Eating & Body Image

Mindful eating means paying attention to what you eat and how it feels - without judgment. Explore practices and perspectives that help you build a kinder, more aware relationship with food and your body.
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Personal Essays

5 Lessons on Vanity: An Invitation to Awareness and Letting Go 

Aging and death are inevitable. And while we know this intellectually, it is difficult to accept this particularly in a youth adoring culture. Teacher Patricia Rockman explores vanity and this tender, confusing, frustrating journey with our bodies, our attachment to the delusion of youth, and our halting interior growth towards acceptance. Read More

  • Patricia Rockman
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Navigating body grief
Eating & Body Image
Coming Home to Heal 

Traveling the path of body grief isn’t weakness. We can deeply embody our life as it is, finding our way to self-compassion and body trust. Read More 

  • Mara Gulens
  • December 17, 2025
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Eating & Body Image
How to Befriend Your Body 

We only get one body, writes Christiane Wolf: the one we’re in. While our always-onscreen culture can amplify self-criticism, returning to the wisdom of our sensory experience helps us befriend the body. Read More 

  • Christiane Wolf
  • November 28, 2024
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