What is Eat Breathe Thrive?

Eat Breathe Thrive is an integrative program that helps people eat mindfully, build resilience, and connect with their bodies.

The Four Pillars

  • Functional Action

    Learn to eat, move your body, and appreciate your body based on what it does and what it needs, not what it looks like.

  • Embodied Intimacy

    Learn to connect with your innermost feelings and experiences through the body and use that awareness to forge healthier relationships with others.

  • Inner Awareness

    Learn to identify your physical and emotional needs and eat in ways that nourish your body and mind.

  • Self-Regulation

    Learn how your body can help you cope with difficult emotions and generate positive states of mind.

How does Eat Breathe Thrive work?

You can join an Eat Breathe Thrive (EBT) course online or in person. Our practitioners offer groups in over fifty cities worldwide. Some are free; others have a fee set by the practitioner.

All practitioners are extensively trained by the EBT organization and come from diverse professional backgrounds, including counseling, yoga therapy, nutrition, and healthcare. EBT is always practiced in groups. For individuals with active eating disorders, EBT should be paired with individual treatment. In clinical settings, groups may meet twice weekly instead of once.

EBT is based on the understanding that eating disorders involve both cognitive and somatic challenges. It emphasizes somatic skill-building—learning to recognize hunger and fullness cues, manage emotions, reconnect with your body, and find joy in physical experience. EBT also includes a service component to help you cultivate purpose and give back through your growth.

What is Eat Breathe Thrive used for?

  • Eating Disorders

    All types of eating disorders — including anorexia, ARFID, bulimia, body dysmorphia, and binge eating disorder. EBT can be supportive at any stage of recovery but is especially aimed at those transitioning out of treatment or working to sustain recovery in outpatient settings. 

  • Disordered Eating

    Even if you don’t have a diagnosed eating disorder, EBT can help you learn to identify what your body really needs and improve your relationship with food. You’ll learn to learn to distinguish between your emotions and bodily cues (e.g., hunger and fullness).

  • Anxiety & Depression

    EBT has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression. You will learn about how a dysregulated nervous system contributes to anxiety and depression, plus practices to help you shift when you’re feeling low or agitated.

  • Substance Abuse

    EBT helps you connect with your needs, identify your emotions, and cope with stress in healthy ways.

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    EBT has been shown in scientific studies to reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. You will learn yoga and meditation practices that may be helpful in processing and integrating trauma.

Evidence and Results

“The program has been incredibly beneficial for many of our clients at Rosewood, helping them reconnect with their bodies—an essential part of recovery for those struggling with Anorexia, Bulimia, or Binge Eating Disorder. Our clients have deeply engaged with the practice, and the transformation we've seen is remarkable. I highly recommend this program to any treatment center aiming to foster a stronger mind-body connection.”

— Stephen Reeder, LPC, NPC, CEDS-S