Lectures
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Living in Japan Today (after the tsunami and Fukushima)
A witness’ report on the situation in Japan, the safety of the food and water, the short- and long term consequences, not only for Japan but for the whole world.
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The Secret World of Fermentation
A clear explanation of the importance of salt-fermented foods for our health, not only for better digestion but also to keep our immunity strong and to provide our body with the necessary nutrients, among which Vit B12. |
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The spiritual Meaning of Food
The awareness of the spiritual world is canalized by the earthly influences of food and environment.Spiritual clearness is a result of our daily food. How food creates spirit Adelbert will explain in this class |
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Yin and Yang in Visual Diagnosis of your Constitution and Condition
Facial diagnosis and other traditional Far Eastern approaches can help us evaluate our own health, character, and consciousness. In this workshop Adelbert will introduce principles of Oriental diagnosis, including the correlation between the organs and facial and other bodily features in our condition and constitution. Learn to use your strong qualities and to strengthen your weaker points |
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A Dietary Approach to Diabetes 1 and 2
This class gives an explanation of the misunderstanding about the 2 types of diabetes. The most common type of diabetes often follows a hypoglycaemic condition. Most important is how to strengthen the pancreas and stabilize blood sugar level. Adelbert will discuss the cause and how to deal with it on a natural way. |
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Alzheimer’s Brain Secrets
Neurologists claim that our body’s most important organ is the brain. Our brains conduct all our bodily functions. But what is ruling our brains? In this lecture you will hear the macrobiotic view as well as the dietary causes for Alzheimer’s disease. |
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Your Human Nature Explained with the 5 Transformations and the 9 Star Ki
This class will give you the practical tools to understand energy flow, manage your life, and realize your goals.Guidelines and suggestions for getting the most from the year’s distinctive energy will be given. |
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Vanishing Nutrients
The vitamins and minerals in the world’s food supply continue to decline sharply. Alex presents the latest research he has conducted and explores what role global warming, electromagnetic radiation, GMOs, hybrid seeds, and other factors play in this alarming trend and its impact on the macrobiotic community. |
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Cool Fusion
Mainstream science is promoting hot fusion, a global network of new low-radiation nuclear reactors, as the answer to the energy crisis. The environmental community is supporting wind, solar, and other renewable technologies including cold fusion. Both approaches have serious drawbacks. In between is cool fusion, or the transmutation of elements proposed by George Ohsawa and Michio Kushi. This class presents the latest developments in this exciting new macrobiotic approach to ending material scarcity. |
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Whole Grains and Human Evolution
Meat-eaters, practitioners of the Paleolithic Diet, and many scientists believe people only started to eat grains with the introduction of agriculture about ten thousand years ago. This class presents a wealth of new scientific research, as well as literary and artistic evidence, that ancient ancestors cooked and baked cereal grasses as their principal food. |
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The Turning Point: 2011-2013
In this two-part workshop, Alex will look at Nine Star Ki influences during this critical 3-year period and how they will affect health, politics, the economy, and other aspects of social and personal destiny. |
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Profiles in Oriental Diagnosis
2011 is the 150th anniversary of the start of the U.S. Civil War. This class will focus on a macrobiotic analysis of this historic event in terms of the traditional European, African, and American diets; slavery and the global spread of brown rice, President Abraham Lincoln’s constitution and condition; and the character of his assassin, John Wilkes Booth, who was born and brought up as a vegetarian. |
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The Tao of Writing
This workshop introduces a variety of ways to enhance Ki flow when you write, improve your creativity, and express your originality with pen and ink, keyboard and mouse, or finger in the sand. |
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Personal Alchemy
Macrobiotics is transformational on many levels. This class will help you make macrobiotics personal and practical by fashioning an approach based on your present circumstances and aspirations for the future. |
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Healthy Heart, Vibrant Spirit
The link between body and mind is highlighted in the relationship between the circulatory system and personal outlook and approach. Learn how to positively influence both |
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The Magic and Mystery of Food
One of life’s profound secrets is how our daily diet affects physical, psychological and spiritual well being. Join us for a practical discussion of exactly how this happens. |
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Healthy Bones and Joints
Fashion a lifestyle that promotes a lifetime of strong bones and flexible joints, while preventing problems often associated with aging. |
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Living Sustainable
A macrobiotic lifestyle enables you to support health and vitality, nourish your dreams and aspirations, and benefit both the natural environment and society. |
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Slide Show: The Wonderful World of Wild Mushrooms |
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Vaccination and Natural Immunity
Which foods undermine your natural immunity, which foods and dishes strengthen your immunity on a natural way?
The understanding of harmful effects of various vaccinations, which are known, but almost kept a secret, will help you to make a sensible decision, for yourself and your children, also during traveling. |
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Traveling with Macrobiotic Food: Short Trips, Long Trips, and Holidays
Jasmijn, who travelled the world and cooked her own food, has many practical tips on how to survive in hotels, trains, boats, cars, and bicycles. Which food items you should always carry in your suitcase, which foods you can find locally. Important knowledge, even for a weekend or short business trip. |
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Eating in Different Climate Zones, How to Adjust the Ideal Food Pattern
Different climates and seasons ask for different cooking styles and a different choice of food. Learn to apply your understanding of yin and yang, learn to listen to your body’s needs. |
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Recovery from Radiation and Chemo Therapy
These serious treatments ask for a special application of the macrobiotic way of life and diet. Dietary recommendations that help neutralize the side effects of these treatments. |
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Recovery from Radiation and Chemo Therapy
These serious treatments ask for a special application of the macrobiotic way of life and diet. Dietary recommendations that help neutralize the side effects of these treatments. |
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Healthy Skin Care
"Damaging Affects of the Sun" - Why are we scared of sitting in the sun? and How creams, shampoos, soaps and cosmetics are poisoning our bodies. |
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Preventing and Healing Cancer
The latest research on cancer, the macrobiotic view and dietary guidelines will be discussed.
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