International Mindful Eating Day
January 28, 2016
Online around the world
Meet all our presenters in these recorded video interviews on our YouTube Channel
Fiona Sutherland, RD, Australia, co-founder of Body Positive Australia, is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with a diverse working background including international clinical work, private practice, sports nutrition, research & working extensively in Dietetic training (with both students and colleagues). Fiona is a specialist in Mindful Eating and the NonDiet Approach & supports eating in an individually tailored way that supports every person’s unique needs. Video Link to YouTube
Cinzia Pezzolesi, PhD, London, UK, is a Clinical Psychologist and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapist. Cinzia is also a senior lecturer on mental health and wellbeing. Cinzia qualified as mindfulness teacher at the University of Bangor (North Wales, UK), and trained as Mindful Eating trainer in Boston (USA). She currently serves on The Center for Mindful Eating board of directors. Cinzia has a PhD in Human Factors in Health Care and obtained her Clinical Psychologist degree from the University of Urbino (IT) where she is originally from. She currently lives in the UK, and over the years she has developed a strong research interest around wellbeing and mindfulness in various health care settings. Her areas of expertise include eating disorders, substance of misuse, anxiety and depression. (Interview above)
Cuca Azinovic, PCC Mindfulness Expert in Health Contexts in Madrid, Spain, is the founder of Bienestar Consciente. She is a wellness coach and Mindfulness Expert specializing in mindful eating and self-compassion. Currently developing mindful eating in Spain and facilitating 8 week Mindful Eating and Compassion courses working with pre-diabetic, eating disorders and obesity. Video Link to YouTube
Aarathi Selvan NCC(USA),MPhil(ClPsy)Clinical Psychologist and Mindfulness Guide. Hyderabad -- India “I lead the 8-week program in Mindfulness Based Symptom Reduction and also lead introductory programs in mindful eating. I see clients in private practice and am passionate about working with clients who suffer from eating disorders and those who want to lose weight and have tried several approaches and find that a new way of thinking and living are called for.” http://hyderabadpsychologist.com
Uffe Damborg, MSc Psychology, Copenhagen, Denmark. Here is why we reached out to Uffe for this interview. “As a Clinical Psychologist, Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and Mindfulness Teacher, (both secular and spiritual), who teaches at Buddhist retreats in Scandinavia, I have been teaching mindful eating practices since 2007. I have worked with individual consultations, group-based courses, lectures and through the media. In my youth, I have spent 8 years as a lay practitioner in Buddhist meditation monasteries in South Asia, the home of mindfulness, that today adds a strong flavor to my emphasize on mindfulness meditation to integrate mindful eating into Western psychology. That very structured approach to mindful eating is the topic of this book that I co-authored with a nutritionist: Mindful Eating Awareness: Weight Loss with Wisdom. The English version was published in 2014." Video Link to YouTube
Ana Carolina Costa RD is a clinical nutritionist and educator in diabetes certified by the Brazilian Society of Diabetes and the International Diabetes Federation. She has experience in caring for people with diabetes; obesity (including pre and post bariatric surgery), eating disorders, and people who generally want to have a better and healthier relationship with food. http://ocorpoemeu.blogspot.com
Claudia Vega (Mexico) is a Pediatrician, Nutritionist and Psychotherapist. She specializes in working with children, teenagers and adults who have eating and weight issues. Knowing that the family functions as a system, she designed a family-based program in which nutrition education and emotional regulation are key components of this approach. She founded Nutrintegra in 2010, a clinic for Nutrition and Mindful Eating for Children, Youth and Adults. (Interviewed above)
María del Carmen Gangotena, M.Sc., M.Ed. Quito - Ecuador. Here is why we reached out to Maria for this interview. “I am a mindful eating practitioner and I can say that the approach have improved my life is every pathway. In the future, I would like to conduct some research in mindful eating and cultural issues, to find the that traditional mindfulness practices in indigenous populations. I have been working in the mindful eating approach since 2014, during this time, I attended two professional trainings in US and Europe. My main path of practicum, is to train nutritionists and therapists in mindful eating techniques. I offer weekend workshops, every other month, in Quito and Cuenca. The methodology used in the workshop is a combinations of the work of recognized authors: Jan Chozen Bays, Brian Wansink, Susan Albers and Jane Kristeller.”
Marsha Hudnall, MS, RD, CD, is president and co-owner of Green Mountain at Fox Run, a women’s weight management retreat in Vermont that pioneered the non-diet approach to healthy weights. Green Mountain was founded 40 years ago to help women stop dieting and learn how to truly take care of themselves to reach and maintain their natural healthy weights. Mindful eating has been a core component of the program for over 25 years. (interviewed above)
Anupama Prabhu is a mindful eating teacher in Pune India. She works and helps direct the activities at the Just Being Center. Anupama shares with us the many different ways mindfulness and mindful eating can transform your relationship with food and eating. Video Link to YouTube