Vega Study Center Summary

The Vega Study Center, in the heart of old Oroville, is fronted with lawns and surrounded by residential neighborhoods. Oroville means "the city of gold," and was so named because fabulous fortunes in gold were discovered along the winding canyons of the nearby Feather River during the wild West days. Ishi, the last wild Indian in North America, sought refuge in Oroville, and the area is still rich with Indian and pioneer history. Modern, comfortable, and clean, Vega offers a friendly, family-style environment for relaxed study in its one-story, three-wing facility. Vega is a one hour and fifteen minutes drive north of Sacramento and three hours from San Francisco. On the free weekends during the two-week or longer courses, students like to bike along the river and backroads, refresh in the local swimming holes, browse in antique stores, or go to Chico, a nearby college town, to enjoy the cafes, nightclubs, boutiques, and cultural activities.

The Vega Study Center is fortunate to be in the rich agricultural valley of Northern California. Within a short drive from Vega you'll find America's most productive organic brown rice farms, and organic vegetable and fruit farms are abundant. We compliment this local organic produce with our own homemade miso, soy sauce, umeboshi, mochi, pickles, and other homemade staples. Daily meals are created by conscious and caring kitchen staff members who have your health and well-being in mind while handling and preparing the food. Meals are macrobiotic vegetarian with optional fish dishes served from time to time.

Shared Room (1-3 roommates)

• Single beds with drawers for folded clothes and a wooden rack for hanging clothes
• Simple, unadorned room. Most have a bathroom (sink & toilet)
• Completely private bathing and shower rooms are in the hallway just steps away

Private Room with bathroom

• Bathroom plus a single bed, closet, desk, and dresser
• Simple, but lightly decorated and spacious

Bed linens and blankets are provided to each student on a weekly basis. Students bring their own towels and toiletries. Students can relax and socialize in the TV lounge or outdoors on the redwood deck. There is a library of current and rare out-of-print macrobiotic publications and videotapes of macrobiotic lectures. On-campus accommodations also include laundry facilities and saunas.

Our convenient macrobiotic store with books, food supplies, cooking utensils, aprons, tee shirts, and souvenirs is open during all courses. You can also mail order from Vega's store. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff will help you find the book, utensil or food item that best suits your needs.

Detoxify, Reduce Stress, Lose weight, or just Relax, Revitalize, and Rejuvenate. Exercise classes in the morning with emphasis on stretching and breathing. Detoxify with specially prepared healing meals, special weight reducing and toxin eliminating saunas, alkalizing and therapeutic salt baths, shiatsu and other forms of massages, fresh air hiking, swimming, jogging at the nearby Feather River. Friday afternoon to Sunday brunch: check-in time 3:00 pm Friday checkout 11:00 am on Sunday.