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Transforming Eating Obsessions. . .

Upcoming Transforming Eating Obsessions Groups:

Albany:
Family Wellness Center— Western Avenue (by Crossgates)
To Be Announced
DOWNLOAD THE ALBANY REGISTRATION FORM

Saratoga Springs:
Maple Avenue Area (off Rt. 9)
To Be Announced
DOWNLOAD THE SARATOGA REGISTRATION FORM

Fee:
$335. for 8 weeks. Includes 8 weeks of interactive imagery, hypnosis, inner work, group support, lifestyle change, free hypnosis CD and workbook. If you bring a friend to join, your fee will be discounted to $299.

Registration:
Please register early to guarantee a seat. I accept Cash, check, credit card, or payment plan.  Call 518-584-0698 to register (class size limited to 12 people)

* You will learn body-mind strategies to evoke your strengths and combat unhealthy eating patterns.

* Eating patterns are often linked to complicated issues. This approach increases awareness and helps find resolution for those issues.

* Research shows that Hypnosis and Interactive Imagery are clearly effective in helping people make positive changes in areas of complex diseases, addictions, mental and emotional health and performance.

* Learn how to break the cycle of obsessive eating patterns, through using your mind to heal your body and using your self-awareness to heal your spirit.

Call Or Email For Class Outline

Donna also helps people with eating disorders and obsessions in individual sessions. Call (518) 584-0698 for more information.

Transforming Eating Obsessions Group Information

This 8 Week Weight Management group is offered as an alternative to drugs, diets and medical treatment. This group focuses on the holistic, mind-body approach and utilizes Hypnosis, Interactive Imagery and Inner Work to help you become aware of the subconscious part of you that sabotages your success. You will learn to make an ally with this part and to harness its positive strengths so you can succeed. Since eating patterns are often linked to complicated issues, this mind-body holistic approach increases awareness about eating behaviors, patterns and rituals.

If you want to lose weight, promote self esteem, self awareness and self appreciation, this is the group for you. A hypnosis CD and workbook are included in the group fee to help reinforce positive change. Additional weight loss and personal growth CDs are available at a special group rate.

Weekly hypnosis/interactive imagery sessions are given in the groups to facilitate change. Some topics addressed are: boosting self esteem, increasing motivation, joining with your inner saboteur, developing self compassion, controlling emotional eating, eliminating carbohydrate/sugar cravings, discovering your inner wise self, improving your body image, unleashing your personal power; ending binge eating and becoming un-stuck from the past. Each week builds on the past week's topic.

You will be assigned a mastermind partner for the 8 weeks who will team up with you for weekly support. The two of you will review your weekly master mind exercise with each other. Your partner will provide you with a way to process challenges and to support you to make weekly changes.

Because this is a group environment I cannot address each persons individual issues on a weekly basis. I do offer private sessions for those who believe they need individual help.

Groups are small and fill quickly, so please register early to guarantee your seat. Feel free to call me at 584-0698 or email me at healing@nycap.rr.com to answer any questions.

This group could change your life!

Testimonials

  • “This group has helped me stay focused on eating healthy in smaller amounts. The CDs reinforce good habits throughout the week. I have lost weight and learned ways to keep it off. I have a new awareness of when, why and how much I eat.”
    - Samantha LaFountain, Graphic Artist
     
  • “My expectations of this class were more than met. I have a deeper understanding of myself and what triggers my eating. I now know that my gobbling of food and scavenger eating are related to stress. Thank you for a wonderful, enlightening class!”
    - Patricia Adler, Veterinary Technician
     
  • “I will continue to change and make these new habits habitual. For me this has been a life-long challenge and I believe that for the first time I have some tools.”
    - Winifred Deloayza, Executive Coach
     
  • "The breathing technique is very useful. I love the Power of Choice CD! The handouts are excellent. I have gained awareness about me taking time for myself and thinking positively about what I need."
    - Sue Graham, Political and Legislative Analyst
     
  • “I gained insight, choices without shame, awareness about my “eating part". I can make choices now without shame and judgment of myself."
    - Elinor Caton, Registered Nurse
     
  • "This group has helped me to get a solid handle on emotional eating issues and how to manage my feelings and my eating. I have lost weight and gained proven, workable techniques to reduce my stress levels. If I knew of someone who was struggling with emotional eating I would tell them this class could give them awareness about why they overeat and techniques for finding alternatives to eating."
    - Elaine Lasda-Bergman, Librarian
     
  • "I am now more aware of my emotions and able to use the breathing techniques to let go of stress. Most helpful was the group sharing and support and the awareness of emotional feelings."
    - Tymesia Nabors, Social Worker
     
  • "This class has profoundly changed my life and given me tools to refocus. This is what has been missing in my life. I now have awareness on how to gain control over obsessive overeating and the comfort in knowing I'm not alone. I would recommend this class to people so they could learn how to get to the unconscious reasons why they overeat."
    - Linda Browne, H.R. Manager
     
  • "The hypnosis CD and the hypnosis in Class was Great! I am much more aware of each mouthful of food I take now and am eating smaller amounts. I have learned to be better to myself and my body. I loved the mastermind exercises and was so glad to have a chance to experience so many different ones."
    - Jeri Heyman PhD, Business Owner
     
  • "It was helpful to share feelings, experiences, thoughts and ideas with other women who also have similar eating problems. I would (& have) recommended this group to others because it helps you get in touch with emotional eating and offers a variety of ways to cope with it."
    - Karyn O'Brien, Social Worker
     
  • "I have lost weight and definitely learned reasons for my emotional eating and other behaviors that I would never have discovered on my own."
    - Patty Cashel, Paralegal
     
  • "I have recommended this class to my friends. The peer support is great. The hypnosis are incredibly revealing and helpful. I loved the awareness and comfort of being with others who really do understand. I gained a real understanding of what the food is to you as well as who you are and want to be, so that you can move forward. This group has been a wonderful experience for me and I will miss it. You are an incredibly gifted group leader."
    - D. A. Bachand, Office Manager
     
  • "I've learned I need to be gentle with myself. I've become more aware of my eating and that 90% of it is emotional. This class has changed the way I look at my eating habits. I've gained a lot from you and my fellow classmates. I've learned that we are different, but also alike in many ways with our eating issues. Thank you Donna, I really found this class valuable."
    - Dana Coletti, Bookkeeper
     
  • "Breathing techniques, group sharing, lecture content, hypnosis, CDs, food concepts, it was all great! This group has helped me to take that most important first step. I have begun a new awareness, and that's amazing! I have gained so much awareness and the desire to keep trying to learn to love and nurture myself. I would recommend this group to a friend. The support they would get is wonderful. They might even find a dear lost friend to accompany them through life -- themselves."
    - Karen Sturtevant
     
  • "This is a life-long learning. I will practice and spread the word of what I've learned. I will face my emotions and know it's okay to be emotional and okay to love myself inside and out."
    - Vickie Drinkwine, Manager
     
  • "I have achieved my goal of being at peace with eating. Now the work does not seem overwhelming, as it did months ago. Suddenly I am able to forgive myself, see the "big picture" of improved behavior, and control my eating"
    - Clay Livingston, Career Coach & Mom
     
  • "I feel more confident and empowered. I would recommend this class because it provides a positive environment that nurtures and encourages real changes that can last a lifetime."
    - Tanya Voss, Stay @ Home Mom
     
  • "I think this class is the real thing. I have gained a sense of self-awareness, especially in the kitchen. I would like to see a 10 - 15 week program like this."
    - Linda Seeman, Business Owner
     
  • "This group went beyond my wildest expectations. I have tried diet after diet and they worked, but the weight always returned. This group addresses the inner issues that the weight is a result of. Our society teaches it is all about self control. Donna teaches us it's all really about self compassion. I have already recommended this group to several friends who are struggling and frustrated."
    - Mary Peyton, Realtor/Trainer
     
  • "I no longer feel that food has control over my life. I have self awareness and have learned many techniques to over come my food obsessions. And I lost weight.
    - Kathleen Truscello, Claims Processor
 
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