EMOTIONAL EATING RETREATS

Will we learn about diet & exercise? 

 

Yoga for Emotional Eating is not about burning calories, eating less or exercising more. Everyone who struggles with weight loss has probably read hundreds of hours of material on these topics, and for many of us, these plans don’t work. That’s because most of these plans don’t address the mind/body connection. Our physical, emotional and spiritual selves are intertwined. We can’t ignore the white elephant in the room that is the emotional root of our overeating. Our Yoga for Weight Loss plan is about using the Eight Limbs of Yoga and exploring the Chakra system to help students find yogic tools to end their struggles with food and body image. It is about creating a support system and using journaling, breath work, meditation and other proven techniques for creating a more peaceful life, which, in turn, creates a happy, well balanced, positive person who isn’t tangled up in a daily struggle with food

 

How was this retreat created?

 

Our Emotional Eating Yoga retreat was inspired by our Yoga for Weight Loss workshop. The weight loss workshop was initially created for emotional overeaters, but we named it “Yoga for Weight Loss” instead of “Yoga for Emotional Overeaters” because we felt students might not want to consider themselves “emotional overeaters” or think that they could possibly have a binge eating or emotional eating issue. Our thought process was that we’d call the workshop whatever we had to call it to get students in the door so that we could share these powerful practices and yogic tools to help them overcome emotional overeating. However, we are calling this retreat by exactly what it is – a retreat to address emotional eating issues. Food can feel very comforting to us, and that may be ok, unless it becomes all-consuming or too frequent, leads to guilt or shame, leads to an unhealthy weight or health problems, makes us feel sluggish or less than our best, or in any way leads to negativity. If that’s the case, we need to learn to use the the tools we have been given to make better choices. Join us to delve into a spiritual journey and learn to use our yogic tools to overcome the desire to use food as a crutch.

 

 

Who can benefit from this retreat? 

 

It doesn’t matter if you are a yoga teacher, yoga student, corporate professional, health care professional, student, homemaker, or retiree; we welcome you! You do not need any special skills or yoga experience to join us. There is no judgment, and you won’t be asked to do anything you are not comfortable with, including yoga asanas (postures). All postures can be modified to fit your body and current level of health, wellness and fitness. If you feel this retreat would benefit you, if you are suffering from emotional eating, overeating, binge eating, or body image issues, please know that you are welcome exactly as you are today.

 

 

Will I really fit in at an emotional eating yoga retreat? 

 

There are no expectations or judgments.This is especially true for yoga teachers or health and wellness practitioners. Sometimes, we might feel embarrassed to admit that we are struggling. We think that others might judge us if we need help. Our ego tells us, “How can I be a good (fill in the blank – yoga teacher, nurse, etc) if I am struggling with emotional overeating issues? Please know that is not true – that’s just our ego talking, trying to shame us! We are teachers and care-givers, but we are also human, and we struggle like everyone else. Allow yourself to be vulnerable and say, “Yes, I am using food as a crutch right now; I am suffering from emotional overeating and I need to recharge and refresh” and come join us with no judgements, ever! We are always growing and learning together.

 

 

How do I get to Yogaville - Satchidananda Ashram?

 

You may choose to arrive in your own car or by public transportation to the closest city, Charlottesville, Virginia (40 miles north of Yogaville).

 

Public transportation from your area into Charlottesville is available via Amtrak, Greyhound Bus, or the following airlines: US Air, United Express (United Airlines), American Eagle (American Airline) and Comair (Delta). Airport transportation is included in the Retreat Package.