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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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Learning to Live with Less

Week of January 18, 2025

Learning to Live with Less and Why it Matters What are the financial and psychological costs that clutter can have on your personal and professional...

Amy Carstensen
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Healing Through Naturopathic Medicine

Week of February 22, 2025

Healing through Naturopathic Medicine: Here we explore foundational principles of wellness from the perspective of a Naturopathic Doctor (ND). The Ranch offers an ideal place...

Dr. Amanda Watters
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Secrets of Give and Take

Week of June 28, 2025

Imagine what your life would be like if everyone you interact with – at work and at home - would value and reward you for...

Maggie van de Griend
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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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Illuminate Your Life

Week of January 18, 2025

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...

Jeannie DuBose
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Diane Arkin | Mexican Art

Week of March 15, 2025

Giants of 20th Century Mexican Mural Art Mexico has long been a magnet for an international community of avant-garde intellectuals, writers, poets, and artists, but...

Diane Arkin
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Diane Arkin | Mexican Art

Week of November 1, 2025

Giants of 20th Century Mexican Mural Art Mexico has long been a magnet for an international community of avant-garde intellectuals, writers, poets, and artists, but...

Diane Arkin
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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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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 February 1, 2025

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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5 Ways to Nourish Your Mind and Body

Week of March 8, 2025

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 To Promote Vibrant Health

Week of October 19, 2024

Session 1: Intermittent Fasting for Optimal Health Discover the transformative benefits of intermittent fasting and learn how adjusting your eating patterns can foster healing and...

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 January 25, 2025

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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Gut Feelings: Brain, Gut, Diet, Microbiome Connection

Week of December 28, 2024

Where Love of Wisdom & Truth Meet Philosophy – the love of wisdom, and science – the search for truth, are intertwined and complementary. Both...

Joseph Weiss
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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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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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Think Bigger, Reach Higher: How This CEO Manifests Success

Week of September 21, 2024

From Side Hustle to Shark Tank, How Manifestation Delivers Success Come learn how to become more comfortable being uncomfortable through the lens of one entrepreneur’s...

Sarah Moret
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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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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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Matters That Matter® Standing At The Threshold: An Invitation to Transformation

Week of January 25, 2025

Transformation is what happens when we allow ourselves to learn from and be changed by our experience. As we step into a new year we...

Molly Davis & Kristine Patterson
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Breath Work with Shanti Tilling

Week of August 2, 2025

You can survive weeks without food, days without water, but only minutes without air!!  Breath is absolutely vital for our survival and while every functional...

Shanti Tilling
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Healthy Knees & Bicycle Adventure

Week of February 8, 2025

The 3 Secrets to Healthy Knees for Life - Presentation Learn the 3 secrets to soothe, stabilize, and strengthen your knees so you do the...

Robin Robertson
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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...

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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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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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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Be Quiet, Be Heard

Week of April 12, 2025

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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Skincare with Amy Brodsky

Week of March 8, 2025

Understanding Skin Cancer and Sun Protection How to Build a Skincare Routine Top Ten Anti-Aging Skincare Tips What to Look for in a Sunscreen  ...

Amy Brodsky
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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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The Power of Purpose

Week of March 29, 2025

Bestselling author, life coach, and speaker, Richard Leider brings the power of purpose to life helping us to find meaning, live longer, better. To get...

Richard Leider
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Unleash Your Inner Athlete for Brain Health and Longevity

Week of June 28, 2025

We all want to live a long and (more importantly) vibrant life. What if I told you the key to unlocking this through the exercise...

Eric Cruz
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Looking at the Wonders of the Winter Sky

Week of March 15, 2025

Explore Rancho La Puerta’s Night Sky – Lecture The dark skies at the Ranch provide a fabulous opportunity for seeing the wonders of Winter Sky...

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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The Journey to a Cleaner Energy Future

Week of February 15, 2025

Climate Change: The Multi-faceted Challenge of a Just Transition to a Cleaner Energy Future This first discussion will provide you a practicable global perspective on...

Peter Bryant
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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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Healthy Pleasures

Week of April 5, 2025

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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Busy But Fit

Week of February 15, 2025

Tales from the Wilderness Medical Tent: Humorous and harrowing stories from the world of outdoor adventure sports Sports Medicine Update- Ask me anything Busy But...

Brandee Waite
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Busy But Fit

Week of August 2, 2025

Tales from the Wilderness Medical Tent: Humorous and harrowing stories from the world of outdoor adventure sports Sports Medicine Update- Ask me anything Busy But...

Brandee Waite
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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
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Your Best Year

Week of September 6, 2025

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
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Breathwork for Emotional Integration and Spiritual Connection

Week of March 15, 2025

Let Christian guide you on a fantastical journey into the inner realms of your being, using the most powerful tool for transformation endowed to every...

Christian Minson
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The Functionality of Your Eye Brain Connection

Week of January 25, 2025

The Functionality of Your Eye Brain Connection Integrating Periphery and Affecting Balance and Movement Vision is learned, and 75% of all sensory input is vision....

Dana Dean
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What’s Up Down There?

Week of November 16, 2024

Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again! There is an abundance of scientific evidence that hot flashes increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and other...

Lauren Streicher, MD