Contemplative Mindful Eating

Service Description

As contemplatives, we believe that we meet divine mystery, the source of love and life, in the Now. Mindfulness involves paying attention in the present moment without judgment and with self-compassion. A practice of mindful eating can increase our sense of the sacred within and without throughout our day. It can also help us access the inner wisdom of our bodies that we frequently do not hear or heed and nourish our whole selves-mind, body and spirit. This weekend is planned for you to experience mindful eating and mindfulness meditation from a contemplative perspective. • We will meet on Friday afternoon for a session on our “inner wisdom”. Then we will eat dinner together mindfully and discuss what we noticed during this tasting. • In Saturday sessions before a mindful lunch and dinner, we will explore hunger, fullness, and satisfaction. Saturday evening, we will investigate feeding our hungry hearts. • Finally, on Sunday we will end with resources to become less judgmental and more compassionate to ourselves. There will also be the option to practice remotely via Zoom as a group. Rosemarie Oliver, is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist who has worked in the field of nutritional practice since 1978. She became interested in the field of Mindful Eating in 2010. Rosemarie became an MB-EAT (Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training) qualified instructor in October of 2020 and obtained a Certificate in Mindful Eating offered by The Center for Mindful Eating in January of 2022. She has been a Benedictine oblate since 2007 and a member of the oblate community.