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Walking As A Way Of Life
Week of March 30, 2024
This program explores walking for fitness, recreation, inspiration and transportation, how walking can boost your brain power and creativity, how to incorporate walking into your...
Finding Your Balance Between What You Want to Eat and What You Should Eat
Week of March 30, 2024
Macronutrients, Blood Sugar, and Energy Levels: Navigating Health and Breaking Free from Sugar “Addiction” Have you ever experienced "hangry" mood swings or felt sluggish after...
Illuminate Your Life
Week of March 30, 2024
The Interior Journey: Listening to Your Life How can you live from the center of who you have been born to be, not who you...
Blood, Biotechnology and Well-Being
Week of March 30, 2024
Blood, Biotechnology and Well-Being – Overviews of Genetics, Cellular Therapies and Aging Over the past 20 years, biological discoveries and healthcare technologies have evolved at...
Eating Well and Feeling Great!
Week of April 6, 2024
Understanding Foods That Are Delicious AND Fantastic For Your Body. Learn about the evidence-based world of Culinary Medicine and leave understanding how to optimize your...
Artists in Love
Week of April 6, 2024
Artists In Love Romantic influences flourished among famous artist couples throughout the 20th century and played a fascinating role in furthering new modes of expression....
The Mediterranean Diet +Travel Photography
Week of April 6, 2024
The Mediterranean Diet: A Way of Life Paulette’s talk is a slideshow featuring photos that she has taken in Mediterranean countries, many shot in colorful and...
Transitions, Transformations, and Traveling Solo!
Week of April 13, 2024
How to embrace the inevitable life transitions and learn a unique way to travel in your new chapter of life. Transitions—Embrace them! Transitions are part...
Rooted in Beauty: Exploring Gardens and Gardening from California to Tecate to Your Backyard
Week of April 13, 2024
Join California-based garden expert, Nan Sterman, for a week-long series on plants and gardens that are a feast for our eyes and our bellies. Garden the...
Cutting Edge Nutrition
Week of April 13, 2024
Nutritional Resilience & Performance Our food choices also impact anxiety levels and stress, both of which can impair the inner shield of our resilience. Saliva...
The Perfect Lifestyle: Food, Wine, Sex, & Chocolate
Week of April 20, 2024
A Perfect Lifestyle: Food, Wine, Sex and Chocolate An overview talk covering a wide range of lifestyle issues, including dietary patterns, obesity and its management,...
Handwriting Analysis
Week of April 20, 2024
The Secret in Your Script You will be amazed at what your handwriting reveals! Learn how your handwriting is developed by your physical, intellectual, and...
The Writing Life
Week of April 20, 2024
New York Times bestselling novelist, Amanda Eyre Ward, talks about novel and travel writing, with three craft lectures and a Q&A about the business of...
The Leader Within You
Week of April 20, 2024
Women World Leaders – Lessons of Leadership Stories of Women Presidents and Prime Ministers Lessons and Myths of Leadership Finding the Leader Within You The...
Art as Mindfulness
Week of April 27, 2024
Painting the Ranch: Exploring Color for Aspiring Artists and Art Lovers No drawing skills required! Linda Hugues paints sun-drenched landscapes that tell stories of human...
iPhoneography with Yoni Mayeri
Week of April 27, 2024
All presentations will be on the iPhone; Android users welcome too. If you miss a session, it’s fine to show up for any sessions that...
Gathering Guru: How to Come Together with Passion, Purpose, and Power
Week of April 27, 2024
What Facilitating a Wedding, a Funeral, a Bat Mitzvah, and a Board Meeting Have in Common We spend much of our lives gathering with others,...
Incorporating Fasting into Your Daily Routine to Improve Overall Health
Week of May 4, 2024
Optimizing your Circadian Rhythm and Cardiovascular Health through Intermittent Fasting Dr. Taub’s presentation will review the science behind intermittent fasting including some the research studies...
Golden Hour Photo Walks
Week of May 4, 2024
Are you interested in improving the quality of your portraits, landscapes, or family snapshots? Amateur or “aficionado,” digital or film, iPhone, “throw-away,” “point and shoot,”...
Clips from a Hollywood Career
Week of May 4, 2024
Clips from a Hollywood Career, starring Steve Martin, Johnny Cash, Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Dick Van Dyke, Forrest Whitaker, Jeff Goldblum, and Me. How Movies...
Art in Its Moment
Week of May 4, 2024
Art in Its Moment, Part 1 Using art, literature, and music as its vehicle, the first chapter of ART IN ITS MOMENT (AIIM) is a...
The Great Microbiome and Other Topics
Week of May 11, 2024
The Great Microbiome: Our Greatest Ally for Optimal Health It is becoming common knowledge that gut bacteria are connected to aspects of health, including inflammation,...
5 Ways to Nourish Your Mind and Body
Week of May 18, 2024
Our physical, mental and emotional health are interconnected as the very same things that are good for the body are also good for the mind....
Telling Your Story
Week of May 18, 2024
ADHD Is Not Just for Little Boys Ten million American adults struggle with serious distraction, forgetfulness and impulsivity, the hallmarks of ADHD. This can become...
Brilliantly Navigating Life’s Transitions
Week of May 18, 2024
Life is filled with powerful transitions, constant change, and growth. How to navigate them with flow and wisdom is the test for each person. Understanding...
Change Your Genes, Change Your Life: Living to 100 & Beyond
Week of May 18, 2024
We are not victims of our genetics. We now know that only 5% of our health and life expectancy is governed by our genes. According...
Designing the Difference You Want to Make in the World
Week of May 25, 2024
Explore the Power of Your Uniqueness The first step in designing your impact is to explore who you are and what makes you unique. Learn...
Secrets to a Healthy Life
Week of May 25, 2024
Boosting Brain Health Uncover the secrets to a healthy, sharp and focused brain throughout all stages of life. Emerging research shows how what you eat...
Color Journals: Learning to See Color with Fresh Eyes
Week of May 25, 2024
This workshop will focus our attention on the color environment in and around Rancho La Puerta with the aim of increasing our observational acuity and...
The Surprising Secrets of Happy Couples
Week of May 25, 2024
The Surprising Secrets of Happy Couples: Tips on how to keep your relationship at peak performance Sexuality and Health- and live longer and better! Sex...
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for A Lifetime of Love
Week of June 1, 2024
Renew trust and intimacy in your relationship. Forget about learning how to argue better, or analyzing your early childhood, or making grand romantic gestures. The...
Nourishing Your Health with Integrative Medicine
Week of June 1, 2024
Unwinding Anxiety One in five people in the US experience anxiety each year. While pharmaceutical approaches can be helpful, they are most effective and safest...
Oral History as a Reflective Practice
Week of June 1, 2024
In the age of social media, the way we document our lives can feel frantic and overwrought. What if we slowed this process down and...
The BurnBright Experience
Week of June 8, 2024
An Extraordinary Invitation to Transformation The BurnBright Experience is an extraordinary journey of claiming what is best and brightest within you. Join internationally celebrated speaker...
Pearls from the Practice of Life
Week of June 8, 2024
A family physician’s guide to help you struggle less and thrive more. The Building Blocks of a Life Well-Lived A review of the ground rules...
Retain/Re-Claim a Clear, Creative, Vibrant Mind
Week of June 8, 2024
Retain / Reclaim a Clear Creative Mind: Cognitive Health Map The body and mind are two sides of a coin. Identify the constellation of issues...
An Eye for the Extraordinary
Week of June 8, 2024
Angela Damman is a sustainable luxury brand inspired by the beauty of native plant fibers and the ancient artisanal traditions of Yucatán, Mexico. Since 2012,...
Building Your Longevity Toolkit: Intermittent Fasting, The Power of Food and Other Simple Habits that Promote Healthy Aging
Week of June 15, 2024
Do you struggle with nagging health issues such as inflammation, pesky weight gain, poor sleep or declining energy? Come learn about a variety of free...
Finding Your Balance Between What You Want to Eat and What You Should Eat
Week of June 22, 2024
Macronutrients, Blood Sugar, and Energy Levels: Navigating Health and Breaking Free from Sugar “Addiction” Have you ever experienced "hangry" mood swings or felt sluggish after...
Improv(e) Your Life
Week of June 22, 2024
Intro to Improv…The Power of Agreement The joy of improvisational comedy lies in its spontaneous creativity and seemingly effortless collaboration. The secret to both aspects...
Plein Air Painting In The Golden Hour
Week of June 22, 2024
Artists enjoy painting in the "golden hour" because everything becomes progressively more interesting and exciting as shadows lengthen. Daily demonstrations in acrylic, oil, pastel, and...
Mothers & Daughters Unfiltered
Week of June 22, 2024
Exploring the Complexities of the Mother-Daughter Dynamic The bond we share with our mother shapes our lives. While this connection can be nurturing and supportive,...
Navigating the Menopausal Transition
Week of June 29, 2024
While we grow in wisdom and confidence, we also may be challenged with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, irritability, vaginal dryness, decreased libido and...
Food as Medicine: Optimizing Your Health and Well-Being
Week of June 29, 2024
Learn about the latest evidence for how Food as Medicine and other pillars of Lifestyle Medicine (physical activity, stress reduction, avoiding risky substances, social connection,...
Living Your Best Life: Practical Strategies for Emotional Wellness
Week of June 29, 2024
Learn effective, practical strategies for coping with challenging thoughts and feelings so you can live your best and healthiest life! Living Your Best Life: Practical...
Music as a Vehicle to Inner Freedom
Week of June 29, 2024
Workshop: Songwriting as a tool for Inner Freedom Guided by Phoebe Hunt In this workshop, Phoebe will guide participants through a foundational songwriting journey, opening...
Happy Hour for Hormones
Week of July 6, 2024
Hormones Through the Ages This comfortable, warm and welcoming discussion will involve the women's health journey through the ages and the relationship of our hormonal...
How Many Mondays Do You Have Left?
Week of July 6, 2024
How Many Mondays Do You Have Left? The practice of memento mori—acting on the Latin phrase that translates to “remember we must die,” has the...
TODAY MATTERS: Why Today Impacts Tomorrow’s Success
Week of July 6, 2024
Join us for a transformative four-session journey as we unveil the art of crafting a fulfilling day and its profound impact on your tomorrow. In...
Sleep: Brain, Body, and Behavior
Week of July 6, 2024
Sleep: Science and Strategy Sleep is a key factor in our cognitive, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Demystify the science of sleep, why we need it,...
Ayurveda and Wellness
Week of July 13, 2024
Digestive Wellness with Ayurveda An overview of how we can approach healthy digestion, and self assessment Eating for Healthy Aging Approaches to support the digestive...
Art as a Way of Life: An Unconventional Approach
Week of July 13, 2024
Art as a Way of Life: An Unconventional Approach Pamela Smilow’s presentation is about the unconventional way she has made art her way of life:...
Unstuff Your Life
Week of July 20, 2024
Unstuff Your Life! Whether you want to get a handle on a crowded kitchen, a disorganized closet, are drowning in papers or sick and tired...
Ayurveda and Wellness
Week of July 20, 2024
Ayurveda and Biohacking Self-Assessment Discover what your body is telling you Customized Healing Tailor treatments to your needs Digestive Remedies Siva Mohan, MD, MPH,...
The Craft Behind Romoherrera
Week of July 20, 2024
ROMOHERRERA is an honest and genuine brand that was created in 2014. Romoherrera's metal masterpieces are handmade from start to finish, using traditional techniques passed...
Amazing Oceans of Life
Week of July 20, 2024
Amazing Oceans of Life Explore the beautiful and bizarre creatures that inhabit our seas, from tropical coral reefs to the deep abyss, with a leading...
Meditation and Human Flourishing
Week of July 20, 2024
Meditation is Your Natural State Overcoming the Overactive Mind The End of Stress, Distress, & Suffering Human Flourishing: Enduring Happiness, Serenity, & Freedom Meditation is...
Stargazing + Music
Week of July 27, 2024
Explore Rancho La Puerta’s Night Sky – Lecture The dark skies at the Ranch provide a fabulous opportunity for seeing wonders such as the Milky...
Awaken The Artist Within
Week of August 3, 2024
Jumpstart your creativity and break through creative barriers. During this multi-day art immersion, you’ll explore a variety of mediums and techniques to find entry into...
Art Classes with Resident Artist Jennifer Brandt
Week of August 3, 2024
Drawing An introduction to basic perceptual tools for representational drawing—how our eyes and brain shape the reality we believe we see. Watercolor Demonstration of abstract...
Hand-Stitching and Group Quilting
Week of August 3, 2024
The act of Group Quilting opens the door to designing in community. Over the course of our week together you will have a chance to...
I Can’t Draw, and You Can Too!
Week of August 3, 2024
I have a secret to share. If you’ve been telling yourself that you can’t draw since you were seven it’s not true. Join me, and...
Yarn Painting and Prayer Arrows
Week of August 3, 2024
A great, great, grand-nephew of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Timothy Hinchliff was born an artist and poet with one foot in the wilds of nature and one foot...
Hot Topics for Holistic Health and Nutrition
Week of August 3, 2024
Boost Brain Health: Holistic Solutions for Memory, Focus & Clarity Improve brain function and prevent early aging with diet. Your brain needs essential nutrients for...
The Write Stuff: The Basics of Writing and Publishing a Book
Week of August 3, 2024
Have you ever had an idea for a fiction book but don’t know where to start? From idea to shelf, this program will lead you...
Awaken The Artist Within, a Creativity Immersion
Week of August 3, 2024
Jumpstart your creativity and boost your confidence, intuitive decision making, and skills in writing, painting, drawing, and design. Strengthen your creative practices and explore the...
Happy Hour for Hormones
Week of August 10, 2024
Hormones Through the Ages This comfortable, warm and welcoming discussion will involve the women's health journey through the ages and the relationship of our hormonal...
The Future of You: How to Survive and Thrive in Changing Times
Week of August 10, 2024
This program will provide you with the information and tools to adapt to the upcoming dramatic changes in technology and environment while staying healthy, safe,...
Finding Your Balance Between What You Want to Eat and What You Should Eat
Week of August 10, 2024
Macronutrients, Blood Sugar, and Energy Levels: Navigating Health and Breaking Free from Sugar “Addiction” Have you ever experienced "hangry" mood swings or felt sluggish after...
Body Intelligence: Listen to Your Innate Wisdom for Longevity
Week of August 10, 2024
Explore the transformative power of connecting with your body's innate wisdom and learn practical techniques to promote longevity and well-being. Do you know how to...
Cutting Edge Nutrition
Week of August 17, 2024
Nutritional Resilience & Performance Our food choices also impact anxiety levels and stress, both of which can impair the inner shield of our resilience. Saliva...
The Great Microbiome and Other Topics
Week of August 24, 2024
The Great Microbiome: Our Greatest Ally for Optimal Health It is becoming common knowledge that gut bacteria are connected to aspects of health, including inflammation,...
iPhoneography with Yoni Mayeri
Week of August 31, 2024
All presentations will be on the iPhone; Android users welcome too. If you miss a session, it’s fine to show up for any sessions that...
Retain/Re-Claim a Clear, Creative, Vibrant Mind
Week of August 31, 2024
Retain / Reclaim a Clear Creative Mind: Cognitive Health Map The body and mind are two sides of a coin. Identify the constellation of issues...
Learning to Love Midlife
Week of August 31, 2024
12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better With Age Chip Conley is on a midlife mission. After disrupting the hospitality industry twice, first as the...
History of James Hubbell’s Artwork
Week of August 31, 2024
Guided Tour of Hubbell Artwork & Las Piedras Environmental Center A walking tour across the Ranch indoor & outdoor property discussing James Hubbell’s works and...
A Path for Personalized Wellness
Week of September 7, 2024
Lifestyle Approaches to Reduce Chronic Medical Conditions The Mediterranean diet can lower the risk of chronic diseases. We’ll explore tips about not only nutrition but...
Breaking Up with Sugar
Week of September 7, 2024
Breaking up with Sugar Sugar is the most inflammatory food molecule we consume today. Refined sugars are a common additive that have been linked to...
The Joys of Story
Week of September 7, 2024
Discover It, Write It, Publish It, Discuss It Writers of all levels will learn actionable tips for brainstorming, writing and publishing everything from fiction to...
Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!
Week of September 14, 2024
It All Starts with YOU—and How You Come Across to Others How do you look and sound? We’ll examine the seven essential communication components that...
Secrets to a Healthy Life
Week of September 14, 2024
Boosting Brain Health Uncover the secrets to a healthy, sharp and focused brain throughout all stages of life. Emerging research shows how what you eat...
Your DNA is NOT Your Destiny!
Week of September 21, 2024
DNA is only responsible for approximately 15% of our life expectancy. The emerging field of Epigenetics explains how our choices of health-related behaviors control proteins...
Healthy Pleasures
Week of September 28, 2024
Healthy Pleasures: Why Everything that Feels Good is Not Bad- Monday 1 pm Olmeca Gym Many people think that to promote health they must undertake...
Hot Topics for Holistic Health and Nutrition
Week of September 28, 2024
Boost Brain Health: Holistic Solutions for Memory, Focus & Clarity Improve brain function and prevent early aging with diet. Your brain needs essential nutrients for...
Passport to Travel and Food Journaling
Week of September 28, 2024
When we write about travel or a great meal, we revisit the experience for a second time. When we read what we’ve written, we’re transported...
Navigating the Menopausal Transition
Week of October 5, 2024
While we grow in wisdom and confidence, we also may be challenged with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, irritability, vaginal dryness, decreased libido and...
The Power of Meaning and Purpose
Week of October 5, 2024
Learn how to harness the incredible power of the epigenome to enhance both life quantity and, more importantly, quality. With more than thirty years...
The Perfect Lifestyle: Food, Wine, Sex, & Chocolate
Week of October 12, 2024
A Perfect Lifestyle: Food, Wine, Sex and Chocolate An overview talk covering a wide range of lifestyle issues, including dietary patterns, obesity and its management,...
Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!
Week of October 12, 2024
It All Starts with YOU—and How You Come Across to Others How do you look and sound? We’ll examine the seven essential communication components that...
How I Became a New York Times Bestseller
Week of October 12, 2024
How I Became a New York Times Bestseller: A Very Improbable Story Please join us for a raucous evening of joy and laughter as Firoozeh...
Improv(e) Your Life
Week of October 19, 2024
Intro to Improv…The Power of Agreement The joy of improvisational comedy lies in its spontaneous creativity and seemingly effortless collaboration. The secret to both aspects...
Be Quiet, Be Heard
Week of October 19, 2024
Hidden Communication: Why People Hear What We Don’t Say A world of communication lurks below the surface of our awareness. When we are in conflict,...
Building Your Longevity Toolkit: Intermittent Fasting, The Power of Food and Other Simple Habits that Promote Healthy Aging
Week of October 19, 2024
Do you struggle with nagging health issues such as inflammation, pesky weight gain, poor sleep or declining energy? Come learn about a variety of free...
iPhoneography with Yoni Mayeri
Week of October 26, 2024
All presentations will be on the iPhone; Android users welcome too. If you miss a session, it’s fine to show up for any sessions that...
Incorporating Fasting into Your Daily Routine to Improve Overall Health
Week of October 26, 2024
Optimizing your Circadian Rhythm and Cardiovascular Health through Intermittent Fasting Dr. Taub’s presentation will review the science behind intermittent fasting including some the research studies...
Visual Fitness 4 All: Engaging Creativity & Insight®
Week of October 26, 2024
Develop your visual fitness by exercising and building your creative muscles while enhancing your discernment skills. Enjoy unique interactive conversations and fun hands-on experiences that...
Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!
Week of November 2, 2024
It All Starts with YOU—and How You Come Across to Others How do you look and sound? We’ll examine the seven essential communication components that...
The Joys of Story
Week of November 2, 2024
Discover It, Write It, Publish It, Discuss It Writers of all levels will learn actionable tips for brainstorming, writing and publishing everything from fiction to...
Finding Your Balance Between What You Want to Eat and What You Should Eat
Week of November 2, 2024
Macronutrients, Blood Sugar, and Energy Levels: Navigating Health and Breaking Free from Sugar “Addiction” Have you ever experienced "hangry" mood swings or felt sluggish after...
Developing Your Posture for Growth
Week of November 9, 2024
Are you at a crossroads, contemplating the next chapter of your life, or simply seeking to enrich your life journey with purpose and joy? This...
Harvesting Your Stories
Week of November 16, 2024
Each one of us lives a life overflowing with stories. Our challenge is to find the time and place to harvest those stories and share...
Your Best Year
Week of November 16, 2024
Your Best Year: Finding Fulfillment in Unfulfilling Times Our world today is rife with chaos and uncertainty. There is so much happening and a great...
Sedentary Lifestyle is the New Smoking
Week of November 16, 2024
Our bodies were made to move. Regular motion is the key to healthy circulation, optimizing cardiac risk factors, maintaining muscle mass, functional capacity, and joint...
Nurturing Your Emotional Health
Week of November 23, 2024
A Mindful Approach to Stress During this time of unprecedented change and uncertainty, we have come to accept that stress is a part of daily...
5 Ways to Nourish Your Mind and Body
Week of November 30, 2024
Our physical, mental and emotional health are interconnected as the very same things that are good for the body are also good for the mind....
Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!
Week of December 7, 2024
It All Starts with YOU—and How You Come Across to Others How do you look and sound? We’ll examine the seven essential communication components that...
iPhoneography with Yoni Mayeri
Week of December 7, 2024
All presentations will be on the iPhone; Android users welcome too. If you miss a session, it’s fine to show up for any sessions that...
Your DNA is NOT Your Destiny!
Week of December 7, 2024
DNA is only responsible for approximately 15% of our life expectancy. The emerging field of Epigenetics explains how our choices of health-related behaviors control proteins...
Nourishing Your Health with Integrative Medicine
Week of December 21, 2024
Reversing Illness: Lessons from Integrative Medicine Given the incredible advances of modern medicine, it is surprising that its focus is more often on managing chronic...
Finding Your Balance Between What You Want to Eat and What You Should Eat
Week of December 28, 2024
Macronutrients, Blood Sugar, and Energy Levels: Navigating Health and Breaking Free from Sugar “Addiction” Have you ever experienced "hangry" mood swings or felt sluggish after...
The Joys of Story
Week of January 11, 2025
Discover It, Write It, Publish It, Discuss It Writers of all levels will learn actionable tips for brainstorming, writing and publishing everything from fiction to...
The New Matriarchy + Writing Workshop
Week of March 22, 2025
The New Matriarchy There's a new generation of powerful older women who are becoming a major force in our society. You don't need to be...
A Path for Personalized Wellness
Week of March 29, 2025
Lifestyle Approaches to Reduce Chronic Medical Conditions The Mediterranean diet can lower the risk of chronic diseases. We’ll explore tips about not only nutrition but...
A Path for Personalized Wellness
Week of October 4, 2025
Lifestyle Approaches to Reduce Chronic Medical Conditions The Mediterranean diet can lower the risk of chronic diseases. We’ll explore tips about not only nutrition but...