Intro Mindful Mental Health Nutrition for Therapists/Nurses/Coaches:
Meditation and Surprising Findings in Mood/Food Research
Live Online
Tuesday, March 2 from 10:15-11:45AM PST
OR
Tuesday, March 2 from 6:00-7:30PM PST
Discover how to nourish client mood,
informed by science
and guided by awareness and self-compassion
The latest research shows that mental health is a whole-body issue.
“Tuscan Plate and Eggplant” • Sally Baker Watercolors, click image for www.sallybaker.com
Course Description:
Research in Mental Health Nutrition and Functional Medicine explores the relationship between eating and mood. We will learn simple assessment and intervention for depression and anxiety. Blood sugar balance and digestive health can improve depression, anxiety, attention, pain, energy, sleep, and memory. Mindfulness can increase somatic awareness and self-efficacy. Size acceptance and social justice will be discussed.
This event is geared toward education for health care professionals, therapists, coaches, nurses, doctors, acupuncturists.
Research in Mental Health Nutrition and Functional Medicine explores the relationship between eating and mood. We will learn simple assessment and intervention for depression and anxiety. Blood sugar balance and digestive health can improve depression, anxiety, attention, pain, energy, sleep, and memory. Mindfulness can increase somatic awareness and self-efficacy. Size acceptance and social justice will be discussed.
This event is geared toward education for health care professionals, therapists, coaches, nurses, doctors, acupuncturists.
Learning Objectives:
1 Discuss eating meditation and self-compassion
and practice experientially
2 Identify two reasons to assess client relationship with food.
3 Explain the role of hunger and blood sugar in mood.
We’ll learn:
• eating meditation
• how eating fat may help mood and brain health
• some simple ways to talk about food and body love in your assessments and interventions
This orientation is a great way to find out if you would like to take a comprehensive program for your mood or refer others.
Ticket holders will receive link to online event.
Video Clip from Mood Foods Interview
"Nourish Your Mood & Functional Medicine"
Runtime: 8 minutes and 20 seconds
"Nourish Your Mood & Functional Medicine"
Runtime: 8 minutes and 20 seconds
Register Now:
No one turned away for lack of funds.
The teaching is donated.
This event is a fundraiser for Urban Tilth. Please help Urban Tilth in giving free farm boxes to low-income people during the pandemic. Urban Tilth hires and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture in west Contra Costa County to help our community build a more sustainable, healthy, and just food system. Learn more about Urban Tilth here: urbantilth.org.
Continuing Education
Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.
CE credits for psychologists, LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT, and RNs in California, and for National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches, are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA), which is co-sponsoring this program. Professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
More info on CE here: https://www.centerforstressreduction.com/continuing-education.html
Cancellation Information:
This meeting is open to a limited number of attendees. If you are unable to attend, please notify us within 48 hours of the orientation, so we can open your space to another attendee. For instructions on how to cancel your ticket, go here.
Want to talk more about how Nourish Your Mood could help you? Call 510-594-8224 or request a complimentary call here.
(You can leave a message at any time.)
No one turned away for lack of funds.
The teaching is donated.
This event is a fundraiser for Urban Tilth. Please help Urban Tilth in giving free farm boxes to low-income people during the pandemic. Urban Tilth hires and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture in west Contra Costa County to help our community build a more sustainable, healthy, and just food system. Learn more about Urban Tilth here: urbantilth.org.
Continuing Education
Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.
CE credits for psychologists, LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT, and RNs in California, and for National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches, are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA), which is co-sponsoring this program. Professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
More info on CE here: https://www.centerforstressreduction.com/continuing-education.html
Cancellation Information:
This meeting is open to a limited number of attendees. If you are unable to attend, please notify us within 48 hours of the orientation, so we can open your space to another attendee. For instructions on how to cancel your ticket, go here.
Want to talk more about how Nourish Your Mood could help you? Call 510-594-8224 or request a complimentary call here.
(You can leave a message at any time.)
Register below for the morning session from 10:15-11:45AM PT
OR
Register below for the evening session from 6:00-7:30PM PT
About Reba
I’m Reba Connell, Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Professional and clinical social worker. I've been focused on mindfulness and mental health nutrition and have taught therapists, health care providers, and stressed-out people to balance their mood and investigate the connection between mood and food with curiosity and self-compassion.
I have completed professional training in teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction under the direction of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Dr. Saki Santorelli and a training in teaching Mindful Eating through UCSD.
I have studied with Dr. Leslie Korn and many of the leaders in Mental Health Nutrition and the Functional Medicine.
I deeply care about food justice and hope you'll envision and collaborate with me to create a world where nourishing food is available to all.
I’m Reba Connell, Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Professional and clinical social worker. I've been focused on mindfulness and mental health nutrition and have taught therapists, health care providers, and stressed-out people to balance their mood and investigate the connection between mood and food with curiosity and self-compassion.
I have completed professional training in teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction under the direction of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Dr. Saki Santorelli and a training in teaching Mindful Eating through UCSD.
I have studied with Dr. Leslie Korn and many of the leaders in Mental Health Nutrition and the Functional Medicine.
I deeply care about food justice and hope you'll envision and collaborate with me to create a world where nourishing food is available to all.
The contents of this email, website, and class are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be, nor can they substitute for, professional advice, diagnosis, psychotherapy, health care, or treatment. While classes engage in mindfulness and group sharing, classes are not psychotherapy or mental health treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
watercolor by Sally Baker
watercolor by Sally Baker