Where alarm clocks don’t exist and people move to the sound of a gong Well, I have just returned home from a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course. I realised that it has been 7 years since I sat my first 10-day course in 2017 & that I was at the ripe old age of 21 years old at that time. I returned the following year (2018) for another 10-day course, and another again the year (2019) after that; my partner attended his first course that year with me. I have sat all courses I’ve completed so far at Pomona, Sunshine Coast’s Vipassana Meditation Centre – https://rasmi.dhamma.org/index.html I wa ..read more

Why this experience was 10 of the hardest days of my entire life, followed by some of the absolute best. I wrote this blog back in 2017 after my first Vipassana Meditation course. I was 21 at the time. It’s taken everything within me to not go back & edit it prior to sharing it again today. Reading over my raw words from 7 years ago, and particularly working in mental health for much of these last few years, I can see and read things in my words that I didn’t see or understand within myself or understand overall at the time. And that’s why I want to keep it exactly as it was. Not polish it ..read more

In a world that subliminally tells you to hate your body, I say, at the very least, when you can’t quite love it, respect it. #bodyneutrality Choose respect. DESPITE: The messages from your Mum that the outfit you have on makes you look frumpy The people around you steeped in body hate when you’re trying so hard to shift a lifelong focus The message from diet culture that you don’t deserve to love your body until you’ve lost weight The kids at school/siblings at home who teased you about your body Being put on your 1st diet at age 8 & wondering why The billboard on the passing bus which pr ..read more

The Intuitive Dietitian Has Rebranded! New face, new name! It’s official. The Intuitive Dietitian is now the Centre for Intuitive Eating. Same team, same philosophy, same wonderful gratitude for our beautiful clients who make what we do so fulfilling. Listen to our founder, Monique, as she talks through her brand vision and the reason we rebranded here, or click on the image below. BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH US The post The Intuitive Dietitian is now the Centre for Intuitive Eating appeared first on Centre for Intuitive Eating ..read more

When it comes to emotional eating, concerns from our clients often sound something like…   “Why do I turn to food when I’m tired/sad/overwhelmed/excited?” “How can I stop overeating to soothe sadness & loneliness?” “Why can’t I stop eating out of boredom & procrastination when working from home?” “How do I resist the urge to binge when I’m stressed out?”   Do any of the above resonate with you? If so, then this article is for you. We are aiming to answer your questions including:   What is emotional eating? Reasons why you may eat emotionally Strategies t ..read more

Are you wondering how to implement gentle nutrition with Intuitive Eating?   A common misconception is that Intuitive Eating is just eating whatever you feel like, with all nutrition going out the window. Please rest assured this is not the case. In fact, there is a whole principle within the Intuitive Eating framework that is dedicated to nutrition.   This article will give information about gentle nutrition, including practical examples for you to start implementing this principle at home today.     What is Gentle Nutrition?   Gentle nutrition is the 10th and fin ..read more

Do you feel like you might have a sugar addiction? Sugar cravings are out of control? Every time you open a packet of Tim-Tams or a tub of ice-cream, you end up head-first at the bottom?   Feeling out of control around food is horrible and distressing. So understandably, you want to find a solution to this dilemma.   The rhetoric in the media is largely “sugar is basically crack”. The popular solution from a google? “Just quit sugar!”.   But in this article we will explain science-backed reasons why quitting sugar is not the answer. And why in-fact giving up sugar all together c ..read more

Why this experience was 10 of the hardest days of my entire life, followed by some of the absolute best. http://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schrasmi I wrote this blog back in 2017 after my first Vipassana course. I like to think that my writing style has changed since then, so bare with it. It’s taken everything within me to not go back & edit it prior to sharing again today. Reading over my raw words from 5 years ago, and particularly working in mental health for much of these last few years, I can see and read things in my words that I didn’t see or understand within myself at the time ..read more

  Is there a problem with counting calories? Calorie (or Kilojoule) counting is often used by people use to try to lose or maintain a certain body weight, or follow a diet. There seem to be endless sources that encourage calorie/kilojoule counting, including: Doctors, dietitians and government pamphlets Media and social media Packaged food labels Exercise machines that have electronic displays showing the calories burned off each minute Restaurants menus Phone apps and watch devices It is near impossible to avoid calorie information! Calorie counting is one of the top me ..read more

The fear of weight gain is a roadblock that many of our clients come up against when healing their relationship with food.   Initially, the thought of letting go of diets and rigid food rules is exciting (although a little nerve wracking). There is eagerness to learn intuitive eating skills, free up brain space and live fulfilled lives away from food and body obsession.   But there is often a niggling fear that might sound something like….   “What about my weight? If I actually fulfill my hunger I will just end up eating all the time. What if eating more makes me put on weight ..read more