& mindful eating
The Yoga of Food™ Workshops
The Yoga of Food™ Connecting Body, Mind and Food, helps individuals engage their senses fully through yoga, including food meditations, and mindful eating practices. It is about going back to basics, slowing down the pace, and surrendering to a sensual experience from the mat, to the table and beyond. The workshop starts by exploring the yoga asana (poses) while on the mat, focusing on deep-breathing throughout the sequencing—the more deeply we breathe, the more we get rid of blockages buried deep within, the more flexible we are physically, mentally, and emotionally, the more we can achieve. These same principles are then taken to the table and explored through food. The goal is to create an intimate relationship with the Self using both yoga and food combined as a vehicle to open up our chakras (energy centers) in order to live a life of balance, flexibility, and intimacy.
Corinne is happy to take The Yoga of Food ™ workshops at yoga studios, spas, and resorts anywhere in the world. Customized workshops are also available upon request and no distance is too far. Please email for more information on program and fee structure. For upcoming workshops please see my schedule and download flyers.
The Yoga of Food™ Teacher Training Modules
Yoga teachers and studios interested in incorporating The Yoga of Food ™ modules into already existing Teacher Training programs, please email Corinne directly for fee structure and course details.
Meditation & Yoga Practice
Enjoy a slow and steady practice appropriate for all levels. You will hold poses, breathe deeply through them, and sweat. Corinne’s 3-hour yoga practice includes a guided meditation, a yoga asana sequence, and pranayama practice, combined to help the body get rid of toxins while strengthening you physically, mentally and emotionally.
Praise for The Yoga of Food™
The Yoga of Food™ mantra is a simple, delicious, energizing, centering formula: YOGA + FOOD = BLISS.
“The grace, clarity, and love with which Corinne teaches yoga is a privilege to experience. Thank you!”
“Loved the class. Look forward to your next workshop.”
“Thanks, Corinne, for this inspiring practice.”
“I was in pure bliss all weekend…look forward to more.”
“Love the way she thinks about food.”
“Amazing experience. Chef Trang is clearly a teacher and not just a lecturer.”
“Very enjoyable to learn from and the food was insanely delicious.”
“She is funny, charming, and makes great food. I wanted to lick my plate.”
“Corinne was very personable, accommodating in her presentation, and relating to her audience.”
wellness coaching
As a wellness coach, Corinne works closely with mental health professionals to develop custom programs specifically suited for their patients’ individual needs. As a result, she has experience with people suffering from mild to severe anxiety, depression, food disorders, addictions and more.
Corinne’s hybrid wellness program, centered on Mindfulness, touches upon yoga philosophy; the Chinese hot and cold food system; and Indian Ayurveda, the science of life. She offers any number of related services, including food coaching and yoga, which can include guided meditation, asana practice (postures), and or pranayama (breath work).
The goal is to help individuals gain clarity and engage their senses, with an emphasis on creating and maintaining a joyful life. Developing patience and commitment are key in releasing negative energy while accessing positive energy buried deep within.
meditation & chakras
meditation
Dating back thousands of years, meditation is about connecting to the Self, creating a nurturing space where inner peace, clarity, and positive energy can be achieved, all the while improving your life and that of those around you. Meditation is a natural and gentle way to help manage stress, anger, addictions, and any number of psychological issues.
At first, feeling inner peace can be challenging. To help the process along, Corinne uses the following pathways to relaxation and self-awareness including: 1) repetition of a specific mantra, or inspirational phrase; 2) breath work; 3) imagery; and or 4) movement as in active meditation.
food meditation
Food meditations are a way to awaken our senses. When you meditate to food, you make every bite count. These meditations are both still and active including mindful cooking and eating practices.
chakras
Chakras are energy centers lined up along the spine, from the pelvic floor to the crown of the head, and are directly connected to our emotions. In this meditation, specific mudras (hand gestures) are used to bring awareness to the chakras/emotions, so we may better understand where we lack in order to start the healing process.
asana “yoga” & pranayama
asana
What most people refer to as “yoga,” is but the physical practice of yoga, which also includes meditation and breath work, for example. As a certified and registered yoga instructor with over 15 years of practice, Corinne will guide you through a specifically sequenced breath-controlled practice, in order to help you deepen your flexibility in both body and mind.
pranayama
Most of us walk around, never giving the way we breathe any thought. Through various techniques you will learn to slow down the pace, deepening your breathing to allow the whole body, and not just the lungs, to participate. The deeper the breath, the more flexible you are, the more clearly you can think, the more focused, effective, and mindful you will be and the more you will achieve.
food coaching
Based on her research as a food professional specializing in Asian cooking traditions, Corinne touches upon the Chinese hot and cold food system and Indian Ayurveda to teach you how to engage in mindful eating practices. This is not about dieting and depriving the body, but about turning bad habits into good ones that will last a lifetime.
Through food meditation, Corinne helps you fully engage your senses of sound, sight, touch, smell and taste, and savor flavors ranging from bitter to spicy. When you meditate to food you make every bite count. By keeping a food journal and taking note of how different foods make you feel physically, mentally, and emotionally, identify how you approach food through thought and action and recondition your body and mind to maintain a healthy body weight.
the 75% / 25% weight loss practice
In many Asian cultures, 75% of the meal is made up of vegetables and fruit, the remaining 25% consisting of carbohydrates in the form of rice or noodles, and meat or fish proteins, for example. This ratio is considered to be a balanced diet. In comparison, the western diet consists mostly of carbohydrates in the form of bread and pasta, and meat, fish and dairy proteins, with barely a vegetable on the plate. A diet that is alkaline, that is, plant-based and high in fiber, is key to maintaining a healthy weight and losing unwanted weight.
vegetarian and vegan lifestyles
There is no substitute for an alkaline, plant-based diet when it comes to keeping the body healthy. Still, some vegetarians and vegans have trouble maintaining a healthy weight due to eating processed foods and loading up on carbs. Find out how to live a healthy, balanced vegetarian or vegan lifestyle with simple guidelines.
“Eat and Drink Consciously—When eating or drinking, become the taste of food or drink, and be filled: We go on eating things; we cannot live without them. But we eat them very unconsciously, automatically, robotlike. if the taste is not lived, you are just stuffing. Go slow, and be aware of the taste. And only when you go slow can you be aware. Do not just go on swallowing things. Taste them unhurriedly and become the taste. When you feel sweetness, become that sweetness. And then it can be felt all over the body—not just in the mouth, not just on the tongue, it can be felt all over the body! A certain sweetness—or anything else—is spreading in ripples. Whatsoever you are eating, feel the taste and become the taste.” Osho, excerpted from “The Book of Secrets.”