Affordable • Convenient • Informative
A partner or friends can register with you at half price!
Learn the Essentials of Macrobiotics
with David & Cynthia Briscoe
A new Steps to Health Intensive is presented each 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
- How to Bring Macrobiotics into Your Own Schedule & Lifestyle
What to Expect When Healing
- Qigong Silken Exercises
- Special Points & Meridian Tapping Techniques
- “Gentle Rotation” for improved breathing
- “Standing Home” and “Unlocking” for vital circulation
- “The Turtle Exercise” for refreshing the nervous system
If weather doesn’t permit outdoor exercise, or if students’ conditions currently don’t allow for walking, we will do the exercises indoors.
Enjoy three delicious macrobiotic meals Thursday-Saturday, lunch on Sunday, plus a few surprises now and then. Students eat most meals with the instructors, providing additional opportunity for discussion and questions. On Sunday we’ll give you travel food for your trip home.
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 – Thurs and Fri / Qigong & Other Macrobiotic Exercises – Sat |
| 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.
Packaged 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.
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 half price tuition cost.
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.
For maps showing Oroville’s location,click here.
By Air: Fly into the Sacramento International Airport, then take The Airport Transportation Service or the Blue Van Super Shuttle to Oroville. We suggest calling the Airport Transportation Service or Blue Van Super Shuttle BEFORE making your airline reservations in order to coordinate your flights with their pick up and return times.
Airport Transportation Service: (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. Each is within a 5-minute walk of our study house. It is the student’s responsibility to make all room arrangements with the motel prior to arriving for the course.
Comfort Inn: (530) 533-9673
Motel 6: (530) 532-9400
Please call the motel for current prices.
It won’t be necessary to have a car if you stay at one of the above motels, unless you plan to tour the area during your free time or need a car for other reasons.
Enterprise Rent-a-Car: (530) 534-8891
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
Steps to Health Intensive Dates 2010
January 14-17 (Oroville, CA)
February 4-7 (Oroville, CA)
March 4-7 (Oroville, CA)
April 1-4 (Oroville, CA)
May 13-16 (Oroville, CA)
June 10-13 (Oroville, CA)
July 8-11 (Oroville, CA)
August 5-8 (Oroville, CA)
September 9-12 (Oroville, CA
October 7-10 (Oroville, CA)
November 4-7 (Oroville, CA)
Deecember 9-12 (Oroville, CA)
Save $200 when you register 30 days in advance! And a partner or friends can come with you for half price
Tuition (includes all lectures, cooking classes, meals, notebook, handouts and printed recipes): USD$795 per person if registered 30 days in advance; USD$995 after that date.
Half price for a partner or friend! If a partner or friends register with you, they can come for $395
Accommodations are a separate fee. Students must arrange for accommodations at the nearby motel of their choosing. A list of nearby motels can be found above.
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 10 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.)
For more information or to register for Steps to Health™, contact us at the following:
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U.S. and Canada, Toll-Free
877-622-2637
from outside North America
530-532-1918
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New! Steps to Health™ Intensives On The Road 2010 and 2011…
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 (TBA)
(for info call 503-577-5513) or ccarl@christophercenter.org
Steps to Health™ Intensive, Los Angeles (TBA)
(213-200-1805) or cooking4life@gmail.com
Steps to Health™ Intensive, San Diego (TBA)
(530) 532-1918 or info@macroamerica.com
Steps to Health™ Intensive, Seattle (TBA)
(530) 532-1918 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) 532-1918 or info@macroamerica.com.
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 swank setting. It is in our humble, 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 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: $1195; 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.
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