I offer clinical, continued education, program-development, general interest, community-focused, corporate workshops on mindful eating.  For details about speaking engagements, please, email me at

 

See What Workshop Participants Are Saying:  (from participants of February 7, 2009 All About Food Workshop at Ursuline College, Ohio)

"I thought this was fabulous.  A whole new way of looking at food and eating.  It was empowering."

-- Kate McCausland, OTR

"Very informative.  I will leave with helpful tools to enhance my training."

-- Val Bender, Wellness Training

"Very interesting presentation.  A lot of useful, fresh information."

-- Caitlin Bird

"Pavel Somov was very knowledgeable about his topic.  He was very organized and connected to everyone by explaining things in different ways.  I also loved his accent."

-- Mary Lynn Bode

"Your presentation was very helpful and inspiring."

-- Missy Newin, Student

"Very interesting and insightful.  I've learned new techniques to add to DBT for my clients with eating disorders, especially binge eaters."

-- Dr. Patricia A. Schaefer, Ph.D.

"Presentation was organized, easy to absorb, yet challenging.  Examples/metaphors were helpful in support of teaching."

-- Shirley Faleer, M.A., LLPC

"Dr. Pavel presents clear, insightful practices which can be used for healing self as well as clients.  His practices are profound in that they provide ways to being mindful and compassionate to self and others by accepting and treating emotional eating.  No adverse labels, no judgment, but a beautiful offering of practices to allow continued healing, growth, and evolved consciousness."

-- Lisa Evert, M.Ed., PC, Certified Integral Coach

"I found much useful information in this presentation.  I recently came to the conclusion that guilt over food is a vicious cycle, and I'm so grateful to have been given these tools for success.  Thank you.  Namaste."

-- Rachel Hopek

"I enjoyed this very much.  You have a good sense of hearing others.  Your approach is the most optimistic I have ever heard!  And very hopeful for everyone no matter where you or I or we are in our eating journey."

-- Barbara Trauger-Querry, Art Therapist

"Really neat to think in a completely different way about such a complex issue.  The focus is less on the food and more about enjoying food and making conscious choices.  Very interesting and the exercises make it practical and easy to improve on my eating habits."

-- Amber Smith, LPC, ATR

"Wonderful, affirming, challenging, intriguing, realistic, and fantastic!"

-- Leah Faleer, Art Therapy Student

"I greatly enjoyed your presentation.  Your message was very powerful and timely, something that everyone could benefit from."

-- Jennifer Poulton, B.A., Art Therapy and Counseling Graduate Student

"I loved 'state your expectations' exercise.  If I'm feeling unloved and unattractive, and I'm looking to get that from a pizza...I laughed out loud as you explained this concept.  I can't possibly get that from a pizza.  The mindfulness of stating my expectations gave incredible perspective.  Thank you, Pavel.  You rock!"

-- JoAnn Poulton, R.N.

"The exercises were very thought provoking.  Somov reintroduced me to the power of now."

-- Jillian McKnight-Tutein, Ed.D.