Mindful Eating Mondays
An 8 week online group to befriend food & body.
Mondays Dec 9 – Jan 27
6:30 – 8pm MST
What is Mindful Eating?
Mindful eating is a practice of eating without distraction, using your 5 senses.
This practice helps slow down the process of eating, so that you can stay connected with your body’s cues of hunger, fullness, and emotional satisfaction.
Mindful eating practices can help you better understand your body’s needs. You’ll learn to address food cravings and attend to emotional eating concerns.
You’ll practice connecting with your body in different ways so that you may have a kinder relationship with your body.
This group is for you if...
- You want a more relaxed, guilt-free relationship with food.
- You’re ready to explore cravings and emotional eating without judgement.
- You want to reconnect with your body’s cues of hunger and fullness.
- You want to build sustainable, supportive eating habits.
- You’re open to an approach that does NOT focus on weight loss or dieting.
What can I expect from this group?
You can think of Mindful Eating Mondays like going to a yoga class for eating.
Instead of a yoga mat, you’ll bring food! And since the group is virtual, you don’t have to worry about food smells like fish or curry. You can even keep melty foods like ice cream in the freezer until we begin our mindful eating practice.
Each week we start off with a grounding activity that I’ll guide you through so that you can feel more connected and present in your body.
Then I’ll introduce the week’s topic and we’ll have a little discussion before I guide you into a mindful eating activity.
There will be time for group reflections and sharing as well as setting intentions for the next week.
Weekly Themes
Set the foundation for mindful eating. Experience your first mindful eating activity and explore what it means to “make peace food.” Cultivate a relationship of curiosity and kindness toward eating.
Learn about the different states of your autonomic nervous system and bring awareness to the patterns that impact your eating. Learn about “grounding” vs “energizing” tools to support your body.
Reconnect with your body’s natural hunger cues. Examine the factors that disrupt these signals and learn a practical check-in technique to strengthen your awareness of hunger.
Explore different levels of fullness in your body through this week’s mindful eating activity. Approach fullness with gentleness and neutrality.
Build awareness around stress-related eating patterns. This week, explore what a craving truly feels like in your body and practice techniques to navigate and “ride the wave” of the craving during a mindful eating activity.
What does your body truly need when emotions drive your eating? This week, delve into emotional eating and discover ways to attend to your body during challenging emotions.
How often do you body check, criticize, or compare your body with others? Lean into befriending your body with this week’s activity.
You did it! Reflect on and celebrate successes with the group over the last 8 weeks. Practice one final mindful eating activity together while exploring the concept of gratitude.
Ready to Join Mindful Eating Mondays?
Standard Group Option
- 8 weekly 1.5 hour online sessions.
- Mindful eating practices & strategies to support nervous system regulation.
- Group support in a like-minded community.
Earlybird: $280 (register by Nov 25)
Regular: $320
Standard Group & 3 Individual Sessions
- 8 weeks of mindful eating practices, nervous system regulation & group support
- 3 individual sessions with Selene
Earlybird: $730 (register by Nov 25)
Regular: $770
Meet Your Facilitator
Hello there! I’m Selene. I’m an Intuitive Eating Dietitian and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. I have 15 years of experience as a dietitian and group facilitator. I help people find more ease in their relationship to food and body.
Others have described me as warm, compassionate, and effective. My approach is guided by my training in mindfulness, self-compassion, somatic experiencing, and embodiment.
I love facilitating groups as I think they are a powerful way of practicing new skills in a supportive space. By working together, I can help you befriend food and body so that eating is more joyful and relaxed.
FAQs
Good question! This group is designed to practice different mindful eating skills and activities. This means that each week you’ll bring a food (either a meal-size or snack-size) to practice eating.
Each week we’ll explore a theme together and I’ll give you a heads up before the next week so that you can plan accordingly.
And there’s no “wrong” choice – you can bring your supper, a snack, a dessert, or even something to drink. The purpose is to explore eating different foods using your 5 senses, while staying connected to your body’s cues.
Not at all! In fact I’ll encourage folks to turn off their cameras during the mindful eating practices so that you don’t have to worry about food on your face or anyone watching you while you eat.
The mindful eating practices are an opportunity for you to connect with your body and better tune into hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues.
There is no judgement with the type of food that you bring. And there’s never any pressure to share with the group what you’re eating.
This group is for anyone wanting to improve their relationship to food and have a kinder relationship with their bodies while practicing mindful eating skills.
It’s open to residents in Canada living in Alberta, BC, or Ontario.
The next group runs Monday evenings 6:30-8pm MST starting Dec 9 until Jan 27, 2025.
Groups are facilitated online via Zoom.
Eating disorders and eating concerns vary along a spectrum of severity. For those in early recovery, this group is likely not the best fit.
Mindful Eating Mondays isn’t a replacement for a higher level of nutrition care or support from a therapist. If you’ve already done some work in recovery and are already practicing mindfulness in your individual treament, this group may help.
If you’re unsure where you’re at, please get in touch and we can chat more about whether this group is for you.
Nope! This group helps you practice mindful eating skills to build a healthier relationship with food. There is group support, however this is not a replacement for therapy. If you find that you’re having a hard time in the group, it may be a sign that you may need support from an additional professional.
Wanting to lose weight is a common desire, however, weight loss is not the focus of this group.
Mindful Eating Mondays follows weight-inclusive principles including the belief that bodies of all sizes deserve full nourishment and respect.
Focusing on weight loss often leads you into the diet-binge cycle and fighting with food.
This group is not about weight loss – it’s about learning to take care and respect the body that you currently have so that you can have a more flexible relationship with food & body.
For current or new clients working with me individually in addition to participating in this group, the program may be covered by your health benefits as part of our nutrition counseling sessions.
For participants not working with me individually, this group is intended for educational and informational purposes only. Participation in this group does not establish a provider-client relationship and, therefore, will not be covered by health benefits.
Join us today!
Have Questions? Contact Me
I’d be happy to answer any questions that you have. Feel free to email me, or book a call here.
Email: embodiedRD@gmail.com
Phone: 780 – 446 – 4487
Join Us Today!
Have Questions? Contact Me
I’d be happy to answer any questions that you have. Feel free to email me, or book a call here.
Email: embodiedRD@gmail.com
Phone: 780 – 446 – 4487