Taken from the Chinese word for "great" and the Greek word for "wisdom," the Tai Sophia Institute combines healing practices from the East and West. As of 2011, one of the programs include the master of science degree in nutrition and integrative health, a two-year, 47-credit program which provides training in holistic nutrition, whole foods cooking and more. Students learn the physical, cultural, medicinal and spiritual roles of nutrition and food in health and graduates are prepared for careers in wellness and nutrition.
Tai Sophia Institute
7750 Montpelier Road
Laurel, MD 20723
410-888-9048 ext. 6647
tai.edu
The Chef's Training Program represents one way the Natural Gourmet Institute can help you get ready for a career in areas such as bakeries, health spas, private cooking, restaurants and food writing --- all with food created for well-being and health. Some of the 100-hour curriculum includes learning to prepare food to help prevent diseases, learning how to cook organic foods, soy foods, vegetables and whole grains in a wide range of recipes, as well as classes on Ayurveda, Western nutrition and macrobiotics. On Friday nights, you have the opportunity to participate with other students in the preparation of a three-course vegetarian meal presented in a candle-lit dining room for visitors and New Yorkers.
Natural Gourmet Institute
48 West 21st St.
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-645-5170
Beginning in Wisconsin in 2005 and relocating to Connecticut in 2008, Bridges Healthy Cooking School offers non-credit classes in health and nutrition, focusing on students with low to moderate incomes. Bridges provides the Community Wellness Skills Education, which teaches over 1,000 different cooking classes and presentations. Low-income seniors in the community also benefit from Bridges' educational support as they learn how nutrition, locally produced food and proper food preparation can help them control their health.
Bridges Healthy Cooking School
346 Main St. S
Woodbury, CT 06798
203-266-4331
bridgeshealthycookingschool.org
Founded in 1984 by Gabriele Kushi, BFA, MEA, CHHC, AADP, Kushi's Kitchen, a natural foods cooking school and macrobiotic center, offers non-credit courses twice each year in holistic health, macrobiotics and natural nutrition. Weekly classes include study materials, natural and whole foods cooking, tutorials and food tasting. Kushi's Kitchen also offers long distance home study programs, which includes private counseling sessions with Kushi, holistic and nutritional research and foods such as vegetarian, vegan, macrobiotic and Ayurvedic dosha.
Kushi's Kitchen
Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, MN
kushiskitchen.com