The Mindful Eating Workbook Virtual Book Club
Changing your eating habits is often easier said than done.
Even a "simple" goal like "eat more vegetables" means changing the way you meal plan and grocery shop, spending more time in the kitchen trying new recipes, getting frustrated that your kids won't eat it, all just to find yourself slipping back to your old habits three weeks later.
What if changing your eating habits didn't have to be this way?
What if instead of changing what you eat, you change HOW you eat?
Mindful eating is the practice of bringing purposeful, non-judgemental awareness to the eating experience. Research shows that mindful eating is associated with less emotional eating, less disordered eating and better body image. It may also have clinical benefits, like lower blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure.
More importantly, mindful eating is an invitation to change the way that you engage with food and eating that requires very little extra time and preparation.
Curious, but not sure where to start?
Mindful eating is more than simply “eating slowly” and “savouring your food”. If it was, I wouldn’t have written a whole book about it! But simply reading a book is not enough.
That’s why I created The Mindful Eating Workbook Virtual Book Club.
Not only will you have the opportunity to work through the activities in the book, you’ll be able to ask me, the author, any questions that you have to help tailor your mindful eating practice to YOU. Our weekly group meetings also help provide accountability and support.
Whether you’re just dipping your toes into mindfulness and mindful eating, strengthening an existing practice, or just adding to your book count for the year, what are you waiting for?
Join us Thurs, Jan 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 @ 5:30-6:30 PM MST
(7:30-8:30 PM EST/4:30-5:30 PM PST)
What’s Included
Five (5) weekly 60-minute Zoom meetings (recorded) where we will discuss The Mindful Eating Workbook and practice some of the activities together
Access to a secure app that allows you to:
Connect with fellow participants between sessions in a private group chat
Watch recordings of past meetings from your desktop or your phone
Get additional resources to continue to support your learning
Topics Covered
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Our first session will begin with introductions and a review of our community agreements. We will discuss some of the background of how the book came to be, before diving into the Introduction and the first half of Chapter 1. We will end our meeting with a mindful eating assessment and intention setting for the weeks ahead.
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This session will begin with a Basic Body Scan before opening the floor to questions and comments about Chapter 1: The Mindful Path and Chapter 2: In Your Body. We will discuss attuning to our hunger and fullness cues, and close with a mindful eating exercise.
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In this meeting, we will discuss Chapter 3: In Your Brain, which is all about the role of emotions and mental health in eating and nutrition. The activities in this chapter draw from popular counselling frameworks, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and somatics.
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Chapter 4: At the Table is where we start putting it all together as it guides you through what a mindful meal might look like, from acquiring the food to preparing it, to setting up your eating environment, then enjoying your meal and cleaning up. This session will be an opportunity for the community to support each other as we start to put our knowledge into practice.
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Our last meeting will be about taking mindfulness and mindful eating beyond the table and into our everyday lives. We will wrap up our meeting (and book club!) with a mettā meditation, sending loving-kindness to all beings.
Investment
Book Club Only
$99
Save your spot and get instant access to our secure online portal where you can meet your fellow participants.
Book Club + Book
$126
Don’t waste your time book hunting! Get a signed copy of the book that you can use for the book club.
FAQ
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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The meetings are on Jan 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 (Thursdays) at 5:30-6:30 PM MST. See it in your timezone.
Meetings will be held virtually over Zoom, and you will receive the Zoom information upon registration.
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Yes, and they will be made available for viewing via a secure portal for the course.
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By attending the book club meetings, you are consenting to being recorded. You can limit what is being recorded by leaving your video off and microphone muted during the meeting. You can also ask to pause the recording at any time during the sessions.
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No. The Mindful Eating Workbook is also available through other booksellers. Unfortunately because it is a workbook, it is not available in most libraries.
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The book is only available as a paperback.
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While you will likely get more out of the discussion if you are able to read relevant chapters before each meeting, you are not required to read the book in order to participate.
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At our first meeting, we will review and discuss our community agreements so that everyone can participate in a safer environment. While we cannot guarantee a completely safe space, our hope is to cultivate a learning environment that is supportive and non-judgemental.
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Yes. I don’t want to turn away anyone due to financial need. Please contact me for more information.
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If during the course of the book club you can no longer participate, please let me know and I will refund you the amount for the sessions that have not been held. Once the refund has been issued, you will lose access to the recordings, resources and group chat.
Have a question that’s not answered here? Ask me!
