About Julie
Author of The Everything® Guide to Macrobiotics, Julie S. Ong is a certified Natural Chef, Macrobiotic Counselor, and Spiritual Life Coach. A native of San Francisco, California, she received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. She is also a graduate of Bauman College, Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts in Berkeley, California, and a level four graduate of the Kushi Institute.
Julie received her professional coach training from Coaching From Spirit Institute. She believes in a “wholistic” approach to healing, which focuses on many levels of self-healing. As individuals take responsibility for our own health – through natural eating, balanced living, and spiritual development – whole healing occurs that can dramatically transform lives.
What began for Julie as a simple cooking class turned into a remarkable journey of self-discovery that shaped her life and career. She is passionate about coaching her clients from the wholistic view of macrobiotics, to nurture the self and engage the transformative process of developing one’s own intuition and spirituality.
Julie S. Ong's Story
Here is a brief background about me and why I’m doing this work. About 15 years ago, I had a miraculous wake-up call when I decided to learn how to cook. I was already pretty healthy, so my decision was fueled by a true desire to become more skilled in the kitchen, rather than just losing weight or becoming more physically fit.
So I asked one of my friends if he’d teach me how to cook. To my surprise, our first session had little to do with cooking. He rambled on and on about yin and yang, and talked about his philosophies on food. I kept saying, “But I want to know how to cook,” and he just smiled as he went on about the integration of food as a way to balance life.
As I listened, I became more interested. By the end of the night, I had learned more than I had ever expected. Instead of a “cooking lesson,” I had completed a lesson in awareness and food consciousness, and it had inspired me to balance my body with food. Fueled by a desire to learn more, I began gathering morsels of information, amazed by how much I didn’t know.
I quickly realized that I wasn’t nearly as healthy as I had imagined. A new pathway had been opened, and I knew I had no choice but to pursue life in a different way. Yin and yang were infused into every aspect of my life, not just cooking.
Ever since I could remember, I had suffered from severe acne, excruciating migraine headaches, sinusitis, and low self esteem. But as I pursued the yin and yang of life with increased consciousness, my health and confidence dramatically improved.
My knowledge grew as I studied at the Kushi Institute, completing all four levels of macrobiotic training. After that, I became a natural chef at Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts, preparing meals for those healing from cancer. In addition to cooking for these patients, I also guided them toward new beliefs and life patterns for greater health and vitality. I served as head chef at Manzanita Restaurant in Oakland, CA, which specializes in organic vegan macrobiotic cuisine.
I believe that preparing food with a deep connection to the Earth helps to open the body and soul to a higher level of happiness and awareness. When you bring this truth and balance into the kitchen, which is the heart of the home, it ripples throughout all you do, feel, and think. This is truly my passion, teaching others to free themselves from the inside out by fueling their body, mind, and soul by infusing their core beliefs and truths into every dish.
I would say your body is the vessel of your soul. Macrobiotics honors your body and renews your spirit through an intimacy with nature and the cycle of life. Mother Earth nurtures you with a healthy diet of clean, nutritious foods. Fresh flowers and flavors feed your soul with profound beauty and taste. Fresh air, sunshine and exercise invigorates you—mind, body and spirit. Your body becomes a place of reflection and renewal. Macrobiotics explores ways in which the experience of the organic garden of life can translate into living a balanced and harmonious life.
After nearly two decades of partnering with my body, I experience the richness of life with balance. I feel more confident and listen to my body’s wisdom to guide me to health. I gently coach others to achieve inner and outer balance and now know it’s my calling
I offer individual coaching and a book to support others to a new way of life. My combination of teachings provides a “wholistic” approach to healing that integrates on many different levels. It motivates others and opens their consciousness as they take responsibility for their own health through natural foods, balanced living, and spiritual development. Healing occurs from the inside out.
I am passionate about coaching my clients from the wholistic view of macrobiotics. I nurture the self-transformative process of life development. I bring a soul-satisfying way of life so people can experience the playground of life. Food is the door to a healthier life; it keeps your body balanced so the heart can focus and the spirit can grow and transform.
Credentials:
- Author of The Everything® Guide to Macrobiotics
- Certified Spiritual Life Coach, Coaching From Spirit Institute
- Certified Macrobiotic Instructor & Level Four Graduate, Kushi Institute
- Certified Natural Chef, Bauman College
- Facilitator, Pathways of Light Spiritual College
- Ordained Ministerial Counselor, Pathways of Light Church
- Certified Acupressure Practitioner, Acupressure Institute
- BA in Psychology, UC Berkeley
Professional Memberships:
- Sonoma County Culinary Guild, member
- The Theosophical Society, lifetime member
- Pathways of Light, lifetime member
- George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation, member
- International Association of Women in Business Coaching, member
I offer:
- VIP and group coaching
- Platinum coaching programs
- LIVE events
For more information, please contact me at juliesong[at]everythingmacrobiotics.com