My Journey as a Bookseller
Presenter: Mitchell Kaplan
My forty-year odyssey living the literary life as the owner of Books & Books. I will give guests an insight into the ups and downs of independent bookselling, peppered with…
Workshops Events
Week of Jan 28 - Feb 3 2023
Food as Medicine
Presenter: Jill Nussinow
Food as Medicine If food is medicine, can it truly replace pharmaceutical medications? Jill will take you on a tour of current dietary trends, discussing what works and what doesn’t…
Work is Life: Overcoming the Work-Life Balance Trade-off
Presenter: John Foster
Many of us experience work as something separate from life. Commonly referenced in the phrase “work-life balance,” this false dichotomy creates an endless and futile struggle of trading off priorities…
Navigating the Menopausal Transition
Presenter: Amanda Williams
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 skin changes. Let's discuss how…
Week of Feb 4 - Feb 10 2023
The Truth About Exercise
Presenter: Lee Rice
Sedentary Lifestyle is the New Smoking 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 flexibility…
Week of Feb 11 - Feb 17 2023
Education, Nutrition, Workshops
5 Ways to Nourish Your Mind and Body
Presenter: Adrienne Youdim
Hunger is emotional, hunger is spiritual, and hunger is universal. Body/weight issues or not, our relationship with food is symbolic of our relationship with ourselves. In this presentation, Dr. Youdim will…
Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!
Presenter: Denise Dudley
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 create your unique “you-ness,” and…
Handwriting Analysis
Presenter: Lena Rivkin
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 emotional states From Brushstrokes to Pen…
Week of Feb 18 - Feb 24 2023
Education, Nutrition, Workshops
Nutrition Topics
Presenter: Norma Flood
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, body weight, cancer, immunity, brain…
Following Your Gifts with Dr. Nicole Andreatta
Presenter: Nicole Andreatta
Learn about the discipline of positive psychology and explore the life-changing opportunity of understanding and accepting your unique gifts. Edge Your Way to a Meaningful Life Being well-rounded is boring.…
Week of Feb 25 - Mar 3 2023
Transforming Our Food Environment
Presenter: Hannah Dallmann
Join us as Hannah shares CSPI’s work and vision for a healthier, more equitable food system and takes your questions about nutrition policy, food safety, and dietary health. Hannah…
Building Belonging
Presenter: Howard Ross
Exploring how to maintain our wellbeing and sense of community and belonging in a world of unparalleled separation, politically, racial and socially. It is no secret to anybody that we…
Week of Mar 4 - Mar 10 2023
Sleep: Brain, Body, and Behavior
Presenter: Sarah Zallek
Sleep is essential to mind and body wellbeing. Craft your own sleep strategy to maximize your health and performance potential. Sleep: Science and Strategy Sleep is a key factor in…
Week of Mar 11 - Mar 17 2023
Intermittent Fasting
Presenter: Linda Illingworth
Intermittent fasting or time restricted eating has been touted for weight loss, lowering blood sugar and cholesterol, and even preventing cancer. Learn how long to fast, the foods to include,…
Week of Mar 18 - Mar 24 2023
Week of Mar 25 - Mar 31 2023
The Power of Purpose
Presenter: Richard Leider
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 a life, get a…
Color Journals: Learning to See Color with Fresh Eyes
Presenter: Clayton Merrell
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 color perception while examining the…
Week of Apr 1 - Apr 7 2023
Acoustic Folk Concerts
Presenter: Amber Rubarth
Acoustic Folk Concerts + Q & A Join internationally-acclaimed folk songwriter Amber Rubarth for two intimate concerts of songs delving into the deeper meanings of life. Workshop: Accessing Your…
Week of Apr 8 - Apr 14 2023
Week of Apr 15 - Apr 21 2023
The Writer’s Journal
Presenter: Rita Jacobs
The Journal as a Starting Place Journal writing is an ideal way to express and develop ideas, emotions and creativity as well as a way to heal the self, discover…
Education, Nutrition, Wellness, Workshops
Building Your Longevity Toolkit: Intermittent Fasting, The Power of Food and Other Simple Habits that Promote Healthy Aging
Presenter: Lucy Buckner
If you struggle with disease, inflammation, excess weight, or other nagging health issues, come learn about a variety of free lifestyle tools and habits that can help you heal your…
Pearls from the Practice of Life
Presenter: John Chuck
A family physician’s guide to help you struggle less and thrive more in your one wild and precious life. First Things First A review of the ground rules for…
Week of Apr 22 - Apr 28 2023
Education, Entertainment, Workshops
“Un-Mute” Your Heart, Your Soul: Your Voice
Presenter: Sharon Spinetti
Many of us were discouraged from telling our stories along the way. Whether it was being dissuaded from taking on that fine arts degree in college, or being told not…
Change Your Genes, Change Your Life: Living to 100 and Beyond
Presenter: Ken Pelletier
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 to Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier, there…
Week of Apr 29 - May 5 2023
Week of May 6 - May 12 2023
Education, Nutrition, Workshops
Nutrition Topics
Presenter: Norma Flood
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, body weight, cancer, immunity, brain…
Week of May 13 - May 19 2023
Healthy Pleasures
Presenter: David Sobel
Healthy Pleasures: Why Everything that Feels Good is Not Bad Many people think that to promote health they must undertake strict weight-loss diets, adopt punishing exercise programs, avoid salt, shun…
Be Quiet, Be Heard
Presenter: Peter Glaser and Susan Glaser
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, this hidden dimension often catapults…
Week of May 20 - May 26 2023
Education, Nutrition, Workshops
Food as Medicine
Presenter: Jill Nussinow
Food as Medicine If food is medicine, can it truly replace pharmaceutical medications? Jill will take you on a tour of current dietary trends, discussing what works and what doesn’t…
Week of May 27 - Jun 2 2023
Handwriting Analysis
Presenter: Lena Rivkin
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 emotional states. From Brushstrokes to Pen Strokes – Handwriting…
Week of Jun 3 - Jun 9 2023
iPhoneography with Yoni Mayeri
Presenter: Yoni Mayeri
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 work for your Ranch schedule. …
Week of Jun 10 - Jun 16 2023
Visual Fitness 4 All: Engaging Creativity & Insight®
Presenter: Renee Sandell
Develop your visual fitness by exercising and building your creative muscles while greatly enhancing your observational skills. Enjoy unique interactive conversations and fun hands-on experiences that will engage you in SEEING…
Week of Jun 17 - Jun 23 2023
Week of Jun 24 - Jun 30 2023
The Perfect Lifestyle: Food, Wine, Sex, and Chocolate
Presenter: Robert Vogel
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, exercise, marriage, childbearing, pets, television,…
Week of Jul 1 - Jul 7 2023
Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!
Presenter: Denise Dudley
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 create your unique “you-ness,” and…
Week of Jul 8 - Jul 14 2023
Why Vision is So Important
Presenter: Dana Dean
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. Based on these two facts,…
Week of Jul 15 - Jul 21 2023
Improv(e) Your Life
Presenter: Arlene Matthews
Build Confidence! Unleash Creativity! Laugh Your Glutes Off! Workshop #1: Intro to Improv…The Power of Agreement The joy of improvisational comedy lies in its spontaneous creativity and seemingly effortless collaboration.…
Week of Jul 22 - Jul 28 2023
Week of Jul 29 - Aug 4 2023
Week of Aug 5 - Aug 11 2023
Week of Aug 12 - Aug 18 2023
Week of Aug 19 - Aug 25 2023
Retain/Re-Claim a Clear, Creative, Vibrant Mind
Presenter: Leni Felton
Retain / Reclaim a Clear Creative Mind: Cognitive Health Map The body and mind are two sides of a coin. Identify the constellation of issues that diminish a mind that…
Week of Aug 26 - Sep 1 2023
Cutting Edge Nutrition
Presenter: Patti T. Milligan
Nutritional Resilience & Performance Our food choices also impact anxiety levels and stress, both of which can impair the inner shield of our resilience. Saliva is really the first defense to elevate our level…
Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!
Presenter: Denise Dudley
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 create your unique “you-ness,” and…
The Joys of Story
Presenter: Erin Gordon
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 memoir to non-fiction. Get…
Week of Sep 2 - Sep 8 2023
A Path for Personalized Wellness
Presenter: Nicola Finley
This program will explore an integrative medicine approach to health with a holistic view of mind, body and spirit. Wellness is not a one size fits all pathway. We each…
iPhoneography with Yoni Mayeri
Presenter: Yoni Mayeri
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 work for your Ranch schedule. …
Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!
Presenter: Denise Dudley
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 create your unique “you-ness,” and…
Week of Sep 9 - Sep 15 2023
Healthy Pleasures
Presenter: David Sobel
Healthy Pleasures: Why Everything that Feels Good is Not Bad Many people think that to promote health they must undertake strict weight-loss diets, adopt punishing exercise programs, avoid salt, shun…
Week of Sep 16 - Sep 22 2023
Cutting Edge Nutrition
Presenter: Patti T. Milligan
Nutritional Resilience & Performance Our food choices also impact anxiety levels and stress, both of which can impair the inner shield of our resilience. Saliva is really the first defense to elevate our level…
Think Bigger, Reach Higher: How This CEO Manifests Success
Presenter: Sarah Moret
Sarah Moret will share how manifestation leads to success, and how to intentionally craft the life you want to lead. From Side Hustle to Shark Tank, How Manifestation Delivers Success…
Week of Sep 23 - Sep 29 2023
The Perfect Lifestyle: Food, Wine, Sex, and Chocolate
Presenter: Robert Vogel
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, exercise, marriage, childbearing, pets, television,…
Education, Nutrition, Wellness, Workshops
Building Your Longevity Toolkit: Intermittent Fasting, The Power of Food and Other Simple Habits that Promote Healthy Aging
Presenter: Lucy Buckner
If you struggle with disease, inflammation, excess weight, or other nagging health issues, come learn about a variety of free lifestyle tools and habits that can help you heal your…
Week of Sep 30 - Oct 6 2023
Gatherings with Purpose: How to Design, Lead, and Engage Together
Presenter: Melinda Fine
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, but too often these experiences…
Why Vision is So Important
Presenter: Dana Dean
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. Based on these two facts,…
Week of Oct 7 - Oct 13 2023
Be Quiet, Be Heard
Presenter: Peter Glaser and Susan Glaser
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, this hidden dimension often catapults…
Week of Oct 14 - Oct 20 2023
Week of Oct 21 - Oct 27 2023
Week of Oct 28 - Nov 3 2023
Acoustic Folk Concerts
Presenter: Amber Rubarth
Acoustic Folk Concerts + Q & A Join internationally-acclaimed folk songwriter Amber Rubarth for two intimate concerts of songs delving into the deeper meanings of life. Workshop: Accessing Your…
Week of Nov 4 - Nov 10 2023
Week of Nov 11 - Nov 17 2023
Week of Nov 18 - Nov 24 2023
Week of Nov 25 - Dec 1 2023
Week of Dec 2 - Dec 8 2023
Week of Dec 9 - Dec 15 2023
Why Vision is So Important
Presenter: Dana Dean
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. Based on these two facts,…
Week of Dec 16 - Dec 22 2023
Education, Featured, Workshops
Retain/Re-Claim a Clear, Creative, Vibrant Mind
Retain / Reclaim a Clear Creative Mind: Cognitive Health Map The body and mind are two sides of a coin. Identify the constellation of issues that diminish a mind that…
INHALE LIFE! Breathflow Wellness
Presenter: Christian Minson
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 person on this planet—your BREATH!…
Week of Dec 23 - Dec 29 2023
Week of Dec 30 - Jan 5 2024