In this series of five workshops, that begins in June and continues throughout the year, learn the principles behind a paradigm of healing that is rapidly gaining acceptance in our culture as a complement to Western medicine. You may have already experienced acupuncture or shiatsu or eaten delicious macrobiotic foods, yet the principles behind these dynamics are still foreign to you.
In this workshop, presented by four different practitioners, you will learn the principles and belief systems that provide the framework for TCM. Further, you will learn how you can apply them to everyday self-care whether in cooking, body awareness, acupressure, and home-remedies.
Juliette G. Tahar starts the program with an introduction to Macrobiotics, an approach to cooking that embraces the basic concepts of food as energy. We will define what “energy” means in this context, and explore this fundamental principle upon which TCM is built. You will learn about yin and yang.
Building on these basic principles, Tiffany C. Hoyt, L.Ac., M.Ac. then explores the concept of the theory of Five-Elements, a deeper level of the TCM paradigm. Learn how each season corresponds to specific organs and meridian pathway. In the Summer, we will examine the Heart/Large Intestine meridians; in the Fall, we will examine those of the Stomach/Pancreas; in late fall, those of the Lung/Small Intestine. We will continue this program in early January 1010 with a focus on Kidney/Bladder energies and end in Spring with a focus on the Liver/Gallblader energies.
After lunch, Robert Ristow will lead a two-hour hands-on shiatsu workshop that puts into practice the concepts discussed in the morning. You will learn to experience your own organ energies and recognize key points on the meridians to stimulate, with acupressure, organs that need more attention.
The day ends with a presentation of basic home-remedies that you can use for minor health imbalances.
Please note that the workshop is meant only for basic self-care, and not as a practitioner’s professional program. This approach does not replace any other therapeutic approaches, whether Western or alternative.
About Your Instructors
Tiffany C. Hoyt, L.Ac., M.Ac., received her Masters in acupuncture from Tai Sophia Institute of Five Element Acupuncture and has completed a three-year Chinese herbal certificate program. Currently she studies constitutional herbology with Dr. Huang of Nan Jing Medical University, and Toyohari (Japanese needling without insertion) with the Toyohari Association of the United States. She practices in Takoma Park, MD.
Contact Info: tiffanyc.hoyt@gmail.com
Robert Ristow has been involved with Macrobiotics since 1980 and has been practicing Shiatsu for 24 years. He is a graduate or the Kushi Institute (Macrobiotics and Shiatsu), and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Michigan. After completing his studies at the Kushi Institute, he studied and worked for ten years with well-known Macrobiotic teacher, counselor, and acupuncturist Michael Rossoff. Robert’s Shiatsu practice includes the greater Baltimore-Washington area, Richmond, VA, and Detroit, MI.
Contact Info: rristow@comcast.net
Juliette G. Tahar is the founder and President of Healthy Living, inc. a 501c3 organization dedicated to educating people of all backgrounds, regardless of income, in how to plan and prepare simple, delicious, healthy meals in an environment that is supportive and safe, and which fosters community spirit. Tahar has been teaching macrobiotic and healthy cooking for the past 25 years. She studied at The International Macrobiotic Institute in Kiental, Switzerland, at the French Macrobiotic Center Cuisine et Santé, The George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation in California and The Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City.
Contact Info: healthylivinginc@earthlink.net
Website: www.healthylivinginc.org
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