Mindful Eating
Find a comfortable relationship with food and your body that is sustainable, enjoyable and not rule based.
Say goodbye to food fads and diets.
Eat to feel energised, vital and whole.
Create habits that enable you to trust yourself and the food choices you are making.
Mindful Eating is …
the art of paying attention and observing what we eat—taking in all the details, observing our levels of satiety and the relationship of our food with our digestive system.
The concept of mindful eating is not new. The principles come from Ayurveda which talks about how our mind is linked to our digestion; how one eats is as important as what one eats. The quality of your digestion is affected by mind, environment, body, and emotions.
Mindful Eating is a lifestyle approach to eating what your body wants and needs.
I combine Ayurveda principles and nutrition, western nutrition and wellness coaching principles to support you to:
Find comfort with food.
Eat what you want, when you want it, YES!
Reduce binge, stress and/or emotional eating.
Step off the diet roller coaster.
Recognise that your needs change day to day.
Learn how, what and when to eat to help you feel good.
Make your peace with food.
With the preparation and cooking of nutritious meals.
Find ways to incorporate gentle movement, you enjoy, into your life.
Find a stillness within, a quietness that will enhance Wellness.
What to expect …
Mindful Eating gives you the keys to be the driver of your change. I assist, as a navigator when necessary, guiding you around the obstacles and through the ‘traffic noise’.
The growth and ownership of your well-nourished life develops as you
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Learn to listen to and trust your inner voice and wisdom.
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Set a vision and structure realistic steps to achieve and track your progress.
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Learn to distinguish what you are truly hungry for.
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Identify the barriers that hinder your steps to comfort with food and a general sense of well-being.
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Learn new skills and strategies to move past the obstacles.
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Develop positive attitudes and actions that move you through the ‘stuck’ bits towards well-being.
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Develop flexibility and ease with food choices and movement.
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Receive email contact to support your progress between sessions.
The Process
The journey to a well-nourished life requires practice in courage, compassion and curiosity.
I offer a variety of ways to work towards creating this without dieting or deprivation. A minimum of 3 sessions is recommended to learn new skills to start developing an attitude of self care and body acceptance, enabling you to work towards making the sustainable change you wish for.
How to Get Started
Chat with me about how I may help you optimise your relationship with food and your overall wellness goals.
BOOK A FREE 30-minute initial phone consultation
Individual Session
60 minute; online or 1:1 (Hobart, Australia)
Prior to first session you complete a short questionnaire to provide basic details and your wish/intention from sessions so we get to work immediately.
First session is to: Clarify your goals, what you are really ‘hungry’ for
Develop a sensory practice enabling you to enjoy your food
Explore how breath and movement may assist for food enjoyment
Leave with activities enabling you to begin listening to your body and understanding it’s needs.
Email contact between sessions is available to support your progress.
Further sessions to: Learn to distinguish between hunger and fullness
Identify eating triggers
Identify some practices to assist in working with barriers to the food choices you want
Understand gentle nutrition
Small Group Sessions
6 x 90 minute sessions, online or in-person (Hobart, Australia)
Small group sessions offer the support of people with shared experience.
Appointments
Tuesdays 6.30-7.30pm @ BodyStillness 7 Lincoln St, Sandy Bay
Wednesdays 2-6.30pm @ BodyStillness 7 Lincoln St, Sandy Bay
Thursdays 6.30-7.30pm @ BodyStillness 7 Lincoln St, Sandy Bay
Other days and times by arrangement
Individual
Pricing
1 Session - AU$115
3 Sessions - AU$330
5 Sessions - AU$525
8 Sessions - AU$800
Reviews
“Clare is an open, gentle and generous guide in this quest for wellbeing. I worked with Clare across five sessions (over two months), to which I brought a complex body (chronic illness and trauma) and little understanding of how I had been processing feelings of hunger throughout my whole life. For me, taking this opportunity to develop a better understanding of this relationship between hunger, fatigue and trauma held in the body has been the greatest learning of my Finding Food Freedom journey with Clare. Developing flexibility in the ways I think, feel and process my relationship to food has been both enlightening and nourishing. I found our sessions to be really well structured, nurturing and full of compassion. Most of all I felt safe. Each day now, I put my new skills into practice (as I can). If you’re looking for a supportive guide with real skills and a wealth of experience in the realm of nutrition and yoga-based wellness, I couldn’t recommend Clare highly enough.”
— J.P.
“Thank you Clare for suggesting some new perspectives on food and exercise that have made a huge difference to me in such a short time.”
— Helen M