Join us for an amazing Zen Dinner experience with Naoko Moller.
Learn about preparation, presentation and the philosophy of eating with a vegetarian course to nurture the heart, mind, body and spirit. This class was so in-demand the last time with raving reviews from attendees!
A Zen dinner can refer to a meal prepared in the style of shojin ryori, a cuisine based on Zen monastery cooking, or to the practice of eating in a Zen-like way. It is a strictly vegetarian cuisine that aims to purify the body and mind. Common dishes include vegetable tempura, miso soup, sesame tofu, pickled vegetables, and eggplant with a caramelized miso topping. Zen monks learn to eat in a frugal style called oryoki, which involves eating just enough food to survive.
The practice involves slowing down, paying attention to the food, and savoring it. This can include being grateful for where the food came from, noticing emotions while eating, and learning to enjoy healthy foods.
Very limited seats available.
Cost:
- $35 JCSM members and Kahului Jodo Mission members
- $50 Non-members (Tickets available Dec. 1 for nonmembers)
Guest Speaker Naoko Moller
Naoko is a Japanese cooking connoisseur and an ESL Educator.
Born in a Zen Buddhist temple in Niigata, Japan, raised in Hawaii and in Japan at Zen Buddhist temples. She learned to cook by assisting her mother from an early age and as a minister's wife by cooking for large groups at Zen Buddhist temples.
Conducts Zen Buddhist vegetarian cooking workshops and educational workshops for parents and teachers in England, America, and in Japan.
Operated an English School in Japan for over 20 years and worked also as a teacher-trainer while managing the temple.
Moved to Hawaii and taught Japanese language and Japanese culture at Honolulu Waldorf School.
Conducting Zen Buddhist vegetarian cooking workshops, cultural and educational workshops for parents and teachers both in America and in Japan.
Currently enjoying off-the-grid life in Northern California with her husband.