Don't miss our upcoming
programs:
Peer
Education Program
Now recruiting Peer Educators for '10 -'11
Download an applicaton (below) and apply today!
As part of the Peer Education
Program, Beyond Hunger and trained peer educators (ages 15-22)
teach teens about body image issues and eating disorder
prevention through classroom presentations. Peer educators
participate in training meetings in San Rafael. These trainings
address the consequences of dieting and eating disorders, the
power of acceptance of diversity in body size, and the concept
of Health at Every Size, a research-based paradigm of health and
weight.
Beyond
Hunger staff assist peer educators as they educate middle school
and high school students through classroom presentations. In
meetings, Beyond Hunger assist peer educators in addressing
conditions on the school site that may contribute to the
development of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders, and
work with them to constructively address these conditions. Peer
educators who are willing to commit their time will be invited
to participate in the project,regardless of having been
identified with eating problems or not.
Interested students can contact Beyond
Hunger at (415) 459-2270 or felicia@beyondhunger.org to learn
more about the Peer Education Program.
Peer Education Application 2010 - 2011
*made possible by generous funding from The Freitas Foundation, The Henry Mayo Newhall
Foundation, Marin
Charitable Association, The Rotasa Foundation and individual donors
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Drop In Support
Group
Drop in group meets twice per month
(2nd & 4th Saturdays)
Group meets 2nd & 4th Saturday each month
9:30 - 11:00 am
Ten Principles of Beyond Hunger
7/10/10 Compassion is the foundation of all recovery. Love is the most fertile ground for change.
7/24/10 Becoming conscious of our behavior, thoughts and feelings, in the moment without judgment opens the door to understanding our struggle with food and weight.
8/14/10 Returning to our innate wisdom by eating intuitively (i.e. eating when hungry, stopping when full, eating what is satisfying) reconnects us to our physical integrity that lies buried beneath the diet mentality.
8/28/10 Accepting our bodies exactly as they are right now allows us to make peace with our bodies, thereby empowering us to take better care of our bodies.
9/11/10 Feelings are emotions that come from the core of our being and are essential parts of knowing our needs and taking care of ourselves.
9/25/10 By going beneath the body hatred, diet thoughts, and disordered eating behaviors, we can learn to experience our feelings fully and therefore live fully.
10/9/10 At the heart of every eating disorder is the desire to awaken, embrace our whole selves and experience our divinity.
10/23/10 Recovery from an eating disorder is not a linear process. It requires any layers of learning that unfold uniquely, spontaneously and independently.
11/6/10 Each obsessive thought and each disordered eating behavior is a thread that, if followed, can lead us back to our own truth.
© 2006 Beyond Hunger, Inc.
Open to adults and teens struggling with
food and weight issues,
their friends & family members
Cost: $20 (sliding scale)
For more information:
(415) 459-2270
Drop In Group Meetings will be
held
at 1930 4th Street in San Rafael.
Our suite is upstairs in the
back on the left.
Beyond Hunger is a non-profit
organization that offers support groups and workshops for
individuals struggling with body hatred, compulsive eating,
bulimia & anorexia.
make an online donation- click here
