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Hands-On Cooking Classes with Chef AJ

AJ offers hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own meal along with fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center on Tuesday and Wednesday, at 4pm. In addition, Chef AJ will collaborate with La Cocina Que Canta’s Executive Chef Reyna Venegas and her team to create a special feast (with wine pairing!) on Thursday at 4:45pm.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM 
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Thursday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-based diet for almost 40 years. She is the host of the television series Healthy Living with CHEF AJ which airs on Foody TV. With her comedy background, she has made appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and more. A chef, culinary instructor and professional speaker, she is author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, which chronicles her journey from a junk-food vegan faced with a diagnosis of pre-cancerous polyps, to learning how to create foods that nourish and heal the body Based in Los Angeles, Chef AJ teaches a monthly sold-out seminar featuring cooking instruction, nutritional science and song parodies, all delivered with comedic panache. Never content to leave her audience with mere “just do it” advice, she teaches how to create meals to transform their health, how to deal with cravings and food addiction and addresses the emotional side of eating. She is the creator of the Ultimate Weight Loss Program, which has helped hundreds of people achieve the health and the body that they deserve. Chef AJ was the Executive Pastry Chef at Sante Restaurant in Los Angeles where she was famous for her sugar, oil, salt and gluten free desserts which use the fruit, the whole fruit and nothing but the whole fruit. Chef AJ is also creator of Healthy Taste of LA and the YouTube cooking show The Chef and the Dietitian, and is proud to say that her IQ is higher than her cholesterol. Chef AJ holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell University and is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Hands-On Cooking Classes and Cooking with Care Dinner with Catherine McConkie

Catherine offers hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own meal along with fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center on Tuesday and Wednesday, at 4pm. In addition, Chef Catherine will collaborate with La Cocina Que Canta’s Executive Chef Reyna Venegas and her team to create a special feast (with wine pairing!) on Thursday at 4:45pm.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Thursday Cooking with Care Dinner  4:45 PM Sign Up
Celebrate the abundance of our organic farm and the connection to community with a Farm-to-Table dining experience – a perfect blend of health, tradition, flavor, and fun! Cost is $150 per person, tax and wine pairing included. The maximum number of guests is 30. Sign Up at the Appointments Desk or through the link above.

 

Catherine McConkie, NC is executive chef for Washington DC’s Center for Mind Body Medicine’s Food as Medicine professional nutrition training program and was chef faculty for CMBM’s comprehensive training program in partnership with Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis.

She is founder of The Caregivers Table; an educational cooking program designed to nourish the well being of clinical caregivers, and creator of Come to Your Senses; a sensory awareness-based food and movement series. Catherine served as core faculty for AIHM’s Integrative Medicine Fellowship program; is lead chef instructor at San Francisco General Hospital’s Wellness Center; and has worked over 15 years in the classroom teaching culinary and nutrition curriculums. She has spoken at several national conferences, folding the course content into cooking demos and hotel kitchen menus so participants can taste and experience healthy and delicious food firsthand.

In addition to recipe development and testing for 2 cookbook authors, Catherine wrote The Slow Cooker and the Instant Pot: Recipes, Tips, and Tricks to Get More Time with Less Pressure, and has two more books simmering; The Caregivers Table, and Silk Purse From a Sow’s Ear: How Still Edible Food Becomes Delicious Nutrition.

Catherine graduated from the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in 2001 and Bauman College’s Nutrition Consultant Training program in 1999.

Hands-On Cooking Classes and Borderless Farm-to-Table Feast with Nina Garay

Nina offers hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own meal along with fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center on Tuesday and Wednesday, at 4pm. In addition, Chef Nina will collaborate with La Cocina Que Canta’s Executive Chef Reyna Venegas and her team to create a special feast (with wine pairing!) on Thursday at 4:45pm.

Hands On Cooking Classes and Chefs Dinner Sign Up

 

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Thursday Borderless Farm-to-Table Feast 4:45 PM
Join us in creating cherished memories with our loved ones while relishing the authentic flavors of Mexican cuisine. This culinary event is a perfect blend of health, tradition, flavor, and fun! Cost is $150 per person, tax and wine pairing included. The maximum number of guests is 30. Sign Up at the Appointments Desk or through the link above.

 

Chef Janina Garay acquired her passion for cooking at a very young age learning from her grandmother over long leisurely preparations of family meals. Chef Janina received her degree in Culinary Arts, Administration and Service from Tijuana’s Culinary Art School in 2011. Shortly thereafter, she headed to Cantabria, Spain, joining 2 Michelin Star Cenador de Amos under Chef Jesus Sanchez, where she honed her skills. Upon her return, Chef Janina joined 1 Michelin Star Topolobampo with chef Rick Bayless, here she more fully developed her passion for Mexican gourmet pastry-making, which pulled her back to her origins at the US-Mexico border. Chef Janina was profoundly shaped and inspired during her time as Pastry Chef of Addison Del Mar, where, under Chef William Bradley, the restaurant was recognized as 5 Star Forbes Travel Guide, AAA 5 Diamond Restaurant, and, most recently, as Southern California’s only 3 Michelin star restaurant.

Chef Janina came home to Tijuana to experiment with the vast array of binational flavors, the culture and culinary shock which transpires in Tijuana with the arrival and addition of new cultures – Korean, Haitian, Ethiopian and more! Chef Nina is currently Culinary Director of the Be Saha Restaurant Group in Southern California and Baja California Norte, heading over 8 projects including The Guild Hotel and Wormwood in San Diego, Tahona in Valle de Guadalupe and San Diego and is dedicated to expanding the multicultural Calibaja culinary art scene.

Culinary Director, Be Saha Restaurant GroupSan Diego and Baja

Hands-On Cooking Classes and Borderless Farm-to-Table Feast with Nina Garay

Nina offers hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own meal along with fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center on Tuesday and Wednesday, at 4pm. In addition, Chef Nina will collaborate with La Cocina Que Canta’s Executive Chef Reyna Venegas and her team to create a special feast (with wine pairing!) on Thursday at 4:45pm.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $145 (tax included). Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

Thursday Borderless Farm-to-Table Feast 4:45 PM Sign Up
Join us in creating cherished memories with our loved ones while relishing the authentic flavors of Mexican cuisine. This culinary event is a perfect blend of health, tradition, flavor, and fun! Cost is $150 per person, tax and wine pairing included. The maximum number of guests is 30. Sign Up at the Appointments Desk or through the link above.

 

Chef Janina Garay acquired her passion for cooking at a very young age learning from her grandmother over long leisurely preparations of family meals. Chef Janina received her degree in Culinary Arts, Administration and Service from Tijuana’s Culinary Art School in 2011. Shortly thereafter, she headed to Cantabria, Spain, joining 2 Michelin Star Cenador de Amos under Chef Jesus Sanchez, where she honed her skills. Upon her return, Chef Janina joined 1 Michelin Star Topolobampo with chef Rick Bayless, here she more fully developed her passion for Mexican gourmet pastry-making, which pulled her back to her origins at the US-Mexico border. Chef Janina was profoundly shaped and inspired during her time as Pastry Chef of Addison Del Mar, where, under Chef William Bradley, the restaurant was recognized as 5 Star Forbes Travel Guide, AAA 5 Diamond Restaurant, and, most recently, as Southern California’s only 3 Michelin star restaurant.

Chef Janina came home to Tijuana to experiment with the vast array of binational flavors, the culture and culinary shock which transpires in Tijuana with the arrival and addition of new cultures – Korean, Haitian, Ethiopian and more! Chef Nina is currently Culinary Director of the Be Saha Restaurant Group in Southern California and Baja California Norte, heading over 8 projects including The Guild Hotel and Wormwood in San Diego, Tahona in Valle de Guadalupe and San Diego and is dedicated to expanding the multicultural Calibaja culinary art scene.

Culinary Director, Be Saha Restaurant GroupSan Diego and Baja

Nutrition and Your Health

Understanding Macronutrients: Your Key to Healthy Eating
What are macronutrients?  How much of each macronutrient do you need? What’s the latest science say about what you should eat? Does each meal have to be balanced for optimal health? What foods does your body need to function efficiently? Join me for an unbiased, science-based course on the basics of nutrition and your health.

Danielle Hazard is a San Diego based nutrition professional with 20 years in the field. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Food Science & Nutrition. Her expertise includes: nutrition education, healthy meal planning and prep, nutrient and food analysis, food research, recipe development, testing, and writing. She currently works with SkinnyTaste where she writes weekly healthy meal plans and just finished working with the author on her 7th cookbook. In her free time, Danielle enjoys yoga, traveling, learning new things, walks with her very energetic Boston Terrier, and spending time with family and friends

Children and Tweens Cooking with Reyna Venegas and Marcelo Hisaki

Hands-on Cooking Classes for Children (7 to 9) at La Cocina que Canta:
Tuesday 9 am – 12:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

Hands-on Cooking Classes for Tweens (10 to 12) at La Cocina que Canta:
Wednesday 9 am – 12:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

 

Chef Reyna Venegas prepares fresh and delicious food that energizes, inspires, and nourishes guests. She fuses the culinary and cultural heritages of her own Northern Baja roots with the nutritious “spa cuisine” pioneered 80 years ago by Rancho La Puerta co-founder Deborah Szekely. At La Cocina Que Canta, “The Kitchen That Sings,” Chef Reyna teaches healthy eating as a celebration of life in farm-to-table cooking classes.

As a lifelong learner, Chef Reyna graduated from the University of California, San Diego’s Integrative Nutrition program, which focuses on how food promotes wellness. She is also a graduate of the Culinary Art School in Tijuana, and holds a Pastry Degree from the Lycée Technique et Hôtelier de Monte-Carlo and Fondation Turquois.

 

Chef Marcelo Hisaki, born in Mexico City to Japanese parents, Chef Marcelo Hisaki grew up surrounded by a diversity of flavor, texture, color, and tradition that combined both Japanese and Mexican culinary heritage.

At an early age, his talent and discipline led him to earn a scholarship from Fondation Turquois Monaco to study French cuisine at the Lycée Hotelier de Monte Carlo and train in Michelin-starred restaurants Yoshi and Joël Robuchon, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

In 2013, Chef Marcelo and his wife Chef Reyna Venegas opened Restaurante Amores in Tecate, Baja California. Their culinary concept is influenced by Mexican, Japanese and French cultures, using local produce with respect, love, and creativity. They have been selected by the Michelin Guide Mexico in 2024 and received the Exceptional Service Award.

Marcelo recently represented Mexico in the Bocuse d’Or Finale 2023, a prestigious culinary contest in Lyon, France, receiving the social commitment award as a recognition to his team’s involvement in support of migrants’ food insecurity in Baja California.

He currently represents Mexico in the Bocuse d’Or Americas 2024, where he will once again have the honor to share his culinary talent and earn his pass to the Bocuse d’Or Finale 2025.

@restauranteamores, @marcehisaki, @reynaa.venegas

Teen Cooking Classes with Sabrina Falquier

Hands-on Cooking Classes for Teens (13 to 17) at La Cocina que Canta
Tuesday 4 to 7:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class
Optional: Family can join for dinner: Fee for adults, no charge for children. 5:30 pm departure from Ranch. Space is limited to 6 people. Sign up with reservations.

Wednesday 4 to 7:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class
Optional: Family can join for dinner: Fee for adults, no charge for children. 5:30 pm departure from Ranch. Space is limited to 6 people. Sign up with reservations.

 

Sabrina A. Falquier (Fall-Key-Ay), MD, CCMS, DipABLM loves delicious food. One of her areas of special focus and interest is teen culinary literacy, having co-created an 8-week program for teens for an entire school district in San Diego. This program showed positive changes in both food choices and cooking knowledge and the program outcomes were presented at three national conferences. Dr. Falquier is a board-certified Internal Medicine, Culinary Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine physician. She is bilingual (Spanish and English) and multicultural, born and raised in Mexico City to Swiss and American parents. Dr. Falquier worked as a primary care doctor for over 15 years and in 2020 founded Sensations Salud, which focuses on empowering through nutritional knowledge and culinary literacy by way of Culinary Medicine education and consulting. Dr. Falquier promotes Culinary Medicine throughout San Diego and internationally for incredibly varied audiences. She is the proud host of the Culinary Medicine Recipe podcast, which includes educational video episodes in both English and Spanish. She serves on the board of two non-profits and is a clinical professor at three universities. Her work can be seen through the powerful documentary: The Kitchenistas. Additionally, she has won numerous awards and has been interviewed regarding food and health by multiple media outlets. Follow along @SensationsSalud on social media.

 

Eating Well and Feeling Great!

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 health, starting with your next meal.

Grounding Yourself with Pillars of Wellness
Learn about the evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine principles and how to incorporate them into your day-to-day.

Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods
Understand broad strokes on what foods can help decrease inflammation and why.

Optimizing Your Time in the Kitchen
Learn how to cook for your health in ways that are delicious, efficient and time-saving – no matter what your energy level is or your interest in cooking.

 

Sabrina A. Falquier (Fall-Key-Ay), MD, CCMS, DipABLM loves delicious food. She is a board certified Internal Medicine, Culinary Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine physician. She is bilingual (Spanish and English) and multicultural, born and raised in Mexico City to Swiss and American parents. Dr. Falquier worked as a primary care doctor for over 15 years and in 2020 founded Sensations Salud, which focuses on empowering through nutritional knowledge and culinary literacy by way of Culinary Medicine education and consulting. Dr. Falquier promotes Culinary Medicine throughout San Diego and internationally for incredibly varied audiences. She is the proud host of the Culinary Medicine Recipe podcast, which includes educational video episodes in both English and Spanish. She serves on the board of two non-profits and is a clinical professor at three universities. Her work can be seen through the powerful documentary: The Kitchenistas. Additionally, she has won numerous awards and has been interviewed regarding food and health by multiple media outlets. Follow along @SensationsSalud on social media.

Eating Well and Feeling Great During the Holidays and Beyond

Dr. Sabrina Falquier offers two talks:
Understanding Foods that Are Delicious and Also Fantastic for Your Body
How to Ground Yourself during the Holidays and Beyond with Pillars of Wellness

Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM, is a board-certified internal medicine, culinary medicine and lifestyle medicine physician. She is bilingual and multicultural, born and raised in Mexico City to Swiss and American parents. This unique multilingual and multicultural perspective has shaped her work tremendously, as she has seen and experienced that our unique backgrounds, culture, taste, cultural experiences and historic expectations shape our health tremendously. Dr. Falquier worked as a primary care doctor for a prestigious multi-specialty group in San Diego, California, for over 15 years, in 2020 founded Sensations Salud, which focuses on awakening the senses around ingredient acquisition and food preparation while empowering people to better health through nutritional knowledge and culinary literacy by way of culinary medicine education and consulting. She is the host of Doctors+podcast, is the vice chair of the board of Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center and the chair of the Culinary Medicine Specialist Board. She is also clinical professor at UC San Diego Health Sciences and adjunct professor at Bastyr University. Dr. Falquier promotes culinary medicine throughout San Diego and internationally in a variety of ways and to varied age groups and audiences. Her work can be seen through the powerful documentary: The Kitchenistas. She has been interviewed regarding food and health by media outlets including the Washington Post, The Union Tribune, Edible San Diego, San Diego Magazine, CBS news, and TeleMundo. Additionally, she was recognized yearly, from 2009-2020, as one of San Diego’s Top Doctors. For more information, please visit her website, or follow along @SensationsSalud on social media.

Day of the Dead at the Professor’s Park!

Saturday October 28 5pm and Sunday October 29 2pm
We offer van transportation on Saturday and Sunday for a taste of our 23rd edition of Festival del Día de los Muertos at the Professor’s Park.

Day of the Dead Celebrations: Dance

“Those Who Left But Return Today”
Saturday, October 28, 7pm, dining hall

Grupo de Danza Folklórica Mexicana Wa-Kushmaa Binational (US-MEX) will perform an artistic program dedicated to Dia De Muertos from the lacustrine region of Michoacán. Live the experience of this ancestral Purépecha tradition from dances, to music, and ofrendas.

This troupe has honorably represented Mexico in various international folk festivals in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Serbia, and Macedonia. Founded in 2005, by the border of Tijuana and San Ysidro, the group comprises students from both sides of the border. They identify themselves to the natives of these lands, the Kumeyaay who know no borders. The group’s name originates from the Kumeyaay language: ‘Wa’ meaning family and ‘Kushmaa’ meaning dance, together “family that dances.” Their purpose is to connect with their roots through dance and share it with the community. The current locations of the academies are in Chula Vista, California, and Primo Tapia, Rosarito, Baja California.

Día de los Muertos Activities

Saturday, October 28th
5pm Professor’s Park: we will take guests to experience the festivities at Professor’s Park
7pm Day of the Dead Dance from Michoacán Dining Room
7:30pm Movie: Coco Library Lounge

Sunday, October 29th
2pm Professor’s Park: we will take guests to experience the festivities at Professor’s Park

Monday, October 30th
7:30pm Movie: Coco Library Lounge

Tuesday, October 31st
4pm Day of the Dead Display and a Retelling of the Tradition in Mexico. The Mercado exhibits artisanal art of Mexico. Olga de la Vega tells us how this Mexican tradition is celebrated in San Luis Potosí and parts of Oaxaca. Join us for this colorful event and for guacamole & chips. Mercado’s Patio
8pm Concert: Classics and Originals for Flute and Piano and Exotic Winds honoring the Day of the Dead Festival, with Natalie Dalschaert and Brice Martin Oaktree

Wednesday, November 1st
7pm The Altar in the Day of the Dead Celebration explained by José Guadalupe Flores, Ph.D. Dining Hall

Thursday, November 2nd
5pm Farm to Altar (Pan de la Catrina) at La Cocina que Canta with Chef Reyna Venegas.  Register at Ext. 640/625/626. Fee. Depart 4:45 pm; return 7:30 pm. Meet at Admin. Bldg.

Friday, November 3rd
8pm Ballet Folklorico de Mexico performance at the local Tecate theater.
Register at Ext. 640/625/626. Fee. Depart 7:15pm; return 10:15pm. Meet at Admin. Bldg,

Day of the Dead: The Altar

Our traditional Day of the Dead altar in the Dining Hall is built by Professor Flores together with students from the University of Baja California, Tijuana.  During dinner on Wednesday, Professor Flores explains the significance of the Day of the Dead celebration and the altar in the Mexican tradition. You are welcome to bring a photo of a deceased loved one to place on the altar and to write a thought for the tree of remembrance. The dessert that evening will include the traditional Day of the Dead bread and hot chocolate enjoyed all over Mexico during these days.

 

Dr. José Guadalupe Flores was born in Tijuana and studied both in Mexico and the US, obtaining his BA, MA and PhD degrees at the University of San Diego and a Law Degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico.  He taught for 42 years at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana.  He has represented the Mexican Academic Community in many educational events at UNESCO and other educational institutions.  He has done extensive research on Mexican and Cuban cultural affairs.  He has presented altars during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Spain in Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Cuenca, and the Canary Islands, as well as in San Diego and at Rancho La Puerta during our yearly festivities.

Embracing a Sensational Life

Embracing a Sensational Life
The traditional five physical senses of smell, taste, touch, vision, hearing are how humans interact with the world around them. They are incredibly complex and sensitive, yet they provide more limited information than what we believe, and are supported by over a dozen additional senses that you will be introduced to. The equally fascinating and uplifting cognitive senses of compassion, wonder, gratitude, and humor will be revealed and explored. The program offers you the opportunity to truly appreciate and embrace all of your vibrant and exhilarating senses. Embracing a Sensational Life Handout 2023

The Quest for Immortality
An informative and entertaining program on the rapidly advancing field of age management with precision and preventive medicine. It offers a clear understanding of the advances and breakthroughs that are redefining our expectations of longevity and vitality. In addition to valuable and practical information, the program encourages and motivates the embrace of a healthy living and wellness philosophy.

Gut Feelings: Brain, Gut, Diet, Microbiome Connection
Prepare to be astounded by the revolutionary advances in the life sciences. New scientific discoveries have brought what had been considered science fiction to today’s reality. Our brain, gut, microbiome (the microbes that live in and on our body), diet, and genes are all intimately intertwined. They influence each other with profound effects on mood, energy, mental health, and overall wellness. The gut is a ‘second brain’ and has a vital role in our physical and mental health. This program will open your eyes to the dawning of a new era in medicine and health. Gut Instincts Brain, Gut, Microbiome, Diet Genome Connection Rancho La Puerta Handout 2023

 

Joseph B. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, is Clinical Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) at the University of California, San Diego. He graduated from the Wayne State University School of Medicine, completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California at Irvine, and did his clinical and research fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of California, San Diego. He is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Under the auspices of the World Health Organization and others, he has pursued interests in Tropical and International Medicine and Public Health with stays in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Dr. Weiss is also an accomplished humorist, professional speaker and the author of many acclaimed books on the topics of health, wellness, digestion and nutrition (To Air is Human; Got Guts: A Guide to Prevent and Beat Colon Cancer; Artsy Fartsy; A Digest on Digestion; The Scoop on Poop; and more at www.smartaskbooks.com). He has presented at international conferences, universities, medical centers, Fortune 500 companies, YPO/WPO, Bohemian Grove, Esalen, Aspen Brain Forum and international spas and resorts. He has co-hosted a popular health radio talk show, “Health News and Views” and truly enjoys educating and entertaining his audiences!

Pilates with Susie Golebie

Susie Golebie is a Pittsburgh, PA based pilates instructor who has been sharing her passion for pilates since 2010. She is comprehensively trained (Power Pilates 600-hour program), nationally certified (NCPT); and has participated in more than 80 hours of workshops and intensives. Susie considers her pilates training a life long journey of education, movement, and sharing the pilates method. Whether individuals and groups are beginners or experienced pilates practitioners, Susie tailors the session to their needs. She enjoys building relationships to help clients achieve their goals — sessions include lots of hard work with some laughter along the way. Practicing pilates helps Susie maintain her active lifestyle which includes walking and bike riding with her husband.

The Psychedelic Renaissance

What is all the excitement about? What mental health challenges may be addressed, what personal development might be achieved, with these promising investigational drugs? Keen interest in this arena catapulted Michael Pollan’s How to Change your Mind to national best-selling book and a popular NetFlix series. Learn about the modern era clinical trials, the populations likely to benefit, the efforts to open access. Gain insight into the researchers, healers, entrepreneurs and advocates shaping the new psychedelic assisted therapy landscape.

Breakout gatherings:
Legal Issues Related to Access to Psychedelics
Overview of US law and policy governing these substances, evolution, current status, the role of advocates and advocacy, what is on the horizon?

Yoga and Psychedelics
Explore the similarities in the catalyzing of altered states of consciousness through both yoga practices and psychedelics. Delve into the possibilities of psychedelics and yoga as modalities with power to elevate and expand consciousness so that life’s greatest challenges(including trauma, PTSD, addiction, end of life existential distress)  can be embraced and part of one’s psychospiritual journey.

 

Kathryn Tucker, JD, is an attorney and law professor, and a national leader in spearheading creative and effective efforts to promote improved care for seriously ill patients, including seeking to compel DEA to allow access to psilocybin assisted therapy, a new treatment shown to bring immediate relief from anxiety and depression to patients with advanced illness.    Also a dedicated practitioner and teacher of Yoga,  Tucker developed and offers the workshop “Preparing for the Final Asana: Law and Medicine at the End of Life and What Yoga has to Offer” at retreat centers around the world, including the Ranch.

Karl Anthony in Concert – Music, Color & Light

Experience a mesmerizing evening with singer/songwriter Karl Anthony in concert. As you enter, you will notice stunning laser visuals and colorful starlight filling the room.

Karl Anthony is a word-man with hundreds of poetically and passionately inspired songs. He draws his inspiration from a career of philanthropic international touring in Asia, being on staff as a Healing Arts Artist at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, and being a long-time guest musician at Rancho La Puerta for over thirty years.

In addition to playing guitar, he will also perform on the hypnotic and soothing Handpan Singing Drum. This unique instrument was originally invented in Switzerland and blends rhythm and harmonics to create a universal sound sculpture that balances the heart and calms the mind.

This is a potent, heart-felt evening of music, color, and light you are sure to enjoy.

Learn more about Karl Anthony at karlanthony.com

Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness! With 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 you’ll learn some easy (and instant) tweaks to project yourself with accuracy and self-assurance.

Personal Response Styles: Passive, Aggressive and Assertive
Are you passive, aggressive or assertive—or perhaps all three? We’ll take a look at the response styles of ourselves and others, discuss how your style affects your life (and your relationships), and how you can make simple changes that create big results!

Speaking & Listening: The “Give and Take” of Successful Communication
Speaking and listening—they go together! We’ll discuss how to accurately share your thoughts and feelings, avoid distractions, stay focused, pay attention, and honor others through your mindful presence.

When Relationship Difficulties Arise: Assertive Problem-Solving
Conflicts, quarrels, disputes, misunderstandings…try as we might, they sometimes happen. We’ll discuss how to untangle miscommunications, disarm anger, quell hurt feelings, and we’ll explore some tips for how to create peace and understanding in your personal and professional relationships.

Denise M. Dudley, PhD, is a psychologist, communication and relationship coach, professional trainer and keynote speaker, author, business consultant, and founder and former CEO of Skill Path Seminars, the world’s largest public training company, which has trained over 12 million people worldwide. Denise holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, a hospital administrator’s license, a preceptor for administrators-in-training license, and is licensed to provide continuing education training to medical professionals in the US and Canada. She’s also a certified AIDS educator, a licensed field therapist for individuals with agoraphobia, a regularly featured speaker on the campuses of many universities across the US, and the author of Simon and Schuster’s best-selling audio series, “Making Relationships Last.” Denise speaks all over the world on a variety of topics, including management and supervision skills, leadership, assertiveness, communication, personal relationships, interviewing skills, and career readiness. Denise’s latest book, Work it! Get in, Get Noticed, Get Promoted,” currently in its third printing, is available on Amazon.com, and is used as a career-search textbook on numerous college campuses.

Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness! With 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 you’ll learn some easy (and instant) tweaks to project yourself with accuracy and self-assurance.

Personal Response Styles: Passive, Aggressive and Assertive
Are you passive, aggressive or assertive—or perhaps all three? We’ll take a look at the response styles of ourselves and others, discuss how your style affects your life (and your relationships), and how you can make simple changes that create big results!

Speaking & Listening: The “Give and Take” of Successful Communication
Speaking and listening—they go together! We’ll discuss how to accurately share your thoughts and feelings, avoid distractions, stay focused, pay attention, and honor others through your mindful presence.

When Relationship Difficulties Arise: Assertive Problem-Solving
Conflicts, quarrels, disputes, misunderstandings…try as we might, they sometimes happen. We’ll discuss how to untangle miscommunications, disarm anger, quell hurt feelings, and we’ll explore some tips for how to create peace and understanding in your personal and professional relationships.

Denise M. Dudley, PhD, is a psychologist, communication and relationship coach, professional trainer and keynote speaker, author, business consultant, and founder and former CEO of Skill Path Seminars, the world’s largest public training company, which has trained over 12 million people worldwide. Denise holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, a hospital administrator’s license, a preceptor for administrators-in-training license, and is licensed to provide continuing education training to medical professionals in the US and Canada. She’s also a certified AIDS educator, a licensed field therapist for individuals with agoraphobia, a regularly featured speaker on the campuses of many universities across the US, and the author of Simon and Schuster’s best-selling audio series, “Making Relationships Last.” Denise speaks all over the world on a variety of topics, including management and supervision skills, leadership, assertiveness, communication, personal relationships, interviewing skills, and career readiness. Denise’s latest book, Work it! Get in, Get Noticed, Get Promoted,” currently in its third printing, is available on Amazon.com, and is used as a career-search textbook on numerous college campuses.

Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness! With 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 you’ll learn some easy (and instant) tweaks to project yourself with accuracy and self-assurance.

Personal Response Styles: Passive, Aggressive and Assertive
Are you passive, aggressive or assertive—or perhaps all three? We’ll take a look at the response styles of ourselves and others, discuss how your style affects your life (and your relationships), and how you can make simple changes that create big results!

Speaking & Listening: The “Give and Take” of Successful Communication
Speaking and listening—they go together! We’ll discuss how to accurately share your thoughts and feelings, avoid distractions, stay focused, pay attention, and honor others through your mindful presence.

When Relationship Difficulties Arise: Assertive Problem-Solving
Conflicts, quarrels, disputes, misunderstandings…try as we might, they sometimes happen. We’ll discuss how to untangle miscommunications, disarm anger, quell hurt feelings, and we’ll explore some tips for how to create peace and understanding in your personal and professional relationships.

Denise M. Dudley, PhD, is a psychologist, communication and relationship coach, professional trainer and keynote speaker, author, business consultant, and founder and former CEO of Skill Path Seminars, the world’s largest public training company, which has trained over 12 million people worldwide. Denise holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, a hospital administrator’s license, a preceptor for administrators-in-training license, and is licensed to provide continuing education training to medical professionals in the US and Canada. She’s also a certified AIDS educator, a licensed field therapist for individuals with agoraphobia, a regularly featured speaker on the campuses of many universities across the US, and the author of Simon and Schuster’s best-selling audio series, “Making Relationships Last.” Denise speaks all over the world on a variety of topics, including management and supervision skills, leadership, assertiveness, communication, personal relationships, interviewing skills, and career readiness. Denise’s latest book, Work it! Get in, Get Noticed, Get Promoted,” currently in its third printing, is available on Amazon.com, and is used as a career-search textbook on numerous college campuses.

Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness! With 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 you’ll learn some easy (and instant) tweaks to project yourself with accuracy and self-assurance.

Personal Response Styles: Passive, Aggressive and Assertive
Are you passive, aggressive or assertive—or perhaps all three? We’ll take a look at the response styles of ourselves and others, discuss how your style affects your life (and your relationships), and how you can make simple changes that create big results!

Speaking & Listening: The “Give and Take” of Successful Communication
Speaking and listening—they go together! We’ll discuss how to accurately share your thoughts and feelings, avoid distractions, stay focused, pay attention, and honor others through your mindful presence.

When Relationship Difficulties Arise: Assertive Problem-Solving
Conflicts, quarrels, disputes, misunderstandings…try as we might, they sometimes happen. We’ll discuss how to untangle miscommunications, disarm anger, quell hurt feelings, and we’ll explore some tips for how to create peace and understanding in your personal and professional relationships.

Denise M. Dudley, PhD, is a psychologist, communication and relationship coach, professional trainer and keynote speaker, author, business consultant, and founder and former CEO of Skill Path Seminars, the world’s largest public training company, which has trained over 12 million people worldwide. Denise holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, a hospital administrator’s license, a preceptor for administrators-in-training license, and is licensed to provide continuing education training to medical professionals in the US and Canada. She’s also a certified AIDS educator, a licensed field therapist for individuals with agoraphobia, a regularly featured speaker on the campuses of many universities across the US, and the author of Simon and Schuster’s best-selling audio series, “Making Relationships Last.” Denise speaks all over the world on a variety of topics, including management and supervision skills, leadership, assertiveness, communication, personal relationships, interviewing skills, and career readiness. Denise’s latest book, Work it! Get in, Get Noticed, Get Promoted,” currently in its third printing, is available on Amazon.com, and is used as a career-search textbook on numerous college campuses.

Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!

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 you’ll learn some easy (and instant) tweaks to project yourself with accuracy and self-assurance.

Personal Response Styles: Passive, Aggressive and Assertive
Are you passive, aggressive or assertive—or perhaps all three? We’ll take a look at the response styles of ourselves and others, discuss how your style affects your life (and your relationships), and how you can make simple changes that create big results!

 

Denise M. Dudley, PhD, is a psychologist, communication and relationship coach, professional trainer and keynote speaker, author, business consultant, and founder and former CEO of Skill Path Seminars, the world’s largest public training company, which has trained over 12 million people worldwide. Denise holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, a hospital administrator’s license, a preceptor for administrators-in-training license, and is licensed to provide continuing education training to medical professionals in the U.S. and Canada. She’s also a certified AIDS educator, a licensed field therapist for individuals with agoraphobia, a regularly featured speaker on the campuses of many universities across the U.S., and the author of Simon and Schuster’s best-selling audio series, “Making Relationships Last.” Denise speaks all over the world on a variety of topics, including management and supervision skills, leadership, assertiveness, communication, personal relationships, interviewing skills, and career readiness. Denise’s latest book, Work it! Get in, Get Noticed, Get Promoted, currently in its third printing, is available on Amazon.com, and is used as a career-search textbook on numerous college campuses.

Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!

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 you’ll learn some easy (and instant) tweaks to project yourself with accuracy and self-assurance.

Personal Response Styles: Passive, Aggressive and Assertive
Are you passive, aggressive or assertive—or perhaps all three? We’ll take a look at the response styles of ourselves and others, discuss how your style affects your life (and your relationships), and how you can make simple changes that create big results!

 

Denise M. Dudley, PhD, is a psychologist, communication and relationship coach, professional trainer and keynote speaker, author, business consultant, and founder and former CEO of Skill Path Seminars, the world’s largest public training company, which has trained over 12 million people worldwide. Denise holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, a hospital administrator’s license, a preceptor for administrators-in-training license, and is licensed to provide continuing education training to medical professionals in the U.S. and Canada. She’s also a certified AIDS educator, a licensed field therapist for individuals with agoraphobia, a regularly featured speaker on the campuses of many universities across the U.S., and the author of Simon and Schuster’s best-selling audio series, “Making Relationships Last.” Denise speaks all over the world on a variety of topics, including management and supervision skills, leadership, assertiveness, communication, personal relationships, interviewing skills, and career readiness. Denise’s latest book, Work it! Get in, Get Noticed, Get Promoted, currently in its third printing, is available on Amazon.com, and is used as a career-search textbook on numerous college campuses.

Amp Up Your Interpersonal Effectiveness!

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 you’ll learn some easy (and instant) tweaks to project yourself with accuracy and self-assurance.

Personal Response Styles: Passive, Aggressive and Assertive
Are you passive, aggressive or assertive—or perhaps all three? We’ll take a look at the response styles of ourselves and others, discuss how your style affects your life (and your relationships), and how you can make simple changes that create big results!

 

Denise M. Dudley, PhD, is a psychologist, communication and relationship coach, professional trainer and keynote speaker, author, business consultant, and founder and former CEO of Skill Path Seminars, the world’s largest public training company, which has trained over 12 million people worldwide. Denise holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, a hospital administrator’s license, a preceptor for administrators-in-training license, and is licensed to provide continuing education training to medical professionals in the U.S. and Canada. She’s also a certified AIDS educator, a licensed field therapist for individuals with agoraphobia, a regularly featured speaker on the campuses of many universities across the U.S., and the author of Simon and Schuster’s best-selling audio series, “Making Relationships Last.” Denise speaks all over the world on a variety of topics, including management and supervision skills, leadership, assertiveness, communication, personal relationships, interviewing skills, and career readiness. Denise’s latest book, Work it! Get in, Get Noticed, Get Promoted, currently in its third printing, is available on Amazon.com, and is used as a career-search textbook on numerous college campuses.