The Mindful Eating course led by Beth was so insightful!! There were so many pieces of the program that resonated with me and helped me pin down some things I can easily change about the way I eat and the way I look at food in general. I’m working on not feeling trapped by the decisions of what I’m going to eat anymore… I feel empowered about the choices I can make on a daily basis and am enjoying this new road of my food journey!

~Rachel, Peace with Food Participant

This course was great and very empowering. I am a Registered Dietitian so I felt like I was going to know some of the information in this course but I was amazed at how much I didn’t know. In college, as a nutrition major, we learned a lot about how our bodies break down and utilize the nutrients in food. What I did not learn in college was how powerful our minds were and how big of a role our minds play in digestion. There were days that my mind was blown with the information I heard. How can I eat, what can be categorized as, a “bad” meal and not feel any side effects of indigestion? Some of the studies about how our minds function and think really brought up questions. But good questions! Questions that made me look deeper into my life and how I could create an experiment like the one I just learned about to improve my mind and body. This course is more than just learning about nourishing our bodies with nutritious foods. It’s also about nourishing our minds. My old mind always made me feel guilty when I would eat sugar and candy. As a nutrition professional, it’s been ingrained in my mind that processed foods and sugar are bad for me. But I still eat it anyway! However, the difference now that I’ve taken this course is, I don’t feel guilty after eating those “bad” foods. Instead, I enjoy them because I know that I am still eating nutritious foods throughout the day. One high fat, calorie-dense meal or snack isn’t going to ruin my body. My negativity about food could though. A very wise woman told us that ‘just because you might’ve taken a step backward, doesn’t mean you should give up.’ This is a long journey but totally worth it. Every lesson I learned something that I incorporated into that day and I saw progress. One bad day won’t hold me back from the many days ahead of me. My new positivity towards food has helped me lead a happier life in more ways than one.

~Lexi Tyson