Sylvia Haskvitz

Sylvia Haskvitz, MA, RD, has been a certified NVC trainer for 18 years and is a registered dietitian. She has facilitated meetings and offered trainings as a communication consultant to more than 150 organizations including businesses, nonprofits, government agencies and schools. She is the author of Eat by Choice, Not by Habit and her essay, “Enemy Images” appears in the book, Healing Our Planet, Healing Ourselves. She serves as the dean of educational services for Elucity Network, Inc., an NVC-inspired business and nonprofit consulting and training company.


"Your soothing and compassionate voice are the perfect vehicle to get your message across. It goes down easily and warmly and resonates in my entire body." —A Course Listener


Jan Henrikson is editor of Eat by Choice, Not by Habit. She is working with Marie Miyashiro-Collins on Collins' upcoming book, Compassionate Profit, for Puddle Dancer Press. In addition to coaching other writers, she loves writing articles, interviews, and essays, specializing in profiles of people who are pioneers in their field. Her essays have appeared in such anthologies as Cup of Comfort For Writers, Chicken Soup for the Dieter’s Soul, Women Forged in Fire, and Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction, among others.

Eat by Choice, Not by Habit
with CNVC Certified Trainer Sylvia Haskvitz
An Audio Book, Read by the Author
Recorded in Tucson, Arizona, USA
Duration: 180 Minutes
(3 hours, including interview)

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How brilliant - combining compassionate communication with food and eating. Eat by Choice, not by Habit is a winner. Brilliant!
—Yours Truly, Christiane Northrup, M.D.

Refresh your relationship with your body and food. With compassion as your ally, you can learn how to:

  • Cut through cycles of over-consumption and dieting.

  • Enjoy power with food rather than battling eating patterns that seem to have power over you.

  • Transform eating habits into choices that meet your needs, leading to greater personal freedom.

  • Enjoy eating to meet both the needs of your body and your desire for deeply satisfying culinary delights.

Let the question and answer format of Eat by Choice lead you on a journey to discover solutions that work for you. You can listen to the book in order or go right to the questions that speak to you. Those who have read the book say they experience a deeper sense of clarity just from hearing the book read aloud. With sound dietary information and the consciousness of Nonviolent Communication to support you, you have the opportunity to befriend your body and food, moment by moment, today and everyday.

I have been studying NVC for 6 months or so and this book was the portal that I needed. I never really got it before this book! I had a major aha! —Valerie

In addition to recording the complete book, the author includes bonus questions and answers about nutrition, health, and NVC.

I read it last night and it is great!  Kudos for putting together such a clear message about food and compassion.  Mirasol Eating Disorders Clinic should buy one for each of their clients as a welcoming gift! —Penny

Cost: $17.00 USD

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