Befriending Your Body™

An 8-week Somatic Self Compassion Program

You don’t have to stay at war with your body..

Befriending Your Body™ (BFYB) is the first step in a two-part pathway designed to help you heal your relationship with your body, and yourself.

New participants begin with BFYB.

Alumni continue into the Befriending Circle.

Step 1

Befriending Your Body™

BFYB™ is a unique trauma-informed 8-week Somatic Self-Compassion Recovery program teaching you the skills of embodiment and self-compassion for disordered eating and making peace with your body, food and self!

Based on the Polyvagal Theory and the evidence-based practices of interoceptive awareness, self-compassion, and mindfulness. It offers a new view on healing your relationship with your body and food, and the path back to embodiment.

Begin My Work

“…after everything I’ve tried and everything I’ve been through, the interoceptive work, the somatic work, IS the work. You can do all the thinking and problem solving and talk therapy in the world, but if you can’t feel what your body is telling you about what you’re learning, it’s just words.”

- Former Befriending Your Body™ participant

This program is for you if:

You’re ready to heal your relationship with food and body
You want to feel more at home in your body
You’re tired of dieting, restriction, or chronic self-criticism
You long for connection, support, and a safe community

You’re in recovery for an eating disorder
You’re navigating chronic stress anxiety, or burnout
You’re curious about embodiment and interoceptive awareness
You’re ready to make lasting change from the inside out

Step 2

Befriending Circle

An ongoing alumni community for continued support, connection, and growth. Deepen your embodiment practice, stay connected to the work, and keep moving forward, together.

Continue my work

Monthly Group Circles

Embodiment Practice

Continued learning & support

A community that gets it

FAQs

Yes. The Befriending Circle is designed specifically for alumni of Befriending Your Body™.
The shared foundation of language, concepts, and approach helps create a space that feels safe, cohesive, and supportive for everyone. Because of this, new participants are not able to join without first completing the program.
The 8-week Befriending Your Body™ program is a structured, guided experience that introduces core concepts, practices, and frameworks.
The Befriending Circle is a continuation space.
Rather than learning something new each week, the focus is on:
- practicing what you’ve already learned
- integrating it into daily life
- receiving ongoing support and reflection
- staying connected to your body and this work over time
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No. The Befriending Circle is not therapy and does not replace individual treatment.
It is a supportive, educational, and experiential group space rooted in somatic awareness, nervous system support, and compassionate reflection.
If you are currently in therapy or working with a treatment team, this space can complement that work.
You are welcome here.
This space is designed with the understanding that healing is not linear. Periods of disconnection, difficulty, or returning to old patterns are a normal part of the process.
You do not need to be “doing well” to attend.
You only need to be willing to show up—just as you are.
No. Sharing is always optional.
You are welcome to:
- speak
- listen
- reflect quietly
- participate in whatever way feels supportive to you
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The Befriending Your Body Program is an 8 week program.
- Sessions meet weekly via Zoom
- The program lasts 8 weeks
- There is a $400 commitment
The Befriending Circle is offered in 4-visit cycles.
- Sessions meet twice monthly via Zoom
- Each cycle includes 4 total sessions
- There is a $40/month investment
- Participants commit to the full cycle ($80 total)
This structure helps create consistency, safety, and a stable group experience.
Each session follows a consistent, supportive rhythm and may include:
- grounding and nervous system support
- guided reflection and optional sharing
- gentle teaching or theme exploration
- somatic or restorative practices
- integration and closing
The focus is on experience and practice, not performance or information overload.
This space can be supportive for individuals at various points in their journey, but it is not a higher level of care.
If you are actively struggling, we strongly encourage you to be supported by an individual provider or treatment team. The Befriending Circle can be a complement to that support, but not a substitute.
Yes. You will have the opportunity to continue into future cycles if it feels supportive for you.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out.
We want this space to feel clear, supportive, and aligned for you.

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Jen Rabung, RDN, RYT-500, CEDS

A trauma-informed yoga instructor and registered dietitian specializing in eating disorder recovery.

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Befriending Your Body™ Program

Wednesdays
March 10th - May 5th, 2027
*we will skip April 14th
6:30 - 8:30 pm EST
The cost of the 8-week program is $400.
Contact us directly for financial concerns.
Sessions are all conducted virtually, via Zoom.
Dr. Biasetti’s book, Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself From Disordered Eating, is the companion book to the program.
You will need to acquire a copy of the book prior to the program as you will read through 1-2 chapters per week.

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Befriending Circle

Wednesdays
Every other week, 4 sessions
Aug 5th, 19th, Sept 2nd, 16th
6:30 - 7:45 pm EST
The cost of the 8-week (total 4 sessions) program is $80.
Contact us directly for financial concerns.
Sessions are all conducted virtually, via Zoom.
The Befriending Circle offers a gentle, ongoing space for alumni of Befriending Your Body™ to continue this work in community. We meet twice monthly for 60–75 minutes, with a 4-visit cycle commitment. Investment is $40/month ($80 total).