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Orientation to Nourish Your Mood:
Meditation and Eating with the Brain in Mind

Sunday, January 31, 2021, 2-4 PM PT, Live Online 

Discover how to nourish your mood,
informed by science
and guided by your own awareness ​and self-compassion

The latest research shows that mental health is a whole-body issue.

Painting of 2 eggplants, garlic bulb, tomato“Tuscan Plate and Eggplant”  •  Sally Baker Watercolors, click image for www.sallybaker.com
Feeling frazzled?

Anxious before you open your eyes,
searching for coffee to brighten your energy,
fading and shaky by late morning,
spacey and slumping in productivity after lunch,
people irritating you in the evening,
so exhausted but can't sleep,
waking at 4 AM with regret and the to-do list…
 
It’s not you. So many people are experiencing similar blocks to achieving goals and connecting with others.

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Imagine being deeply nourished...

When you are engaged on a path toward nourishing mood,
you’re more able to connect with your beloveds and create a better world.

 
Eating with the Brain in Mind involves:
  • treating oneself with compassion and love
  • eating in ways that prioritize the incredible functions of the brain and body
  • taking digestion seriously
  • individually discovered solutions
  • pleasure and abundance

Enjoy this orientation to learn more about how nourishing your mood can help.

We will do some mindfulness and mindful eating practices and talk a little bit about how cutting-edge science and traditional wisdom support the connection between food and mental health. You will have an opportunity to ask questions.

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.

We’ll learn:
  • self-compassion practice
  • eating meditation
  • how our amazing bodies come in a normal range of sizes
  • what one of the missing pieces might be to support your:
                       o mood
                       o anxiety
                       o concentration
                       o sex drive
                       o pain
                       o memory and cognitive health

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​All attendees will receive free gifts:
  • A tool you can use to track the connection between your mood and food
  • An evidence-based guided audio meditation to use in a moment when life is hard or you're being hard on yourself


In our time together we will:
  • Practice eating meditation
  • Light a candle
  • Practice self-compassion meditation
  • Do a brief ritual to grieve those lost to COVID-19, state violence, and violence against transgender people

Nourish Your Mood: Meditation and Eating with the Brain in Mind
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is a comprehensive program for your mood that:
  • Is evidence-based and open-hearted. 
  • Gives you accurate support for your physiology and respects you as your own best teacher.
  • Lets you discover your own answers and gives you mutual support.

Berries in Bowl
How this Program is Different...

Body-positive, fat-positive, food-positive, transgender/LGBTQI-positive. 
 
Nourish Your Mood is committed to a body-positive, fat-liberation approach.

Nourish Your Mood is transgender and non-binary-affirming. We welcome bodies living with disability and health conditions.
 
Eating with the Brain in Mind does not involve:
  • Deprivation
  • Weighing yourself or calorie talk
  • Using nutrition or mindfulness as more reasons to criticize yourself



Register Now: 

No one turned away for lack of funds.
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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.
 CE credits for psychologists, LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT, and RNs are provided by the Spiritual Competency Resource Center (SCRC) which is co-sponsoring this program.

More info on CE here: https://www.centerforstressreduction.com/continuing-education.html


Cancellation Information:
This orientation 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. 
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​The contents of this website are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or 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
 

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