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Posted by mmorand on December 21, 2012
The holidays can be stressful enough without adding stress about food to the mix.
On top of thoughts about family (some we may love dearly and some we’d like to never have to see again), friends, travel plans, money and gift stress, and increased time pressures we certainly don’t need anything else to fret about at what is supposed to be a most fun and peaceful time of year.
But if we are stressed about our relationship with food and uncomfortable with our weight, we naturally have another layer of stress, a chronic 24/7 chatter in our brain, that cranks up a few more notches at this time of year.
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Posted in: 2012, Relationship with Food, Relationship with Self, Tips for Natural Eating, Uncategorized
Posted by Cedric on September 8, 2012
2013 ‘Master Series’ Workshop Schedule
2013 ‘Master Series’ 3-day Weekend Workshop Schedule
Hours: All workshops run from Friday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
Cost: All workshops cost $636.00 + tax with payment plans available.
‘Master Your Brain – Master Your Behaviour’ –
Dates: ; Feb. 22nd to 24th; May 17th to 19th; Aug. 9th to 11th; Oct. 18th to 20th
‘Mastering Balance: Creating Solid Self-Esteem and True Inner Peace’ –
Dates: March 15th to 17th; June 21st to 23rd; Nov. 15th to 17th
‘‘Mastering Relationships: The Relationship Equation’ – July 26th to 28th; Dec. 6th to 8th
Venue for all Vancouver Workshops: Century Plaza Hotel, 1015 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B6
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‘Master Your Brain – Master Your Behaviour’
Dates: March 8th to 10th, July 12th to 14th and November 8th to 10th
Venue: Common Room at 1246 Fairfield, Victoria, BC, V8V 3B5
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‘Master Your Brain – Master Your Behaviour – Dates:July 5th to 7th
‘Mastering Balance: Creating Solid Self-Esteem and True Inner Peace’– Dates: July 12th to 14th
Venue: MacEwan Conference Centre, U of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW Calgary, T2N 1N4
There is a hotel at the University, if you would like to stay there as well.
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Posted by mmorand on October 1, 2011
I know, I know. You don’t do that! But maybe someone you know does….?
Just kidding! We all do it – even the healthiest of us fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others from time to time. If we’re using food to cope or any other harmful coping strategy, I guarantee you, you are spending far more time than is helpful or necessary comparing yourself to others. This exercise will help you notice when you’re getting caught in the comparison game and help you to understand why you do it and how to step free.
Below are some suggestions of things to be noticing over the next week. Email me and tell me what you notice and we’ll have a dialogue about some simple things you can do to feel more confident in your own skin and less attached to what others have or do or think or feel.
We can’t be free of our use of food to cope with stress until we understand where our stress comes from and create effective, life-enhancing ways of thinking and behaving in stressful situations. So, let’s go!
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Posted by mmorand on October 1, 2011
Hello out there!
Last week I invited you to explore a key piece of reconnaissance. The assignment was as follows:
Notice the different tone in your voice at different times, with different people, and around different topics.
Please review last week’s article if you missed it and give it a try this week, it will help immensely in your recovery.
If you gave the homework a go you likely noticed that your tone and body language changed radically depending on who you were talking to and where and what topic you were covering.
Some adjustment of tone is appropriate given the topic and the location and the person.
Ie. It wouldn’t be appropriate to speak to the bank teller in the same intimate tone that we use for our partner in a tender moment. At least not in most cultures that I know of.
This of course is not to say that we can’t feel love in our heart for everyone we meet and be warm and caring towards them. It is stating though that our emotions naturally come through in our tone.
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