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Meditation for Stress

Jul 19, 2016 | Eating Challenges, Meditations, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

This meditation practice helps us learn to be with our stress, anxiety or pain. Rather than trying to avoid it, or get overwhelmed by our feelings, meditation practice helps us ‘be with’ what we are experiencing. When we practice ‘being with’...

A Natural Anti-Depressant that Works

Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized

Dr. Elisha Stein studies depression and has found that a depressed brain has significantly more activity in the right prefrontal cortex than the left prefrontal cortex.The right side is associated with avoidance, negative emotions, and stuckness while the left side is...

Kindfulness

Jun 12, 2016 | Blog, Eating Challenges, Health, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Self-Compassion

Mindfulness practice helps us become more aware of what we are experiencing, while we are experiencing it. So we can start to observe ourselves when we are feeling different emotions and reactions and learn how not to react in the moment. It helps if we can do this...

Self-Compassion Talk

Jun 9, 2016 | Blog, Eating Challenges, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

Imagine treating yourself with the same care and kindness you offer to those you love?

Emotional Safety and Self-Compassion

Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

Emotional Safety and Self-Compassion Self-compassion enhances wellbeing primarily because it deactivates the threat system (associated with self-criticism, insecure attachment, and defensiveness) and activates the self-soothing system (associated with secure...

Self-Compassion with Our Eating

Apr 14, 2016 | Nutrition, Self-Compassion

Self-Compassion is needed whenever I find myself: disapproving and judgmental fixating on nutrients or calories focusing on what’s wrong with my body eating more than I want or less than I need binging or purging believing that this pain will never change angry...