Head To Heart Therapeutic Yoga

01/16/2026

🍔 Craving Fast Food? Let's Break the Dopamine Cycle! 🍔

Why do we have cravings for junk food and not grilled chicken and nutritionally dense vegetables? The salt, sugar, and fat in these junk foods, when combined perfectly, have been designed to give your brain a surge of dopamine. Then, for a moment, you will feel like you can cope with the stress in your world. Read more here - https://mailchi.mp/lauriepinhorn/dopamine-driving

01/11/2026

Stress and Food Cravings. When our nervous system is stuck in survival mode, it triggers a cascade of stress hormones, which then lead to food cravings. But Why!? This is because your primitive survival system thinks you need to run for your life, and guess what you need for a fast, long run? Fuel! And not just any fuel, you need calorically dense fuel. Hence, the sugar cravings and carb cravings. Read more here - https://mailchi.mp/lauriepinhorn/calorie-restriction-and-food-cravings-4739893

01/07/2026

Don't Fall For It! It is January, and old "diet programming" about calorie restrictions is probably coming to the surface. The diet industry has fed us the magic beans of 'less is more'. Here is the biological truth: restriction causes an increase in food cravings, overeating events, and the shame that comes with feeling out of control. Read more here - https://mailchi.mp/lauriepinhorn/calorie-restriction-and-food-cravings

01/06/2026

Biology Over Binge- Free Class!
Monday, January 19, 2026
7:00-8:00 PM

Come to this class live or watch the recording! We will explore the incredible interconnection between your human biology and emotional eating. Learn how to use the power of biology to decrease food urges, cravings, food noise, and overeating binges.

Come out and learn:

* Brain basics, and how we are hardwired to seek pleasure when our stress levels are high.

*Learn about appetite hormones and how to regulate them better.

*Blood sugar balancing strategies. What and when we eat can help build more balance in our urges to overeat.

*How the diet culture of restricting your food is creating a biological mess and increasing your cravings to overeat.

* Learn about the addictive nature of hyper-processed foods.

* Learn about the neurotransmitters that build cravings and get you coming back for more.

*How getting good sleep is a powerful missing piece of your struggle.

Register Here: https://forms.gle/ER3RRAm3bL8GcEXdA

01/03/2026

Craving Solutions: Food Addiction Meets Brain Science. What if I told you that the food engineers have biochemically engineered ultra-processed foods to hijack the reward centers of your brain and that your cravings were not your fault?

Yes, there are hyperpalatable, ultra-processed foods designed to directly activate the neurotransmitter dopamine, which hits your brain's pleasure center. This reinforcing brain cycle is what makes us want to keep coming back for more!
- https://mailchi.mp/lauriepinhorn/whe-january-4739876

12/22/2025

Overeating & Breath Work? How Does That Work?

When our nervous system is dysregulated, we can feel broken. Here is the good news: it does not have to stay that way. Nervous systems can be reset, healed and return to their rightful, organic, adaptive, regulated state. That is the magic of neuroplasticity. Nervous systems don't break; they can just get stuck in hyperarousal or hypoarousal.

More Nervous System Regulation = More Emotional Regulation = More Craving Regulation - https://mailchi.mp/lauriepinhorn/whe-january-4739812

12/16/2025

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12/12/2025

Emotional Eating? We are taking 2026 applications!

Whole-Hearted Eating incorporates body and breath work to help you gain a better understanding of your nervous system and build self-regulation tools. When we have a set of internal regulating tools, we don't have to look outside ourselves for food to better cope with our stressful worlds. - https://mailchi.mp/lauriepinhorn/whe-january-2026

10/21/2025

Wake Up to Wellness: Functional Breakfast Explained. What is a Functional Breakfast?

It is not just food in the belly; it sets up your biology for a more balanced day and serves a purpose. A Functional Breakfast sets you up for more emotional and appetite regulation - read more here: https://mailchi.mp/lauriepinhorn/functional-breakfast

10/19/2025

Free class AND a free book?! Yup!
If you want to learn more about how changing up your breakfast can change your life. You are going to want to be at our upcoming FREE CLASS!
Register here to get your Zoom Link!
https://forms.gle/Fi2YcNbJgma1oYmJA

Free class AND a free book?! Yup!

If you want to learn more about how changing up your breakfast can change your life. You are going to want to be at our upcoming FREE CLASS!

Register here to get your Zoom Link!
https://forms.gle/Fi2YcNbJgma1oYmJA

10/18/2025

Breakfast & Mood Management - FREE CLASS!

What does a better breakfast really look like? Well, if you are listening to the food and diet industry, you might be reaching for slices of bread, bowls of grains, & dirty overprocessed cereals. Do you want to know the truth about breakfast and how you can use this meal functionally to help build energy levels and better moods for your day?

Are you still eating cereal and toast for breakfast and then wondering why you are still so hungry and irritable for the rest of your morning?
*Do you want to learn how to build a breakfast that will set you up for a more balanced mood and reduce anxiety?
*Are you confused about all of the breakfast choices out there?
*Are you left scratching your head wondering if you should have a smoothie or eggs for your morning meal?

If you want to learn more about how changing up your breakfast can change your life. You are going to want to be at our upcoming FREE CLASS!
Register here to get your Zoom Link!
https://forms.gle/Fi2YcNbJgma1oYmJA

Breakfast & Mood Management - FREE CLASS!

What does a better breakfast really look like?
Well, if you are listening to the food and diet industry you might be reaching for slices of bread, bowls of grains, & dirty overprocess cereals. Do you want to know the truth about breakfast and how you can use this meal functionally to help build energy levels and better moods for your day?

Are you still eating cereal and toast for breakfast and then wondering why you are still so hungry and irritable for the rest of your morning?
*Do you want to learn how to build a breakfast that will set you up for a more balanced mood and reduce anxiety?
*Are you confused about all of the breakfast choices out there?
*Are you left scratching your head wondering if you should have a smoothie or eggs for your morning meal?

If you want to learn more about how changing up yourbreakfast can change your life. You are going to want to be at our upcoming FREE CLASS!
Register here to get your Zoom Link!
https://forms.gle/Fi2YcNbJgma1oYmJA

10/16/2025

If you want to learn more about how changing up your
breakfast can change your life. You are going to
want to be at our upcoming FREE CLASS!

Register here to get your Zoom Link! https://forms.gle/Fi2YcNbJgma1oYmJA