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Screen/Life Balance and How to Break Up With Your Phone

Week of July 27, 2024

Join Catherine Price, TED speaker, and author of How to Break Up With Your Phone, for two workshops dedicated to helping families create healthier relationships...

Catherine Price
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How to Harness the Power of Fun to Feel More Alive

Week of July 27, 2024

Join Catherine Price, author of The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again, for a two-part "Funtervention" workshop—inspired by her viral TED talk—devoted to...

Catherine Price
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Live Your Great Story!

Week of August 10, 2024

Live Your Great Story! Healthy Inner Dialogue – Discover Your Joyous Adult Emotional Fluency – Permission to Feel Powerful You – Ownership and Responsibility Create...

Jeanine Mancusi
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From the Arena to the C-Suite: Applying the Lessons of Sports Psychology to Leadership and Life

Week of September 21, 2024

Imagine how your life would change if you had the mental focus, confidence, and resilience of a professional athlete. Joe Aquilina is a Family Medicine...

Joe Aquilina
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Healing Through Naturopathic Medicine

Week of February 22, 2025

Here we explore foundational principles of wellness from the perspective of a Naturopathic Doctor (ND). The Ranch offers an ideal place to dive deeply into...

Dr. Amanda Watters
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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...

Antonia Allegra and Alison DaRosa
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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...

Gyll Turteltaub
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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...

Nicola Finley
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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...

Nicola Finley
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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,...

Jill Bronfman
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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...

Nancy Cetel
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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...

Nicola Finley
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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...

Linda Illingworth
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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...

Chip Conley
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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...

Dr. Cindy Tsai, MD
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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...

Dr. Lee Rice
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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...

Dr. Lee Rice
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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...

Dr. Lee Rice
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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...

Dr. Lee Rice
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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...

John Foster
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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,...

Norma Flood
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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....

Adrienne Youdim
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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...

Lucy Buckner
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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...

Renee Sandell
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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...

Leni Felton
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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...

Pam Taub
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Bone Up!

Week of November 9, 2024

Session 1: Discover 7 Surefire Ways to Power Up Your Bones Let’s get personal…I’m sharing a nutritionist’s perspective on lessons learned over the last decade,...

Susan McCandless
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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...

Patti Milligan
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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...

Kim Ross
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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...

Kim Ross
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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...

Victoria Maizes
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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...

Jodie Goodman Block
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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...

Jodie Goodman Block
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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...

Pamela Redmond
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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...

Samantha Heller
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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...

Firoozeh Dumas
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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...

Denise Dudley
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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...

Denise Dudley
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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,...

Peter Glaser and Susan Glaser
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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...

Arlene Matthews
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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,...

Robert Vogel
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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...

John Scott Marrone
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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...

Amanda Williams
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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...

Yoni Mayeri
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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...

Yoni Mayeri
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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...

Yoni Mayeri
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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...

David S. Sobel
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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...

Karen Kimsey-House