About MYSA
MYSA (pronounced mee-sa) comes from the Swedish word mysa, which loosely means to settle in, to feel at ease, to be comfortably present.
MYSA is a space for mindfulness-based work around eating, food, and the body. The programs offered here are designed for people who want a clearer, more grounded relationship with eating — without dieting, rigid rules, or the pressure to “fix” themselves.
The name reflects the philosophy behind the work: creating conditions where attention can soften, patterns become easier to notice, and choice can emerge without force. The work is practical, structured, and experiential. Rather than focusing on control or outcomes, it centers on awareness, choice, and understanding the patterns that shape how we eat.
What MYSA Offers
MYSA offers live, online mindfulness-based group programs focused on eating awareness, food-related patterns, and the mind–body relationship. The approach is experiential and applied — you learn through guided practice, reflection, and applying these skills in real life.
The work at MYSA is grounded in established Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT), a structured, research-informed approach to mindful eating. You can read more about the research behind MB-EAT here.
About the facilitator
MYSA Mindfulness was founded by Melis Karaoglu, a Registered Psychotherapist in Canada and a certified MB-EAT practitioner.
Her training includes mindfulness-based approaches to eating, as well as focused education in areas such as binge eating, emotional eating, chronic dieting, and eating- and body-related concerns.
Through MYSA, she facilitates MB-EAT groups that support awareness, pattern recognition, and choice around eating. The work is offered in a structured, group-based format and is educational and experiential in nature.
Programs offered through MYSA are not psychotherapy and do not involve diagnosis or individualized mental health treatment.