Energetics of Food

Ancient Wisdom for Conscious Eating and Healing

Master Mika offers a rare transformative seminar on the Energetics of Food, which is not widely available in the West. It aims to build "conscious eating." Alternative to the Western nutritional theory, this teaching is rooted in Eastern medicine and Taoist dietary principles, developed over 5,000 years. The seminar is available online.

 

A Framework for Your Healing

This is a unique opportunity to learn this Eastern dietary theory. Master Mika's seminar brings this wisdom into a clear, practical, and deeply personalized framework — one that empowers you to make food choices that truly serve your healing.

 

A New Relationship with Food

Understanding food energetics transforms your relationship with what you eat. It heals you from unconscious habit or emotional response to conscious, intentional choice.

 

Body Nutrition Map

"Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." — Hippocrates

Yin Yang symbol

What is Energetics of Food?


Beyond Nutrition

Western nutrition measures food by its components — glucose, protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals. This is useful, but only part of the picture. It doesn't account for each food's unique energetics. Nutrition is also deeply personal — the same food affects each person differently, depending on their energetic makeup.
 

Your Energetic Type

From the Eastern perspective, food is far more than nutrients. Every food carries its own energetic qualities:

  • Its Yin or Yang nature
  • Its temperature
  • The organ it nourishes
  • The patterns it supports or disrupts

Every person carries their own energetic type, too. True nourishment starts with understanding your type — then choosing foods that bring your energy into balance.

 

Rooted in Taoism

Master Mika's teaching is rooted in Taoism — an authentic, comprehensive framework covering the full spectrum of holistic medicine. She considers food energetics and conscious diet an integral part of healing illness and achieving longevity, together with other Taoist modalities, such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and Feng Shui.

 

"Food does not just contain nutrients — it carries energy. Just as every person carries energy, so does every food. Understanding this transforms your relationship with what you eat."
— Master Mika Ichihara

Who Will Benefit from This Training


This training is for you if:

  • You want to upgrade unconscious eating habits to conscious, intentional food choices
  • You are curious about your own energetic type, and how to eat in a way that heals
  • You are seeking a deeper, more personalized approach to nutrition than counting calories or nutrients
  • You are drawn to ancient Eastern wisdom and want to apply it practically in daily life
  • You want to understand food as medicine — not just fuel
  • You want to improve your relationship with food

 

Fruity Yin-Yang Balance

"The body is the temple of your soul. A healthy mind resides in a healthy body. A conscious diet is the foundation for healing and sustainable health."
— Master Mika Ichihara

5 Elements

What You'll Learn


Through this seminar, you will learn:

  • Energetic balance and harmony for the body and mind
  • Vital concepts for understanding energetic balance, from the Eastern holistic approach
  • Basic patterns of energetic imbalance to watch for
  • The energetics of tastes, flavors, and temperatures
  • The energetics of digestive actions and cooking methods
  • The energetics of individual foods
  • How to combine ingredients and prepare food to meet your healing needs

Course content includes:

  • Yin/Yang foods and body types
  • The Five Elements — foods that nourish each organ
  • Foods that nourish your energy, based on your type
  • Foods for common illness, intermittent fasting, and detoxing

 

Master Mika's Lineage

 

Master Mika's Lineage


Master Mika has practiced Taoist medicine — including food energetics — for over 25 years, incorporating a conscious diet approach to help patients heal illness and resolve imbalance and disharmony.

Food energetics is one of the eight original modalities of classical Chinese medicine: Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Tuina, Nutritional Guidance, Qi Gong/Tai Chi/martial arts, Meditation, Feng Shui, and Astrology/Divination. Food is considered an extension of Herbal Medicine — a critical component with direct effects on health and longevity.

She is one of the few Taoist practitioners today who has restored this original system of Chinese medicine as closely as possible to its roots.

 

Ethereal Taoist Harmony
Green Path

The Three Paths According to the Western Esoteric Tradition


For advanced students, Master Mika's training organizes spiritual development into Three Paths guided by the Western esoteric tradition. Each Path cultivates a different aspect of growth. Together, they create complete balance. These three Paths are deeply interconnected.

  • Purple Path — Healing, divine love, and compassion
  • Green Path — Consciousness, awareness, and spiritual connection
  • Orange Path — Sacred knowledge and wisdom

 

Energetics of Food and the Green Path


Energetics of Food belongs to the Green Path — the path of connecting to nature and the energy of the Earth.

Food is one of the most direct expressions of nature's gifts. When we eat consciously and with intention, we are not simply fueling the body — we are receiving the energy of Mother Earth with gratitude and respect.

This seminar invites you to shift how you view eating — not only as a physical need, but as a sacred, intentional act of receiving.

Energetics of Food supports students in cultivating the Green Path.

 

Energetics of Food's Advanced Seminar

Spirit of Food Master Course

 

Graduates of the Energetics of Food Master Course are welcome to continue their journey into the deeper, spiritual dimensions of food and nourishment. This advanced course explores food not only as physical and energetic sustenance, but as a spiritual practice — coming soon.

 

Sacred Fruit Energy

What you learn:

  • Energetic balance and harmony for the body and the mind

  • Vital concepts for understanding energetic balance and harmony according to the Eastern holistic approach

  • Basic energetic patterns of imbalance to watch out for

  • Energetics of tastes and flavors

  • Energetics of temperatures

  • Energetics of digestive actions

  • Energetics of cooking methods

  • Energetics of individual foods

  • How to combine ingredients and prepare food to meet your healing needs


Contents:

  • Yin/Yang foods and body types

  • Five Elements: Foods that nourish organs

  • Foods that nourish our energies based on types

  • Foods for common illness, intermittent fasting, and detoxing

Prerequisite: None required

Length: One Saturday, 8 hours in total

Format: Recorded or live online seminar

 

 

Coming soon!

 

 

How to Register for Food Energetics Course

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Disclaimer: 

Please note, Mika Ichihara, M.S., L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist and holistic practitioner, and not a medical doctor. Always consult a medical doctor or appropriate physician to discuss your conditions and receive their medical advice. You should not rely on this website for diagnosis or medical advice, which serves solely as general holistic guidance to your conditions. Mika Ichihara may provide general information about medical conditions and treatments. However, the information provided by Mika Ichihara and this website is not a substitute for medical advice. Mika Ichihara assumes no responsibility or liability for any consequence resulting directly or indirectly from action taken based on her holistic advice and the information or material on or linked to this site.