Mindful Eating
Workshop

Mindful Eating at Praxis beosana in Basel

Mindful Eating is an invitation to reconnect – with your body, with food, and with the emotions that arise around eating. Instead of focusing on rules or restriction, mindful eating is about conscious awareness: sensing hunger, recognizing satiety, tasting your food. The goal is not control, but connection.

Who is this workshop for?

The Mindful Eating Workshop is designed for anyone who wants to develop a more conscious and relaxed relationship with food – regardless of weight, dietary history, or eating patterns. This format is particularly well suited for people who:

• tend to eat while distracted or in response to emotions

• want to rediscover calm and enjoyment in eating

• are looking to move away from dieting and food rules

• seek new impulses for self-care and body awareness

What does mindful eating have to do with mental health?

Many people eat without noticing. Between emails, meetings, and emotional demands, eating becomes automatic. Mindful Eating offers a pause – a moment of reflection, orientation, and care. It is not a diet, not a control strategy, but a pathway to greater self-awareness.

In today’s fast-paced world, full of overstimulation and conflicting messages about food, mindful eating provides a grounding alternative. It’s about awareness rather than judgment. Small shifts that make a real difference – in the mind, the body, and daily life.

Research shows that regular mindful eating practice can improve self-regulation, reduce emotional reactivity, and increase overall wellbeing. At Praxis beosana, we integrate mindful eating as part of a holistic therapeutic approach to support stabilization and relapse prevention.

Workshop goals

• Fostering a healthy, relaxed relationship with food

• Strengthening body awareness and self-care

• Addressing emotional eating and unconscious patterns

• Integrating mindfulness into daily life

• Supporting mental stability during or after challenging times

Our workshop series: grounded, practical, compassionate

Each session lasts 60 minutes and combines insights, guided practice, and group exchange. The topics are intentionally practical, ranging from hunger and fullness to emotional triggers, self-compassion, and festive eating.

Examples of topics and guiding questions:

• What is mindful eating – and what isn’t?

• How to sense hunger and recognise fullness

• Understanding emotional eating and developing new strategies

• Eating with all senses: slower, more consciously, more fully

• Dealing compassionately with setbacks, cravings, and perfectionism

• Creating rituals and gratitude around meals

What to expect:

• A calm, non-judgemental space

• Guided exercises, reflection prompts, and small everyday practices

• Space for personal experiences

• Practical tools you can easily integrate into your routine

• No diet rules, no tracking, no comparisons

Organisation

The workshops take place every two weeks at Praxis beosana. Participation is possible on-site or online via hybrid format (audio & video).

Location:

Praxis beosana, Hochstrasse 31, 4053 Basel

Online participation (audio & video) available

Dates:

15 September 2025

29 September 2025

13 October 2025

27 October 2025

10 November 2025

24 November 2025

8 December 2025

Sessions at 6pm in English, 7:30pm in German, each 60 minutes.

Registration & Booking:

Please register via email. Cancellations are possible up to 48 hours before each session.

Costs:

Costs are usually covered by your health insurance as part of relapse prevention (minus deductible/excess). If you are not yet a patient of our practice, please contact us in advance for a short consultation.

Important note:

This offering does not replace medical or therapeutic treatment for eating disorders. It is designed as a complementary approach to support mindfulness, self-care, and body awareness.