This practical handbook, modeled on the acclaimed bestseller "Discover Mindful Eating" brings the magic of mindful eating to kids, tweens and teens. Get 75 unique and powerful ways to introduce mindfulness to kids and caregivers alike, and help them use it in their everyday life.
Ever wish you knew exactly how to use mindful eating in your practice and life? This practical handbook offers 51 unique and powerful ways to introduce mindfulness to your clients, and use it in your own life as well! Features 51 handouts for each activity--use them with your clients or on yourself. Step-by-Ste instructions on how to use each activity with your clients is included, as well as counseling dialogue and talking points!
Turn food from foe to friend with this bestselling guide to developing healthy eating habits through mindfulness practices—from a beloved Zen teacher Food. It should be one of life’s great pleasures, yet many of us have such a conflicted relationship with it that we miss out on that most basic of satisfactions. But it is possible—and not really all that difficult—to reclaim the joy of eating, according to Dr. Jan Bays. Mindfulness is the key. Her approach involves bringing one's full attention to the process of eating—to all the tastes, smells, thoughts, and feelings that arise during a meal. She shows you how to: • Tune into your body’s own wisdom about what, when, and how much to eat • Eat less while feeling fully satisfied • Identify your habits and patterns with food • Develop a more compassionate attitude toward your struggles with eating • Discover what you’re really hungry for Whether you are overweight, suffer from an eating disorder, or just want to get more out of life, this book offers a simple tool that can transform your relationship with food into one of ease and delight. This new edition, updated throughout, contains a new chapter on how to provide children with a foundation in mindful eating that will serve them well all the rest of their lives. It also includes a link to a 75-minute on-line audio program of mindful eating exercises led by the author.
Raising a Mindful Eater in a Mindless Eating World Whether your child is obsessed with sweets, a big (or small) eater, or you simply want to avoid future eating problems, you are in the right place. In How to Raise a Mindful Eater, family nutrition expert Maryann Jacobsen shows you step-by-step how to nurture your child’s emerging relationship with food. The book pinpoints 8 Powerful Principles that give you the best shot at raising a mindful eater, someone who listens to their body, eats for nourishment and enjoyment, and naturally eats in moderation. The book will teach you how to: Encourage an Internal Approach to Eating: Discover how to structure meals, set limits, help children eat based on internal cues of hunger and fullness, and pay attention while eating. Balance Food for Nourishment and Enjoyment: Find lasting ways to make nutrition rewarding, sweets less desirable, and eating well a pleasurable experience. Teach Body Appreciation and Self Care: Uncover secrets to teaching body appreciation, dealing with weight issues, combating the media’s Thin Ideal, and nurturing self-care. Ensure Mental and Emotional Happiness: Escape barriers to raising mindful eaters such as stress, poor self-regulation, dealing with difficult feelings, and a lack of connection between parent and child.
French Kids Eat Everything is a wonderfully wry account of how Karen Le Billon was able to alter her children’s deep-rooted, decidedly unhealthy North American eating habits while they were all living in France. At once a memoir, a cookbook, a how-to handbook, and a delightful exploration of how the French manage to feed children without endless battles and struggles with pickiness, French Kids Eat Everything features recipes, practical tips, and ten easy-to-follow rules for raising happy and healthy young eaters—a sort of French Women Don’t Get Fat meets Food Rules.
Teach your kids how to focus their thoughts and notice the world around them with this fun mindfulness kids activity book. Mindfulness activities are a great way to teach children about their thoughts and feelings and how to understand them - while having fun at the same time. This book includes activities - make a mindfulness jar, learn how to appreciate food with mindful eating, and get out into nature and explore the outside world. Calm: Mindfulness for Kids has everything you need to know about focusing your child's mind to help them enjoy and appreciate things that they take for granted every day, while boosting their confidence and self-esteem. Children are guided through each activity, to make sure they achieve maximum enjoyment and awareness. All children will learn and react to each activity in a different way and parent's notes give advice on how to encourage children to embrace mindfulness in the modern world. Each specially designed activity is flexible for each child's needs and inspires them to seek calmness and tranquility in all situations. Calm: Mindfulness for Kids shows that supporting a child's positive mental health doesn't need to be expensive, time-consuming, or difficult. Activities help children to de-stress, focus, and get moving while having fun.
We've all been there-angry with ourselves for overeating, for our lack of willpower, for failing at yet another diet that was supposed to be the last one. But the problem is not you, it's that dieting, with its emphasis on rules and regulations, has stopped you from listening to your body. Written by two prominent nutritionists, Intuitive Eating focuses on nurturing your body rather than starving it, encourages natural weight loss, and helps you find the weight you were meant to be. Learn: *How to reject diet mentality forever *How our three Eating Personalities define our eating difficulties *How to feel your feelings without using food *How to honor hunger and feel fullness *How to follow the ten principles of Intuitive Eating, step-by-step *How to achieve a new and safe relationship with food and, ultimately, your body With much more compassionate, thoughtful advice on satisfying, healthy living, this newly revised edition also includes a chapter on how the Intuitive Eating philosophy can be a safe and effective model on the path to recovery from an eating disorder.
Learn techniques and tips to raising children who eat well and have an overall healthy relationship with food. Breaking down intuitive eating in a way that’s easy to understand and even easier to implement, this book shows you how to help your children develop a positive relationship with food. It offers a system that builds healthy habits and better mindsets that will last a lifetime. Through the techniques and tips in this book, you’ll discover how to eliminate stress, anxiety and food battles and instead enjoy feeding your confident eater! Written by a board-certified pediatrician and mom, this book will set your family up for success when it comes to making decisions in the kitchen, grocery store, and restaurant. The actionable advice in A Parent’s Guide to Intuitive Eating will transform healthy eating from a chore into a happy habit! “A complete guide for raising healthy children from pregnancy to late childhood. [Dr. Yami] underscores the importance of providing children with well-rounded meals filled with fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains, along with covering topics such as picky eating, body image, and important lifestyle habits. You won’t want to miss this comprehensive resource!” —Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, president, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. “This book will lead you along the path of peace, joy, and nourishment for your child and your family.” —Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, FAND, author of The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens, co-author of Intuitive Eating and The Intuitive Eating Workbook
Are you turning to food when you deal with your emotions?Wouldn't it be great if eating healthy and loosing weight was something natural and intuitive?Then keep reading...This Book includes: 1) INTUITIVE EATINGThe psychological impact of intuitive eating is powerful, as it aims to remove the barriers of foods you eat versus foods you are not permitted to have and puts the decision making in your mind and body. You eat what you feel and when those forbidden foods are readily available, the cravings for them may not be as strong as they once were, when they were "off the table." Inside you will discover: Benefits of intuitive eatingEmotional hunger versus physical hungerHow to succeed at intuitive eating and avoid common mistakesThe heaviness of non-acceptanceHands-on strategies to prevent and overcome binge eatingRe-design your life...AND MORE!!! 2) MINDFUL EATINGOnce we understand and apply mindful eating, we will be able to enjoy the foods that we love without feeling guilty and without binging. With our newfound mindfulness and by identifying our needs, values, expectations, and even identities, we can make decisions at key points on our consumption journey that will help us create the eating experiences we crave. Inside you will discover: Understanding your eating cycleHow to begin mindful eating?Mindful eating exercisesFinally breaking free of your old eating habitsProven strategies to overcome binge eatingUnderstanding mindful and intuitive eatingSelf-controlValuable tips to help you meditate...AND MORE!!! 3) BINGE EATINGThe binge-eating disorder often goes undetected in most people who suffer from it. They simply think their overeating is normal. Most sufferers fail to realize that the collection of symptoms, such as guilt after eating, actually signal something deeper. So, they overeat, get to feel guilty and then overeat again to cover their shame. This does not have to be your relationship with food.Beating binge-eating disorder is possible if you offer the right commitment to the process, as outlined in this book. Inside you will discover: Causes behind binge eating disorderCommon thinking trapsPractical ways to overcome binge eatingFurther exploration on how to stop binge eatingLink between sleep and binge eatingChange of lifestyleTips to help you Stop Binge Eating ...AND MORE!! 4) COMPULSIVE EATINGCompulsive eating is a popular phenomenon, and it's famous for making people crush their self-esteem, suffer from guilt feelings all day long, and stress out about food and workouts. This book will teach you how to end emotional eating, satisfy your hunger and form new habits. Discover how to stop binge disorder and the tips to never overeat again Inside you will discover: How to stop emotional eatingThe role of family and society in binge eatingHabits that make binge eating worseWhy therapy is so importantA step-by-step guide to eating intelligentlyLapse preventionThe body can heal itself.Complementary therapies.... AND MORE!!! You will thank yourself later for choosing to read this book.Scroll up to the top of the page and click the "Buy Now" button. Your key to bouncing back from adversity is one click away.