Warren Kramer coming to Honolulu

Sep 2, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

October 13, 2009 to October 18, 2009 “Optimal Health and Healing Through Macrobiotics” With senior macrobiotic educator and health counselor Warren Kramer, an internationally renowned senior macrobiotic educator and health counselor. Enjoy a variety of ways to participate, including: Cooking Classes- Cooking for Hearty Appetites, Cooking for Natural Beauty Lectures- Restoring our Natural Healing Ability, [...]

Mission Accomplished! Praise for Mexican Macrobiotic Community Dinner

Jul 18, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

Hello Leslie, I just want to say “Thank You” for the unbelievable Enchilada! Vegetable soup had quite a bit of happy looking veggies, the simple green salad was also super nutritious. I see many people don’t realize what the real food taste like, I mean this good has to be normal? That means we’re consuming [...]

Love Your Liver & Gallbladder

Jul 16, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog 2 Comments

This was in a newsletter I got from respected macrobiotic teacher Jane Stanchich at Great Life Global. Love Your Liver Learn about the vital importance of your liver and how to bestnourish this amazing organ, especially in the Spring. • Reduce fatty, fried, oily foods, including chips and baked goods.• Eat plenty of vegetables, especially [...]

Is the health food store “healthy”?

Jul 14, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

There is an assumption that if an item is in the health food store, it must be healthy. It’s up to the consumer to understand that this is not always true. The consumer can do this by reading the labels before buying something! For example, a new vegan cheese appeared on the shelf in one [...]

Using leftovers creatively

Jul 11, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

Last night for dinner we had tempeh spring rolls with peanut sauce. I sent the extras with Dan for his lunch at the farm, but I still had some tempeh that was leftover. For lunch, I minced garlic and ginger, and sauteed these in toasted sesame oil with onion, carrots, and lacinato kale. I topped [...]

Ionia Macrobiotic Community Youth Conference in Alaska

Jun 20, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

Ionia Youth Conference is happening from July 26 – August 7 this year. It’s free, and aimed at young people ages 15-25 or so (though there are a few people coming who are all ages….) The conference is youth directed, and participants help out with the cooking, cleaning, gardening, building, as well as take cooking, [...]

What does your environment say about you?

Jun 20, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

When I lived in Japan, I initially felt very lonely and isolated in such a foreign place so different from any other place I had ever lived. My mood for a while was very dismal, dark, and grey. It seemed intensely difficult to negotiate my surroundings. I had a lot of free time on my [...]

Accolades for Jun 19 Community Dinner

Jun 20, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

Thank you for working so hard to make the dinner tonight. I enjoyed this meal that was so efficiently put together! The tempeh was great—not too salty, but tasty. The arame salad was refreshing and the quinoa was light and pretty at the same time! I sense and feel the good energy in the soup [...]

Hands Turned to the Soil

Jun 15, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

Hands Turned to the SoilOriginally uploaded by macro808 This past Saturday, I drove to Kahana State Park to attend the Hands Turned to the Soil conference put on by Ma’o Organic Farms and Whole Foods. It was amazing and inspiring to be around all the presenters and participants alike who all shared the same passion [...]

7 steps to health from Mary Correa, Instructor of La‘au Lapa‘au and HWST 107 – Kapi‘olani Community College

Jun 15, 2009 Macrobiotic Hawaii Blog No Comments

Mary had so many informative things to share with the Hands Turned to the Soil conference participants. I was so excited to hear how she’s teaching about the healing properties of foods from the Hawaiian point of view, and perhaps not surprisingly, macrobiotic philosophy aligns with what she was saying as well. Towards the end [...]