Teachers

Jeanne van den Heuvel (Belgium),
has been very active as a teacher of macrobiotics for more then 20 years. After working as a remedial teacher for children and adolescents for many years, she now uses her educational experience to teach macrobiotic philosophy and guide families with children as well as individuals in their search for personal health and harmony. Jeanne has studied extensively with Michio Kushi and other educators and teaches macrobiotics in Europe and the U.S.A. She runs a macrobiotic center in Belgium, where she lives with her son, daughter, and grandson
Cooking Classes
• Healing Bean Dishes
Beans give us strength and vitality. Beans are richest in plant protein and high in fiber and complex carbohydrates. They traditionally give stronger, more long lasting energy than animal food, and can be prepared in delicious soups and dishes to everyone’s taste. Do you have difficulty to digest beans? Often this is not caused by the beans but by other, acid forming foods in combination with beans. Learn all about it!
• Cooking with Miso
Miso, world’s most excellent food, is a staple in Japanese cuisine with many nutritional and health benefits. In this class, everything will be cooked using miso - from a grain dish to dressings for vegetables or salads..
• Cooking for Diabetes
Cook the best quality sweets: sweet vegetable drink, strengthening azuki-squash, and other dishes, using grain sweeteners. Jeanne will explain the different nutritional approach for diabetes 1 and 2. (See also Adelbert Nelissen’s lecture on diabetes 1 and 2)
• The Magic of Macrobiotic Home Remedies
Jeanne will show you special healing dishes for emergency and more chronic conditions, for every day’s use. Learn to make adjustments for your personal health condition.
• Beat the Sugar Blues
The use of unrefined, grain based sweeteners and other natural sweeteners that help create balance in our body, without the side effects of what white, refined sugar normally does with our mind and mood.
• Basic Macrobiotic Cooking (1 and 2)
Explanation of the various ingredients used in the macrobiotic kitchen, Daily, simple and satisfying cooking for better health will be showed.
Lecture
• 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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