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Macrobiotic Community of
New York, NY
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Community Description |
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Area Description |
Manhattan is the center of commercial, cultural, financial and business activity in New York City. Its large number of theaters, museums, and musical organizations make it a major cultural center. Its daytime population is 1,487,500, but this increases at least threefold during each business day from the city's other boroughs, and its many suburbs. |
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Municipalities With Macrobiotic Services Or Activities |
New York City Only |
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Summary and Impressions of the Community |
George
Ohsawa came to New York in the 1960's and met Irma Paul and William Dufty.
William began the first macrobiotic center in New York on 2nd Avenue.
Michel Abehsera opened Paradox restaurant in 1965 in Greenwich Village.
He also gave consultations and lectures. Shizuko Yamamoto
started several macro centers (one with Annemarie Colbin). The Macro
Center in the 1980's was located on West 79th Street in an entire
brownstone house, where consultations, cooking classes and shiatsu massages
were available. Michio Kushi used to come often and lecture.
The AIDS project with Dr Martha Cottrell, Michio Kushi, and Larry Kushi was
held in New York city. Murray Snyder, Steve Gagne, Shizuko Yamamoto, Neil
Stapleman, and Sue Krieger, among others, counseled in the 1980's. The Macro Center then moved downtown to Houston Street, where it survived
for years before it closed in 1990. |
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Macrobiotic Community Assessment |
Abundant
Services:
7 resident counselors, 4 cooking teachers in Manhattan and others
in the other NYC boroughs; at least 5 visiting counselors; 3 schools. Abundant
Activities: 9 macro restaurants, dinners and pot lucks; lectures (New Yorkers
just love to eat out).
First macro Center started in 1970.
Large temporary center opened in 1980
generated considerable activity.
Last center closed in 1990. |
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Interviewed Macrobiotic Practitioners |
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Susan Krieger |
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Length of Macrobiotic Practice |
35 Years |
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Community Functions |
Macrobiotic Senior Counselor, teacher, of long standing, Licensed and Nationally Certified in Acupuncture, Shiatsu Bodywork and Oriental Medicine, Founding Member of NYC Veterans Acupuncture Clinic, Macrobiotic and Integrative Health Lecturer and Counselor throughout the US. Kushi Summer Conference, Keynote at Health Classics Conference, in private practice in New York City. |
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Macrobiotic Study |
London with Michio and Aveline Kushi from the 70's on, Kushi Institute with Bill Tara and chef Marcia Weber, NY with Shizuko Yamamoto, the Aiharas. |
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Alternative Healing Modes |
Chi/Qi Yoga, Acupuncture, Acupuncture Facial Rejuvenation, |
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Website |
http://www.susankriegerhealth.com |
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Kezia Snyder |
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Length of Macrobiotic Practice |
31 years |
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Community Functions |
Has
been a private chef for 15 years. Kezia started the New York
Macrobiotic Center in New York in the early 1980's with Shizuko
Yamamoto, Eric and Neal Stapleman. She has a mailing list of
500 people. Also, she started Earthsave in New York. |
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Macrobiotic Study |
Studied
at the East West Foundation in the late 1970's in Brookline and
attended all the summer camps. |
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Alternative Healing Modes |
None |
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Jane Steinberg |
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Length of Macrobiotic Practice |
15 Years |
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Community Functions |
Health
counseling and full time cooking. |
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Macrobiotic Study |
4
years with Denny Waxman's "Strengthening Health
Institute"; 2 years studied at the School for Integrative
Nutrition in New York. |
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Alternative Healing Modes |
None |
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Ettia Tal |
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Length of Macrobiotic Practice |
16 years |
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Community Functions |
Registered Nurse. Owns a Holistic spa; Shiatsu teacher |
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Macrobiotic Study |
Level
I at the KI; Gullivers in New York; 6 years with Denny Waxman at his
Strengthening Health Institute school; spiritual seminars; destiny
class; advance training workshop with Michio Kushi |
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Alternative Healing Modes |
None |
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Support System |
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Paid or Potluck Dinners |
At the "Natural Gourmet Cooking School" there is a weekly Friday night gourmet dinner. Kezia Snyder organizes monthly dinners at her apartment. |
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Education Centers |
Natural Gourmet Cooking
School for commercial cooking, School for Integrative Nutrition, Open Center |
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Seminars |
Frances Moore Lappe--lectures. UN Macrobiotic Society meets monthly. |
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Newsletter |
None |
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Support Groups |
At Kezia Snyder's monthly dinners. |
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Work Study Program |
None |
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Publications, Books, Cassettes |
At health food stores,
leading chain book stores (Barnes and Noble, etc) |
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Web Sites |
http://www.integralyogany.org/YogaNF/; http://souen.net/; http://bellbates.com/; http://www.naturalgourmetschool.com// |
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Natural Food Sources |
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Macrobiotic Restaurants |
Angelica Kitchen,
Manna, Kendall Café, Organic Harvest,
Village Natural (2 restaurants), Blanche’s Rest and Juice Bar (2
Restaurants), Good Food Café, House of Vegetarian, Ozu (Certified
Kosher), Plum Tree Vegetarian Restaurant, Souen (2 restaurants) are
macrobiotic restaurants, or serve macro plates; another 43 restaurants
advertise vegan options on their menus, besides Whole Foods, Fresh Fields,
Commodities and other health food stores with buffet lunches. |
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Natural Food Chain Stores |
Whole Foods, Fresh
Fields (Whole Foods) |
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Independent Natural Food Stores |
King's Pharmacy, Prana Foods, Commodities, Healthy Pleasures, Natural Frontier, Lifethyme Natural Foods, Healthy Chelsea, Health Food and Vitamin City, Integral Yoga Natural Foods, Young's Natural Organic Market, Bell Bates Natural Food Market, Health and Harmony, Organic Market, Health Nuts, Westerly Health Foods, Good Earth, A Matter of Health, Pasta Connection dba Gusto Va Mare, Fairway Market, Broadway Health Foods, Westside Health Foods, Natural Frontier, New Age Nutrition and Health Foods, Cornucopia, Food for Health. |
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Natural Food Coops |
4th Street Food Co-Op |
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Mail Order Buying Clubs |
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Cottage Industries |
Sara Weintraub--Tofu products: "Local Tofu";
Abraham's--Hummus, Baba Ganoush; started by macro person |