April 18, 25 / May 2, 9, 16, 23
19h - 21h30

WHERE:
Webster University Geneva
15 Route de Collex
1293 Bellevue, Geneva

DETAILS:
The program consists of six total sessions. The Program will take place one evening per week (for 2.5 hours each evening), over the course of six weeks. Sessions will include instruction in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) (sitting meditations, body scan, eating meditations, and mindful yoga). Group discussions and exercises will address the experiential component of the classes, and will emphasize the application of mindfulness, mindful eating principles, and current research in order to facilitate change in your relationship with food and your body.
* Please note: Weekly practice assignments - to be done at home - will help you develop mindfulness skills and apply them to the ways in which you eat, think about eating, and relate to your body. It is expected that participants will attend all six sessions and will commit to approximately 15-30 minutes of meditation per day for the duration of the Program. A CD of the mindfulness practices and weekly handouts will be provided as learning aids.

WHO SHOULD ENROLL:
This Program is for you if you:

Have a history of chronic dieting,
Have rigid “healthy” rules about eating,
Wish to change your relationship with food,
Have no success with diets and exercise alone,
Have an unhealthy and/or uncomfortable body weight,
Find yourself eating more than you want when you’re stressed, bored, or unhappy,
Have a love-hate relationship with food,
Feel out of control with food and eating, and/or
Want to enjoy eating every day and appreciate the miracle of your body.

Note: If you are currently under the supervision of a doctor for diabetes or any medically prescribed diet, then you can still benefit from the principles taught in this Program. The learning from Mindful Eating will enhance your ability to create a healthier relationship with food, as well as your own body.

COST:
650 Swiss francs*
The cost includes all Program materials, a workbook, audio CD, jump drive with electronic files of materials, exercises, and worksheets used throughout the 6 sessions
Payment plan possible. Inquire here.

PARTICIPANTS WILL:
Apply Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) tools. Apply holistic nutrition, seasonal eating & food combining tools. Apply tools to recognize & challenge negative body-image & negative self-talk. Receive a CD of meditation exercises. Receive electronic files of worksheets, exercises, home application reflections & educational info.

ENROLLMENT:
(1) A deposit of 200chf is required to secure your place in the Program. The remaining balance is due one week prior to the start date of the program (ie. by April 2012). A reminder for the remaining balance will be sent to all enrolled participants approximately three weeks prior to the start of the Program.
* Note: Please put your full name and email in the Notes/ Comments section of the bank wire.

Complete application form here. Scan and return via email here.

PAYMENT INFORMATION:
Bank details for the deposit of 200chf (or the lump sum Program cost of 650chf) are as follows:
Beneficiary: K. Duffy
Beneficiary Bank: UBS IBAN: CH670024024049929640M BIC/ Swift: UBSWCHZH80A

QUESTIONS:
Contact the Program facilitators:

* Amy Chiconas, Holistic Nutrition Coach, or

* Karl Duffy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Facilitator.

Details for the 2012 Spring Program: