Kushi Institute
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Kushi, Aveline, 1923-
label: Collection Creator
content: Kushi, Michio, 1926-
label: Collection Creator
content: Ohsawa, George
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content: Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1979-1999, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0619, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains material created by this educational organization founded in 1978 to offer courses in macrobiotic cooking, philosophy, culture, oriental medicine, and shiatsu massage. There were affiliate organizations in London, Amsterdam, Florence, Antwerp, and Lisbon. Courses included leadership studies (levels one, two, and three) and teacher certification program (testing process based on knowledge, study, and field work), graduate studies, special seminars (The Macrobiotic Way of Life Seminar, part one and two), Berkshire studies (Spiritual Training Seminar, Residential Studies and Experience, Aveline Kushi's Cooking Intensives, Topical Cooking Seminars, and Special Studies) and Introductory Classes (Kushi Institute Community Education).