BEGINNER LEVEL 1
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE
The goal of the Beginner-Level 1 Course is to help you make informed choices and provide you with tools and experienced guidance for implementing dietary and lifestyle changes in a healthier more balanced direction.
Course Highlights
The course is very informative and delivers practical-knowledge on three important areas regarding the macrobiotic approach to healthy living and wellness.
Eating and Living Well
- Learn how to implement a well-planned macrobiotic plant-based diet
- Select the best quality foods
- Maintain nutritional balance in an easy way
- Become skilled at cooking with a wide variety of natural wholesome foods
- Create nourishing delicious meals
- Find out how to reduce and replace animal food, refined sugars, sweets and ultra-processed foods
- Practice a healthy lifestyle
Oriental Energetic Dietary, Cooking and Lifestyle Practices for Nurturing Balance
- Uncover how Yin Yang principles can help guide your choices and boost wellbeing
- Learn about food energetics
- Maintain harmony with nature and environmental changes
- Modify your way of cooking and eating to attend to your personal needs and goals
Prevent Chronic and Lifestyle Diseases and Manage Your Health with Diet and Lifestyle
- Understand the root cause of common diseases and find out how to prevent them
- Discover ways of taking better care of yourself
- Improve gut health to strengthen overall health
- Get practical tools for relieving common symptoms and conditions naturally
Introduction of the Teachers
Patricio Garcia de Paredes
Global Macrobiotics School /Macrobiotic School Japan FOUNDER
1970 Born in Barcelona, Spain
1975-1985 Introduced to the macrobiotic way of life by his mother Luisa Baranda. Began cooking at home and occasionally engage in his mother’s activities to promote healthy living and natural organic foods.
1985-1988 Moved to Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. Part-time jobs at Erewhon natural food store and Satori macrobiotic restaurant. Graduated from Brookline High School.
1989-1994 Macrobiotic studies at the Kushi Institute in Brookline and Becket, MA and with mentors Michio and Aveline Kushi.
1994-1995 Begin teaching, imparting cooking classes and other related activities to promote healthy sustainable living in various locations around the world including South East Asia, Costa Rica, Peru, Europe and the United States.
1996-1997 Visit Japan various times with Michio and Aveline Kushi and engage in educational activities.
1998-2002 Chef at Kushi Garden macrobiotic restaurant in two locations in Tokyo. Impart cooking classes. Publish first cookbook Non Sugar Sweets. Recipes and articles featured incookbooks and magazines.
2002-2004 Executive chef at Chaya Macrobiotic Restaurants in various locations in Tokyo. Impart cooking classes. Recipes and articles featured in cookbooks and magazines.
2004-2016 Served as Education Director and main teacher at the Kushi Institute of Japan. Recipes and articles featured in cookbooks and magazines. Publish Patricio’s Happy Macrobiotic Sweets. Trained chefs from the Ritz Carlton, Westin, Sha Wellness Clinic and other hotel chains and restaurants to implement macrobiotic foods and menus. Teach and impart cooking classes internationally. Became recipient of the Aveline Kushi Award.
2016-2020 Establish Kushi Macrobiotic School in Tokyo. Teach and impart cooking classes both in Japan and internationally.
2021~ Founder, director and main teacher at Macrobiotic School Japan (MSJ).
2023~ Founder, director and main teacher at Global Macrobiotics School (GMS). Initiate an international Global Macrobiotics network with partner schools in Malaysia, China and Vietnam to provide macrobiotic education and promote healthy sustainable lifestyles. Co-founder of Macrobiotic Global Institute (MGI) a non-profit based in the United States to provide online macrobiotic education and activities to promote personal and planetary health.
DOREEN LAI
Macrobiotic Studio Malaysia FOUNDER
- Doreen Lai was introduced to Macrobiotics in 2015.
In 2019, she completed the Kushi Macrobiotics Program at the Macrobiotic School Japan with instructor Patricio - She applied this dietary concept to her daily meals and her own kindergarten, which she has been running for 20 years (1999-2020).
She also developed dishes that combine local flavors with modern trends. - Starting from 2020, she began teaching Macrobiotics cooking online, and collaborated with Macrobiotic School Japan (MSJ) to establish the online Global Macrobiotics School (GMS).
- In 2023, she founded Macrobiotic Studio Malaysia (MSM), providing courses and learning environments to guide more people towards a healthier and happier life.
She is committed to improving the Earth and promoting environmental sustainability, aiming to create a more harmonious and beautiful world community.
Course Format
- 20 study sessions that impart the theory
- 145 pages textbook for self-study and complement the theory classes
- 10 cooking sessions with full menus
- Over 70 recipes to help you practice on your own
- Personalized guidance and answers to your questions
- Course imparted by experienced practitioners who share their practical-knowledge and offer their support for helping you succeeding implementing healthy living practices
- Internationally recognized certificate of completion
Course Chapter Outline
LESSON 1
- Introduction to the Macrobiotic Style Plant-Based Diet and Food Culture
- The importance of Maintaining Good Food Proportions
- How to Get Started Eating Well
LESSON2
- Select the best quality foods
LESSON 3
- Implementing Healthy Natural Lifestyle Practices
LESSON 4
- Achieving Nutritional Balance through a Well-Planned Plant-Based Diet
- Sources of Nutrients in a Macrobiotic Style Plant-Based Diet
LESSON 5
- Macrobiotic Approach to Oriental Energetic Views and Yin Yang Balance
- Food Energetics
- Yin Yang in Food
- Yin Yang in Cooking
LESSON 6
- Adapting Your Way of Cooking and Eating to Meet Your Requirements
- Seasonal Cooking and Dietary Adjustments
- Geographical and Climatic Cooking and Dietary Adjustments
- Attending to Personal Needs
LESSON 7
- Root Causes of Chronic and Lifestyle Diseases
- Modern Dietary, Lifestyle and Environmental Influences on Health
- Macrobiotic Self-Care: A Proactive DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Approach to Health
LESSON 8
- Gut Health is Key to Overall Health
- The Importance of How We Eat
- The Benefits of Adjusting Our Daily Way of Cooking and Eating
LESSON 9
- Macrobiotic Approach for Relieving Common Symptoms and Conditions (Part 1)
- Including Iron Deficiency Anemia, Headaches, Sensitivity to Cold, Common Colds and Skin Problems
LESSON 10
- Macrobiotic Approach for Relieving Common Symptoms and Conditions (Part 2)
- Including Women’s Problems and Allergies
Class Schedule
LEVEL 1 Beginner Course 第一阶课程
ONLINE 国际线上课 : RM6000
OFFLINE 线下实体课 : RM7500
Frequently Asked Questions
课程将在2024年开跑。不过您也可以在任何时间报名，我们会把录影发给您。
Don't worry, every class is recorded and students can watch it unlimited times within a certain period of time.
We have simultaneous Chinese translation throughout the process. The handouts are also translated into Chinese.
- A second member of your family signs up for the course. You can create a common food culture with your family and journey on the path to good health together.
- Young people under the age of 25 are encouraged during the golden period of unlimited creativity and potential. With your participation, we can continue to grow this healthy eating community, ensuring its vitality and completeness
It is based on your preferred learning style. Some students prepare in advance and then cook in sync with the teacher. Some students try to cook according to the recipe before the class, and then observe the teacher during the class. There are also students who observe first and then cook later.