Steps to Health Intensive
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A partner or friends can register with you at a discount!
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Learn the Essentials of Macrobiotics
with David & Cynthia Briscoe
A new Steps to Health Intensive is presented every other month.
The course includes the following:
Learn all the basics of selecting and cooking healthy macrobiotic foods, including whole grains, organic vegetables, miso soup, sea vegetables, condiments, pickles, and beverages. Hands-on cooking classes are a must if you really want to learn macrobiotic cooking. Sitting and watching a teacher demonstrate cooking can never teach you how to DO macrobiotic cooking, so we have created cooking classes that get you in the kitchen along with the teacher.
Natural Desserts
Macrobiotic desserts are delicious! We’ll show you how to make desserts that are suitable for your current health.
This frequently-asked question will be answered daily when you are served a simple but satisfying macrobiotic breakfast.
You will receive printed recipes and menus for each cooking classes. There will also be handouts for all other classes.
Learn creative and practical methods for making balanced and nutritious macrobiotic menus.
- Acid-Alkaline for Improved Health and Vitality
- How to Prepare and Use Helpful Home Remedies
- Special Macrobiotic Foods and Their Unique Properties
- Utensils and Cookbooks for the Macrobiotic Kitchen
- Understanding the Macrobiotic Diet
- The Big Balance and How to Maintain It: Consumption & Elimination
- Basic Menu Planning
- Understanding Your Personal Health Condition from a Macrobiotic View
- What to Expect When Healing
- How to Bring Macrobiotics into Your Own Schedule & Lifestyle
Allergies and Sensitivities
We are respectful and understanding of each student’s personal needs. Please contact us prior to attending the course to discuss any allergies and/or sensitivities you may have. In consideration of others, students are asked not to wear perfumes or other fragrances during the course.
| 8:00 am | Breakfast (plus Registration Completion on Thursday only) |
| 8:45 am | Learning Session, Part 1 |
| 10:30 am | Learning Session, Part 2 |
| 11:15 am | Learning Session, Part 3 |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm | Student break time for sightseeing, shopping, laundry, phone calls, relaxing, etc. Teacher preparation time for the cooking class. |
| 2:30 pm | Home Remedies |
| 3:30 pm | Hands-On Cooking Class |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| After Dinner | Free time for relaxing at your motel, self-guided touring of the Northern California countryside and/or practicing do-it-yourself home remedies |
| Sunday Schedule | 8:00 am Breakfast 8:45 am Hands-On Cooking Class 11:45 am Lunch followed by “Certificates & Farewell” 1:00 pm Final Departure |
The schedule is subject to minor changes and adjustments, but the Thursday beginning and Sunday ending times will remain the same.
The program begins at 8:00 am Thursday morning with Breakfast and ends (around 1pm) with “Certificates & Farewell” after Lunch on Sunday . We suggest that you plan on arriving at your motel by 9pm Wednesday.
Food for your travel back home will be available at no extra charge.
For an additional fee, a Private Consultation with David Briscoe can be scheduled during your stay. For more information about the different consultation options, please see the Personal Health Consultations section of this web site. If you are sure you want a consultation during the course, please call and schedule it in advance. Time available for private consultations during the course is limited, so it may not be possible to schedule a consultation after your arrival or at the last minute.
Active Participation
The course requires active student participation for the best learning experience. You must be able to participate in all of the classes.
Childcare
For a child under twelve it will be necessary to bring your own childcare assistant who can attend to the child, away from the study house, while you are in class. Children under twelve are welcome to join parents at meals for an additional cost.
Children twelve and over are welcome to attend classes with you at the FRIEND price.
Early Departure Discouraged
Please plan your after-course travel schedule so that you do not have to leave before the end-of- course certificate and farewell celebration at Sunday’s lunch.
By Air: Fly into the Sacramento International Airport, then take The North Valley Shuttle or the Blue Van Super Shuttle to Oroville. We suggest calling the North Valley Shuttle or Blue Van Super Shuttle BEFORE making your airline reservations in order to coordinate your flights with their pick up and return times.
North Valley Shuttle: (530) 891-1219.
www.northvalleyshuttle.com. This service will drop you off and pick you up at their announced location in Oroville. The motels listed below are within a few minutes walk of the drop-off location. Contact them for the current price.
Blue Van Super Shuttle: 1-800-258-3826.
www.supershuttle.com. This airport service will drop you off and pick you up at your motel’s front door.
Yellow Cab Taxi Service in Oroville: (530) 532-3333
The motels listed below have been enjoyed by our students in the past. Super 8 and Motel 6 are both within a two block walk of our study house. Holiday Inn is within a three minute drive. It is the student’s responsibility to make all room arrangements with the motel prior to arriving for the course.
Super 8: (530) 533-9673 (within easy walking distance, **so-so recommendations by past students)
Holiday Inn Express: (530) 534-5566 (****highly recommended by past students, though not within walking distance, very short 5-minute drive away)
Motel 6: (530) 532-9400 (within easy walking distance, *though not highly recommended by past students)
Bed & Breakfast
A Riverside Cottage: (530) 533-1413 (10-minute drive)
Please call the above for current prices.
Hertz: (530) 534-8655
There are many camping areas in the Oroville vacinity. For more information visit the following site: Oroville Camping.
In addition to the many beautiful natural settings within a short drive, the Oroville area is rich with Old West and Gold Rush history. If you’d like to know about the sightseeing possibilities before you arrive, please use the following link: Things To Do In Oroville
March 7-10
July 11-14
September 12-15
November 7-10
Please note: Tuition does not include a private consultation with David or Cynthia Briscoe. Please see the “Private Consultation” section above if you would like to schedule a consultation during the course.Registration: We accept a maximum of 6 students per course. If registration for a class is full, you may request a place on the waiting list. We suggest registering well in advance in order to get the date you want.
Deposit: a $250 non-refundable deposit will reserve your place in the course at the early registration price when received 30 days in advance. Balance due on arrival.
Refund: We will make a full refund of any amount paid minus the non-refundable deposit when notice of cancellation is received no later than 7 days prior to the first day of the course. After that time we cannot make a refund no matter what the reason for cancellation may be. However, credit will be given for attendance at a future Steps to Health™ Intensive that takes place within 6 months.
Accommodations: Room accommodations are a separate cost. Reservations are to be made by the student with a local motel. (See the above list of nearby motels.)
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530-282-3518 or
530-521-0236 |
New! Steps to Health™ Intensives On The Road…
Join us as we take our popular course to various cities, with the exact same cost, schedule, topics and information as described above for our course at The Macrobiotics America Study House in Oroville, CA.
Steps to Health™ Intensive, Portland, Oregon
(for info call 503-577-5513) or ccarl@christophercenter.org
Steps to Health™ Intensive, Los Angeles
(530) 282-3518 info@macroamerica.com
Steps to Health™ Intensive, San Diego
(530) 282-3518 or info@macroamerica.com
Steps to Health™ Intensive, Seattle
(530) 282-3518 or info@macroamerica.com
Steps to Health™ Intensive, Austin, TX
(530) 282-3518 or info@macroamerica.com
Steps to Health™ Intensive, New York City
(530) 282-3518 or info@macroamerica.com
For information about the Steps to Health™ Intensive at the above cities, please contact the sponsors listed or contact us at (530) 282-3518 or info@macroamerica.com. If you’d like to sponsor a Steps to Health™ Intensive in your local community, please contact us.
In the early days of macrobiotics in the USA, students studied in small groups at the home or “study house” of experienced teachers. It was a strong, personal and friendly atmosphere for learning. Many respected teachers and some of longest-practicing macrobiotic people in America today, received their macrobiotic foundation from the study-house style of learning. When macrobiotic schools with large classes opened in the 1970′s, study houses unfortunately disappeared. Recently, David & Cynthia Briscoe opened their home in the study house tradition, once more affording students this unique opportunity. Students from around the world can now come here to benefit from this legendary way of learning and developing a macrobiotic practice.
The personal study-house way of learning is not presented in an institutional, medical, or other impersonal setting. It is in our personal, relaxed and welcoming home in a friendly, middle class neighborhood of Northern California. You will be in a small group of no more than 6 students with a full daily schedule, learning in down-to-earth, family-style surroundings with two personally attentive and experienced teachers who will be happy to share macrobiotics with you. This opportunity for learning, in such a small group and in such a personal way, with highly respected macrobiotic teachers who have taught all over the world for more than 30 years, is a rare and unique offering.
The Macrobiotics America Study House also hosts community gatherings, including monthly potlucks, “Ira Briscoe Memorial” Sponsored Classes for Young People, and it serves as a macrobiotic resource for the surrounding community.
We’ll plan with you prior to your arrival to design a complete Thurs-Sun course that addresses your special needs such as cooking for children, teenagers, allergies, medicinal cooking, cooking on busy schedule, restaurant-style cooking, etc. We can design a private course to cover any personal need and interest. As our PRIVATE student, you will get all of our attention during the daily schedule. You may also send a person to us to be instructed the style of macrobiotic cooking that a counselor has recommended for you. A PRIVATE course can be arranged anytime during the year. Please call for more information. The private Thurs-Sun course tuition and meals: $1895; partner or friend comes for half price. Room accommodations are a separate cost and arranged by you with a local motel. See the list of motels above.
