Hard sell of a lifetime: Get familiar with suffering

June 1, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Meditation, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement

I know this is not what you want to hear. You are wired to not want suffering, and yet suffering is so integral to our lives that it really does need to be explored. Suffering is the subject of the four noble truths, the first teaching given by the Buddha once he attained enlightenment. He […]

The simplest definition of body respect…

May 25, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement

I cried this morning when I woke up. I felt the familiar spiky sensations of nerve pain in my back and it makes me deeply sad. Sometimes I feel angry at my body. Sometimes disappointed. Sometimes I just want to ignore it. But one thing that I have learned through my own Intuitive Eating journey […]

What if you just stopped trying to change?

May 21, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Mindful Eating, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness

Short message this week but it’s an important one. Carl Rogers wrote in his On Becoming a Person, “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” This would suggest that all our efforts at change – all the diets, self-help, programs, the striving, the ambition – are […]

Before any real growth and change, there is usually a period of unraveling

May 11, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Mindful Movement, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating

I recently completed a process known as the Safe and Sound Protocol. Without going into too much detail, the SSP is a 5-day audio program that exercises the middle ear, which is part of the social engagement system within our nervous systems that wires us for connection and safety. During the protocol, I found that […]

Let go of consistency…Embrace constancy

May 4, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Mindful Movement

Has consistency gotten in the way of a long-term Intuitive Eating practice? Many of my clients are hesitant to really dive in by creating some sort of structured meal pattern, experimenting with new foods, a movement practice, a mindfulness or self-compassion practice, all because of the threat of not maintaining consistency. From my point of view, humans […]

You need rest with your eyes open

April 28, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Mindful Movement, Mindfulness, Mindfulness practices

What went unnamed and un-spoken-about for a long time has finally made headlines: Revenge procrastination! Many of my clients breathed a sigh of relief to know that they were not the only ones staying up late, not totally knowing why, and suffering the consequences of lost sleep. Not only does revenge procrastination take away from the quantity and […]

When you understand we are all doing our best, it’s a lot easier to rouse compassion

April 7, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Mindfulness, Mindful Movement

I have always said that whatever we do – no matter how dysfunctional it may seem – it comes from a place of just trying to feel safe and OK. Now that I’m diving into Polyvagal theory, I understand that this is a biological truth. Our nervous systems evolved to protect us. The earliest iteration of […]

Do stuff you’re bad at

March 31, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Meditation, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness, Mindfulness practices, Mood issues

Why do so many of us stop dancing, playing an instrument, playing a beloved sport, singing, making art? There’s a tyranny to the idea that we should only pursue interests if we excel at them. The concept disconnects us with what motivates us, what touches us deepest, what creates bliss and flow and joy. This […]

New online course: Working the Intuitive Eating Workbook with me!

February 5, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Eating disorders, Extreme Eating, Meditation, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness, Mindfulness practices

Have you been wanting to dive into intuitive eating but not know where to start? Have you purchased The Intuitive Eating Workbook but not cracked the binding yet? Do you need or want companionship and accountability to move through the intuitive eating principles? Working the Intuitive Eating Workbook with Jenna Hollenstein will orient you to […]

Be very thoughtful about what you put into and hope to get out of social media.

January 27, 2021 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness

I have a love/hate relationship with social media. It can be such a powerful tool for good, like Evelyn Tribole’s recent 10 days of Intuitive Eating (and if you haven’t seen it, check it out here) and Sonya Renee Taylor’s talks about, well, anything (follow her here). . Social media can also be a terrible […]