Fall into Your Natural Shape - MY WEIGH Mindful and Intuitive Eating Therapy

Sept. 28, 2009 - PRLog -- DETAILS
•   Weekend of Nov 21-22 2009 10am-4pm
•   $300.00 includes entire workshop, activities & meals (breakfast & lunch both days)
•   Limited Space: Reserve your spot by October 1 with a 50% deposit and receive a 10% discount for early registration. 15% discount for groups of 3 or more.

[Oakland, CA – September 09] Fresh on the scene in Oakland’s Jack London Square District is My Weigh Family Therapy, http://myweighfamilytherapy.com/ which has opened its doors as a new non-diet center that takes a mindful and intuitive eating approach.  My Weigh’s first “Fall into your Natural Shape” workshop (Nov 21, 22) provides education and support for the individual to redesign their relationship with food.  Occurring the weekend before Thanksgiving, the ‘Fall into Your Natural Shape’ workshop at My Weigh will teach tools that will help prepare clients to make better choices on how they consume food through the holiday eating food frenzy.

A modern, faster lifestyle has individuals disconnected from their internal cues of when and what the body needs which has resulted in weight issues, eating disorders and skewed body images.  My Weigh caters primarily to women and teens whose issues are not severe enough to meet the clinical criteria of eating disorders, but are disruptive enough to require attention.

Signe Darpinian, founder and executive director of My Weigh, is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who specializes in women’s food-related issues.  “I created this facility to provide the Bay Area with a way to help women (as well as teens) pave a peaceful path to redesigning their relationship with food and body.  A key component is training clients how to regulate emotions in ways other than food, and alleviate the overwhelming preoccupation with weight.  My Weigh is focused on teaching women how to eat in response to the body’s instinctive physiological cues rather than emotional and external signals, thereby redirecting that misguided energy.”

My Weigh’s varied programs offer a unique and comprehensive plan from a holistic view of nutrition, fitness, and ‘behind-the-food’ therapy.  The typical My Weigh clients have had an ongoing struggled with eating and weight issues and/or are chronic dieters or emotional eaters with a strong interest in an integrative approach to positive eating habits.  Together with Signe, the experienced My Weigh team helps clients to discover the body's innate wisdom and guides them through the journey towards finding their natural shape.

Workshop Session Topics:
•   Explore and heal ‘behind-the-food’ issues through creative expression with a Registered Art Therapist
•   Receive empowering nutritional education with a progressive non-diet angle from a Registered Dietician
•   Learn how to cope with emotions in ways other than food from a Licensed Psychotherapist
•   Find a new level of awareness about the body's keen instincts by initiating a practice of Mindfulness
•   Apply all these tools on the spot during workshop meal sessions

For more information contact 510.251.8777 or info@myweighfamilytherapy.com.
http://myweighfamilytherapy.com/ Located at 240 Third Street, Suite 2, Oakland CA  94607.

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About My Weigh: Signe Darpinian, is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist with a Certificate in Eating Disorders. She is the Founder & Executive Director of Oakland California’s My Weigh, an innovative therapy center that uses a mindful and intuitive eating approach to treat clients looking for long-term solutions to food, weight and body image issues. Please visit http://myweighfamilytherapy.com/ for more information, and contact 510.251.8777 or info@myweighfamilytherapy.com with inquiries. My Weigh is located at 240 Third Street, Suite Two, Oakland CA 94607.