Workshops
Soul Hunger Workshop*
*This event requires advanced registration and payment to attend. Saturday, January 30th from 9:00- 4:00 pm Location: 1117 Perimeter Center West, Sandy Springs, 30328 Led by Anita Johnson Event Contact: Amber Corbi at amber@ambermartincorbi.com or (706)483-1094 To register for this event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soul-hunger-workshop-tickets-19823913860 During this dynamic, interactive Soul Hunger Workshop, you will experience how to: See food and eating challenges as symbolic of deeper hungers, listen to your body's many messages, express yourself in a confident and effective way, follow and trust your women's intuition, discover what true nourishment means to you. The day will include a variety of activities to stimulate your mind, feed, your body and nourish your soul...through music, meditation, visualizations, self-reflective exercises, myths, metaphors, and storytelling. Loving Your Body: 5 Keys to a Healthy Relationship with Food Wednesday, February 10 from 5:30-6:30pm Location: Kedron Field House and Community Center Led by Pam Wright Event Contact: Pam Wright at 770-486-4887 Media and Body Image Workshop Monday, February 22 from 6:30-8:30 pm Location: Conference Room at 1117 Perimeter Center West, Sandy Springs, 30328 Event Contact: Debi Demare at debidemare@comcast.net or 912-531-3324 In this interactive workshop we'll discuss how the media influences your relationship with your body and your body image. We'll start by exploring and questioning our current perceptions of the "ideal" body, presented so pervasively in the media. Participants will learn how to "deconstruct" such media messages and more critically examine potentially healthier ways to re-interpret media messages, which will contribute to the development of more positive body image. EmBodying Love: Healing Body Image Through the Arts * TIME CHANCE FOR RECEPTION* Friday, February 26th, Reception begins at 6:30 and the performance at 7:15 at The Galloway School (215 West Wieuca Rd. Atlanta, Ga, 30342) Event Contact: Jill Weinstein at jweinstein@gallowayschool.org or 404-451-4738 Photography reception in lobby of theater, followed by showcase of teens performances, featuring dance, poetry, song. Theme for all acts will be Hope, Transformation & Healing. Community empowermentScrap Your Scale
Thursday, February 25th at 12:00 p.m Location: Oglethorpe University Led by Linda Buchanan, Ph.D. from ACE and Page Love, RD Event Contact: Atlanta Center for Eating Disorder (ACE): gethelp@eatingdisorders.cc Atlanta Center for Eating Disorders in partnership with the Eating Disorders Information Network (EDIN) will be sponsoring an event to scrap scales. Many people suffer by over utilizing scales and by allowing the scale to dictate their mood. We invite attendees to bring their scale, get creative and destroy them together. We also hope to take the “scrap” and make a sculpture to memorialize the freedom experienced by being “sans scale”. Candlelight Vigil Art Auction: Thursday, February 25th at 5:30-6:15pm Thursday, February 25th at 6:15pm-7:30pm Location: The Ridgeview Institute Led by Women’s Center for Trauma and Eating Disorders at Ridgeview Institute Event Contact: Jessie Alexander at jalexander@ridgeviewinstitute.com or 770-434-4568 ext 4120 The Candlelight vigil was originally developed by ANAD as a nationwide grassroots event dedicated to eating disorder awareness and prevention. The event includes art exhibitions, musical performances, poetry, and speakers. There will be a candle lighting ceremony to remember those past and present who have struggled with eating disorders. 6th Annual Athens NEDA Walk Saturday, February 27th at Location: UGA Health Center Side Lawn (55 Carlton Street, Athens GA 30602) Event Contact: Danielle Rousseau at dcr95513@uga.edu or 404-324- 7500 and Brittany Bingeman at bbingeman@uhs.uga.edu or 706-542-8690 This walk will raise money for the National Eating Disorders Association’s research, programs, and awareness efforts. Participants will hear from people involved in eating disorder treatment as well as hear some personal stories. Afterwards, they will follow the route around the University Health Center on a walk that is less than 1 mile. |
Yoga, dance and body movementMindful Movement and Fueling: A Fitness Outing
Saturday, Feburary 6th from 3:00-4:30pm Location: Conference Room at 1117 Perimeter Center West, Sandy Springs, 30328 Led by Caroline Gebhardt and Page Love, RD Event Contact: Caroline Gebhardt at carolineflow@gmail.com NutriFit Sport Therapy and FLOW Training will be hosting a Mindful Movement and Fueling fitness outing at 1117 Perimeter Center West Conference Room. This workshop alternates hydrating and fueling experiences with various mindful movement exercises for connection, awareness, nourishment and fun! We’ll practice a blend of gentle and grounded yoga postures followed by strengthening and rhythmic exercises to experiment with grounding, body awareness, and intuitive movement. We will close with a recovery fueling exercise and circle time for discussion. Attendees will have a chance to process their reaction to this combination of experiences with both Page Love, a registered and sport dietitian, and Caroline Gebhardt, a registered yoga teacher. No yoga/fitness experience necessary, every body is welcome! Please bring a yoga mat, and wear comfortable clothing. Perfectly Imperfect: How Yoga Calms the ED Mind Sunday, February 7th from 2:00-3:30pm Location: Thunderbolt Power Yoga (3972 Roswell Road; Unit C4 Atlanta, GA 30342) Led by Carly Hinchman Event Contact: goo.gl/nn6lGu Yoga + Informal Presentation about using yoga in eating disorder recovery Bend and Berries: Yoga & Smoothies Workshop Thursday, February 11th at 6:00pm at Thrive Counseling (6095 Pine Mountain rd. suite 105, Kennesaw, Ga, 30152) Led by Allison O'Brain and Annusa Event Contact: Thrive Counseling Intake Department at 678-217-7529 Workshop that sees you BEND your way through a half-hour to EMPOWER…AND then BLEND your way to WELLNESS with simple, delicious smoothie recipies. Listen to Your Body: How to Hear What It’s Telling You DATE CHANGE: Sunday, Feb 21st from 12pm- 2pm Location: Korsi Yoga, Roswell GA Led by Tori Rodriguez and Ahoo Sarab Event Contact: Tori Rodriguez at info@bettiepagefitness.com Tori Rodriguez, integrative licensed psychotherapist and certified Ayurvedic health coach, and Korsi Yoga are excited to offer a free community event for Love Your Body Month called "Listen to Your Body: How to Hear What It's Telling You." Tori will discuss the latest research on why body awareness is essential to health and happiness, and she'll offer solid tips on how to enhance yours. Ahoo Sarab will lead a restorative yoga class to reinforce the theme. The event will take place at Korsi Yoga in historic Roswell on Saturday, Feb. 20th from 12pm to 2pm. Embracing Change: Challenges and Joys After 40 Sunday, February 21st from 4-5:30pm at Dance 101 Location: Dance 101 (2480 Briarcliff Road, Suite 11, Atlanta, GA 30329) Led by Dina Zeckhausen, Phd and Diane Nathanson RYT-200 Event Contact: Dina Zeckhausen at drdinazeck@gmail.com; 404-386-2945 Dr. Dina Zeckhausen will discuss common concerns of women over 40 and share helpful attitude-shifts regarding food & body image. A woman recovering from a decades-long battle with bulimia will share her insights. Yoga instructor Diane Nathanson will lead a relaxing all-level 30-minute yoga experience, followed by discussion/sharing. Dress comfortably & bring a yoga mat. *EVENT CANCELLED Love Yourself Through Dance Sunday, February 28th from 3:00-4:00 at Perimeter Church Led by Abbey Smyth and Dorothy Schlicting Event Contact: Abbey Smyth at school coordinator@myedin.org RSVP Required Dance class focusing on body awareness |