Healthy Vegan Macrobiotic Cooking and Events

Women's Macrobiotic Healing Class in May

Fall has entered boldly and so it is important to make sure we are adapting ourselves to the unique energies of the season. Maintaining our health means it's important to be aware of how seasonal changes can affect us.

Here's an update on classes and other activities for Studio Mugen.



Making Handmade Traditional Condiments
Saturday, Oct. 19, 11:00 a.m.
Studio Mugen
2610 23rd St., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Description:
This is a special workshop to learn how to make traditional style handmade pickles, gomashio (sesame salt), shio kombu and tekka miso.  You also will learn the health value of these condiments.
Fee: $60 (Pay pal $63) ingredients are included.

Macrobiotic Healing for Women (Japanese language class)
Sunday, Oct. 20, 10:00 a.m.
Seed Kitchen
1604 Pacific Ave., Venice, CA 90291
This is a special workshop regarding healing and  women's health according to Five Elements theory in Japanese.
Fee: $38.00

Meditation
Saturday, Oct. 26, 3 p.m.
Studio Mugen
2610 23rd St., Santa Monica, CA 90405
No Fee
Every Saturday afternoon I offer one hour to sit and meditate with anybody who is willing to practice. I practice Vipassana meditation.
We welcome anybody including people who have never practiced meditation or people who have practiced any style of meditation.
I will be preparing an organic Kukicha (twig tea) or Barley tea or Sanae's original organic non-caffeine tea.
 Suggested Donation of $5 cash for using the Studio Mugen space.
 Studio Mugen is an Eco-friendly environment with a wood floor and you must take off shoes inside.  Please bring room shoes or thick socks.
Please RSVP in case we have to cancel due to not enough people signing up. I look forward to sitting with you and practice being at peace within ourselves.

 Macrobiotic Healing for Women
Sunday, Oct. 27, 10:00 a.m.
Seed Kitchen
1604 Pacific Ave., Venice, CA 90291
Seed Kitchen 1640 Pacific Ave. Venice, CA 90291 (310)396-1604
Fee: $35 cash (or $38 for Paypal) with Lunch (soup, desserts and drinks are not included).
Subject: Thyroid gland
In this class you will learn how to make Remedy drink for a healthy thyroid, learn how to cook Vegan Macrobiotic plant-base food, and we'll discuss new moon or full moon wishes for each month's energy and to get your wishes to come true. Must have 5 registered guests to offer class.

By the way, many men attend the class not only to support their partner, but they get to learn about vegan macrobiotic health too!

Healthy Taste of L.A.
Sunday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
South Bay Seventh Day Adventist Church
401 S. Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, 90277
Fee: see event website: http://www.healthytasteofla.com/
A day-long event with various health-oriented presenters discussing a variety of subjects.  Chef Eric Lechasseur will give a talk/cooking presentation.  Other speakers include: Dr. Neal Bernard, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; Dr. Alan Goldhamer, TrueNorth Health Center,  and John Pierre, celebrity fitness guru and author of Pillars of Health; and Chef AJ, author of Unprocessed. The web site will give a full listing of participants and activities.

You can also get additional information and sign up through the meetup site http://www.meetup.com/Vegan-Macrobiotic-Community-Meetup-Group/

In addition, with the change of seasons if you want macrobiotic health counseling or personal cooking instruction, please let me know.

While feeling the golden light

Hello!
I am Sanae Suzuki, director of macrobiotic studio mugen in Santa Monica, California.
Thank you for visiting our blog.

This blog was started in May 2008 by some of our staff members in macrobiotics studio mugen.
It occurred to me to conduct a comprehensive review of what has been written since that time. First I categorized them under different labels, and proceeded to read them one at a time. I feel so much gratitude to the people who have managed and contributed to this blog, even if it existed on a relatively small, quiet scale.

Due to our hectic schedule of counseling. teaching, planning and hosting events, publishing cookbooks, managing our office and restaurant Seed, and offering retreats in North Fork, I am just now catching up.


December 21, 2010 was a wonderful day of winter solstice/full moon/lunar eclipse. As we transition toward longer days, this concurrence of events provides a renewed energy powered by the warmth and brightness of, for lack of a better term, a “golden light,” inspiring me to reinvigorate this blog by sharing the good tidings in macrobiotics and other pursuits of health and happiness.


This photo that I took perhaps illustrates the feeling I have of this transitional time.

Through this blog I hope to share with all of you how we live the macrobiotic natural life, as well as to be inspired by your thoughts and experiences. Stay connected!
Thank you!

Love,
Sanae