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• Stress and Binge Eating, Mindfulness-based Intervention, Effects, and Metabolic Health

  • When
    22 Feb 2019
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    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar, 1 CE, TCME Members free/ Non-Members $15

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  Stress and Binge Eating,

  Mindfulness-based Intervention, Effects, and Metabolic Health

  
  

  Presented by Rachel M. Radin, PhD and Elissa Epel, PhD

  Friday, February 22, 2019, 4:00 PM, EST (time zone converter)

  
  

  
  

  One (1) continuing education credit provided by The Center for Mindful Eating
  

  TCME Members - Free, Non-Members - $15

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  Stress and binge eating contribute to poor metabolic health, and may therefore be potential intervention targets. Mindfulness training may reduce stress and binge eating. We aimed to understand the role of stress and binge eating in metabolic health, and whether mindfulness may buffer these associations. 

  Those with greater stress and binge eating may reduce their risk for metabolic decline by receiving mindfulness training. Future obesity interventions should consider tailoring treatment towards trait-level characteristics, such as binge eating. 

  

  Rachel Radin, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the UCSF Department of Psychiatry, Center for Health and Community. She is also a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of California. Her research interests include clarifying the biopsychosocial processes that contribute to eating behavior and metabolic health in adults.

  She received an F32 National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) to investigate the impact of a mindfulness intervention (SHINE trial) on stress-related eating and endocrine and autonomic profiles of stress reactivity.

  Rachel aims to ultimately develop complementary and integrative health interventions to improve the health of individuals with obesity and other healthrelated conditions. 

  
  

  

  Elissa Epel, Ph.D, is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, at University of California, San Francisco. Her research aims to elucidate mechanisms of healthy aging, and to apply this basic science to scalable interventions that can reach vulnerable populations. She is the Director of the Aging, Metabolism, and Emotions Center, and the Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study, & Treatment, (COAST), and Associate Director of the Center for Health and Community.  She studies psychological, social, and behavioral pathways underlying chronic psychological stress and stress resilience that impact cellular aging. She also studies the interconnections between stress, addiction, eating, and metabolic health.

  Her research has been featured in venues such as TEDMED, NBC’s Today Show, CBS’s Morning Show, 60 minutes, National Public Radio, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Wisdom 2.0, Health 2.0, and in many science documentaries. She co-authored "The Telomere Effect" (2017) with Elizabeth Blackburn, a NYT bestseller under the category of Science.

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• Mindful Eating at Work

  • When
    20 Mar 2019
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    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar, Free and open to all, Donations welcome

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  Mindful Eating at Work

  
  

  PRESENTED BY LYNN ROSSY, PHD

  
  

  Tuesday March 20,12:00 PM EST, (time zone converter)

  
  

  Free and Open to all, Donations welcomed!

  Most workplaces are not conducive to eating mindfully. In fact, the current way of doing business is to sit at our desks for eight hours without even getting up for lunch away from the computer. The toll this takes on our minds and bodies is huge. In fact, not exercising and eating unhealthily are linked with large reductions in productivity at work.

  In addition, there is no evidence that coercive or financially-based wellness programs focused on weight issues (i.e. weight loss programs) work to improve eating by employees. But ample evidence exists that they are not only morale-reducing and an expensive distraction from the business of business, but result in negative health outcomes.

  In this webinar, you will learn to recognize some of the common problems in eating mindfully at work, learn tips for becoming a more mindful eater, and learn strategies for creating a healthy food environment for all your employees.

  

  

  Lynn Rossy, Ph.D., is an author and health psychologist who specializes in offering mindfulness-based interventions for eating, stress, and work-life balance. She became the Director of Integrated Wellness at Veterans United after spending much of her career at the University of Missouri System.

  She developed an empirically validated mindfulness-based intuitive eating program called Eat for Life which helps people have a healthy relationship with food and their bodies—decreasing binge eating while increasing body image, mindfulness, and intuitive eating. She published the concepts from the program in a book entitled, The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution (New Harbinger, July 2016).

  Her greatest passion is helping people find delicious ways to eat and move their bodies, while discovering greater meaning and purpose in life. 

  Sign up for her monthly blog and listen to her mindfulness recordings at LynnRossy.com, be inspired by her posts on Facebook, or sign up for her daily tweets on mindful eating and living on Twitter @DrLynnRossy. 

  
  

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• Beyond the BASICS: The Teachings at the Heart of Mindful Eating

  • Start
    10 Apr 2019
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    (EDT)
  • End
    17 Apr 2019
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    (EDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    2-Part Webinar Series, 2 CE, $30 TCME Members/$60 Non-Members

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  Beyond the BASICS:

  The Teachings at the Heart of Mindful Eating

  Presented by Lynn Rossy, Ph.D.

  Wednesday, April 10 & 17, 1:00 PM EST (time zone converter)

  
  

  Two (2) continuing education credits provided by TCME

  $30 TCME Members, $60 Non-members

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  Beyond the BASICS is a two-part series that takes you through the Four Foundations of Mindfulness from the Buddhist teachings called the Satipatthana Sutta and demonstrates how they inform the practice of mindful eating.
  A review of the BASICS of mindful eating will be provided. Then the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of mindful eating will be deeply explored as understood by the teachings of the Four Foundations.
  This presentation will equip mindful eating teachers with a deeper understanding of the holistic nature of the practice and its ability to provide overall balance and well-being for their clients.

  Learning Objectives

  • Name the six components of the BASICS of mindful eating
    

  • List the four foundations of mindfulness
    

  • Practice with the teachings from the four foundations
    

  • Describe how the foundations of mindfulness relate to three aspects of mindful eating (craving, emotional eating, and dissatisfaction with the body)
    

  

  

  
  

  Dr. Lynn Rossy is a health psychologist and expert in mindfulness-based interventions for stress, eating, and workplace wellness.

  She is the Executive Director of Tasting Mindfulness, LLC, President of The Center for Mindful Eating, and a Kripalu Yoga Teacher.  She teaches the general public and trains professionals to teach her ten-week mindful eating class called Eat for Life. She is the author of The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution, named one of the top ten books of 2016 by Mindful.org.

  You can find Lynn at www.lynnrossy.com, or connect with her on social media at:

  Facebook: TastingMindfulness

  Twitter: DrLynnRossy

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• The Challenges and Opportunities of Working with Mindful Eating Clients, Session 1

  • When
    09 May 2019
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar Meeting, Professional TCME Members only, $15
  • Spaces left
    20

  

  

  The Challenges and Opportunities of Working with Mindful Eating Clients (Session 1)

  Presented by Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D

  Thursday, May 9, 2019, 12 PM, EST    (time zone converter)

  Registration for this seminar will open on April 1
  

  
  

  

  This is a special TCME members-only event for  Mindful Eating Professionals

  Space is limited to 20 mindful eating professionals.

  Please register only if you can attend the live, unrecorded event. 

  Registration for this seminar will open on April 1

  

  As a follow-up to Dr. Kabatznick's highly successful webinar on Mindful Eating and Depression, Dr.  Kabatznick is offering a seminar-style discussion for mindful eating professionals that focuses on specific issues related to working with clients (e.g. self-sabotage, chronic relapse, and using food as a form of self-betrayal)

  Participants are encouraged to submit in advance, questions and challenges they are encountering with clients so Dr. Kabatznick can provide guidance and recommendations, to the extent that time allows. To allow for confidential and open discussion, each seminar is limited to 20 professionals and will not be recorded. Time permitting, Dr. Kabatznick may also present case studies of her own. 

  For the convenience of our international membership, sessions will be offered twice, according to location, 

  Seminar 1 (Americas, Europe and Africa): May 9, 12 PM EST

  Seminar 2 (Asia, Australia, and New Zealand): May 16, 6 PM EST

  Registration for these seminars will open on April 1

  To cover the expenses of this webinar, there is a 15.00 fee for each participant.

  

  Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D is a social psychologist specializing in eating, depression and relationships. She has served as a TCME Board member is currently an advisor to TCME. For nine years, Dr. Kabatnick helped develop the behavioral weight management component of the Weight Watchers Program. She is also the author of two best selling books: The Zen of Eating: Ancient Answers to Modern Weight Problems and Who by Water:  Reflections of a Tsunami Psychologist. 

  Dr. Kabatznick works with mindful eating clients locally, nationally and internationally. Through a wide variety of methods and support, clients learn to change their relationship to common mindful eating challenges such as compulsion, self-sabotage and self-hatred and to  nourish themselves with clarity, peace and satisfaction.  

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• The Challenges and Opportunities of Working with Mindful Eating Clients, Session 2

  • When
    16 May 2019
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar Meeting, Professional TCME Members only, $15
  • Spaces left
    20

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  The Challenges and Opportunities of Working with Mindful Eating Clients (Session 2)

  Presented by Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D

  Thursday, May 16, 2019, 6 PM, EST    (time zone converter)

  Registration for this seminar will open on April 1
  

  

  This is a special TCME members-only event for  Mindful Eating Professionals

  Space is limited to 20 mindful eating professionals.

  Please register only if you can attend the live, unrecorded event. 

  Registration for this seminar will open on April 1

  As a follow-up to Dr. Kabatznick's highly successful webinar on Mindful Eating and Depression, Dr.  Kabatznick is offering a seminar-style discussion for mindful eating professionals that focuses on specific issues related to working with clients (e.g. self-sabotage, chronic relapse, and using food as a form of self-betrayal)

  Participants are encouraged to submit in advance, questions and challenges they are encountering with clients so Dr. Kabatznick can provide guidance and recommendations, to the extent that time allows. To allow for confidential and open discussion, each seminar is limited to 20 professionals and will not be recorded. Time permitting, Dr. Kabatznick may also present case studies of her own. 

  For the convenience of our international membership, sessions will be offered twice, according to location, 

  Seminar 1 (Americas, Europe and Africa): May 9, 12 PM EST

  Seminar 2 (Asia, Australia, and New Zealand): May 16, 6 PM EST

  Registration for these seminars will open on April 1

  To cover the expenses of this webinar, there is a 15.00 fee for each participant.

  

  Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D is a social psychologist specializing in eating, depression and relationships. She has served as a TCME Board member is currently an advisor to TCME. For nine years, Dr. Kabatnick helped develop the behavioral weight management component of the Weight Watchers Program. She is also the author of two best selling books: The Zen of Eating: Ancient Answers to Modern Weight Problems and Who by Water:  Reflections of a Tsunami Psychologist. 

  Dr. Kabatznick works with mindful eating clients locally, nationally and internationally. Through a wide variety of methods and support, clients learn to change their relationship to common mindful eating challenges such as compulsion, self-sabotage and self-hatred and to  nourish themselves with clarity, peace and satisfaction.  

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• Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Habits: Finding balance through mindful eating

  • Start
    18 Jun 2019
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    (EDT)
  • End
    25 Jun 2019
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    (EDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    2-Part Webinar Series, 2 CE, $30 TCME Members/$60 Non-Members

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  Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Habits:
  

  Finding balance through mindful eating
  

  Presented by Caroline Baerten, MA, RD

  Tuesday, June 18 and 25, 10:30 AM EST (time zone converter)

  
  

  Two (2) continuing education credits provided by TCME

  $30 TCME Members, $60 Non-members

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  Take 50% off the cost of this program with an annual membership today!

  

  For several decades the interventions for eating disorders (AN, BED, BN) were dominated by a behavioral cognitive approach based on scientific studies using this angle. In the past ten years there has been a new wave in research: mindfulness and compassion-based interventions are receiving more attention. Along with this, mindful eating has become an effective tool for patients on the spectrum of restrictive eating and binge eating.

  In this two-part webinar series, we will discuss and practice different mindfulness, mindful eating and compassion-based exercises which benefit people with eating disorders and those with unbalanced eating habits. These meditations will be offered as a home assignment after the first session and practiced on a daily basis throughout the following week. It is recommended that health professionals only offer mindfulness exercises if they practice these skills and embody mindful living themselves.

  In part one of the series, we offer a framework that will provide participants with a better understanding of eating disorders from mindful eating perspective, a resume of up-to-date research, the preliminaries to work with patients with eating disorders, and the benefits.

  In the second part of the series, there is time for sharing and an opportunity to learn from each other what they’ve noticed in the past week. There will be further deepening of the mindful eating-based model for individuals with eating disorders (working with resistance, self-criticism, shame, difficult emotions). 

  

  Caroline Baerten is the founder of MeNu, Centre for Mindful Eating and Nutrition, in the heart of Europe (Brussels).

  She works as a Mindfulness-based nutritionist/RD, integrative psychotherapist and is also a qualified chef. She is the first certified Mindful Eating, Conscious Living teacher (ME-CL) worldwide and offers additionally Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindful Self-Compassion courses to her clients.

  Since 2012 she has created an international platform for mindful eating teachers in Europe. In her institute, mindful eating training programs are facilitated for European healthcare professionals and mentoring in mindful eating is offered through e-coaching. 

  You can find her online at:

  Website:  www.me-nu.org

  Facebook: 

  Instagram:  carolinebaerten

  
  

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• Engaging Resistance: A Mindful Approach

  • Start
    22 Oct 2019
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    (EDT)
  • End
    29 Oct 2019
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    (EDT)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    2-Part Webinar Series, 2 CE, $30 TCME Members/$60 Non-Members

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  Engaging Resistance:

  A Mindful Approach

  
  

  Presented by Jenna Hollenstein & Alice Rosen

  Tuesday, October 22 & 29, 12:00 PM EST (time zone converter)

  
  

  Two (2) continuing education credits for dietitians provided by TCME

  $30 TCME Members, $60 Non-members

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  Take 50% off the cost of this program with an annual membership today!

  

  Resistance arises during any process of change. Wherever there are deeply held beliefs and habitual thoughts and behaviors, there will always be ambivalence about true transformation. This is especially true in the case of thoughts and behaviors related to food, eating, and our bodies.

  Rather than viewing resistance as a problem, however, it can be seen as an essential teacher and ultimately part of the transformation. Further, we will explore how mindfulness practices can support our ability to engage resistance, both our own and that of our clients, by helping us re-frame how we see it and how we work with it in an ongoing way.

  

  

  Jenna Hollenstein, MS, RDN, CDN, is a non-diet dietitian who helps people struggling with chronic dieting, disordered eating, and eating disorders. She uses a combination of Intuitive Eating, mindfulness techniques, and meditation to help her clients move toward greater peace, health, and wellness.

  Jenna’s private practice is located in New York City where she consults with clients in person and virtually. Jenna is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and a Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (CDN) in New York State. She has a Bachelors degree in Nutrition from Penn State, a Masters degree in Nutrition from Tufts University, is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and an Open Heart Project meditation guide. In 2018, Jenna joined the board of The Center for Mindful Eating.

  Jenna teaches at mindfulness retreats in the United States and France. She has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, Health, Mindful, Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Fox News, Women's World, Lion's Roar, and Bustle.

  Jenna is the author of Understanding Dietary Supplements, a handy guide to the evaluation and use of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and botanicals for both consumers and clinicians, and the memoir Drinking to Distraction. Her third book, Eat to Love: A Mindful Guide to Transforming your Relationship with Food, Body, and Life, was released in January, 2019.

  www.eat2love.com @jennahollenstein (instagram), @jhollenstein (facebook), @jennahollens (twitter)

  

  Alice J. Rosen, MSEd, LMHC, is the founder of "The No-Diet and Self-Led Eating Workshops" and "The Conscious Cafe'. She is a faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist, and former Director of Education for "Feeding Ourselves (SM)". Alice is on the board of The Center for Mindful Eating and is a lifetime member.

  She works as a psychotherapist and educator specializing in eating and body image issues, but also addresses more general issues such as anxiety, mood disorders, life transitions, and chronic pain/stress.

  Her private practice, which spans over twenty-seven years, is located in Concord, MA. Alice leads workshops and groups designed to instill a healthy and satisfying relationship with food.  She addresses the general public, parents, and colleagues on prevention, early intervention and treatment approach for disordered eating and related topics.

  Her publication credits include her column, "BODY INTELLIGENCE REPORT" which appeared for three years in the journal-letter, FOOD ISSUES. Alice has published pieces on the topic of media and body image, and has also been profiled in both Glamour and Self Magazine, and in the 2011 book by Jean Fain, THE SELF-COMPASSION DIET.

  http://www.theconsciouscafe.org

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• Mindful Eating After Bariatric Surgery

  • When
    18 Nov 2019
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar, 1 CE, TCME Members free/ Non-Members $15

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  Mindful Eating After Bariatric Surgery

  
  

  
  

  Presented by Dr. Susan Wnuk, Ph.D., C. Psych

  Monday, November 18, 2019, 12:00 PM, EST (time zone converter)

  
  

  
  

  Free to members

  $10 to non-members (without CE/CPE Certificate)

  $20 to non-members (with CE/CPE Certificate)

  One (1) CE for dietitians provided by The Center for Mindful Eating

  
  

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  In recent years, more and more people worldwide have turned to bariatric surgery to treat medical problems like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and sleep apnea that may be associated with weight. Many people who seek bariatric surgery struggle with emotional eating, binge eating, body image distress, and other eating disorder symptoms that are not resolved by bariatric surgery.

  Mindful eating approaches can help those who are planning to undergo surgery or who have already undergone surgery, to develop a more balanced, peaceful relationship with food and eating. In this webinar, we will briefly review bariatric surgery, the typical ways that bariatric surgery procedures impact eating, and how mindful eating skills and practices can be successfully adopted by people undergoing bariatric surgery.

  Dr. Susan Wnuk, PhD., C. Psych, is a psychologist at the University Health Network Bariatric Surgery Program in Toronto where she provides clinical care to pre and post-bariatric surgery patients and conducts research.

  Her current areas of interest are mindfulness, emotion regulation, and the effectiveness of behavioural interventions for bariatric surgery patients. She is involved in research projects investigating psychosocial predictors of outcome in bariatric surgery patients and the effectiveness of various therapies for this population.

  Prior to joining the Bariatric Surgery Program in 2010, she worked in hospital-based eating disorder and borderline personality disorder programs. She facilitates workshops for professionals and presents at research conferences.

  Dr. Wnuk holds an academic appointment at the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry at the level of Assistant Professor.

  https://www.susanwnuk.com/
  

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