Mindful Eating: Cupcakes! Workshop

by | May 2, 2022

Mindful Eating: Cupcakes! Saturday, May 13 at 2pm, at 532 Yoga in Alexandria, VA (or live stream wherever you are) Well, you’ve probably heard of mindful eating workshops – they typically involve sucking on a raisin for an hour. That sounds horrible to me, so I...

Are You Going to Eat That?

by | Apr 19, 2022

But that’s the way I’ve always done it! I love traditions. My favorite traditions aren’t always the typical ones, some of them are a little quirky. That’s what makes them special. At Christmas, for example, my family throws plastic balls at the Christmas tree to see...

Can You Eat Your Way to a Better Life?

by | Feb 22, 2022

If your life isn’t where you want it to be, you might need a new approach to eating and living. Something holistic, something mindful, something grounded in self-compassion. Imagine if these were your words: “ I’m better able to associate how I feel (physically and...

How You Eat: What it Says about You

by | Feb 15, 2022

In the last few newsletters I’ve focused on what Intentional Eating is. To recap, it’s an approach to eating that honors your inner-wisdom about what you need from food so you can make choices that take care of you without guilt or shame. The way you eat is a snapshot...

Are You True to Yourself? (with food?)

by | Feb 8, 2022

Can you be honest with yourself? Is what you want and need acceptable to you? So often I’ve seen, in myself and the women I work with, a tendency to think that we’re wrong to take care of ourselves. Selfish, self-centered. Especially around food. We take in societal...

There is a Better Way to Eat

by | Feb 1, 2022

Ever heard of Intentional Eating? Maybe not. I love the phrase, and thought I made it up, but a quick Google search reveals that lots of people use the term, which undermines my unique genius and is a total drag. But “Intentional Eating”, the way I use it, is an...