MGI's online, on-demand classes give you the information and tools you need to understand the connections among food, lifestyle, and wellness.

"I highly recommend the MGI courses to anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of Macrobiotics, deepen their practice or become a counselor. Prior to taking this course, I had experience and finished two courses both designed to make counselors out of the participants. Additionally, I have been Macrobiotic since 1985, when I read "The Macrobiotic Way" and began my journey. This is just to tell you I have the years, experience and coursework to discuss with you why this is a good life investment.  I will try to keep it short, but let's be honest. You are spending money, investing in your health and maybe even beginning a healing journey. This decision is important.  

1) Your instructors should be of the highest caliber and experience- Sheri and Patricio are both Kushi Level IV trained with years of Web, podcast, training seminars, cooking experience, running schools and doing counseling.  

2) A quality learning format should use all the tools available to make the learning enjoyable and this includes, but is not limited to the following: Well done, clear, concise videos, providing face to face teaching and the ability to replay as needed for reinforcement. Included with the videos should be the ability to print out handouts that cover the lecture content to improve your study. -this is all very professionally done on all the MGI videos and study material. 

3) You cannot be Macrobiotic without learning to cook and this course has wonderful cooking videos covering all aspects of Macrobiotic daily and healing cooking as well as training on healing drinks, teas, and other modalities to improve your health. Every module had 30-40 videos walking you through cooking dishes related to the topics. I have been cooking for forty years and I learned a ton. Honestly, you will not be disappointed with the cooking features of this program. 

4) The format should start with the basics and then build through the levels increasing your competency at each level. -this course builds very nicely and then ties everything together in one neat package. Do not worry how much you don't know or how experienced you are. The program is so well rounded that a complete beginner or one very experienced can gain a ton of knowledge through this course. 

5) Ready access to information and support- BIG ONE!!! Once you begin you will have everything you need and the courses are very complete, so there were few questions, but if I had a quicky question I could write and get answers in less than a day and for more complicated issues, I got on the monthly forum and could discuss to my hearts content....very important.  In addition, there is a dedicated technical support person who helps give you access, password help, etc. and when I had a rare issue, I usually got help within hours. 

6) COST- it used to cost $5-6,000 dollars per module at Kushi Institute, not including flights, and then it usually took people a year or two, because of the expense. The cost at MGI is a real deal with high quality training and cooking at a fraction of what it used to cost to become a counselor. 

7) Access-very important. Once you are enrolled, you have access to your course material even after completing the course. Very Important! You want to be able to go back and look at the information at a later date."

Sincerely,
Blair Birthisel