MACROBIOTIC RESIDENTIAL COURSE

MACROBIOTIC PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

THIS SPECIAL 11 DAY COURSE IS MADE UP OF RESIDENTIAL TRAININGS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND

This course has been designed to give you a complete experience of macrobiotics. It includes macrobiotic cooking, healing, philosophy, self diagnosis and shiatsu massage.

The course will take students through a comprehensive education covering all the key aspects of macrobiotics.This course will form part of a two year training that will prepare you to become a recognised Macrobiotic Cook and Health Advisor with the Macrobiotic Association of Great Britain.

MACROBIOTIC COURSE CURRICULUM

There are 44 classes spread over 11 days. Each class will last one and a half hours.

SCOTLAND

DAY ONE – 24/5/09

1 Introduction and orientation. How to make the most of the rest of your life.

2 Macrobiotic History from Lao Tsu, Buddha and Hippocrates to George Ohsawa, Michio Kushi and current teachers. A look at the ideologies that contribute to macrobiotics – Greek philosophy, Zen, Tao, Buddhism, evolution, healing, medicine and nutrition.

3 Creating a personal definition for macrobiotics. What is it? Diet, philosophy, principles?

4 Living with awareness. Meditation and exercises to be more aware of our relationships to our food, environment and universe.

DAY TWO – 25/5/09

5 Cooking class – conscious cooking, cooking with love and awareness.

6 Cooking class – conscious cooking, cooking with love and awareness.

7 Cooking class – conscious cooking, cooking with love and awareness.

8 Cooking class – conscious cooking, cooking with love and awareness.

DAY THREE – 26/5/09

9 Shiatsu.

10 Shiatsu.

11 Shiatsu.

12 Shiatsu.

DAY FOUR – 27/5/09

13 Cooking class – breakfasts.

14 Cooking class - soups.

15 Cooking class – grains, beans and vegetables.

16 Cooking class – deserts.

DAY FIVE – 28/5/09

17 Beauty, facial and massage.

18 Intentions, imprints and love.

19 Healing.

20 Self love and healing – reality, assumptions, judgements and expectations.

DAY SIX – 29/5/09

21 Macrobiotics as a diet – nutrition, energy of foods, healing and food, keeping a food diary.

22 Macrobiotics as principles – acid/alkaline, yin/yang, five elements.

23 Listening to our bodies – energy, sleep, moods, appetite, urination, bowel movements, skin, breathing, meditation, exercise, saliva ph, pulses.

24 Personal ethics and philosophy of life.

ENGLISH CAMP

DAY SEVEN – 11/8/09

25 Developing intuition – exercises and discussion.

26 Responsibility individual and collective – honesty, self awareness and focus.

27 Cooking class – Cooking alkaline forming dishes.

28 Cooking class – Cooking low GI meals.

DAY EIGHT – 12/8/09

29 Yin and yang.

30 The Five elements.

31 Cooking class – cooking with herbs and making teas.

32 Cooking class - Seasonings, sauces and condiments.

DAY NINE – 13/8/09

33 Energy in the human – chakras – meridians – acupressure points - Do In exercise, stretching and shiatsu.

34 Cooking class – Salads and raw foods.

35 Cooking class – Fish.

36 Cooking class – creating meals for different moods, seasons, weather.

DAY TEN – 14/8/09

37 Emotions and health – an exploration of stress, anger, fear, anxiety, cravings and habits and how they relate to our health.

38 Nutrition – fats, proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, minerals, phyto nutrients, antioxidants and fermentation.

39 Cooking class – Being aware of different needs – dishes for babies, children, active adults and the elderly.

40 Cooking class – Students make their own meals under supervision.

DAY ELEVEN – 15/8/09

41 Cooking class – Students make their own meals under supervision.

42 Cooking class – Students make their own meals under supervision.

43 Speaking from the heart – interacting with society, friends, family and colleagues. Communicating your macrobiotic experience. Giving talks and sharing your journey.

44 Students give a presentation.

 

PLACES

The Scottish Event, Penninghame, Galloway

The English Event, Monkton Combe, Avon

FORMAT

The course consists of 11 days of training plus homework assignments.

Each day will consist of six hours tuition

DATES

Scotland 23rd to 30th May 2009

England 11th -17th August 2009

COST

Course with residential camping £640

Course with residential dormitory £700

Course with residential twin share £760

Course with single room £880

Fees include food at residentials and you will be free to jion in the many other activities at the residentials.

Discounts - detuct £100 under 27s, deduct a further £100 for bookings before 31/3/09.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have further questions click here and fill in the form.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

This course will be restricted to a maximum of twenty students.

REGISTRATION

To register for this program click here and fill in the form. Please include any previous experience in macrobiotics or related subjects.

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