Mindful Eating and Nourishment

About Alexa

Alexa received her Masters of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health from the University of Maryland in 2019. She now practices nutrition counseling at Terra Counseling and Consulting specializing in the connection between mental health and nutrition. Alexa began her journey of becoming more mindful when she became a registered yoga teacher in 2015, and since then has led yoga and mindfulness classes and workshops to hundreds of individuals throughout Baltimore. Alexa believes that a healthy body starts with a healthy mind. Alexa combines evidence-based nutrition interventions with mindfulness and self acceptance practices to help her clients improve their health and mindset from the inside out.

It will be conducted virtually and participants will receive a private link for video calls.

In this course you will learn how to:

• Make intentional food choices
• Reduce mindless eating
• Increase the use of all your senses (not just taste) when experiencing food to make eating a more joyful experience
• Acknowledge your body’s responses to certain foods without judgment
• Become more attuned to your body’s hunger and satiety cues to guide when and how much to eat
• Identify what barriers and obstacles prevent mindful eating

The course will begin with an assessment which will help participants to gauge their current level of mindfulness related to eating habits. In each group meeting, we will explore different mindful eating principles and then practice one or more mindful eating techniques and reflect on the experience. Participants will be provided with additional resources to practice in between sessions. At the end of the course, we will revisit the assessment completed in week one to measure improvements in participants’ mindful eating habits.

Course Schedule:

• Week 1 - April 15
• Week 2 - April 22
• Week 3 - April 29
• Week 4 - May 6
• Week 5 - May 13
• Week 6 - May 20

Please sign-up by April 8th!

The cost of the course includes assessments and 7.5 hours of guided nutritional counseling in a group setting with Alexa.