The Liberating Path of Mindful Eating: Awareness, Compassion and Wisdom (AN1H26)

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 1, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.  This program offers 3 CEs at $30. For more CE details, see below.

Description:
The practice of mindful eating can be a doorway into greater awareness, compassion, and freedom from reactive patterns and habitual patterns around food and eating. How can the practice of mindfulness and the brahmavihāras support more joy, compassion, lovingkindness, and equanimity in relationship to eating and other aspects of our lives?

Together we will explore teachings of freedom from suffering and craving in relation to food and our own lives. We will learn several foundational mindfulness and mindful eating practices that we can begin to use daily to support a more conscious and compassionate relationship with eating. This workshop will also introduce research-based tools and practices to help us attune to our inner wisdom that can support wise and beneficial choices with compassion and clear seeing.

Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom.

Benefactor – $90
Sustainer – $50
Basic – $40
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna) – $25

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org no later than 12:00pm (NOON) PT on the day prior to the program date.

*Recording Note: Registration includes unlimited access to this program’s recording. You must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Important Note for CE participants: If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits (CEs), you must register and pay for CEs prior to the start of the program (no retroactive CEs will be given) and you must attend the entire program. Please review the CE information below.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CE fees:

• NO REFUNDS
• Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
• No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

This program is applicable for licensed and license-eligible mental health and health care professionals, including psychologists, social workers (LCSW, LSW), counselors (LPC, LCPC, LMHC), marriage and family therapists, nurses (RN, NP), chiropractors, and other health care professionals, seeking education in mindfulness-based approaches to eating behavior, emotional regulation, and compassionate self-awareness in clinical and professional practice. Please review our Continuing Education information page for provider details, and to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.

Research supports the effectiveness of mindfulness-based eating awareness practices in reducing stress- and emotion-driven eating patterns, strengthening interoceptive awareness, and cultivating compassionate responses to food-related distress. Licensed professionals working with clients who struggle with their relationship to food and eating will find this program directly applicable to their clinical and professional practice. Foundational practices introduced in this workshop draw from Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) — both with established peer-reviewed research bases — in her teaching of these practices.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program, participants will be better able to:

• Participants will be better able to describe how mindfulness and mindful eating practices support awareness of stress- and emotion-driven eating patterns and cultivate compassionate, skillful responses.
• Participants will be better able to apply foundational mindful eating practices to strengthen interoceptive awareness and support wise, compassionate choices in relation to food and eating.
• Describe how mindful eating is a component of Buddhist teachings that support freedom from craving, reactivity, and habitual patterns.

Attendance policy for CE participants:

• Full, live attendance is required. Incomplete attendance nullifies CE eligibility, as board regulations do not permit partial credit for partial attendance.
• To ensure your attendance is recorded:
  • Sign in to Zoom with the same email used for registration, before joining the program. Zoom can keep you signed into a different account from a previous meeting. Check how you are logged into Zoom before the program begins.
  • Join on time using the Zoom app or a web browser (phone dial-ins are not tracked).
  • Stay logged in and engaged for the duration of the program.
  • Maintain a stable internet connection; participants are responsible for their own connectivity.
• Submit your professional information within one week of receiving the link. This link will be emailed within 2 business days after the program to all participants who met the attendance requirements.
• Certificates are issued only to those who meet the attendance requirements—without exception—to maintain compliance with our provider licenses and ensure the continuation of future CE programs.

Please note:

• Visit our Continuing Education information page for complete provider details and additional CE information, including attendance requirements and our cancellation and grievance policies.
• Continuing Education is sponsored by Mindful CECs.
• Mindful CECs is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Mindful CECs maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• Mindful CECs is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17985 for 3 contact hours.
• Participants are responsible for determining whether this program meets the CE requirements of their licensing board or certifying organization. Spirit Rock does not confirm CE applicability for license types beyond the scope of Mindful CECs’ provider approvals.
• Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
• Conflict of Interest Statement: This instructor may have authored publications relevant to the subjects covered in this course, and may teach additional programs. The instructor might reference these publications and programs during the course, and may receive financial compensation if participants choose to purchase them.