9 Months to Food Freedom

 

And you want to do that without

thinking, obsessing or over-eating food.

Instead, you want to:

Well the first thing I am going to say is this:

YOU CAN BE THAT WOMAN!

 

And the reason I know that is because this is my story:

A “failed bulimic,” that’s what I called myself. I wanted to be a bulimic so badly, but I couldn’t do it. I was an expert at the binge part but
could never quite figure out the purge part. I was overweight, and
I would use diets to drop 20 pounds in 2 weeks or exercise like
crazy, and even though I would achieve my weight goal I was not
happy because I knew lurking around the corner was a binge waiting
to happen. The pounds would come back on, and I would be right back
to where I started.

I never thought I could go a day without thinking about food. I ate over my emotions and saw now way out. I craved a quick fix, and I wanted it NOW. I tried every diet, remedy, and gimmick out there. I was going to be a career women and my feminist side forbid me to do anything domestic, especially cook. I wanted to know how to feed myself, but I refused to be in the kitchen; I wanted to love my body, but I hated it. My health was not improving and the yo-yo cycle continued.

At the time I was also practicing yoga. It was my religion. I went to yoga 6 days a week, sometimes twice a day. It was the one place I felt self-empowered, calm and
connected—especially to my body—and truly me. This way of being was somewhat automatic the minute I walked into the studio. And yet it was a complete contrast to my life off the mat. I was an aspiring actress, working regionally and on national tours. Between gigs I waitressed at fast-paced Italian restaurants in New York City.

The other waitresses and I would sneak food into the bathroom between orders.

One night one of the waitresses mentioned that she had taken the special chocolate fudge layer cake into the third bathroom stall and offered me some if I wanted it.

That’s it, I was gone. From that moment on my mind was on one thing—my new love—the chocolate fudge layer cake waiting for me in the third bathroom stall. Deep in fantasy land, I was surprised I even gave my customers the correct drinks. I could practically taste that soft chocolate in the middle melting in my
mouth.

When my manager told me I had a break I dashed to the bathroom and tore into the cake.

I was about half finished with the cake when I stopped mid bite.

Had I even tasted the first half of the cake, felt the smooth fudge in my mouth as I had dreamed of, or even taken a breath?

I opened the bathroom stall and looked at myself in the mirror. Who was this person?

Just this morning I was praying while saluting the sun, I discovered a new found strength as I jumped into handstands and I relaxed so deeply in corpse pose I thought the sound of ocean waves on the stereo was taking me out to sea. But now I was demolishing a cake as if I had never seen food before.

Who was this person?

Is this who I wanted to be?

 

I reflected:

On the yoga mat I am learning and experiencing
presence, consciousness and the real art of loving myself.

Off the mat I only knew how to relate to my very loud
critic and my impulsive actions. And what really struck me was how
absent and far away I was from consciousness.

I sat there in the bathroom for a while, dumbfounded.

I ended my shift and wandered home by foot at 1:00a.m.

Usually I would come home and tear through a box of cereal but tonight I just sat and sat and sat.

Then a thought came:

 

Take the yoga off the mat and
into the kitchen.

It seemed so obvious. Why had I not seen this before? Eating, or rather overeating, was the one consistent place I went unconscious. Is this what my teachers meant when they said taking yoga into their lives?

As I sat down with myself the task felt more and more daunting. All I wanted to do was eat.

Unfortunately I couldn’t even do that. I started to feel scared because I knew this would be the most challenging thing I ever took on. It seemed like climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

But the truth was I needed to learn to climb that mountain.

So that’s what I did.
In that exact moment I clearly set a goal:

 

I am going to learn new tools and commit once and for all to

completely changing my relationship to food.

What would be my first step?
I hated to admit it:
SLOW DOWN.

 

But I did, right in that moment.

I thought I was going to die.

BE WITH MYSELF OUTSIDE THE YOGA STUDIO?
Yet THIS was it.

A voice inside me said: “Learn to sustain a pace that allows you to observe the impulses to overeat. The
answers are right here, just connect to yourself and feel what is
there.”

It wasn’t easy. I won’t lie.

It took strength, courage and trust.
And a huge decision and commitment to live a different life.

But what other choice did I have? I looked into my future and thought, “Do I want to be dealing with this food
thing 5, 10, 20 years from now? NO!

I want to live a life free from my inner critic.

 

I am done with her lies.

She tells me,"I am fat, that I don’t look good in clothes, that I will never have a partner, that I won’t live my dreams as a singer and that I will never be anything because I cannot lose weight.”

 

She was my enemy, but I knew that ignoring, hating and fighting her would get me nowhere. The critic voice and I had to find each other, become friends and learn to love each other.

So I took my new-found friend and went on a journey. We struggled at first but slowly and surely she and I learned to not only live with each other but also
to create new tools and ways to live by.

It amazes me every time I say it:

“I don’t think about food anymore.
I don’t obsess about my body, and I sometimes even forget to eat.”

WHO IS THAT PERSON?
Not the woman I was 15 years ago.

No, I am someone new. I can honestly say I am comfortable and love the skin I Iive in. I am married to an amazing man and have an incredible daughter named Violet.

 

With all of this incredible change I couldn’t keep it to myself. Even though I never thought my path would stray from performing I wanted other women to feel the same way I was feeling.

That’s why I dedicated myself to
being a food freedom coach for the past 15 years.

 

Watching my clients break these chains and find their authentic fully expressed self brings me so much joy.

 

You might be feeling a lot of things as you read my story and my clients' experiences.

 

My suggestion:

LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TOGETHER, RIGHT HERE, AND TAKE A DEEP
BREATH.
TAKE TWO!

Right now—in THIS moment

SLOW DOWN...

You can settle and rest now.
I am going to hold your hand and walk you through this process.

You might not believe me.
But for a minute I want to invite you to trust me.

 

You do not need to be alone on this path anymore.
And the reason I know that is because the second insight I had was this:

FIND A COMMUNITY AND A MENTOR.

 

Not just friends or family. While they are great and loving and they care about me, they didn’t get what I was
going through. They wanted to and with all good intentions, but I
needed more.

I needed a community
* that understood why I checked out and later found the box of
cookies empty.
* to guide me on how to listen deeply to my body.
* to support me to become a confident cook.
* to see me and hear my truth.

 

 

 

So I prayed and searched and found that healing community.

That community taught me the skills and techniques I needed to learn to

go deeper and ultimately fully transform my life.

 

 

AND NOW
I am bringing that to you.

LIBERATION FROM EMOTIONAL EATING
9 Months to Food Freedom

During these 9 months you will:

* Have constant support and encouragement to keep moving forward in this process.

 

* Develop patience in discovering what works for your body and what doesn't.

 

* Learn how to track your own body, not your head, and learn when you are hungry and define exactly what you are hungry for.

 

* You will know what you really want when your mind tricks you into thinking you want food.

 

* You will learn to break your emotional world into tangible feelings, needs, requests and strategies.

 

* You will have a mentor who has been there before.

 

* You will learn listening and communication tools to cultivate the compassion needed to support yourself and others in your life.

 

* You will have a plan you can follow when you get off track.

 

But I will not leave you there.

 

* I will teach you how to completely embody self-acceptance and self-respect so that loving your body is part of your life, not a fantasy.

 

* I will teach you how to put your past behind you and be the amazing woman that you are, right now, in the present.

 

* You will learn meditations and processes that allow the natural unfolding of your feelings to come out in a mature and conscious way.

 

NO more eating over emotions!

 

* You will receive recipes, cooking tips, knowledge of food energetics and how the 5-transformation theory of Chinese medicine can heal your relationship to food.

 

* You will be able to create delicious quick and easy meals with confidence and ease.

 

I WISH I could give you the magic pill and it would all go away over night—but the pill would be a lie.

It takes time, attention, patience, compassion and consciousness to

liberate yourself from
emotional eating once and for all.

That is why I created the program to be 9 months.

 

9 months to get support, learn how food can heal, get curious, look at and study ourselves, slow down and end this cycle.

 

(18) 75-minute group tele-classes twice a month
*ALL CLASSES WILL BE RECORDED

You will be a part of a group of committed women who are eager and ready to do what it takes to liberate themselves from emotional eating.

I will educate you and help you reframe your thinking about food. No more good food, bad food. No more on a diet, off a diet. I have a system that debunks all of that and teaches you to eat from your wisdom and truth.

 

I will lead you in meditations and visualizations. You will learn to trust your inner guide
instead of your inner critic.

 

I will teach you emotional transformational exercises and hold space and counsel you through feelings of the past that hold you back. You will learn new ways of being with your feelings that empower and liberate you.

 

These tools are the seeds we will sow throughout our time together. As a result you will feel enlightened and
inspired instead of deprived in your relationship to food.

 

The loving and supportive community created will support you to end the shame and oppression and instead speak your truth and state your goals to live a more nourished life.

 

As a special touch, I have some amazing people in my life who are experts in the field of women’s health. They will join us as guest speakers on occasion.

 

Materials and worksheets will be provided for each class to enhance your home practice.

 

When does this start?

The group tele-classes will begin in October 2011.

 

And the one-on-one private sessions with Darshana can begin as soon as you register! That
means you also receive:

3 one-on-one private sessions with Darshana
Over the 9-month period you will have an opportunity to hone in on your specific needs, struggles and be coached directly by Darshana. Sessions are one hour long and can be done in person, by phone or
via Skype.

Online forum
As a participant of the 9 months to food freedom you will have access to our private discussion forum. Get daily support from participants on the various discussion topics, share recipes, meal ideas, emotional struggles and breakthroughs.

Sister support
Get accountability, support, compassion and connection from another sister on the path of healing. Once you are enrolled in the program and have completed the questionnaire, Darshana will match you up
with a “sister” who is a perfect fit to help your healing. But unlike chatting with your girlfriend, Darshana will teach you how to support and inspire each other through tools of listening, compassion and coaching. Remember transformation happens through connection.

 

BONUS GIFTS:

As a participant of

LIBERATION FROM EMOTIONAL EATING,

9 MONTHS TO FOOD FREEDOM

you have free passes for the following bonuses:

 

BONUS #1: Fall 2011 Retreat
Immersing in a weekend of health is the only prescription your
doctor should prescribe.

 

Spend an entire weekend in community soaking in the practice of daily yoga classes, incredible, fresh, organic whole foods meals and meditation.

Get ready to put on your apron and stir the soup yourself in our hands-on cooking class. You will not only learn the healing property of food but also build the confidence to take these tools home and cook new, exciting, delicious meals in your own kitchen.

 

Have time to come down from your busy lives and immerse yourself on the hiking trails and beautiful northern California redwoods and greenery. Soak with your sisters in a steaming hot-tub.

 

Learn community-building skills that are based in ended interalized sexism. Deepen new friendships. These relations help to build your success to live a life of food freedom.

 

Check out the retreat center:
http://www.saratogasprings.com/

DATES: October 21–23, 2011

 

THIS RETREAT INCLUDES:
* All of your food + accommodations
* All of the retreat activities and workshops
* Beautiful grounds to explore and hike in
[NOTE: transportation to and from the retreat is not included.
Bring your own bedding or you can rent bedding for an additional
$10 for the weekend)

** Retreat may be open to people outside this program who have worked with me in the past.

 

 

BONUS #2: Spring Cleanse 2012
21-day cleanse and renew program

This popular (always) sold-out event has a spot saved just for you! As a member of the 9 Months to Food Freedom
program you will have a chance to look at our relationship to food
through all 4 seasons ending with a spring detox and cleanse.

And any emotional eater knows that every season brings on new and different challenges. That’s why this cleanse is
designed to be gentle yet very effective.

As you conclude your program you will have a chance to chart your progress. See what has shifted and how your life has opened up
in ways you never thought were possible.

 

DATES: April 14–28, 2012

For more details check out:
http://www.darshanaweill.com/events/spring-cleanse-2012

For those of you who want to sign up right away I am also giving away

2 other bonus gifts

for the first 8 people who join….

A Free copy of

50 Fruition Favorites:

Quick and Easy Recipes for People on the Go

By Darshana Weill

 

Now trust me, I did not love to cook, but once I decided I was not going to be chained down to my emotional eating anymore the kitchen became my loyal companion. But I didn’t want to spend all day in it, and I still don't. That’s why I compiled a recipe book for people on the go.

Enjoy 50 recipes (plus bonus recipes) that you can cook in minutes for dinner (or lunch or breakfast) any day of the week.

 

Subscriptions to Dinner with Jennette

WHAT’S FOR DINNER? Ask Jennette.

My dear friend Jennette Turner has designed a 12-month program where you will receive a new series of 12 seasonal meal
plans (recipes, shopping list and nutrition advice included) on the first day of each month for you to download to your computer and print.

These meals are designed for both the meat eater and the vegetarian, even caisin free. She has bonus recipes too and she even includes a shopping list for each menu plan. I love this service and use it every month.

Well, are you ready?

Ready to be free?

Ready to hear the messages your body is telling you?
Ready to give your body the nourishment it wants and deserves?
Ready to love the skin you’re in?
And ready to live your purpose and be your true, authentic
self?

If so, then join me for the
LIBERATION FROM EMOTIONAL EATING
9 Months to Food Freedom Program

Again, here is what is included:

(18) 75-minute Group Tele-Classes (Value $5400)

3 One-One Private Sessions with Darshana (Value $900)

Online Private Forum for Members of this Program (Value $1000)

Sister Support (Value $300)

 

Plus, BONUS GIFTS WITH YOUR NAME ON THEM:

Free attendance to my Fall 2011 Retreat (Value $450)
And a free ticket to the Spring Cleanse and Renew 2012 (Value
$195)

Total value: $9245

 

Plus, be one of the first 8 people to register and receive
A free copy of
50 Fruition Favorites: Quick and Easy Recipes for People on the
Go byDarshana Weill (Value $19.95)

AND

A subscription to Dinner with Jennette (Value $85)

 

Because you are my client, a regular reader of Darshana’s Diary or a past workshop participant, I am offering you an introductory offer of $2655 (Valued at $9245).

 

LIBERATION FROM EMOTIONAL EATING
Please choose your preferred payment option:

 

OPTION 1: Invest in full upfront for $2655 and save $414 compared to
Payment Option 2. (BEST DEAL)

 

OPTION 2: Secure my spot via a $400 one‐time, non‐refundable deposit.
The remainder of my investment will be divided into 9 monthly payments
of $285 beginning in August 2011 continuing through April 2012.

 

Space is limited and I am keeping it that way because I want to be able to give you the group rates and the personal attention you want in order to liberate and feel free.

If you have any questions, personal concerns, comments or just want to see if you’re a fit for this 9 Months to Food Freedom program you can always email me personally at darshana@darshanaweill.com

 

HERE'S TO YOUR FOOD FREEDOM!

In health and service,

Darshana

 

 

PS: Do you want to look into your future and be dealing with this food thing 5, 10, 20 years from now?
NO!

You want to live an amazing life and have complete FOOD FREEDOM!
Am I right?