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The etymological origins of Macrobiotics are the Greek words "makro" e "bios", meaning, literally, "great life". It doesn't merely mean longevity, but also everything great that life contains: happiness, love, freedom, peace, harmony...

Based on millenary principles, Macrobiotics combines the healthiest traditions, both Eastern and Western, and is a philosophy and practical art of living which embraces and unifies all aspects of human civilisation and natural order.

Its discovery takes us on a quest for better quality at different levels (food, exercise, breathing, emotions, thought and human relations). It underlies the basic idea that the human being can recover and keep his/her health, as well as take responsibility for his/her life and develop a spirit of gratitude and respect for everything around him/her.

This course provides solid training in Eastern philosophy and macrobiotics, natural healthcare, cooking and oriental diagnosis.
Its aim is to provide students with theoretical tools which enable them to use natural therapeutical methods to obtain relief from common ailments, as well as the ability to make simple diagnoses according to the principles of oriental medicine.

In the culinary modules, students will learn to choose and prepare healthy meals that suit every person and specific circumstances. The course syllabus also includes an introduction to Shiatsu and to different types of movement.

The Macrobiotics Curricular Course offers a better understanding of today's problems, whilst it encourages the student to participate in the reorientation of society towards a more peaceful and sustainable path.

Students seeking vocational training will have the possibility to specialise at the end of the course under a macrobiotic consultant.

See the Macrobiotics Curricular Course Level 1 Programme here.

School Year starts in October 2010

• [+] Eugénia Varatojo
  

  Eugenia Varatojo is one of the leading macrobiotic teachers in Portugal, the author of several cookbooks and a regular teacher in Spain. Together with her husband, she founded the Kushi Institute of Portugal and she is currently responsible for the cooking courses at the IMP.

• [+] Francisco Varatojo
  

  Francisco Varatojo, Director of IMP, is one of the best qualified macrobiotic consultants. Over the years he has given numerous lectures and speeches in various public institutions. He is a guest teacher at the Calouste Gulbenkian Higher Nurses' Institute. He is a regular teacher and conference lecturer in Europe and in the USA. He is a regular columnist of SOL weekly newspaper.

• [+] Joaquim Reis
  

  Joaquim Reis holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from IST and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and is currently teaching at ISCTE. He began his studies of Macrobiotic Philosophy in the 70s, and was also dedicated to the production of natural food, in the Kushi Institute of London and Portugal.

• [+] João Filippi
  

  João Filippi is one of the most respected practitioners of Shiatsu in Portugal. He is the coordinator of the Shiatsu School of Portugal, professor at the Shiatsu School in Valencia and assistant professor at the International School of Shiatsu in Switzerland. In his work, he integrates Biodynamic Massage and Psycho-Body Integral Therapy.

• [+] Laura Dinis
  
• [+] Lourenço Azevedo
  

  Lourenço de Azevedo is a Traditional Chinese Medicine graduate from ESMTC and from the Nanjing Univesity of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in the Chinese People's Republic. He performs Acupuncture and teaches Chi-Kung and Tai-Chi. He is interested in the Eastern techniques of health and longevity, about which he has been writing and lectured.

• [+] Natália Rodrigues
  

  Natália Rodrigues has been practicing a macrobiotic diet since 1984, having worked as a specialized chef in this area. She gives cooking training in many centers, schools, kindergartens, private homes, etc.. She is one of the leading teachers of the IMP and author of the book "Cozinhar com a Natália".

• [+] Rik Vermuyten
  
• [+] Sara Fernandes
  

  Sara Fernandes has a degree in nutrition by the British College of Nutrition and Health in London, having also completed the Macrobiotics Curriculum Course at the IMP. She is a consultant in the field of nutrition and often performs cooking courses, with an emphasis on healthier foods and nutrients that promote health.

• [+] Teresa Ribeiro