ORIENTAL FOOD THERAPY: SEASONAL APPROACHES

1. Practitioners will learn the energetics of each season and what flavors benefit each season. Each season will be described in relation to its corresponding element, allowing practitioners to know what food grows in what season, what food/flavors will benefit the corresponding organ, and how to care for and promote balance and harmony within each season.
2. Practitioners will learn about cooking methods that benefit the seasons and also dietary principles according to 5 elements and yin and yang. Cooking principles will be taught in relation to its energetic influence on food in addition to food's energetic qualities and what to eat during each season.
3. Practitioners will be able to come up with a diet plan for each body type using food and seasonal approaches, that are all based on yin and yang, 5 elements, and 8 principles. Through TCM diagnostic methods a body type will easily be identified.  One will be able to choose foods to balance the body type imbalances and also be able to balance seasonal imbalances using a seasonal eating plan.

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