Beyond Hunger

Beyond Hunger Drop In Support Group

Group meets 1st & 3rd Saturday 9:30- 11:00 am

Ten Principles of Beyond Hunger

2/2/08 Compassion is the foundation of all recovery. Love is the most fertile ground for change.

2/16/08 Becoming conscious of our behavior, thoughts and feelings, in the moment without judgment opens the door to understanding our struggle with food and weight.

3/1/08 Returning to our innate wisdom by eating intuitively (i.e. eating when hungry, stopping when full, eating what is satisfying) reconnects us to our physical integrity that lies buried beneath the diet mentality.

3/15/08 Accepting our bodies exactly as they are right now allows us to make peace with our bodies, thereby empowering us to take better care of our bodies.

4/5/08 Feelings are emotions that come from the core of our being and are essential parts of knowing our needs and taking care of ourselves.

4/19/08 By going beneath the body hatred, diet thoughts, and disordered eating behaviors, we can learn to experience our feelings fully and therefore live fully.

5/3/08 At the heart of every eating disorder is the desire to awaken, embrace our whole selves and experience our divinity.

5/17/08 Recovery from an eating disorder is not a linear process. It requires many layers of learning that unfold uniquely, spontaneously and independently.

6/7/08 Each obsessive thought and each disordered eating behavior is a thread that, if followed, can lead us back to our own truth.

6/21/08 Complete recovery from an eating disorder is possible!

© 2006 Beyond Hunger, Inc.

Open to adults and teens struggling with food and weight issues, their friends & family members

Cost: suggested $20 donation per person

For more information: (415) 459-2270

Drop In Group Meetings will be held the 1st & 3 rd Saturday 9:30- 11 am at 714 C Street, Suite 201 (2 nd floor at the end of the hall)
in San Rafael

Enter on the corner of 2nd and B Street- the grey building is next to 7-11 and across the street from Safeway. Parking is available.

Beyond Hunger is a non-profit organization that offers support groups and workshops for individuals struggling with body hatred, compulsive eating, bulimia & anorexia.

make an online donation- click here

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Beyond Hunger is recruiting students for our
Peer Education Program
2008

Beyond Hunger is recruiting a new group of male and female peer educators (ages 15-22) to teach other teens about body image issues and eating disorder prevention. Peer educators will participate in twice per month meetings on Tuesday evenings from 4:00-6:00 pm in San Rafael. These trainings will address the consequences of dieting and eating disorders, the power of acceptance of diversity in body size, and the concept of Health at Every Size, a research-based paradigm of health and weight.

Beyond Hunger staff will assist peer educators as they educate middle school and high school students through classroom presentations. In meetings, Beyond Hunger will assist peer educators in addressing conditions on the school site that may contribute to the development of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders, and work with them to constructively address these conditions. Peer educators who are willing to commit their time will be invited to participate in the project, regardless of having been identified with eating problems or not.

Interested students can download this application or contact Beyond Hunger at (415) 459-2270 or info@beyondhunger.org to ask questions or request a hard copy of an application. Each peer educator will be required to sign a contract and a parent consent form. Registration is ongoing. We look forward to speaking with you!

Peer Education Application pdf