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Hands-on Cooking Classes for Tweens (10 to 12)

David offers hands-on cooking classes, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own lunch along with your fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 9 am – 12:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 9 am – 12:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

Thursday Hands-On Cooking Class 9 am – 12:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

 

 

David Cohen was born in Philadelphia and learned to cook on the kitchen counter at a young age.  After graduating from Cornell University, he moved to the Island of Santorini to work at the Michelin starred restaurant Selene. Upon returning to the US David assumed the responsibilities of Executive Chef at Kansas City Prime Steak House where he was awarded 3 ½ stars from the Philadelphia Inquirer.  After receiving his culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu, he moved to San Francisco and assisted in the opening of Gourmet magazine´s best newcomer restaurant, and SF magazine’s Best New Restaurant, Azie.  He spent numerous years as both the Executive Sous Chef at Auberge Du Soleil in Napa Valley & Executive Chef of Scala’s bistro in San Francisco. He has been awarded 3 stars from both the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News; and was named one of the Bay Area’s Top 100 Chefs two years in a row.  In 2008 David joined Oren Dobronsky to open Oren’s Hummus Shop in Palo Alto.  Today Oren’s Hummus has 5 restaurants throughout the Bay Area. David also owns a hospitality consulting firm that assists individuals in bringing their restaurant visions to life and achieving their highest potential as operators.  He lives in San Jose with his son Noah, who will be the chef’s assistant.

Hands-on Cooking Classes with Katie Morford

Hands-on Cooking Classes for Teens (13 to 17)
Katie Morford offers hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing your own dinner along with your fellow cooks. Classes take place at La Cocina Que Canta, our culinary center.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4 to 7:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

Optional:  Family can join for dinner: $45 for adults, no charge for children. 5:30 pm departure from Ranch. Space is limited to 6 people. Sign up with reservations.

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4 to 7:30 pm Sign Up
Complimentary – 14 per class

Optional:  Family can join for dinner: $45 for adults, no charge for children. 5:30 pm departure from Ranch. Space is limited to 6 people. Sign up with reservations.

 

Hands-on Cooking Classes for Adults (18 and up)
Thursday Hands-On Cooking Class 4 to 7:30 pm Sign Up
Class is $125+tax – 14 per class

 

 

 

Katie Sullivan Morford is a food writer and registered dietitian with a passion for bringing good food and good nutrition to the plate. She is the author of three cookbooks: PREP: The Essential College Cookbook, Rise & Shine: Better Breakfasts for Busy Mornings and Best Lunch Box Ever. Her books are inspired by her experience nourishing her own three kids and teaching them to be capable cooks. Katie has written and developed recipes for a number of publications, including Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, Family Circle, Parents, Self, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times. She is the voice behind the popular blog Mom’s Kitchen Handbook and Nutrition Editor for Simply Recipes. Katie has an undergraduate degree in English literature along with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University. She lives in San Francisco with her family.

Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD
www.katiemorford.com
IG @katiesmorford

 

Nurturing Your Emotional Health

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 life, yet many people struggle to understand that stress can be both a positive and motivating force as well as a detriment to physical health and emotional wellbeing. This presentation offers a mindful approach to navigating change and challenges — participants will learn about signs of stress related to four dimensions of personal energy: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Research in the field of positive psychology will be highlighted and participants will be introduced to several natural antidotes to stress as well as pathways to cultivating joy and meaning.

Natural Pathways to Well-Being
The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence; however, it is left to individuals to determine the meaning of happiness.  Researchers have provided varying definitions of what it means to be happy, but many people struggle to feel a sustained sense of overall well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic added a new appreciation for the importance of engaging in self-care – feelings of anxiety, depression, isolation, and loss became more common than ever. This presentation will focus on providing strategies to not only cultivate meaning and purpose, but to mindfully navigate change and improve your physical health and emotional wellbeing. Evidenced based benefits of expressing gratitude, engaging in acts of kindness, and the importance of connection will be illuminated. Participants will learn ways to develop a growth mindset – leaving the session with a sense of empowerment to approach the challenges of life with emotional fortitude.

Boosting Resilience
Resilience is the ability to successfully bounce back from adversity or misfortune – the past few years have certainly been a time to tap into one’s capacity to persevere. How successful have you been in navigating the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic, the social and political unrest, personal losses…? When people face adversity whether big or small, they need to apply their mental, physical, and emotional energy to adjust to new circumstances. A set of five characteristics have been associated with people who adapt well to stressful situations and life-altering events. These five attributes will be reviewed, and participants will have an opportunity to assess their current level of resilience and evidenced-based strategies for boosting resilience will be presented.

How Emotionally Intelligent Are You?
What is emotional intelligence? How does it impact your relationships with family and friends, partners, and colleagues? During this session, you will learn about the components of emotional intelligence (EQ) and participants will complete an EQ assessment to determine their areas of strength as well as areas for skill building. The benefits of increasing your EQ will be highlighted and strategies for strengthening your EQ will be provided.

 

Gyll Turteltaub, PsyD is a clinical psychologist in San Anselmo, California. She works for Kaiser Permanente as the Senior Director of People & Culture for The Permanente Federation. The Permanente Federation LLC is the national leadership and consulting organization for the eight Permanente Medical Groups (PMGs). Gyll is responsible for developing and providing strategic leadership for PMG People and Culture initiatives including equity, inclusion, and diversity, leadership development, engagement and training, and Physician Health and Wellness. Additionally, Gyll maintains a private practice, providing psychotherapy for individuals and couples. Her areas of specialty include compassion fatigue, burnout, improving mindful living and work/life balance and treating anxiety and depression. Gyll has presented workshops internationally on a variety of topics including mindfulness, resiliency, communication effectiveness, burnout, and emotional intelligence.                     

 

Concerts by George Lopez

From Scott Joplin & George Gershwin to Billy Joel
If you love piano music then come out for a fun and exciting program of solo piano music from the last 150 years to the present. George Lopez has wowed audiences throughout New England and the world with his entertaining and easy performance style, where he brings each piece to life with a dynamic narrative that totally draws in the listener. Some piano favorites will include the great American ragtime composer Scott Joplin, the iconic George Gershwin and the classical stylings of none other than William Martin “Billy” Joel. Not to be missed!

 

A Night in Havana
Following a recent trip to Cuba, George Lopez passionately brings the wealth of Cuban music to his American audiences with “A Night in Havana!,” an evening of entertaining piano music inspired by the city considered to be the Vegas before there was a Vegas. With its lively and offbeat rhythms and sweet melodies, Lopez will perform works by the greatest Cuban art composers from past to present. Ending the evening will be Malagueña by the great Ernesto Lecuona, known as “…the Gershwin of Havana.”

 

 

 

George Lopez, the Beckwith Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin College, has been a dynamic performer and educator for over 25 years. He is known on several continents for his performance of the standard repertoire as well as being a champion of newly-written works. He recently premiered a piano concerto composed for him in Maine and is comfortable in styles of music ranging from jazz and ragtime to more contemporary improvisation. George Lopez is Artist in Residence at Bowdoin College on Maine where he performs regularly to capacity crowds and conducts the Bowdoin Symphony Orchestra.

 

Hands On Cooking Classes with Debbie Kornberg

Chef Debbie Kornberg 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 Thursday at 4pm.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $125+tax. 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 $125+tax. 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 Sign Up
Each class $125+tax. Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 14.

 

 

Chef Debbie Kornberg is a master teacher with more than 25 years of teaching experience. Since 2017, Debbie has been a monthly contributor on Fox 5 San Diego Morning News and has collaborated with Fortune 500 Companies, and non-profit organizations alike across the United States. Whether you are a novice or an experienced cook, your time at Rancho La Puerta with Debbie will help you spice things up in the kitchen with flavors from around the world, prepare delicious food, and create community together. Explore the amazing art of cooking with spices and how they can be a serious game-changer for enhancing the flavor of your food. Ready to spice up your life? Let’s get cooking!

 

Wellness to Wellbeing

  • Health Behavior Change – Science to Practice 
  • Self-care and Emotional Wellbeing 
  • Wellness to Wellbeing

 

Seth Serxner, Ph.D., M.P.H. brings the breadth of his experience in academia, industry and consulting to his role as chief health officer and senior vice president of population health for Optum. Seth’s deep knowledge of behavior change, population health and wellbeing, social determinants of health and measurement allow him to visualize and deliver on program innovation. He has more than 30 years of experience in health and productivity management and has published more than 50 articles and chapters.  Seth earned a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a doctorate from the University of California, Irvine. He is currently on the Board of Directors of HERO (ex-chairman) as well as the lead for the organization’s research strategy. He is a board member of the Business Group on Health Institute of Innovation and Workforce Wellbeing, executive committee member and vice president of the C. Everett Koop Health Project and research committee member with Integrated Benefits Institute.

Cooking Classes: Brain Health Kitchen

Stay Sharp with Age! 10 Key Factors to Take Care of Your Brain
Everyone wants to stay sharp with age! As baby boomers mature into older age groups, however, we are seeing more cases of dementia than ever before. “Here’s the good news,” says Dr. Annie Fenn: “We’re finding that up to 60% of all dementias could be prevented by paying attention to what we eat and how we live.” The scientific research is exploding with information about how to fend off age-related cognitive decline—in particular Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. That’s why Dr. Annie Fenn, a physician, chef, and culinary instructor, created the Brain Health Kitchen, the only cooking school of its kind to focus specifically on fending off Alzheimer’s. As both a Presenter and Visiting Chef, Dr. Fenn brings the Brain Health Kitchen to the Ranch. She’ll share the latest science in a talk about what to eat to nourish and protect your brain. You will learn real-life take-aways you can start using today. At La Cocina Que Canta, she’ll offer three hands-on cooking classes focused on easy and delicious meals using nutrient dense, anti-inflammatory ingredients. You will learn key cooking techniques specific to Alzheimer’s prevention, such as how to cook with olive oil without destroying its healthy fats. And, you will learn how to avoid the foods that contribute to cognitive decline.

 

Join Visiting Chef Annie Fenn for three Hands-on Cooking Classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 4 pm at La Cocina que Canta.  Register at any Health Center at extensions 631 & 640 / Fee / Meet at the Administration Building.

 

 

Dr. Annie Fenn is a physician, chef, and leading voice in the Alzheimer’s prevention movement. As a Board Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Menopausal Health Expert, she has helped her patients age gracefully for decades. Dr. Fenn switched gears in 2010 to practice medicine from a different angle—as a chef and culinary instructor. She attended culinary school in Italy, Mexico, and at the Culinary Institute of America. In 2015, she launched Brain Health Kitchen, the only cooking school of its kind to focus exclusively on preventing Alzheimer’s and dementia. Dr. Fenn teaches the Brain Health Kitchen method of cooking throughout the U.S. and abroad. To date, more than one thousand participants have enrolled in the hands-on cooking school. She is currently under contract with Artisan Books for a science-based brain health cookbook due out in 2022.

 

Annie 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, Wednesday, and Thursday at 4pm.

Tuesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $125+tax. Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 12.

Wednesday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $125+tax. Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 12.

Thursday Hands-On Cooking Class 4:00 PM Sign Up
Each class $125+tax. Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates. The maximum number of guests per class is 12.

Classic and Latin Rhythms with Yam Beat

Enjoy a lively concert with the rhythms of Yam Beat!

From Mexico:
Yamel Anaíd Kuri Guridi, Voice and Guitar
Erich Alexis Otero Martínez, Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion, Handpan

From Cuba:
Samira Aguilera Rodríguez, Cello
David San Juan Díaz, Violin and Percussion
Carlos Manuel Fernández Castro, Piano and Percussion

 

Love At Last

Join Lara for a two-part presentation on Sunday and Thursday evenings, as she shares music and stories from this powerful new collection, and invites RLP guests to participate in her national initiative I Believe, launched in 2022 as an NPR Morning Edition project to create a “Credo” for our own time and a vision of our future by voicing the beliefs that can, after all and despite everything, unite us in a vision of shared humanity and a greater good.

 

Billboard chart-topping pianist, cultural catalyst and media personality Lara Downes, called “a musical ray of hope” by NBC News, brings to the Ranch a preview of her upcoming solo album Love At Last, a lyrical collection of music exploring themes of renewal, rebirth, and redemption, by composers who span continents, cultures, and centuries, united in a vision of shared humanity, the possibility of peace and compassion, and the everlasting power of love. The album is inspired by this poem from the 19th century Ukrainian poet Shaul Tchernichovsky:

Laugh at all my dreams, my dearest
Laugh and I repeat anew
That I still believe in man
As I still believe in you.
Let the time be dark with hatred
I believe in years beyond
Love at last shall bind the peoples
In an everlasting bond

MUSIC LINK: Lara Downes: Laugh At All My Dreams
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1366435915%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-KQbcXX42zAo&color=%23562635&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false
https://soundcloud.com/laradownes/03-laugh-at-all-my-dreams/s-KQbcXX42zAo

NPR Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwSBAS2Pp-U 

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/arts/music/lara-downes-scott-joplin-piano.html

Learn more at LaraDownes.com.

Circling the Ranch: Unfurling the Power of Labyrinth Walking

Step into the power of labyrinth walking and widen the circles of your precious life.
Our walks will unfurl on the Ranch’s labyrinth, which sits in the Bosque de Paz. The labyrinth is encircled by a grove of live oaks whose branches arch overhead, much like the spires of the Chartres Cathedral that rise above the ancient stone labyrinth upon which the Ranch’s labyrinth is patterned.

As we walk the labyrinth together, we will look for the ancient symbols incorporated into the Ranch’s labyrinth to help set our intentions and reveal insights. We will listen to the words of poets, the music of flutes, and the sounds of nature to fire our imaginations and seed our dreams. We will feel the movement of our bodies as we navigate the labyrinth’s twists and turns to find paces and places where our dreams can take root. And we will forge paths for incorporating labyrinth walks into an ongoing meditative practice – at the Ranch and beyond.

 

Evening Program: Unfurl the power of labyrinth walking.
This conversation will introduce you to the powerful practice of labyrinth walking as a meditative tool. It also provides a historical backdrop to the creation of labyrinths throughout the ages, with a special focus on the symbols found in the Ranch’s labyrinth. Take learnings from this conversation into your engagement with the Ranch’s labyrinth – either on your own or with others throughout the week’s group labyrinth walks.

 

Day One’s Labyrinth Walk: Setting intentions and opening to insights.
Invitation: You are invited to bring a question or concern that you are pondering.

 

Day Two’s Labyrinth Walk: Firing imaginations and listening to Emily’s forest of dreams.
Invitation: You are invited to bring your sketchbook or journal to capture your labyrinth walk experience.

 

Day Three’s Labyrinth Walk: Rooting dreams and planting prayers.
Invitation: You are invited to bring your prayer arrow (from Tim Hinchliff’s prayer arrow-making workshop) or another physical object that represents a dream or prayer. Also consider inviting your childhood self to dance the labyrinth.

 

 

 

 

Deborah Burand has walked labyrinths from Europe to North America, including the labyrinth designed by her father in their hometown of Anderson, Indiana. She began facilitating labyrinth walks after accompanying her father to France where together they walked the Chartres Cathedral’s labyrinth and began studying under Lauren Artress, founder and creative director of Veriditas (a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring personal and planetary change and renewal through the labyrinth experience). Deborah’s essay, Circling the Ranch, which was published online by the Ranch to commemorate its 80th anniversary, describes how she brought her 86-year-old father to walk the Ranch’s labyrinth (https://rancholapuerta.com/circling-the-ranch-by-deborah-burand/?msclkid=f89604ecbffb11ec9875a883f5855b10).

Deborah is a Professor of Clinical Law at New York University where she teaches experiential courses in the fields of impact investing and social entrepreneurship. She also is the faculty co-director of the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship, the first of its kind at a law school. The Financial Times recently recognized her multi-disciplinary teaching materials for their creativity and innovation in sustainable finance education.

Deborah’s innovative and creative spirit is not confined to the classroom. She has co-founded a virtual library (the Library of the Great Lakes), a professional association (Women Advancing Microfinance (WAM) International), and a legal community of practice (the Impact Investing Legal Working Group (IILWG)). She also sits on the boards of several impact investing organizations. Her creative writing and artwork have been published in literary journals and magazines.

She divides her time between New York City and Saugatuck, Michigan.

Piano Concert

Beethoven’s Magnificent Late Sonata Opus 106 (the “Hammerklavier”)
One of Beethoven’s most innovative, challenging, and deeply moving works, performed by Aleck Karis.

 

 

Aleck Karis has performed recitals, chamber music, and concertos across the Americas, Europe, Japan, and China.  As the pianist of the new music ensemble Speculum Musicae he has participated in over a hundred premieres and performed at major American and European festivals.  His appearances with orchestra have ranged from concertos by Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin to those of Stravinsky, Messiaen and Carter.  His seven solo discs on Bridge Records are: Chopin/Carter/Schumann, Mozart, Stravinsky, Cage, Feldman/Webern/Wolpe, Poulenc, and most recently, Debussy.  His two discs on Roméo Records are Music of Philip Glass and Late Chopin.  A Distinguished Professor of music at the UCSD, he has studied at the Manhattan School and Juilliard, and his teachers include William Daghlian, Artur Balsam and Beveridge Webster.

Nutrition

Eating for Energy: Ways to Change What you Eat from SAD to Glad
Come learn about how food provides energy to sustain you throughout your day and throughout your life. Jill provides an overview of her top food choices for health and longevity. She will also talk about how to make dietary changes, if you want to.

 

Superfoods and Supplements: What Do You Really Need?
Which are truly “superfoods” and why? We seem to have become a nation of people who take many supplements. Which ones might be good for you? How to tell? And why take them? In this session Jill Nussinow will discuss what you need to know to give your food a boost.

 

Tap into Your Nutrition Intuition
In this session you will learn about “intuitive eating” and how to use what you already know to nudge your eating habits in the best direction for you. Learn the process to keep yourself accountable. You will also learn about resources that feed into this way of thinking about eating. Jill will also discuss some common foods that can lead us in a more unhealthy direction and how to deal with those.

 

Your Gut, Your Health: Probiotics and Beyond
Come learn about the role that a “healthy and happy” gut plays in your overall health from head to toe, and everywhere in between. Jill will discuss prebiotics, probiotics and steps you can take to maintain good gut health, immunity and more.

 

 

 

Jill Nussinow is a culinary educator, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and the author of four cookbooks. Her award-winning cookbooks feature plant-based recipes and include The Veggie Queen: Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment, The New Fast Food, Nutrition CHAMPS and her most recent book: Vegan Under Pressure. Jill is a pressure cooking (think Instant Pot), vegetable, fermentation and mushroom expert.  She has been helping people achieve better health through teaching them about improved nutrition through food. Jill has been teaching people about plants and how to cook with them for the past 30 years. She is an adjunct culinary instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College, teaches for the McDougall program and is a frequent cooking teacher and guest nutrition lecturer at Rancho La Puerta. www.theveggiequeen.com

Inner Fitness

The Inner Fitness program is designed for accelerated transformation and awakening from the “Inside-Out”.  It is a comprehensive and practical program for people seeking to heal limiting patterns, navigate life with greater ease, learn to feel and communicate effectively, improve your personal and professional relationships, cultivate inner peace, and manifest an authentic, fulfilling, and joyous life. 

Session #1: Creating a Compelling Future|
Creating a positive future begins with knowing what makes you uniquely YOU. In this first of five sessions you will begin to identify your passions, the ways you have bravely triumphed over the challenges in your life, and your unique gifts. These elements of your best self are the essential building blocks for creating a future that is compelling and deeply rewarding.
Inner Fitness Program Session #1 Great Story and Map

Session #2: Cultivating Healthy Inner Dialogue – Being Your Best Friend
Do you ever wonder who’s doing all that chatting in our minds, and even more importantly, which voice we put in the driver’s seat of our lives?  We are multi-dimensional beings with multiple voices expressing their opinions and directing our actions.  Sometimes it’s our wounded child or adolescent trying to express their anger or hurt, or our critical parent wagging its finger at us in judgement and shame.

Session #2 focuses on being able to distinguish between the life-diminishing verses the life-affirming voices within our minds and cultivating our life-affirming voices that allow us to navigate our lives with grace and ease.
Inner Fitness Program Session #2 Healthy Inner Dialog

Session #3: Emotional Fluency – Permission to Feel
Having access to our full range of emotions, and cultivating the skill to feel them instead of stuffing or bypassing them, is vital to living our most authentic, powerful and satisfying life.  When we know how to feel our emotions, and have the skills to express and communicate them responsibly, we feel more grounded, whole and connected to ourselves and others.

Session 3 focuses on understanding the world of emotions and the important role they play in almost every aspect of our lives.  Come learn how to feel, navigate and honor your emotions with your greatest wisdom and highest intention.
Inner Fitness Program Session #3 Emotional Fluency

Session #4 – The Joy of Responsibility
Have you ever noticed that we often play the same ‘victim’ story in our mind over and over again, and that we keep reacting to our life from that story, often in repetitive negative behaviors?  We get stuck in blame, guilt and resentment; feeling powerless to make positive changes.

Session 4 focuses on recognizing our own patterns of thoughts and behaviors that hold us back from realizing our greatest sense of self and achieving our dreams.  Radical responsibility means seeing ourselves clearly, our strengths and our weaknesses, and taking full ownership of the impact we have on ourselves and others, both positive and negative. It’s our ticket to more freedom and joy!
Inner Fitness Program Session 4 The Joy of Responsibility

Session #5 – Creating Your Best Life
We are always creating and manifesting our life, whether consciously or unconsciously!  Our life is a reflection of our inner world of thoughts, feelings, beliefs, attitudes, choices and decisions!  These are our raw materials that make up our life story and circumstances. 

Lesson 5 focuses on re-aligning our raw materials to reflect our most authentic, powerful, and loving version of ourself to consciously create and manifest our deepest desires and sweetest life. Nothing changes until you do!
Inner Fitness Program Session #5 Manifest Your Best Life -The Valued Self

Remember, you are miraculous!
And may all your dreams come true.

 

 

Deborah Colman, is an award winning Master Certified Coach (MCC) who for the last 22-years has engaged leaders and coaches, otherwise known as human beings, in extraordinary conversations designed to support them in intentionally creating joyful, purposeful, and compelling lives. The journey often begins by becoming more aware of the defeating internal dialogue driving our lives, and instead, develop and listen to an inner dialogue that is powered by self-love, kindness, and compassion. Deborah is a senior faculty member of the world-renowned Co-Active Training Institute™who for the last 20-years has taught their credentialed Co-Active coaching curriculum to emerging coaches, consultants and professionals. She is looking forward to sharing with Ranch guests, everyday practical strategies and practices for developing and consciously choosing an inner dialogue that will best serve you in your life.

Inner Fitness

The Inner Fitness program is designed for accelerated transformation and awakening from the “Inside-Out”.  It is a comprehensive and practical program for people seeking to heal limiting patterns, navigate life with greater ease, learn to feel and communicate effectively, improve your personal and professional relationships, cultivate inner peace, and manifest an authentic, fulfilling, and joyous life. 

Session #1: Creating a Compelling Future|
Creating a positive future begins with knowing what makes you uniquely YOU. In this first of five sessions you will begin to identify your passions, the ways you have bravely triumphed over the challenges in your life, and your unique gifts. These elements of your best self are the essential building blocks for creating a future that is compelling and deeply rewarding.

Session #2: Cultivating Healthy Inner Dialogue – Being Your Best Friend
Do you ever wonder who’s doing all that chatting in our minds, and even more importantly, which voice we put in the driver’s seat of our lives?  We are multi-dimensional beings with multiple voices expressing their opinions and directing our actions.  Sometimes it’s our wounded child or adolescent trying to express their anger or hurt, or our critical parent wagging its finger at us in judgement and shame.

Session #2 focuses on being able to distinguish between the life-diminishing verses the life-affirming voices within our minds and cultivating our life-affirming voices that allow us to navigate our lives with grace and ease.

Session #3: Emotional Fluency – Permission to Feel
Having access to our full range of emotions, and cultivating the skill to feel them instead of stuffing or bypassing them, is vital to living our most authentic, powerful and satisfying life.  When we know how to feel our emotions, and have the skills to express and communicate them responsibly, we feel more grounded, whole and connected to ourselves and others.

Session 3 focuses on understanding the world of emotions and the important role they play in almost every aspect of our lives.  Come learn how to feel, navigate and honor your emotions with your greatest wisdom and highest intention. 

Session #4 – The Joy of Responsibility
Have you ever noticed that we often play the same ‘victim’ story in our mind over and over again, and that we keep reacting to our life from that story, often in repetitive negative behaviors?  We get stuck in blame, guilt and resentment; feeling powerless to make positive changes.

Session 4 focuses on recognizing our own patterns of thoughts and behaviors that hold us back from realizing our greatest sense of self and achieving our dreams.  Radical responsibility means seeing ourselves clearly, our strengths and our weaknesses, and taking full ownership of the impact we have on ourselves and others, both positive and negative. It’s our ticket to more freedom and joy!

Session #5 – Creating Your Best Life
We are always creating and manifesting our life, whether consciously or unconsciously!  Our life is a reflection of our inner world of thoughts, feelings, beliefs, attitudes, choices and decisions!  These are our raw materials that make up our life story and circumstances. 

Lesson 5 focuses on re-aligning our raw materials to reflect our most authentic, powerful, and loving version of ourself to consciously create and manifest our deepest desires and sweetest life. Nothing changes until you do!

Remember, you are miraculous!
And may all your dreams come true.

 

 

Deborah Colman, is an award winning Master Certified Coach (MCC) who for the last 22-years has engaged leaders and coaches, otherwise known as human beings, in extraordinary conversations designed to support them in intentionally creating joyful, purposeful, and compelling lives. The journey often begins by becoming more aware of the defeating internal dialogue driving our lives, and instead, develop and listen to an inner dialogue that is powered by self-love, kindness, and compassion. Deborah is a senior faculty member of the world-renowned Co-Active Training Institute™who for the last 20-years has taught their credentialed Co-Active coaching curriculum to emerging coaches, consultants and professionals. She is looking forward to sharing with Ranch guests, everyday practical strategies and practices for developing and consciously choosing an inner dialogue that will best serve you in your life.

Creating a Purpose-Driven + Liberated Life

Every one of us craves meaning, joy, connection and freedom. More than ever. So how can we feel liberated and stay focused when our day to day is full of uncertainty and distractions?

We step fully into our power and confidence. We let go of limiting beliefs and behaviors that limit us from realizing our highest potential. We claim our authenticity and own our superpowers. We get crystal clear on our life purpose. We learn to communicate with intention to connect deeply and get the results we want.

If you are ready for more clarity, confidence and joy, join me to create a purpose-driven + freedom-filled life! In just five days at the Ranch, you’ll feel more empowered and inspired to make your unique mark on the world.

 

Lesson #1 – Power + Confidence
To realize our full potential, it’s imperative to step fully into our power. Yet, many people are conflicted with the idea of power. In Lesson #1, we will discuss what power is and isn’t, so you feel comfortable embracing your own innate power and brilliance.

Lesson #2 – Debunking Limiting Beliefs for Greater Freedom
Most of us have lived our entire lives by familial and societal rules ingrained since early childhood. We’ve learned that to be loved, we need to act a certain way. In Lesson #2, we will look at beliefs that are holding you back and create new ones that empower and uplift you.

Lesson #3 – Creating Your Authentic Brand
This will be a fun dive into who you are and what sets you apart from others! In Lesson #3, you will get in touch with your natural strengths, your top skills, your core values and passions You’ll also claim your superpowers! After going through this process, you will feel more grounded and confident in your own skin. 

Lesson #4 – How to Find Your Purpose
Purpose is a hot topic these days yet finding it can feel intimidating. In Lesson #4, I’ll take you through a simple process to uncover yours. We are all born with a purpose, think of it as your raison d’etre, a deeper desire to serve or contribute. Since we all have one, it’s our job to recognize it and claim it for ourselves!        

Lesson #5 – Communicating for Synergistic Outcomes
What’s the #1 skill in life? Communication. Yet, it’s often an issue in any relationship, whether it be at work or in your personal life. The truth is, people communicate differently. In Lesson #5, you will learn to communicate with intention to increase your influence and connection in every conversation.

 

 

Amy Matthews is an executive coach, leadership consultant and career advisor. Her expertise lies in empowering high performing individuals, leaders and teams to reach their highest potential of success. Amy offers career transition workshops and two signature leadership programs including Leadership Skills for Rising Stars and Authenticity, Purpose + Impact. She has an uncanny ability to cut through the noise and guides people to find their authentic style of leadership, communicate with confidence and conviction and stay focused in the new normal.

To learn more about Amy or to read her practical and inspirational blogs, go to: https://url.avanan.click/v2/___www.womanunruled.com___.YXAzOnJhbmNob2xhcHVlcnRhOmE6bzo2NGE5MjliZjIwYTM1NTg0ZjM1YTgzMjllNTU0ODhjYzo2OmFjOTM6ZTNkOTJlMmNmN2ZlZGQ2ZjU4NWQ2MzkxZGM4MGU2NGUzM2QwNjYxNDBhYzk1ZjQ0ZDZjNTRiZDcxZDM5OTU3Njp0OlQ.

 

Inhabit Your Joy

Fall in Love With Your Life
Move out of survival mode to step boldly into your very best life.
Transformation happens when we realize that there is more to this life than just getting by, one check-list at a time. In this session, you’ll explore how to move out of survival mode to step boldly into the spotlight of your life with more awareness, more possibility, and more joy.

Get Rooted
What if there was more to life than logic or certainty? If we’ve learned anything over the last few years, it is that we need to build our capacity to navigate the ups and downs of life. In this session, you’ll learn 3 ways to be more grounded, present, and focused on what matters most so that you can create a strong inner foundation.

Prioritize THIS. Not That
Focus on what matters. Set strong boundaries. You hear this all the time. But, how do you know what to prioritize? The secret is that you need to know what actually matters to you. In this session, you’ll explore how to align to and embody your core values – the traits that make you uniquely YOU. .

Get Curious
When was the last time you weren’t trying to change something about yourself? What if you could move out of fixing mode, not-enoughness, and past or future thinking and be guided by curiosity and compassion? In this session you’ll explore the practice of identifying, naming, and investigating the stories you tell yourself. You’ll make room for a new narrative grounded in your own inner wisdom and love.

Say YES to Your Aliveness
Release the past and future to create space for living your ideal life. Get out of your head and step boldly into your heart. Embrace your inner storyteller to visualize and manifest what feels most delicious in your heart. Create your own personal roadmap, guided by your inner strength and wisdom, to write the next chapter in your life.

 

 

Elena Sonnino is a life coach, yin yoga teacher, and author. But what most people say about Elena is that she brings delightful sparks of energy to everything she does.

Elena is on a mission to help you transform the walls of survival mode into doors of possibility so that you can step into the spotlight of your life as your most rooted and nourished self. Her work helps you get out of your head and into your body as your source of wisdom, and moves you from beyond shoulds and into delight, one day at a time.

At home, Elena enjoys watching the sunrise, tending to her many plants, riding her Peloton bike, and impromptu kitchen dance parties.

Learn more about Elena at www.elenasonnino.com or by reading her new book, Inhabit Your Joy: A Book of Nudges.

 

 

The Mind Gym: Strengthen Your Inner Game for Greater Happiness

Attitude Awareness Tune-Up
Sometimes we can go on auto-pilot and feel like life is happening to us. Our mind tricks us into believing we have limited or no choice in a matter which is overwhelming. What if you could tap into more choices and feel more at ease? Join us to learn a simple yet powerful practical framework for feeling more empowered.

Slay Your Inner Critic
Our brains can be our best friends or our worst enemies. And since our brain has a natural negative bias (out of survival needs) our negative voices can be very draining and keep us from living the life we want. Join us to learn how to mitigate the impact of your inner critic and quickly recover back to your true authentic self.

Create a More Powerful Version of You
We don’t always like to admit it, but the truth is our happiness is our responsibility. Especially during these turbulent times, it is easy to blame other people or circumstances for our unhappiness. This session will teach you a simple formula to help you consciously stand in your personal power and authority.

Drop the Drama and Create Better Relationships
All good stories have three types of characters: victim, villain and hero. This dynamic makes for great entertainment, but we are often unaware that we are playing these roles in our personal lives. While it can provide short-term payoffs (like being “right”), the costs of maintaining unhealthy relationships are far greater.  Join us in learning a fun, easy process that will help you know when you are in the drama triangle and how to get out!

(Re)Claim Your Authentic Self
We operate in a rapid-fire world; skimming, sprinting, and stuffing as much as we can into each day – and then we wonder why our gas tank is empty at the end. In this final session, you will learn a simple process that can bring you greater energy and clarity so you can lead a more purposeful life.

 

 

As a leadership coach, Julie Fotos works with individuals, co-leaders, and teams to expand their range so they can access their full potential and reap all the benefits that come from it. Much like a trainer at a gym, Julie works with clients to strengthen muscles they did not realize they had, while giving over-developed muscles a rest. Julie believes people can achieve greater success by recognizing and “unlearning” their own self-imposed beliefs – which frees them up to realize their growth edge. Julie has extensive experience in designing and conducting programs on cultural/team development, communication effectiveness, leadership development, and managing through change. Recent clients include Business Wire, Grey Advertising, Hearst Corporation and Oliver Wyman. Julie lives in New York City, but maintains her sanity at her little Catskills lake house. http://juliecoaches.com/about-julie/

 

Inner Fitness: Authentic Alignment

Empower Yourself to Live a life of Purpose, Value and Vision
So often we give our power away to other people, places and things thinking that they will make our lives meaningful and fulfilling. The truth is you are the only one who can empower yourself to live a life that you find personally purposeful, valuable and full of vision for your optimal future by following the inner guidance of your truest deepest highest self.   

Get Clear About Your Life Purpose
Your Life Purpose is what deeply fulfills you 24/7 no matter where you are, who you are with and what you are going through. When you are clear about your Life Purpose and you let it guide you, every day can be positive, purposeful and fulfilling for you.

Living in Alignment with Your Core Values
Your Core Values are your guiding principles, personal golden rules and sacred laws. No one can tell you what they are. They come from within you and have been guiding you your entire life. When you live in alignment with your Core Values you will always feel like you are on the right path and will cultivate love and appreciation for yourself.

Your Message is Your Magic
All day long we send ourselves messages, but it is usually happening on a subconscious level and is oftentimes flowing from limiting beliefs. When you get clear about the message you know is aligned with your higher potential and consciously cultivate it everyday, you will not only tap into daily personal inspiration, but you will uplift and support others as well.

Your Big Vision is Calling You:
How can you create a life that you love if you do not have a clear vision of what you actually want? Even if you have clarity about what you actually want, if it is not aligned with who you truly are, then it will not be healthy for you and sustainable amidst life’s many changes. Gaining clarity about and knowing what you truly want in all areas of your life is the foundation for actually creating a life of true fulfillment.

 

Anne Van de Water is an Associate Certified Life Coach (ACC) by the International Coaches Federation, a Health and Wellness Teacher and a Spiritual Guide. She is the founder and creator of True Self Mastery Coaching and Wellness. She supports huge hearted change makers clear subconscious limiting patterns, heal your connection with your truest deepest highest Self and raise the vibration of your beliefs, thoughts, emotions, words, actions and relationships so you match the energy of the life you vision for yourself and magnetically manifest it. This transformation will help you to authentically, healthfully and sustainably live fully, love deeply, lead powerfully and thrive in all ways.
Visit Anne at annevandewater.com

Creativity and Writing

Workshops: Creativity and Writing
New York Times bestselling author Ellen Sussman will present ways in which you can tap into your creative energy through writing. We’ll explore new forms of expression that will engage your imagination and enrich your life. These workshops will work for those of you who are experienced writers as well as those of you who have always dreamed of writing but never dared to try it. Ellen brings energy and humor to her classes – you’ll discover the fun of writing as well as learning a few new tricks of the trade.

Creativity, Passion and a Writer’s Life
Ellen Sussman decided to become a writer at age 6 but didn’t have real success until she was 49. Now she’s published 6 books (including a New York Times bestseller) with a new novel underway. As we age, we can choose to become more creative and we can bring deeper passion to our work. Ellen will share the stories about her own career, with an examination of the fine line between truth and fiction. How do we shape our own stories into fiction and memoir? Let’s talk about the creative process! (and how she met her husband at the Ranch!).

 

Ellen Sussman is the New York Times bestselling author of four novels, A Wedding in Provence, The Paradise Guest House, French Lessons, and On a Night Like This. She is the editor of two critically acclaimed anthologies, Bad Girls: 26 Writers Misbehave and Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex. She teaches through Stanford Continuing Studies and in private classes and she is the co-founder and co-director of Sonoma County Writers Camp. www.ellensussman.com

 

Meditation with Sylvia Boorstein

Lecture: Healing the Division in Ourselves, Our Families, Our Communities and the World

Meditation – Sunday through Friday

 

Sylvia Boorstein has been teaching Dharma and mindfulness meditation since 1985. She is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, a psychotherapist, wife, mother, and grandmother. She is particularly interested in emphasizing daily life as mindfulness practice and including informed citizenship and social activism as integral to spiritual maturation. Her books include: It’s Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness (1997); Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat (1996); That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist (1998); Pay Attention for Goodness’s Sake: The Buddhist Path of Kindness (2003), and Happiness is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life (2008).  She has visited and taught at Rancho La Puerta since 1972.

 

Meditation with Sylvia Boorstein

Lecture: Healing the Division in Ourselves, Our Families, Our Communities and the World

Meditation – Sunday through Friday

 

Sylvia Boorstein has been teaching Dharma and mindfulness meditation since 1985. She is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, a psychotherapist, wife, mother, and grandmother. She is particularly interested in emphasizing daily life as mindfulness practice and including informed citizenship and social activism as integral to spiritual maturation. Her books include: It’s Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness (1997); Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat (1996); That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist (1998); Pay Attention for Goodness’s Sake: The Buddhist Path of Kindness (2003), and Happiness is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life (2008).  She has visited and taught at Rancho La Puerta since 1972.

 

Pearls from the Practice of Life

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 the game of life and a checklist of the essential items to pack for the journey.  Topics include genetics, choice, the pursuit of happiness, friends, generous listening, strategy, overcoming self-consciousness and decision paralysis, balancing making money and doing good, showing up and following through, flexibility, creativity, calendars and checklists, and a description of everyone’s favorite teammate.

Breaking Away from the Thundering Herd
Will you use your days and years to languish in the ordinary and pedestrian, or work with others to change the arc of history? Topics include values inventories, mission statements, lofty goals, greatness redefined, finding your lane, flow, and a physician’s inside scoop on end-of-life satisfaction and regret.

From the Ashe Rises the Phoenix
The bad news is that brokenness, isolation, and feelings of despair are widespread.  The good news is that we are forged into our best selves through our struggles.  Topics include multiple simultaneous conflicting imperatives (MSCI), kintsugi, foxhole mantras, the music of Dave Matthews, and the wisdom of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Richard Rohr, and John Gardner.

From Values to Vows
An action plan for your metamorphosis into a new and improved version of you. Dr. Chuck reviews the six habits that promote resilience, joy, and meaning (values congruent living, imitating resilient others, nurturing social networks, mindfulness, movement, and eating for both health and pleasure) and the SMART model for behavior change that transforms good intentions into sustained changes in thoughts and behaviors.

 

John Chuck, M.D., draws on over thirty years of patient care, teaching, and leadership experience to help people find solutions to complex problems related to wellness, joy, and meaning.  He does this by being a generous listener, providing informed perspectives, and offering evidence-based hope and encouragement. He was the Chief of Health Promotion for Kaiser Permanente and the Regional Chair of Physician Health and Wellness for The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) and is currently a Professor of Family Medicine at California Northstate University. John’s work has been recognized with the Sidney Garfield Exceptional Contribution Award from TPMG and the UC Davis Alumni Association’s Outstanding Alumnus Award.

Gyrokinesis with Roseann Baker

Sunday – Friday, 11AM, 75 minutes

 

Roseann Baker has been training in the GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS® methodologies for over 20 years. She is a certified trainer in both the GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS® systems as well as a GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer. She teaches at San Francisco GYROTONIC®, LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican University, & the LINES Ballet Training and Summer Programs. Additionally, Roseann is a dancer and movement educator holding her BFA in Dance from the State University of New York at Purchase College. She has danced with Nelly van Bommel’s NØA Dance, Garrett+Moulton Productions, LEVYdance, and Bellwether Dance Project to name a few. She also creates her own work with her project Rose Moves. Roseann is a believer in the inherent benefits of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and looks forward to sharing the experience of movement freedom, connectedness and the powerful feelings that inspire this beautiful system. 

Light: A 6-Day Feldenkrais Series

Celebrate the Season with Light: A 6-day Feldenkrais Series.

 

Light brings together a week of six gentle, yet vibrant Feldenkrais lessons designed to free your neck, shoulders, eyes, hips, spine, and mind. As your freedom of movement expands each day, you will begin to uncover what you want to light (or kindle) and what you want to lighten (or leave behind) for the new year ahead.

 

The Feldenkrais Method is all about creating easeful movement and expanding the ways you can move, knowing that the body and brain are intimately connected. Feldenkrais can create awareness and openings for new movement patterns, even when things may have felt long-stuck. In our guided lessons together, you will discover that you can relax the upper back, neck, and traps; release hips and low back; lengthen hamstrings to rock your spin class or hike up Mt. Kuchama; free your shoulders to ace your down dog in yoga, and quiet your nervous system for a sweet night’s sleep.

 

Light, a movement-rich discovery and celebration of the season, will be one of the best ways to bring the Ranch home with you. You’ll love this joyful, proactive approach to elegant movement habits and feeling wonderful in your skin.

 

 

 

 

Carolyn Garfinkel, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® with an active practice, knows that fluid movement and a long lean carriage keep you feeling young and fit. She is based in Studio City, California. For the past twenty years, Carolyn has enjoyed bringing the benefits of Feldenkrais to a wider audience, including Rancho La Puerta Spa, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Disney Cancer Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, CA and the Los Angeles Cedar Sinai Hospital’s Feldenkrais Expo. She’s a devoted student of yoga and a certified teacher of the Sounder Sleep System®.

 

Carolyn’s grateful for the year-round opportunities for movement and getting outdoors that Southern California offers, and loves attending live performance, especially opera, symphony, and dance.