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What is 'new macrobiotics'
Origine
In the seventies macrobiotics inspired us
to change our lives. The effects on our personal well-being and the
impact of the yin-yang philosophy kept us curious, eagerly wanting
to learn more and more. As life goes we started families, raised
children and gradually began to spread macrobiotics in our regions
through teaching and businesses. We travelled to the U.S., Japan and
other countries to learn with inspiring teachers and meet other
cultures. Everything changes constantly and so has the world since
1970. Organic food is a growing industry and consciousness on health
and healthy lifestyles is now very popular. Macrobiotics has been
one of the pioneering movements in search for a better, healthier
and more peaceful world. Georges Oshawa has been the pioneer
introducing macrobiotics in the 50’s and 60’s in the U.S. and
Europe. He has written numerous books of which the ‘Zen
Macrobiotics’ became quite famous. He has often been misunderstood;
the world was not ready yet to see a peaceful revolution through
changing your mind and by means of changing your diet.
Teaching
Michio Kushi has been one of the leading
macrobiotic teacher. For over 40 years he has been teaching the
basics of macrobiotics based on scientific data in his same friendly
manner all over the world. His work has been recognised by the
United Nations and The Smithonian Institute. (More info on his
website: www. Michiokushi.org) From these teachings many centres and
many great teachers emerged thoughout the world. In the sixties and
seventies macrobiotics was one of the countermovements that was very
succesful with the young generation who wanted a better world. As
macrobiotic ideas gradually found their way into society, the
movement itself seemed to slow down, yet locally many projects kept
growing. Some heavy criticism of the macrobiotic diet by scientists
created a negative atmosphere and some people rejected the diet as
too austere, even dangerous. This austerity was more the result of
their limited interpretation of the diet than the diet itself. In
our day and age the things that don’t work well speak out louder
than the things that work well. That’s why all the positive effects
thousands of people experienced who healed themselves and have
succeeded in leading better, healthier and happier lives, got
ignored or swept under the carpet.
Lifestyle
The
narrowing down of macrobiotics to a diet, instead of a lifestyle
that incorporates education, culture, philosophy and religion has
been based on a lack of understanding and objective scientific
research. Macrobiotics, being the study of the universal laws of
nature is needed now more than ever to help understand the numerous
problems in this world. New macrobiotics means that the macrobiotic
movement as such has grown out of its initial mistakes, shortcomings
and unrealistic expectations but it kept the intrinsic values of the
wonderful teachings of the macrobiotic principles in our heart and
consciousness. Macrobiotics keeps its ‘beginner’s mind’ but it
doesn’t keep its beginner’s practice. In this spirit it wants to
give this incredible movement a new forum for meeting, discussing,
disagreeing and listening to each other. That is a project of aims
at bringing people together within the macrobiotic community, as
well as in other groups in society working for a better world.
Looking back the movement neglected to deepen our social networks.
Now is the time to go into discussion with scientists, educators,
politicians, doctors as well as with the many people working and
teaching in complementary health systems such as Ayurveda, Tibetan
medicine, vegetarian and whole food cooking.
Join
us
Come and join us in one of our activities! Meet others who
have made a difference: Those who created succesful businesses, who
teach shiatsu in secundary schools, as well as those who created
wellness programs.Meet the inspiring people who offer macrobiotic
cooking in homes and schools, those who teach through the Internet,
and those who set up yoga and fitness training in companies. We are
looking forward to an exciting and stimulating
dialogue!
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