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sanae's cooking demos
Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Feb 10, 2010


If any of you have ever eaten at Seed in Venice, then you know just how good it is.  Their seitan is killer!  Seed is owned by Chef Eric Lechasseur and his wife Sanae Suzuki, who have written some really yummie cookbooks. I love the pictures in the dessert one! 


I'm really excited because Sanae is offering some cooking demos and book signings in Los Angeles at the following locations:

Saturday, February 13
From 11:00 am at Erewhon Market
7660 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Mini-Lecture/Cooking Demo/Book Signing

Sunday, February 27
From 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm (tent.) at Mystic Journey Bookstore
1319 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291
Mini-Lecture/Book Signing




Saturday, March 6
From 4 pm at Willow Bridge Bookstore
40044 Highway 49 # E-1, Oakhurst, CA 93644
Mini-Lecture/Book Signing




Saturday, March 13 (tent.)
From 5 pm at Book Soup
8818 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Mini-Lecture/Book Signing




For more information about Eric and Sanae, visit Love Eric or Seed's website.

Let me know if any of you are able to make it to one of his cooking demos or book signings!

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Can't wait to try this restaurant! Thanks for the tip, I LOVE Venice! <3
Yes, absolutely! Holy crap, I'm so excited for this... I could go to any, but probably one of the first two because I'm really freaking impatient and want this book really badly... =)
man,... When I lived in CA, I never took advantage of all of these great spots. And now, I have grown up, my views and wisdom have matured, and I live in Vermont, where there is nothing. Frustrating. COME TO THE EAST COAST!!!
I love that even desserts can be macrobiotic!
There are vegans here in NC and would love to have someone visit here for a booksign or cooking demo.  I will be looking for the cookbooks, Thanks Alicia!
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Ooh...there's a chance I may be in LA in March. If so, I will definitely check this out. Thanks so much for this!
Do you know any places like this in New York?
Cant wait to try this place out!  sounds like im in for a treat! K-
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christina pirello & macrobiotic cooking classes
Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Jan 12, 2010

 

I've seen a few inquiries about macrobiotic cooking classes and I wanted to give you several recommendations.  My friend Christina Pirello, who was diagnosed with Leukemia and cured it through a macrobiotic diet, just opened a vegan cooking school in Philadelphia!  Christina explained to me that the school is a: "6 month vegan/macrobiotic cooking program that takes place over one weekend a month, giving students a comprehensive understanding of cooking for themselves in a whole, unprocessed and absolutely decadently delicious and easy way.  The cooking program will also have guest teachers in to talk about self-diagnosis and self care, and will have a homeopathic MD coming in to talk about natural health.  All the cooking is hands on and they hold the class at Drexel University in their professional culinary school kitchen.  Each student is paired off with another and cooks in their own stations, with a full stove and oven, utensils, all the conveniences of cooking.  Then everyone talks about their food and experiences.  Also, they have to journal each month to see their own progress and join in online discussions."

 Space is limited to 16 students per class, but there are 4 sessions per year. 

You can find info about this school, and sign up on Christina’s website, www.christinacooks.com, or by calling her office at 800-939-3909.  
 
Sounds amazing, I want to go!
 
If you can’t commit to a 6 month class, Christina also offers single demonstration style classes... Or a 3-day hands on cooking intensive weekend at Drexel University.  You can find out more about these classes on her website, or by calling the office.
 
Warren Kramer is another macrobiotic counselor that holds cooking classes mostly on the East Coast.  Take a look at his website for more information about classes.  
 
Spork also offers macrobiotic cooking classes and catering services.  I've never taken a class or tried their food so I can't totally speak for them... but owners and sisters, Jenny and Heather, are so sweet and adorable.  Connect to their website to check them out: www.sporkfoods.com

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constellation workshop
Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Jan 7, 2010
Hi everyone - I have something to share with you all, If you live in LA and have any issues that you want resolved, there is a Constellation Workshop on January 12th in West LA.  It is a truly amazing experience!  I went with a girlfriend of mine a long time ago, and was very skeptical at first... but then I saw my friend have an experience that really moved me, so I raised my hand to have my go at it, and I have to say, it was a truly deep experience.  If you are an open minded person who wants some healing in any area of your life, check it out! It can't hurt.  Read this info below, and let me know if any of you go.

Love,
Alicia

Facilitator: Hazel Williams-Carter

Hazel is certified by the Bert Hellinger Institute in Family and Human Systems Constellation Work. She is also a Shamanic Practitioner, Soul Memory Facilitator and Indigo Facilitator. Her practice includes Trauma Release Therapies, Energy Psychology, Relationships, Attachment and Bonding Work, Acupuncture with Sound and Color, and Vibrational Medicine utilizing flower essences and essential oils.

You can call Hazel on: 310-463-9512, email her at: indigohazel@gmail.com or visit: www.indigohealing.com

A MESSAGE FROM HAZEL:

Dear Friends,

I have now finished a more advanced workshop in Germany with the original founders and teachers of this amazing work. I am excited to share with you the new approach to the work and all the new creativity flowing in the field.

Please bring any issue you want to work on.It can be physical, emotional or mental.We can work on relationships,finance,jobs, mental & physical health and childhood trauma.The constellation field is also a good place to set up something that you are trying to create and that is stuck for you.

Healing of old traumas and pain or life experiences where we disconnected from life and joy can be worked with.  Please know that your issue can also be kept private from the group if you would rather work that way.

Using the power of the group field the work can go very deep.We set up a safe holding field to work in and because of my training in trauma work and attachment work we will be held in a loving container for healing.

Please RSVP if you wish to attend.

FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED A GUARANTEED CONSTELLATION THE COST IS $100 AND NEEDS TO BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE.

Love & Blessings
Hazel

DETAILS:
TUESDAY  7 - 10pm $25
JAN 12TH & 26TH

ADDRESS:
3255 COLBY AVE
MAR VISTA, CA 90066

DIRECTIONS:
-FROM 10 FREEWAY EAST OF 405
     -EXIT 10 FREEWAY AT BUNDY SOUTH.
     -CONTINUE ON BUNDY TO NATIONAL BLVD.
     -MAKE A LEFT GO TO BUTLER MAKE A RIGHT GO TO STANWOOD MAKE A RIGHT GO TO COLBY MAKE A LEFT HOUSE IS ON RIGHT SIDE.

-FROM 10 FREEWAY WEST AND SANTA MONICA.
    -EXIT CENTINELA.
    -AT END OF RAMP MAKE A LEFT ON PICO. GO TO BUNDY MAKE A RIGHT.
    -GO TO NATIONAL MAKE A LEFT AND THEN FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ABOVE.

AMPLE PARKING ON STREET

PLEASE ENTER QUIETLY THROUGH RIGHT SIDE GATE TO ROOM IN BACK.

WEST LA Constellation Workshop
~ RELEASE DISRUPTIVE LIFE PATTERNS ~
Tuesday JAN 12TH & 26TH
7pm -10PM

ABOUT CONSTELLATION WORK

Generation after generation, our inherited emotional and behavioral imprints keep showing up in our lives. Unknowingly we may carry our ancestors unresolved issues generations later.  This information is encoded in our energy fields, DNA and cellular memories and has an affect on our health and well-being; mentally, emotionally and physically. In this workshop we will focus on integrating and healing unresolved trauma in our personal lives and from our family systems.

Unresolved emotional or physical trauma forms a residue of energy that remains locked in the energetic centers of the body and the family system and, if not released, can result  in traumatic re enactments, unhealthy and disruptive life patterns, mental and physical illness, phobias, depression, panic attacks, anxiety, dissociation, freeze and immobility, soul fragmentation and loss and an interruption to love and life.

By setting up a systemic constellation it becomes possible for past wrongs, hidden dynamics, conflicts, disconnections, soul loss and entanglements to be revealed. When we resolve these old traumas the interrupted love and life returns and flows into the family system and our children and future generations no longer have to repeat these limiting patterns and traumatic events.

A constellation can also be set up for your family system, business, abundance issues, relationships, pets, art, writing, political systems etc.  Any system can be represented and the resolution that already exists in the Morphogenetic Field can be accessed and revealed.

HOW CONSTELLATIONS ARE DONE

Constellations were originally designed to be done in a group but can also be done in an individual setting. The facilitator, together with the client, will explore the issue by gathering information about the participant's family or other system, focusing on factual information about tragedies, trauma, difficult destinies, and other events that marks the client or the client's system. The participant can then choose representatives for the people or parts in question, and place them in relationship to each other according to the inner picture. Alternatively, the group members can offer to stand in roles that 'speak to them' and also find the place they feel they need to stand in.

Invariably, an amazing thing happens: the representatives will start feeling sensations and emotions related so intimately to the true family members, that people oftentimes are shocked and relieved at the same time about the accuracy with which the family drama unfolds, revealing the hidden links to their own life's drama.

With more and more information unfolding, words and actions can be found (by the representatives and/or the facilitator) to free the entangled from misdirected love, identities and fates. And, step by step, in finding the true and original order ('the order of love'), the members of the client's system (representatives) can find the place where they truly belong. They can feel peace and acceptance, and so can the mind, heart, and soul of the client.


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warren kramer in LA
Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Dec 30, 2009

For all of you who live in the Los Angeles area, I wanted to share this great opportunity!  Warren Kramer will be in Los Angeles from January 6-10 doing a series of lectures, cooking classes, and consultations.  Warren Kramer is the macrobiotic counselor I wrote about a while ago.  Check out this info here, and let me know if any of you go!



Great News! Warren Kramer returns to Los Angeles January 6-10, 2010 with an exceptional series of lectures, cooking classes, and opportunities for consultations. Each offers new insights into health and preparing delicious food!



Special Event! On Wednesday, January 6, Warren presents an introduction to macrobiotics – a lecture with dessert, tea, and an overview that answers, How does macrobiotics add health and well-being to every lifestyle? This is a great time to bring friends who wonder what you’re having for dinner and why. And for those already eating macro, this important class offers a refresher on how to present these ideas in short effective sound bites.

Space is limited so sign up early. Spread the word! Give a class as a holiday gift!



SPECIAL HOLIDAY PRICE:
 Sign up for all 4 events for $200 ($35 savings)!



Please call or email Karen:
 yogarv@aol.com, 
310-428-9536

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mina dobic & macrobiotic counseling
Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Dec 2, 2009

Hey all - I just wanted to give you a couple resources if you are serious about finding a Macrobiotic Counselor.  Some of you probably read in The Kind Diet about Mina Dobic, the amazing woman who battled her cancer through a Macrobiotic diet.  She is truly inspirational and such a great resource if you are looking for a Macrobiotic Counselor.  Her sessions are a bit pricey, but totally worth it if you or any one you know is battling cancer or any other serious illness.  Or if you just want to be a superhero without anything serious happening like I did.... she is responsible for guiding me to superhero status.  Check out Mina's website and the book she wrote titled My Beautiful Life.
 

If you're looking for a macrobiotic counselor on the East Coast you should check out Lino Stanchich at www.greatlifeglobal.com.  There's a ton of information and resources on his website.  Also, if you live near Boston, Warren Kramer is another great macro counselor in that area.  Visit his website, or email him with questions. 
 
You can also contact the Kushi Institute to find a counselor near you.  Of course, I can’t personally recommend them, but I’m sure it will be a great start. 
 
Also, check out Christina Pirello’s website for her recommendations, depending on where you live.

For those of you who live in New York or New Jersey, I wanted to let you know about some great opportunities this weekend.  John Kozinski, a Macrobiotic teacher and health researcher, will be offering lectures and counseling.  On December 5th and 6th, you can get counseling and private sessions with him... You can get Macrobiotic Counseling, Ki Accupressure Sessions, Qigong Lessons, and Private Education Sessions.  To schedule a session, or just to find out call, you can call 413-623-5925, or go to www.macrobiotic.com.
 
He will also be giving a lecture in NYC on the 6th at 10am.  The lecture is from 10am to 11:30am, at New York Soho Souen Macrobiotic Restaurant.  It costs 25 dollars, and this Sunday’s lecture is called “Hypoglycemia”, and is about how to cure low blood sugar.  You’ll learn about the foods that cause low blood sugar, and what to avoid in order to recover your healthy blood sugar, and what foods and lifestyle practices maintain healthy blood sugar.
 
John gives the latest info on the Macrobiotic lifestyle.  He has taught and counseled thousands of students in his private practice, and at the Kushi Institute for over 30 years. 
 If any of you end up going, please let me know how you liked it!

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