Stressed? FEAST is a practical application of mindfulness that helps us pause, become aware of our inner and outer experience, observe it non-judgmentally, and intentionally choose whether and how to respond.
Mindful eating is a skill in which we re-train our brain to pause in the face of an impulse or urge and consciously decide what to do next.
The longer I work in the field of mindful eating, the more I see how it can be applied in virtually all aspects of life, creating a mindfulness effect.
In corporate wellness there is often an undercurrent of control. Instead, we can empower their employees to take charge of their own health, wellness, and quality of life.
Workplace wellness programs can’t be designed for Homo Economicus – humans who consistently think rationally and logically. We’re less linear and more complex than that!
The poem, Autobiography in Five Short Chapters, describes how mindfulness helps in the workplace by teaching us how to avoid a hole in the street – and eventually change streets!
The conventional weight-focused, rules-based approach has been standard practice for decades. Many professionals recognize the need for a new approach and are working on implementing, or have already implemented, non-diet and mindfulness-based initiatives.
Mindful eating is increasingly recognized as a powerful approach to optimal eating and health. Contrary to popular belief, mindful eating is not “just” eating with awareness.
The concepts of mindfulness and mindful eating are growing rapidly in popularity. However, mindful eating is still widely misunderstood and underutilized.
What Am I Hungry? Program participants get to do is dig down below the surface to identify and take charge of the thoughts, beliefs, feelings and habits that ultimately lead to their choices. They gradually make changes on the inside first, so the changes they make later on the outside will last.
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