New to meditating? Here is some background and suggestions for starting your practice... 

If you are a beginning meditator,  this is the first meditation you should listen to, as it introduces some general mindfulness concepts and techniques. If you find this meditation too long for you, simply go as far as you can and try again the next day. Experienced meditators may use this recording as a regular mindfulness meditation.

This meditation is appropriate for when you've become a bit more comfortable with meditation in general and have been working on developing your meditation habit. In this meditation I offer some introductory information about reconnecting with your body, and also discuss the concept of interoceptive awareness. 

Now that you have a couple weeks of meditation experience, it's time to "dig in" to some eating—a mindful eating meditation, that is! We'll be focusing on tuning in to our food and observing both the eating experience and the responses of our bodies during and after eating. This is a foundational aspect of mindful eating.

This meditation is all about letting your body lead. Our bodies are wise...and also forgiving. We have spent plenty of time trying to control our bodies, but ultimately, nature always wins—and what's more, our bodies know what they're doing and they are always working hard for us. Learning to let go of the idea of imposing your will on your body, and learning to trust your body to guide you is an important part of mindful eating. 

The Coping with Cravings meditation includes preliminary material about the nature of our bodily and mental cravings experiences, and introduces the concept of "urge surfing" as a means to handle cravings.

This short recording describes the purpose of doing a Mid Meal Check-In with your body, and how to do it.