The Connection
I Can't Make a Decision

 

Do you need to know every little detail before you make a decision?  Do you need to speak to fifty people, ask their opinion and need to know every detail of the outcome instead of letting go of any attachment or expectation?

 

I recently took a Mindfulness Meditation Course, which was very congruent with my Yoga training along with how we conduct our Reconnect with Food comprehensive eating disorder treatment program.  Potential program participants and even potential Yoga therapy trainees get very wrapped up in the outcome without wanting to experience their own journey.  Some of these reactions make it clear to me that practicing mindfulness can help us see beyond an intense situation.

 

Mindfulness Principles:

 

Attention - Can you wake up and become fully alert to the present and live in the here and now, appreciating ordinary and joyous moments?

 

Intention - Can you choose to pay attention to the present vs. worrying about the past or future?

 

Affection - Do you treat yourself and others with kindness?  Or, are you so hard on yourself that commitment cannot ever be possible as the perfect moment becomes unattainable?

 

Mindfulness Practice:

 

Patience -

 

Cultivate patience with yourself and the process that is in front of you.  Don't expect to know and learn everything with a minimal investment of time. 

 

Trust -

 

Trust the process vs. worrying about what will be or what should be.  Go with the flow and "allow" vs. resist.

 

Beginner's mind -


Show interest and curiosity as if you were approaching something for the very first time.  Maybe you have been in a treatment program or a training program that you feel is similar.  Can you approach your healing/learning work with a fresh outlook and know that you can always learn something new?

 

Non-striving - 


Don't try so hard to "get it right."  Take each step while being in the moment.  Make it a personal journey of exploration.

 

Non-judging -


Are you judging what lies before you or are you really judging yourself?

Acceptance -


Accept what you cannot change and learn from the outcome vs. beating yourself up.  Obstacles are our greatest teacher.

Letting go/letting be -

 
Letting go of the past allows you to return your attention to the present moment.  Resist getting attached to the outcome.
  

 
Letting go and staying present is hard work.  Ultimately, being mindful opens the doors to all new possibilities.

 
   
Reconnect with Food
Adolescent and Adult Yoga and Group Support Series - Starts in January!
Do you feel that your mind and body are disconnected when it comes to food? Do you have a pre-occupation with food?

If you are interested in further exploring your relationship with food, body image and emotions following treatment, you will benefit from this dynamic yoga experience. It's the only one of its kind in town!

Adolescent and Adult Programs Starting in January!
 
Monday and Wednesday evenings, respectively 
Location:
 
Inner Door Center 
317 E. Eleven Mile Rd.
Royal Oak, MI 48067

Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.


 

 

 

Reconnect with Food
Day Intensive Treatment Programs

Reconnect with FoodŽ is a systematic, life-transforming, eating disorder treatment program, empowering you to make changes from the inside out, creating a natural shift in your relationship with food.  We offer you an encouraging and nurturing space for you to make connections with others who are experiencing similar struggles with food, body image and related addictions.


We offer a partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient therapy programs


 
 
Yoga Therapy Certification in Eating Disorder Recovery

Become inspired to take your
counseling and teaching skills to a level you never imagined, by investing in yourself and your career.


 

 

February 20 - 26th, 2011
Tulum, Mexico


Immersion and Integration Segments held at our facility.
 
"The Reconnect with FoodŽ Program was a truly transformational experience.  It deeply healed hurt parts of me that I didn't even know existed.  I feel much more grounded, purposeful, and present.  I am more connected with and loving of all aspects of myself, which has allowed me to feel more connected to others.  I feel free of so many of the ways I was holding myself back and keeping myself stuck.  I am happier than than I have been in a long time.  I came here to address an eating disorder, but I left with experiences, understandings, and tools that have changed the way I live my life.  I truly feel that after this experience I have everything I need to face any challenge that I may encounter, that I don't have to struggle through life anymore.  This program is indescribable. It is unlike any advice I've been given or anything I've read in a book, because it is a deep, personal and holistic experience."
 
Nicole D.
Sausalito, CA