Explore the Concept of Mindful Eating at March Edition of Self-Care Mastermind Program and By Browsing BPL’s Resource Guide

Birmingham, Ala. - The term mindfulness is rooted in the ancient Buddhist meditative practice of being fully attentive to the present moment without being preoccupied by consideration of past or future consequences. By the late 20th century, as interest in Buddhist teachings and practices grew in the United States, the therapeutic applications of mindfulness began to be explored by healthcare practitioners working at the intersection of physical, mental, and spiritual well being.

Eventually, the concept of mindful eating emerged from a desire to adapt mindfulness techniques specifically to the areas of nutrition and dietary habits.

If you are interested in learning more about mindful eating, then plan on attending the next Self-Care MasterMind session entitled, Mindful Eating: What’s Eating You on Tuesday evening March 4, 2025 at the Birmingham Public Library’s Central location.

What: Self-Care MasterMind Community Edition 2025

Topic: Mindful Eating: What’s Eating You

When: Tuesday March 4, 2025

Time: 5:30-6:30pm

Location: 1st Floor, Central Library, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203

Details: The instructor for the "Self-Care MasterMind: Community Edition 2025" series is Christina (C. J.) Wade. Ms. Wade is a licensed massage therapist and certified health coach.

To help you get started with your exploration of this topic, BPL staff have assembled the following library resource guide that points you in the direction of helpful books, magazine articles, and websites.

BPL Resource Guide: Mindful Eating

BPL catalog - Using the Birmingham Public Library catalog, you can search for books, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs, and downloadables, held by all of the public libraries in Jefferson County.

Click on the following catalog subject terms to locate relevant materials on mindful eating:

• Compulsive Eating – Psychological Aspects

• Eating (Philosophy)

• Eating Disorders – Psychological Aspects

• Food – Moral and Ethical Aspects

• Food – Religious Aspects

• Food Habits – Psychological Aspects

• Mindfulness (Psychology)

• Weight Loss – Psychological Aspects

Research databases contain both scholarly and popular information resources, including journal and magazine articles. They can be accessed on computers at all Birmingham Public Library locations during operating hours and from your home or office 24/7 with a valid JCLC library card.

The following databases can also be accessed through the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) website.

• Alt HealthWatch: Provides in-depth coverage of complementary and alternative medicine, offering full text articles from peer-reviewed journals, reports, newsletters, pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.

• Health Source: Consumer Edition: Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines. • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition: provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.

Libby is an app that you can use to browse the content of hundreds of magazine titles, as well as giving you access to downloadable ebooks and audiobooks. The magazine collection on Libby includes health and wellness titles such as Health, Men’s Health, and Women’s Health that have articles on self-care topics. All you need to start reading is your valid JCLC library card.