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Macrobiotic Community of
Santa Fe, NM
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Community Description |
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Area Description |
Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico and a major tourist
center of the Southwest. The charm of the city's adobe houses and narrow
winding streets helps attract many visitors.
Federal, state and city government agencies and the tourism
industry are the city's chief employees.
Its metropolitan area population is 117,000. |
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Municipalities With Macrobiotic Services Or Activities |
Santa Fe |
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Summary and Impressions of the Community |
In
1986, the Skardis family began macrobiotics in Santa Fe.
Dr Jonas and Celeste Skardis have a rich macrobiotic history
combined with a medical background (Jonas) and Oriental medicine
(Celeste). Jonas and Celeste
counseled in the early years; Celeste continues to give
macrobiotic counseling services,
and Jonas now focuses only on his acupuncture
work. There were potluck
dinners for 10 years with lecturers, but that has stopped. |
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Macrobiotic Community Assessment |
Moderate Services: 1 resident counselor & 3 cooking teachers. Moderate Activities: Newsletter, monthly dinners, occasional seminars. |
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Interviewed Macrobiotic Practitioners |
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Sylko Dorsett |
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Length of Macrobiotic Practice |
26 Years |
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Community Functions |
Health counselor and cooking teacher, food takeouts, sells seitan to health food stores |
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Macrobiotic Study |
Apprenticed at a restaurant called Oliver's Whole Earth Café, then Planet Café, with Alice Miller from the New York area, and Phiya Kushi for 3-4 years. |
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Alternative Healing Modes |
None |
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Elizabeth Jacobson |
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Length of Macrobiotic Practice |
20 years |
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Community Functions |
Cooking
teacher.
She is now writing a cookbook with Suria Little and Celeste
Skardis. |
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Macrobiotic Study |
Self taught; took some courses at the Macrobiotic Center of New York and with Christina Cambian, a macro cook in New York. |
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Alternative Healing Modes |
None |
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Celeste Skardis |
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Length of Macrobiotic Practice |
33 Years |
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Community Functions |
Macrobiotic consultations (includes pulse, tongue and facial
diagnosis); teaches during consultations. Acupuncturist;
Doctor of Oriental Medicine (DOM) |
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Macrobiotic Study |
Studied in Brookline in the early 1970's with Michio Kushi. Then she went to Belgium for one and a half years with her husband Jonas in 1974. After they returned, she ran a study house ("Live In Wellness Center") in Boston for one and a half years. In the early 1980's she ran a macrobiotic children's program in Boston (70 children sat at one long table and had chewing contests). |
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Alternative Healing Modes |
"Mindfulness
and Awareness" |
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Support System |
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Paid or Potluck Dinners |
Monthly paid dinners; no potlucks. There were potluck dinners for 10 years, but no more. |
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Education Centers |
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Seminars |
None. Occasional
informal groups only. |
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Newsletter |
Nourishing Spirit
newsletter published on Lindsay Rice's web site. |
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Support Groups |
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Work Study Program |
None |
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Publications, Books, Cassettes |
At Celeste Skardis's office; she also has a cook referral center. Publications are available at local health food stores. |
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Web Sites |
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Natural Food Sources |
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Macrobiotic Restaurants |
No macrobiotic
restaurants; 11 restaurants offer vegan options on their menus. |
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Natural Food Chain Stores |
Whole Foods, Wild Oats |
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Independent Natural Food Stores |
Kuane Foodtown, Marketplace. |
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Natural Food Coops |
Amigo's Food Co-Op |
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Mail Order Buying Clubs |
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Cottage Industries |
Sylko Dorsett sells seitan to local health food stores. |