To enroll in a weekly support group or workshop, please call Beyond Hunger at
(415) 459-2270.

Workshops
One Day Workshop
"It's Not About Food"
with co-founder, Carol Normandi and Laurelee Roark

Date: Spring 2012- Date TBA
Time: 8:45-4:30
Location: San Rafael, California
Cost: $150

Workshops are offered three to five times per year.

Drop In Group
A confidential group open to teens and adults struggling with food and weight issues. A great way for current & past clients to get additional support during tougher times and for new & potential clients to experience Beyond Hunger's philosophy first hand.

Saturdays
9:30 - 11:00 am
Cost: $25 (scholarships available)

Location: 1930 4th Street
San Rafael, California

Download a Drop In Flyer

Adult Groups
New Group Starting Monday Evenings 7-9pm in January 2012.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings 7-9pm
Location: San Rafael, California

Thursday Evenings 6:30 - 8:30pm
Location: Sacramento, CA

Please call our office to register or for more information.
Cost: $55 per session

**We are potentially starting a morning or day group (day & time TBD).
Please call our office if you are interested: (415) 459-2270.

Download a Programs Flyer

Teen Group
for Eating Disorders
Starting: January 2012
Tuesdays: 4-5:30pm
Cost: $55 per session
Location: San Rafael, California

Download a Teen Group Flyer

*Limited scholarships are available for support groups and workshops.

 

 

Don't miss our upcoming programs!

New Support Groups Starting in January '12!

We are currently doing intakes for:

Monday Evening Adult Support Group
7-9pm

Tuesday Afternoon Teen Group
4-5:30pm

Call our office at 415-459-2270 for more information
or to schedule an intake.

Peer Education Program
Download an applicaton (below) and apply today!

As part of the Peer Education Program, Beyond Hunger and trained peer educators (ages 15-22) teach teens about body image issues and eating disorder prevention through classroom presentations. Peer educators participate in training meetings in San Rafael. These trainings 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 assist peer educators as they educate middle school and high school students through classroom presentations. In meetings, Beyond Hunger 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 download the information & application packets below.
If you have other questions, please contact Beyond Hunger at (415) 459-2270 or peered@beyondhunger.org.

Peer Education Program information and Consent Forms

Peer Education Application

*made possible by generous funding from The Freitas Foundation,
The Heffernan Foundation The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation,
Marin Charitable Association, The Rotasa Foundation and individual donors

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Drop In Support Group
Drop in group meets every Saturday
9:30am - 11am

Weekly Group Topics
Ten Principles of Beyond Hunger

#1- Compassion is the foundation of all recovery. Love is the most fertile ground for change.

#2- 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- 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.

#4- 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.

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

#6- By going beneath the body hatred, diet thoughts, and disordered eating behaviors, we can learn to experience our feelings fully and therefore live fully.

#7- At the heart of every eating disorder is the desire to awaken, embrace our whole selves and experience our divinity.

#8- Recovery from an eating disorder is not a linear process. It requires any layers of learning that unfold uniquely, spontaneously and independently.

#9- Each obsessive thought and each disordered eating behavior is a thread that, if followed, can lead us back to our own truth.

#10- Complete recovery is possible!

© 2006 Beyond Hunger, Inc.

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

Cost: $20 (scholarships available)

For more information: (415) 459-2270

Drop In Group Meetings will be held at 1930 4th Street in San Rafael.
Our suite is upstairs in the back on the left.

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