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Steps to Health: 5-Day Course at The Macrobiotics America Study House
Learn the Essentials of Macrobiotics
with David & Cynthia Briscoe
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Join us along with
other students each day of this full 5-day course at The
Macrobiotics America Study House in Northern California to
learn the essentials of macrobiotics. This is the only 5-day macrobiotic
course currently offered on the West Coast.
A new Steps to Health course is held each month. The course includes the following:
Hands-On Macrobiotic Cooking Classes
Learn all the basics of selecting and
cooking healthy macrobiotic foods, including whole grains, organic
vegetables, miso soup, sea vegetables, condiments, pickles, and beverages.
You won't sit and watch someone demonstrate cooking, you'll do it with us, hands-on style,
each day!
Natural Desserts
Macrobiotic desserts are delicious! We'll show you how to make desserts that
are suitable for your current health.
What's For Breakfast?
This frequently-asked question will be answered daily when you are
served a simple but satisfying macrobiotic breakfast.
Printed Recipes & Handouts
You will receive printed recipes for all of the cooking classes. There
will also be handouts for other classes.
Menu Planning
Learn creative and practical methods for making balanced and nutritious
macrobiotic menus.
Learning and Discussion Sessions
Daily talks are full of important information for improving your macrobiotic
understanding. You will receive numerous handouts and readings
and be given your own personalized binder for keeping all handouts
and recipes. There will be plenty of opportunity for asking questions
and addressing your personal needs. Daily learning/discussion
sessions will cover the following:
- 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
Mid-Day Do-In, Qigong, or a Guided Walk
Each day before lunch, we will walk to the local historical
park to do light and revitalizing movements based on Do-In and Qigong.
These exercises are suitable for all ages and levels of health.
In place of the exercise, students may sometimes be taken on a guided
walk to a nearby park, through the local neighborhood, or along
the mountain-fed Feather River. The easy exercises and movements
will be chosen from the following:
- The Eight Silken Exercises
- Tsubo & Meridian Tapping Techniques
- "Gentle Rotation" for improved breathing
- "Removing Turbid Ki" for liver health support
- "Standing Home" and "Unlocking" for vital circulation
- "The Turtle Exercise" for refreshing the nervous system
- "Belly Massage" to aid digestion and eliminate fatigue
If weather doesn't permit outdoor exercise, we will do them indoors.
Daily Meals
Enjoy three complete macrobiotic meals each day plus a few surprises
now and then. Students eat most meals with the instructors, providing
additional opportunity for discussion and questions. On Friday
we'll give you extra food to take with you 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.
Monday-Friday Daily Schedule
| 8:15 am |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 am |
Learning Session (usually a lecture/discussion) |
| 11:00 am |
Home Remedies Demonstration |
| 11:45 am |
Mid-Day Do-In, Qigong, or a Guided Walk |
| 12:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm |
Student break time for sightseeing, shopping, laundry, phone calls, relaxing, etc. Teacher preparation time for the cooking class. |
| 3:30 pm |
Hands-On Cooking Class |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner |
| Evening |
Free time for relaxing at your motel, self-guided touring of the Northern California countryside and/or practicing do-it-yourself home remedies |
The schedule is subject to change and adjustment.
The program begins at 8:15 am Monday morning with Breakfast and ends
with "Certificates & Farewell" after Dinner on Friday.
We suggest that you plan on arriving at your motel by 9 pm Sunday,
and check out the following Saturday morning.
Packaged food for your travel back home will be available at no
extra charge.
Optional Private Consultation
For an additional fee, a Private Consultation
with David Briscoe can be scheduled for an evening 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. A student must be phys-
ically able to attend 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 may attend classes with you at the
regular 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 Friday's dinner.
Travel
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. 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. The per person fee has been $57 round-trip.
Call them for the current price.
Blue Van Super Shuttle: 1-800-258-3826. This service will drop you
off and pick you up at your motel's front door.
Yellow Cab Taxi Service in Oroville: (530) 532-3333
Motels in Oroville, CA
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, and tell them you are coming to our course, requesting the "corporate" rate.
Car Rental in Oroville, CA
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
Camping & Sightseeing
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
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February 4-8
March 3-7
April 14-18
May 5-9
June 2-6
July 7-11
August 11-15
September 1-5
October 6-10
November 3-7
December 8-12
Tuition:
Save $200 when you register 30 days in advance!
Tuition includes all lectures, cooking classes, meals,
notebook, handouts and printed recipes: USD$995 per person if
registered 30 days in advance; USD$1195 after that date.
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 beyond the non-refundable deposit when notice
of cancellation is received no later than 24 hrs. 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 course that takes place
within 3 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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What is the Macrobiotics America Study House?
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.
NEW! Have Your Own PRIVATE and custom-designed course at The Macrobiotics
America Study House tailored to your individual needs.
We'll plan with you prior to your arrival to design
a complete Mon - Fri 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
course tuition and meals: $1695 per person. Room accommodations
are a separate cost and arranged by you with a local motel. See
the list of motels above.
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