Edna Sánchez Edosomwan

I am Edna Sánchez Edosomwan, a soon to be Registered Dietitian and Mindfulness Teacher. During placements, I developed interest on how to cultivate a neutral or positive relationship with food, the community and the planet. Access to food and having an understanding of nutrition is a fundamental need for humans as described in Maslow’s pyramid of needs under physiological needs. I believe that current disconnection with the community, ourselves and the planet is exarcevating the deterioration of our relationship with food. As a result I developed interest in combining both mindfulness and nutrition to provide a nutrition consultation where awareness and acceptance of current personal state is nourished. Nourishing awareness around the person's nutrition objectives and motivations, means that the service user is likely to acknowledge motivation for change and understand how to set realistic and timely nutrition goals. Furthermore, bringing in mindfulness can give the opportunity for the clients and students to relate to themselves, the community and the planet through food, all depending on their goals.