Mindful Eating Institute

Mindful Eating Institute A mindful approach to emotional eating and weight management ~ rooted in positive psychology and self-compassion research

Mindful Eating Institute through its founder, Petra Beumer, offers a counseling program, which addresses emotional overeating and weight issues. The treatment model represents a mindful approach to weight loss and emotional eating. It is deeply rooted in positive psychology principles as well as mindfulness and self-compassion research. In her work Petra incorporates cognitive-behavioral therapy with mindfulness meditation, journaling and weekly self-care practices. Clients explore the triggers that lead to emotional eating and discover the tools and strategies for establishing a healthy and relaxed relationship with food. Petra supports them with freeing themselves from this cycle, and assists with creating new healthy self-care practices. The therapeutic goal is to replace the powerful ritual of "eating instead of feeling" over time. Petra received her master's degree in clinical psychology at the University of Hamburg/Germany and has worked as a counselor and health educator for over 20 years. Her passion is to help her clients be at peace with their body and to have a healthy and relaxed relationship with food. Clients are being guided to let go of food as a mood regulator, and learn to implement new emotional self-care strategies. Her "prescription" for wellness is: To love yourself deeply, to honor your energy levels and boundaries, to speak your truth from the heart, to stand in your own light and to be YOU - unapologetically. Petra enjoys offering her counseling sessions remotely via Zoom, or in-person in Santa Barbara.

*The initial consultation is complimentary.

✨ Food freedom is possible. ✨You don’t have to live in the exhausting cycle of dieting, guilt, and shame. Healing your r...
08/30/2025

✨ Food freedom is possible. ✨

You don’t have to live in the exhausting cycle of dieting, guilt, and shame. Healing your relationship with food is about nurturing yourself with compassion, not control.

💛 If you’re ready to take the first step toward peace with food and your body, I’d love to support you on this journey.

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Discover the surprising weight loss power of slowing down!🧘‍♀️

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Explore how creating space for awareness can change your life!
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Embark on a journey of mindful weight loss! ✨ Learn how to nourish yourself without guilt and heal your emotional eating...
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Embark on a journey of mindful weight loss! ✨ Learn how to nourish yourself without guilt and heal your emotional eating. 🧡 Discover how small, consistent steps lead to a transformative path.

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Ready to feel lighter physically and emotionally? Gentle weight loss honors your body and nervous system. Learn how mindful weight management can help you build consistent habits without guilt, shame, or stress. A compassionate approach that lasts.

What if weight loss didn’t have to feel like a battle? Discover how mindful eating practices can help you shed not just ...
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Start your journey to sustainable change today!🧡

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If you've struggled with weight or body image since childhood, you deserve a new path: one rooted in compassion, not shame. Learn how therapeutic support and GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can work together to help you find peace with food, your body, and yourself.

Discover a stress-free approach to weight loss! This blog will guide you through mindful eating and self-love practices ...
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Are you or someone you know on a medication-assisted weight loss journey? Emotional support is the key to making it more effective and sustainable. Read all about it here: https://wix.to/YSQynT6

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