Eating Well & Yoga
Eating Well is more that just eating your fruits and veggies. Its about eating to fuel and honor your body. Appreciating your body for what it does for you, and how it works for you in harmony when its respected. A practice that helps encourage this is yoga, which teaches awareness of the body’s functions and feelings. This practices is especially impactful when you've been disconnected from the body and mind connection.
Yoga can be an effective method of emotion regulation and distress tolerance (two pillars of DBT). Practicing yoga, mindfulness, and therapeutic services can help you by
Increased attentiveness to one’s body functions and feelings
Improved mood and decreased irritability
Improved body image and self-confidence
Greater sense of well-being
Increased feelings of relaxation
Improved ability to focus
Improved sleep patterns
Diminished impulsivity and irrational thoughts/behaviors
Increased optimistic outlook on life and positive mind-state
Improve ones relationship with self
I offer yoga classes, both individually and as a group. Contact me for details