Beyond Hunger Drop In Support Group
Group meets Saturdays 9:30- 11:00 am
*Due to popularity, we will be holding our drop in group weekly starting August 2nd!
Ten Principles of Beyond Hunger
8/2/08 Becoming conscious of our behavior, thoughts and feelings, in the moment without judgment opens the door to understanding our struggle with food and weight.
8/9/08 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.
8/16/08 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.
8/23/08 Feelings are emotions that come from the core of our being and are essential parts of knowing our needs and taking care of ourselves.
8/30/08 By going beneath the body hatred, diet thoughts, and disordered eating behaviors, we can learn to experience our feelings fully and therefore live fully.
9/6/08 At the heart of every eating disorder is the desire to awaken, embrace our whole selves and experience our divinity.
9/13/08 Recovery from an eating disorder is not a linear process. It requires many layers of learning that unfold uniquely, spontaneously and independently.
9/20/08 Each obsessive thought and each disordered eating behavior is a thread that, if followed, can lead us back to our own truth.
9/27/08 Complete recovery from an eating disorder is possible!
© 2006 Beyond Hunger, Inc.
Open to adults and teens struggling with food and weight issues, their friends & family members
Cost: suggested $20 donation per person
For more information: (415) 459-2270
Drop In Group Meetings will be held Saturdays 9:30- 11 am at 714 C Street, Suite 201 (2 nd floor at the end of the hall)
in San Rafael
Enter on the corner of 2nd and B Street- the grey building is next to 7-11 and across the street from Safeway. Parking is available.
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
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Peer Education Program
2008-09
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 info@beyondhunger.org to learn more about the Peer Education Program.
