 | Michio
Kushi, In the early 50's introduced modern macrobiotics in the United States.
Along the years he lectured conferences and seminars all over the world. Founder
and President of the East West Foundation, Kushi Foundation and One Peaceful World,
he wrote more than 40 books. Michio lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. In June
1999, the “Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History”
honored his work in the United States with the exhibition “Michio Kushi Family
Collection on the History of Macrobiotics and Alternative and Complementary Health
Practices”. |
 | Diane
Avoli has raised eight macrobiotic children, and is the grandmother of fourteen.
She started her Macrobiotic studies in 1971 in upstate New York and overcame a
serious health condition through diet. She moved to Massachusetts in 1973 and
began studies with the leading macrobiotic teachers in the U.S.: Michio and Aveline
Kushi, Cornelia Aihara and Lima Ohsawa. Along with her husband, Joe, she ran a
macrobiotic study house and a teaching center. Diane was certified as a Senior
Macrobiotic Teacher and Counselor by the Kushis and taught for the Kushi Foundation
and at the Kushi Institute. She has trained others to become teachers and was
on the Macrobiotic Teacher Certification Board. |
 | Mirea
Ellis A Kushi Institute teacher, Mirea started macrobiotics in 1973 in order
to overcome the chronic allergies that had plagued her for years. She studied
with macrobiotic teachers in New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, and attended
the Ohashi Shiatsu Institute in New York City. Prior to joining the Kushi Institute
in 1982 she worked for various macrobiotic organizations, including the East West
Center of Philadelphia, where she was a macrobiotic head chef. She has taught
macrobiotics and another major interest, wild foods, in various cities in the
Northeast. She has been interviewed on T.V., radio, and in newspapers, and has
published articles. Mirea is the founder and president of Rejuva Organics, LLC,
a natural bodycare products and natural foods consultant business. |
 | John
Kozinski, MEA is a senior pioneer counselor and teacher of macrobiotic diagnosis,
healthcare and healing since 1976 with a current and progressive macrobiotic approach.
He is a health researcher and master of the arts of oriental diagnosis, shiatsu
massage, and qigong; a Chinese healing arts exercise. John has counseled thousands
of people in the use of food, lifestyle and natural healing techniques to assist
them in the recovery of diverse ailments such as cancer, heart disease, pre-menstrual
syndrome, diabetes, weight loss, endometriosis, urinary tract infections, chronic
fatigue, and many other conditions. He was the director of a Connecticut macrobiotic
center for many years and is an author, and lecturer, throughout the United States
and internationally. He counsels regularly in MA, CT, NJ, NYC and Chicago. |
 | Warren
Kramer A Kushi Institute lecturer and cooking instructor, Warren is a popular
teacher who has also brought the macrobiotic approach to health and wellness to
groups and associations worldwide including the United Nations Macrobiotic Society,
Bread & Circus Whole Foods Market, Barnes & Nobel Bookstores, hospitals,
nursing homes, churches, temples, health conferences and tennis clubs. (Warren
is a former tennis professional.) He also spent five years traveling throughout
the world working in individual homes teaching cooking and assisting people in
recovering their health. |
 | Judy
MacKenney Kushi Institute counselor and faculty member Judy MacKenney is also
a certified Holistic Health Counselor and member of the American Society of Alternative
Therapies. In 1991 Judy was diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkins lymphoma, medically
termed inoperable and incurable. She started her macrobiotic practice in 1992
under the guidance of a Kushi Institute counselor and fully recovered. Judy and
her husband Larry ran a macrobiotic Health and Wellness Center in Florida prior
to her continuing her studies at the Kushi Institute. |
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