Bob Carr
Bob Carr, director of the East West Center of Cleveland, is a senior macrobiotic teacher/counselor. He has lectured and given health advice throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and Japan. He taught Shiatsu and Oriental Medicine at the Ohio College of Massotherapy. He also edits the MacroNewsLetter and is a frequent guest lecturer at The French Meadows Macrobiotic Summer Camp and Kushi Summer Conferences. He founded the Cleveland Tofu Company in 1985 and has given numerous cooking classes. His practical expertise in natural food preparation gives him a solid basis for guiding people to better health. He is currently doing research on Parkinson's disease.
Lectures and Private Consultations for the 2011 Cruise
Lecture 1: Food and Love - the Biological Basis of Emotions
Without food we don’t exist...in a physical body. Without love, we don’t come into a physical existence. So how does food influence and create the most powerful emotion love? Or any of the other emotions, like fear, compassion, anger, remorse, caring. Let’s examine the effects of meat, sugar, carrots, brown rice, and other common foods on producing or altering our feelings, our attitudes, our actions. We can trace the effects of foods all the way back to the quality of our genes, our development in the womb, our growth and the expression of our life’s energy, how we feel about ourselves and others. And how we can change.
Lecture 2: Agriculture from Hell to Heaven - What Are We Doing To Ourselves!
The quality of the foods we choose is as germane as the selection of foods. We can go organic or biodynamic. We can buy chemicalized, commercial foods in any supermarket. Studies clearly indicate the massive difference in vitamin and mineral content. We can also grow our own foods, be it in a garden or a pot in the windowsill....the invisible relationship to nature will be there, though maybe not measurable to the scientist. And then there is permaculture to protect the planet, Masanbu Fukuoka’s Natural Agriculture where you hardly do any work at all...not even tilling the soil or pestaciding...so millions of soil bacteria proliferate and don’t get killed. And newer (more ancient yet) is Natural Specific Healing Agriculture which is purported to cure any disorder. This new (ancient) method was shared by a woman in Siberia who displays amazing insights into Nature and our infinite potential. We are daily choosing our Heaven or Hell.
Lecture 3: Natural Vision Improvement Class
Improve your eyesight with eye exercises, Tibetan eye charts, acupressure points, dietary suggestions and specific, dynamic breathing methods. Get ready to see the rings around Saturn! Better eyesight improves liver function, memory, focus and creativity. Learn natural, safe and fun methods to healthier eyes. Also, several of the many popular vision correction methods will be covered in a practical and entertaining way. Be ready to do a variety of exercises that will engage your imagination along with your eyes. Special eye exercise charts will be provided.
Shiatsu Massage: $150/person
Bob introduced shiatsu in the Midwest in the early 1980's as a teacher at The Ohio College of Massotherapy. He has studied shiatsu with Shizuko Yamamoto, Michio Kushi, Patrick McCarty and at the Swiss School of Shiatsu in Zurich, Switzerland. He has taught and been a practitioner at the Kushi Institute (in both Germany, Becket, MA and Japan), the French Meadows Macrobiotic Summer Camp and the Kushi International Summer conference. Shiatsu massage is a wonderful experience, relaxing, invigorating and healthful. It boosts the immune system and harmonizes the energy systems of the body, calms the mind and lifts the spirits toward joy of being alive.
Macrobiotic Counseling - $400/person.
A session with Bob Carr lasts 1 1/2 hours and can be for an individual, couple or family. Using macrobiotic and Oriental diagnostic methods to determine the underlying cause, individual health concerns are addressed. Your personal recommendations include dietary advice, emotion and chakra balancing, external applications (where appropriate) and information on getting support where needed. You will receive a detailed list of foods, recipes, cooking methods and way of life suggestions to achieve your optimum health.