VIRTUAL
Sun & Ssukgat: The Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness & Longevity
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST
What to Expect
We all know the feeling - the constant exhaustion of juggling careers, ambitions, and relationships, often at the expense of our health.
But what if the key to mental and physical rejuvenation lies in embracing wholesome foods and practices that have stood the test of time?
Join us on Wednesday, February 26th at 12:00 pm PST as we meet Michelle Jungmin Bank. As Koren-American living in New York City and author of SUN & SSUKGAT: The Korean Art of Self-Care, Wellness & Longevity – she found herself in excruciating pain due to the constant sacrificing of her health and wellness for work – a trade many of us make daily. To begin her recovery, she turned to the traditional Korean food and culture of her childhood.
Michelle draws from her East-West training in preventative care and 16 years of living and in Asia, learning from Buddhist nuns, centenarians, and haenyeo (female seafood foragers). Her journey inspired her to adopt nutrient-rich recipes, embrace zero-waste cooking, and cultivate a lifestyle deeply rooted in community.
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Duration: 1 hour
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST
About Michelle Jungmin Bang
Michelle Jungmin Bang is an award-winning eco-entrepreneur, Chivas Venture Social Impact Fellow, and Harvard Business School graduate who spent 16 years living in Asia as a Korean-American from New York City. She is the author of Sun & Ssukgat, a wellness guide covering her research, interviews, and personal eco-conscious journey in uncovering centuries-old well-being traditions from her time in Asia and Korea, where scientists project its people will top longevity charts in 2030.
Michelle is the co-founder and founding CEO of The R Collective (formerly BYT), a sustainable fashion brand that creates affordable luxury pieces out of high-end materials that would otherwise have been disposed of in a landfill. She is passionate about driving social impact and serves as a board director and founding member of various mission-driven organizations, most recently GrowNYC, an environmental non-profit focused on food access, agriculture, and green spaces.
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