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Live Your Great Story!

  • Live Your Great Story!
  • Healthy Inner Dialogue – Discover Your Joyous Adult
  • Emotional Fluency – Permission to Feel
  • Powerful You – Ownership and Responsibility
  • Create Your Best Life – How to Manifest Your Dreams

 

Jeanine Mancusi, CPCC, LMCC is a Certified Professional and Personal Life coach based in the mountains of Northern California. She has been coaching clients and training coaches since 1997.  She supports her clients to come into deep self-acceptance with self- love and live rich, satisfying lives that are the best expression of their true gifts and their unique Soul’s calling.  Jeanine has been a guest at Rancho La Puerta many times and is delighted to return and serve others in navigating the internal dialogue that comes with making a commitment to physical well- being and change.

The Inner Fitness Program

Stories That Will Change Your Life
Stories are the fabric of life weaving us all together.  Join me in listening to different life stories that will touch your heart.  You will then learn how to tell your story in a way that will change your life in the most spectacular and expansive ways.

Illuminate Your Dreams –
Now more than ever we need to be living our dreams so we can lift our self and others.  Using self-reflection exercises we will use this time to get clear on what it is you want to create in your life whether it be a new career, a stronger relationship, greater health, or feeling more peace.
Align Your Attitude –
You will be guided to go within to see what belief systems might be holding you back and what new mindsets will support you in creating the dream that is in your heart.
Take Inspired Action –
Learn how to set achievable goals and take inspired action to build your self-esteem and momentum in the direction of your dream.
Bring Your Dream to Life –
In this session we will use the energy of the group to bring your dream to life in unique and uplifting ways!
Jessica Zemple helps people shuck open their shells of fear with love to let their pearls shine leading to a more fulfilling life!
Jessica Zemple, founder of Life Shucker and Amazon #1 book Shuck This Way, helps individuals and organizations find their deeper purpose and translate that into authentic success through transformative coaching, workshops, and retreats. Jessica is also a keynote speaker and has written for Huffington Post, Inc., and Thrive Global. Jessica’s life coaching philosophies and techniques have been featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, Huffington Post, and Inc.  

Live Your Great Story!

  • Live Your Great Story!
  • Healthy Inner Dialogue – Discover Your Joyous Adult
  • Emotional Fluency – Permission to Feel
  • Powerful You – Ownership and Responsibility
  • Create Your Best Life – How to Manifest Your Dreams

 

Jeanine Mancusi, CPCC, LMCC is a Certified Professional and Personal Life coach based in the mountains of Northern California. She has been coaching clients and training coaches since 1997.  She supports her clients to come into deep self-acceptance with self- love and live rich, satisfying lives that are the best expression of their true gifts and their unique Soul’s calling.  Jeanine has been a guest at Rancho La Puerta many times and is delighted to return and serve others in navigating the internal dialogue that comes with making a commitment to physical well- being and change.

Live Your Great Story!

  • Live Your Great Story!
  • Healthy Inner Dialogue – Discover Your Joyous Adult
  • Emotional Fluency – Permission to Feel
  • Powerful You – Ownership and Responsibility
  • Create Your Best Life – How to Manifest Your Dreams

 

Jeanine Mancusi, CPCC, LMCC is a Certified Professional and Personal Life coach based in the mountains of Northern California. She has been coaching clients and training coaches since 1997.  She supports her clients to come into deep self-acceptance with self- love and live rich, satisfying lives that are the best expression of their true gifts and their unique Soul’s calling.  Jeanine has been a guest at Rancho La Puerta many times and is delighted to return and serve others in navigating the internal dialogue that comes with making a commitment to physical well- being and change.

Inner Fitness: Retrain the Brain for Greater Joy, Connection and Purpose

Strengthen Your Mindset: The Foundation
The right mindset along with learning a few tools and strategies has everything to do with igniting our experience of joy, connection and purpose.

 

Build Your Capacity to ‘Take in the Good’
Gratitude is an emotion that relates to the ability to feel and express thankfulness and appreciation. Research shows that expressing gratitude improves mental, physical and relational health, happiness and well-being. Gratitude unlocks the door to forgiveness—which is often key to expanding the experience of inner freedom. Learn how to strengthen your capacity for gratitude and forgiveness.

 

How to Grow Your Self-Compassion
Loving Kindness or metta is about developing peace, harmony and mutual well-being within ourselves and with others. Through metta one learns to abandon bitterness and animosity and embrace goodwill. Metta, when practiced regularly, teaches unconditional self-love and love for others.

 

Strengthen Your Relationships Now
Learn to communicate more effectively with your partner, friends, family and everyone else in your life. Build the ability to listen generously and speak clearly from the heart— paving the way for true connection with others.

 

Discover Your Life Vision
Every day we have hundreds of choices to make about how we are going to show up in our lives. Without knowing where you are heading it is impossible to navigate life well or wisely. When clear about your personal vision, you are able to create an inner compass that informs your choices and actions going forward.

 

 

Randy Kamen, EdD, is a psychologist, life-coach, and author of the bestseller Behind the Therapy Door: Simple Strategies to Transform Your Life. Dr. Kamen pioneered new territory in mind-body medicine and positive psychology at Harvard’s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Boston University’s School of Medicine. She leads global, live online courses and workshops and runs women’s empowerment retreats on Martha’s Vineyard. Dr. Kamen is part-time faculty at Harvard Medical School where she has taught women’s leadership and writing, publishing, promoting your book. She appears on radio, television, print and online media outlets. Her blog can be found at DrRandyKamen.com and her regular FacebookLive Show, “Simple Strategies to Create Your Extraordinary Life” is Dr. Randy Kamen on Thursdays at noon ET.

Meditation with Alexandra McIntyre and Andrew Oser

Living as Meditation: Relax, Release, and Renew
Our time at Rancho La Puerta offers a precious opportunity for each of us to deeply reconnect with ourselves, enjoy a profound reset, and transform our lives. Our objective this week is to support everyone in making the most of this precious time.

Our sessions this week, will give each of us the opportunity to explore and experience:
* Learn to easily and consistently connect with the peace inside
* Release limiting beliefs and fears that have held us back
* Receive clear vision and accurate, specific guidance for life
* Learn effective tools for living more fully in the Present.

Living Meditation Handouts for Oct 29 – Nov 6

 

Andrew Oser and Alex McIntyre-Klein are your co-leaders for this course. Both began meditating regularly in their teens and teaching meditation in their early 20s. Alex and Andrew have devoted their adult lives to awakening spiritually and helping others to do the same.

Andrew and Alex guide retreats together on sacred Mount Shasta and also offer spiritual life coaching and guided meditations. A summa cum laude graduate of Princeton, Andrew is the author of several books, including How Alternation Can Change Your Life. For more information, see www.mountshastaretreat.net. Alex is a certified teacher-trainer of Transcendental Meditation, a certified trainer of Happy for No Reason, a certified Co-active Life Coach, whose sessions blend a deep spiritual focus with practical, highly effective tools for transformation. For more information, see www.heartoftheworld.com

Alex and Andrew have a broad-based, non-religious approach to meditation and spiritual growth. Both have had the blessing of studying closely with living Masters: Alex with Maharishi Mahsesh Yogi, Jean Klein, and Anandamayi Ma; and Andrew with Bill Bauman, and Adyashanti. Other major influences include Ramana Maharshi, Papaji, and Mooji. 

Advances in Health, Vitality and Longevity

Laughter (& Chocolate) Is the Best Medicine!
The importance of humor and laughter in daily life has been underestimated. The health consequences of humor can now be measured, and the true value recognized. While humor and laughter can be of great benefit to the one enjoying it, it can be a double-edged sword and also cause pain and suffering if the humor is at the expense of another. Particularly in a community, workplace, or family, the encouragement and use of humor requires sensitivity and guidance. This program offers insight into optimizing the benefits of humor and laughter, and as a tasteful bonus, the health benefits and joy of chocolate.

Healthy Eating Habits: Calories, Protein, Carbs, & Fat, Oh My!
Understanding how the body processes our diet for nutrition and energy offers great insight into how to maintain proper health and well-being. An engaging and colorful program with a wealth of practical pearls of wisdom on nutrition, weight management, energy, mood, and more.

Gut Instincts: The Amazing Brain-Gut-Microbiome-Diet Genomics 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.

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.

 

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!

Advances in Health, Vitality and Longevity

Laughter (and Chocolate) Is the Best Medicine!
The importance of humor and laughter in daily life has been underestimated. The health consequences of humor can now be measured, and the true value recognized. While humor and laughter can be of great benefit to the one enjoying it, it can be a double-edged sword and also cause pain and suffering if the humor is at the expense of another. Particularly in a community, workplace, or family, the encouragement and use of humor requires sensitivity and guidance. This program offers insight into optimizing the benefits of humor and laughter, and as a tasteful bonus, the health benefits and joy of chocolate.
Laughter (& Chocolate) is the Best Medicine Handout (CME) July 2022

 

 

Food for Thought: Fasting vs. Fasting Mimicking (To Fast or Not to Fast)
This talk discusses the wide variety of time restricted and popular feeding and fasting programs, ranging from mild that are tolerable and acceptable, to extremes that have risks and should be avoided.
Food for Thought – To Fast or Not Too Fast Rancho La Puerta Handout July 2022

 

Gut Feelings: Genes, Microbes & Brain
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

 

 

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.
Quest for Immortality & Vitality – Advances in Age Mangement Program Rancho La Puerta Handout July 2022

 

 

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!

 

Cooking Classes

Joan 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.

 

 

Joan Nathan considers food through the lenses of history, culture, and tradition. She regularly contributes to The New York Times and Tablet Magazine and is the author of 11 award-winning cookbooks. Her most recent book is King Solomon’s Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from around the World, which was published by Alfred A. Knopf in April 2017. Nathan’s work preserves the heritage of Jewish and other ethnic cooking and encourages new traditions to take shape.

In 1994, Nathan’s Jewish Cooking in America won both the James Beard Award for the best American cookbook and the IACP/Julia Child Cookbook of the Year Award. The same James Beard Award was later bestowed on her 2005 cookbook The New American Cooking. An earlier work, An American Folklife Cookbook, was given the R.T. French Tastemaker Award in 1985 for American cooking. Nathan was on the 1998 “Forward 50” list of the 50 most influential Jews.

Her culinary talents translated easily to television. In 2000 her PBS series Jewish Cooking in American with Joan Nathan was nominated for the James Beard Award for Best National Television Food Show. She has made guest appearances on many programs, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, The Martha Stewart Show, and All Things Considered.

Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

The author of a novel that became a hit TV show talks about how she wrote her bestselling book and how you can use the same creative techniques to become the author of your own life.

Using writing and other innovative creativity exercises, this acclaimed novelist will guide you to transforming your life into fiction as well as using fiction-writing skills to create the life you want.

 

Pamela Redmond is the author of the novel Younger, which became the hit television show by Sex & the City’s Darren Star, along with 20 other books of fiction and nonfiction. Her most recent novel, Older, was published last fall.

Photo Credit – Mark Hanauer

Acoustic Folk Concerts with Amber Rubarth

Acoustic Folk Concert

Acoustic Folk Concert + Q & A
Join internationally-acclaimed folk songwriter Amber Rubarth for an intimate concert of songs delving into the deeper meanings of life.

Workshop: Accessing Your Deeper Creativity
Join Amber Rubarth in this stimulating workshop using songwriting and improv techniques to access your creative being!

 

AMBER RUBARTH (Songstress, producer, actor, RLP Folk Festival co-producer) In her unassuming yet beguiling way, Amber Rubarth weaves you into a poetic tapestry where space and time come screeching to a halt with “songs so strong they sound like classics from another era” (Acoustic Guitar). She has toured extensively from South Africa to Japan and all throughout Europe and North America, including appearances at Carnegie Hall and Glastonbury Festival, and opening for legendary artists including Emmylou Harris, Richie Havens, and Dr. Ralph Stanley. Rubarth made her acting debut starring alongside Joe Purdy in the feature film American Folk (now on Amazon), winning various festivals and awards, with a soundtrack featuring John Prine, Jerry Garcia, and David Grisman. Grand Prize winner of the prestigious NPR Mountain Stage New Song award for songwriting, she has also composed for numerous films including Sundance Festival winner Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work and co-produced a double album of 24 artists for the documentary Fantastic Fungi. Her latest album Cover Crop is a meditation on sustainability.

 

Acoustic Folk Concerts

Acoustic Folk Concerts + Q & A
Join internationally-acclaimed folk songwriter Amber Rubarth for two intimate concerts of songs delving into the deeper meanings of life.

 

Workshop: Accessing Your Deeper Creativity
Join Amber Rubarth in this stimulating workshop using songwriting and improv techniques to access your creative being!

 

 

Amber Rubarth has toured from South Africa to Japan, all across Europe and even Carnegie Hall, sharing stages with such greats as Emmylou Harris, Richie Havens, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Kenny Loggins and Jason Mraz, and is Grand Prize winner of NPR Mountain Stage song contest. Rubarth’s eighth album ‘Wildflowers in the Graveyard’ explores life, death and renewal in nature and relationships.  Rubarth made her acting debut starring in the feature film ‘American Folk’ alongside songwriter Joe Purdy.  Rubarth has scored and composed for many films including Sundance Festival winner ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ (with Paul Brill) and the award-winning documentary ‘Desert Runners.’  She co-produced ‘Fantastic Fungi: Reimagine,’ a double album inspired by the documentary and mycelial kingdom.  Rubarth is co-founder of The Paper Raincoat, a Brooklyn-based iTunes Indie Artist Spotlight band featured in Disney’s The Last Song, One Tree Hill, and Paste Magazine.  In 2016 she recorded a live-to-tape single microphone album with her folk trio ‘Applewood Road’ which the London Sunday Times gave 5 stars, followed by performances at Glastonbury Music Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, a UK tour supporting Mary Chapin Carpenter, and her original arrangement and performance featured in the ‘BBC Sisters in Country’ documentary with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.  www.AmberRubarth.com

Acoustic Folk Concerts

Acoustic Folk Concerts + Q & A
Join internationally-acclaimed folk songwriter Amber Rubarth for two intimate concerts of songs delving into the deeper meanings of life.

 

Workshop: Accessing Your Deeper Creativity
Join Amber Rubarth in this stimulating workshop using songwriting and improv techniques to access your creative being!

 

 

Amber Rubarth has toured from South Africa to Japan, all across Europe and even Carnegie Hall, sharing stages with such greats as Emmylou Harris, Richie Havens, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Kenny Loggins and Jason Mraz, and is Grand Prize winner of NPR Mountain Stage song contest. Rubarth’s eighth album ‘Wildflowers in the Graveyard’ explores life, death and renewal in nature and relationships.  Rubarth made her acting debut starring in the feature film ‘American Folk’ alongside songwriter Joe Purdy.  Rubarth has scored and composed for many films including Sundance Festival winner ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ (with Paul Brill) and the award-winning documentary ‘Desert Runners.’  She co-produced ‘Fantastic Fungi: Reimagine,’ a double album inspired by the documentary and mycelial kingdom.  Rubarth is co-founder of The Paper Raincoat, a Brooklyn-based iTunes Indie Artist Spotlight band featured in Disney’s The Last Song, One Tree Hill, and Paste Magazine.  In 2016 she recorded a live-to-tape single microphone album with her folk trio ‘Applewood Road’ which the London Sunday Times gave 5 stars, followed by performances at Glastonbury Music Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, a UK tour supporting Mary Chapin Carpenter, and her original arrangement and performance featured in the ‘BBC Sisters in Country’ documentary with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.  www.AmberRubarth.com

Acoustic Folk Concerts

Acoustic Folk Concerts + Q & A
Join internationally-acclaimed folk songwriter Amber Rubarth for two intimate concerts of songs delving into the deeper meanings of life.

 

Workshop: Accessing Your Deeper Creativity
Join Amber Rubarth in this stimulating workshop using songwriting and improv techniques to access your creative being!

 

 

Amber Rubarth has toured from South Africa to Japan, all across Europe and even Carnegie Hall, sharing stages with such greats as Emmylou Harris, Richie Havens, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Kenny Loggins and Jason Mraz, and is Grand Prize winner of NPR Mountain Stage song contest. Rubarth’s eighth album ‘Wildflowers in the Graveyard’ explores life, death and renewal in nature and relationships.  Rubarth made her acting debut starring in the feature film ‘American Folk’ alongside songwriter Joe Purdy.  Rubarth has scored and composed for many films including Sundance Festival winner ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ (with Paul Brill) and the award-winning documentary ‘Desert Runners.’  She co-produced ‘Fantastic Fungi: Reimagine,’ a double album inspired by the documentary and mycelial kingdom.  Rubarth is co-founder of The Paper Raincoat, a Brooklyn-based iTunes Indie Artist Spotlight band featured in Disney’s The Last Song, One Tree Hill, and Paste Magazine.  In 2016 she recorded a live-to-tape single microphone album with her folk trio ‘Applewood Road’ which the London Sunday Times gave 5 stars, followed by performances at Glastonbury Music Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, a UK tour supporting Mary Chapin Carpenter, and her original arrangement and performance featured in the ‘BBC Sisters in Country’ documentary with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.  www.AmberRubarth.com

Acoustic Folk Concerts

Acoustic Folk Concerts + Q & A
Join internationally-acclaimed folk songwriter Amber Rubarth for two intimate concerts of songs delving into the deeper meanings of life.

 

Workshop: Accessing Your Deeper Creativity
Join Amber Rubarth in this stimulating workshop using songwriting and improv techniques to access your creative being!

 

 

Amber Rubarth has toured from South Africa to Japan, all across Europe and even Carnegie Hall, sharing stages with such greats as Emmylou Harris, Richie Havens, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Kenny Loggins and Jason Mraz, and is Grand Prize winner of NPR Mountain Stage song contest. Rubarth’s eighth album ‘Wildflowers in the Graveyard’ explores life, death and renewal in nature and relationships.  Rubarth made her acting debut starring in the feature film ‘American Folk’ alongside songwriter Joe Purdy.  Rubarth has scored and composed for many films including Sundance Festival winner ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ (with Paul Brill) and the award-winning documentary ‘Desert Runners.’  She co-produced ‘Fantastic Fungi: Reimagine,’ a double album inspired by the documentary and mycelial kingdom.  Rubarth is co-founder of The Paper Raincoat, a Brooklyn-based iTunes Indie Artist Spotlight band featured in Disney’s The Last Song, One Tree Hill, and Paste Magazine.  In 2016 she recorded a live-to-tape single microphone album with her folk trio ‘Applewood Road’ which the London Sunday Times gave 5 stars, followed by performances at Glastonbury Music Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, a UK tour supporting Mary Chapin Carpenter, and her original arrangement and performance featured in the ‘BBC Sisters in Country’ documentary with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.  www.AmberRubarth.com

Acoustic Folk Concerts

Acoustic Folk Concerts + Q & A
Join internationally-acclaimed folk songwriter Amber Rubarth for two intimate concerts of songs delving into the deeper meanings of life.

 

Workshop: Accessing Your Deeper Creativity
Join Amber Rubarth in this stimulating workshop using songwriting and improv techniques to access your creative being!

 

 

Amber Rubarth has toured from South Africa to Japan, all across Europe and even Carnegie Hall, sharing stages with such greats as Emmylou Harris, Richie Havens, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Kenny Loggins and Jason Mraz, and is Grand Prize winner of NPR Mountain Stage song contest. Rubarth’s eighth album ‘Wildflowers in the Graveyard’ explores life, death and renewal in nature and relationships.  Rubarth made her acting debut starring in the feature film ‘American Folk’ alongside songwriter Joe Purdy.  Rubarth has scored and composed for many films including Sundance Festival winner ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ (with Paul Brill) and the award-winning documentary ‘Desert Runners.’  She co-produced ‘Fantastic Fungi: Reimagine,’ a double album inspired by the documentary and mycelial kingdom.  Rubarth is co-founder of The Paper Raincoat, a Brooklyn-based iTunes Indie Artist Spotlight band featured in Disney’s The Last Song, One Tree Hill, and Paste Magazine.  In 2016 she recorded a live-to-tape single microphone album with her folk trio ‘Applewood Road’ which the London Sunday Times gave 5 stars, followed by performances at Glastonbury Music Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, a UK tour supporting Mary Chapin Carpenter, and her original arrangement and performance featured in the ‘BBC Sisters in Country’ documentary with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.  www.AmberRubarth.com

Feldenkrais

Ilana Nachoum is a pioneering and internationally recognized Feldenkrais teacher and Somatic physical therapist, in practice for more than 40 years. Ilana has been helping people to heal by looking at their physical /emotional /spiritual challenges differently.  Through her expertise as a Feldenkrais teacher and training as a somatic trauma therapist, Ilana uses intuition and compassion to guide her students to see their body/mind/spirit systems in a new light and find ease even with complex short and long-term challenges.  Join Ilana as you explore your “inner landscape”, and find the path of least resistance.

 

Feldenkrais

Ilana Nachoum is a pioneering and internationally recognized Feldenkrais teacher and Somatic physical therapist, in practice for more than 40 years. Ilana has been helping people to heal by looking at their physical /emotional /spiritual challenges differently.  Through her expertise as a Feldenkrais teacher and training as a somatic trauma therapist, Ilana uses intuition and compassion to guide her students to see their body/mind/spirit systems in a new light and find ease even with complex short and long-term challenges.  Join Ilana as you explore your “inner landscape”, and find the path of least resistance.

 

Meditation

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.

 

Fitness Walking

Whether you are a beginner or you want to improve your walking workouts, do a marathon or small charity races, join me for technique drills and different ways to change up your daily walking routine for better musculature recruitment (which equals more calories burned!). There is more to good walking than simply putting one foot in front of the other. Learning to use good walking posture will help you breathe deeper, relax your shoulders and neck, and avoid back and hip pain. This week we will learn proper walking form: posture, foot motion stride and use of arm motion. Regardless of your walking experience, make a difference in your walking speed and ability to walk energetically, increase speed and stamina, and make your walks more enjoyable.

Conni Ramsey brings over 25 years of experience as a fitness walker to her practice, having completed several marathons (all under six hours) and shorter races. Whether it be hiking the Tetons, Cascade mountains, Dolomites in Italy or the coastal mountain range here at Rancho La Puerta, Conni will teach you what it takes to be a true walker.

Conni has been part of the Rancho La Puerta fitness staff since 1988, teaching Pilates from its beginnings in the early 90’s, as well as teaching the walking program during that time.

Come out and have fun while learning more about fitness walking!

Wisdom Keeper Week: Nurturing the Roots of Community

During this time of separation and isolation we have paradoxically had the opportunity to re-examine our connectedness, and to long for the most commonplace encounters with friends and community. Within the spacious environment of Rancho La Puerta I invite you to nurture the roots of community.

In the past decade, the study of biology has been challenged and transformed by a new world vision based on synergy and cooperation, rather than competition–perhaps most radically evident in the understanding that trees communicate, feed their sick, support their children and are part of a very large interconnected community through a network of mycorrhizae, also known as the woodwide web. My father, Edmond Szekely, wrote about altruism and solidarity as a force of nature in his book Cosmos, Man and Society published in England in 1937.

In the human organism there is a miraculous collaboration of every cell and every organ: they display a great collective solidarity. The heart labours, not only for itself, but for the whole organism, and gives blood to all the organs … so the human organism represents the natural laws: it represents altruism, collective solidarity… I do not consider solidarity and altruism as just moral, theoretical considerations, but as an iron law of the natural forces, as a dynamic reality in the human organism and in nature. EBS

In another passage in Cosmos, Man and Society my father writes about the adoption of an optimistic and benevolent attitude. He calls this the Radioactivity of Altruism.

The kind-hearted man unconsciously captivates people and wins their hearts. His eyes, voice and gestures, his whole person radiates charm. He emanates a radioactivity which grips you. The more you develop kindness and optimism in yourself the quicker you will see the disappearance of care, grief and physical discomfort, the clearer your thinking will become and your wishes more fruitful, as you will find your fellows collaborating with you…Goodwill and optimism bring success in their train. The most productive work is work coming from the hand and brain of a man with joy in his heart.  

In this season of polarization and division it is my hope that our week will be infused with kindness, optimism, altruism and solidarity.

 

Sarah Livia Brightwood Szekely is President of Rancho La Puerta. For forty years she has designed the gardens and cared for the wildlands around Rancho La Puerta. As the keeper of the vision and long-range planner she has preserved the soul and culture of Rancho La Puerta while bringing new programs and reviving the earth honoring traditions that inspired the early years at Rancho La Puerta. She is also President of Fundación La Puerta through which she guides Rancho La Puerta’s non-profit work in the region. In 1984 Sarah established Agricola Tres Estrellas, a diverse organic farm that provides food to Ranch La Puerta’s guests year round and in 2007 she designed and opened La Cocina Que Canta, a culinary center and cooking school to teach commitment to healthy eating and to embrace the joy of harvesting and cooking in community. She is the daughter of philosopher and visionary Edmond Bordeaux Szekely and community organizer and philanthropist Deborah Szekely, the founders of Rancho La Puerta.

 

Pickleball

If you haven’t heard of pickleball, you soon will. It’s the fastest growing sport in America. The game is easy to learn, great exercise, and incredibly fun. It’s especially popular with active people over forty since it’s easy on the joints. Many people expect pickleball to be the premier participation sport of the future.

Pickleball is a combination of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton. It’s often called “Ping pong on steroids.”  The game was created near Seattle when kids going out to play badminton couldn’t find the birdies. However, they did find the net, a wiffle ball, and some ping pong paddles. A new game was born. In one 45-minute session you’ll learn the basics of the game, get exercise, and—most importantly—have fun!

Inspired by a CBS’s “60 Minutes” segment on crime, Roger envisioned pickleball as a means of teaching “life skills” in prisons.“96% of all inmates are eventually released. If we can make them better while they are on the inside, it’s safer for all of us once they are back on the outside. Today’s inmate is tomorrow’s neighbor.” he says.

 

 

 

Roger BelAir introduced the game to men charged with murder at Chicago’s Cook County Jail. “There is a magical quality about the game,” he says. “We learned gang members who wouldn’t even talk to each other, would be willing to play pickleball together. Soon they were laughing together.”

His successful program in Chicago led Roger to teaching at prisons from coast to coast, from Rikers Island in New York to Corcoran in California where Charles Manson served time.  His life-changing effort have been applauded in the media from NPR to a front page story in USA TODAY.

Off the court, Roger is a financial expert who has been profiled in a cover story of Money magazine; an acclaimed author of books on finance and investments; and a keynoter at business conventions. He’s been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and many other publications.

He knows finance, but pickleball is his passion.

An Evening with Concert Pianist and Author in The Children of Willesden Lane

Join American concert pianist and author Mona Golabek, star of acclaimed theatrical production “ The Pianist of Willesden Lane” when she shares the inspirational story of her mother, Lisa Jura, based on the best-selling book, The Children of Willesden Lane soon to be a major feature film. Through music and acting, Mona tells the inspiring story of her mother’s experience on the Kindertransport, her life in a foster home in London with 30 other Jewish refugee students, her commitment to her musical studies, and the eventual realization of her dream of becoming a concert pianist. Her performance has been acclaimed by critics and audiences across America, with recent sold out theatrical runs in New York and London. Ms. Golabek has received Best Actress Nominations from the New York and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.

“I tell my mother’s story because I believe one story, one dream, can change our lives and help us achieve the highest values within ourselves. I hope that everyone who has a dream will never forget that his or her passion and courage can overcome all obstacles. We have it within ourselves to inspire others and to make this a better world. “

Author, recording artist, and internationally renowned concert pianist Mona Golabek learned to play the piano from her mother, Holocaust survivor Lisa Jura. Those piano lessons were deeply meaningful as Mona learned the story of her mother’s struggles as a young Jewish refugee in WW2 who held onto her dream of becoming a pianist.

As a result of those early piano lessons, Mona chose a singular path in life. She has used her gifts as a musician and storyteller to create a groundbreaking educational initiative to inspire students, readers, and audiences far and wide.

In 2002, she published The Children of Willesden Lane. The book, which tells the story of her mother, has been translated in a dozen languages.

In 2012, Mona made her stage debut in The Pianist of Willesden Lane, adapted from the book. The production has been celebrated by critics and audiences with sold out theatrical runs in New York, London, and many other cities. Mona has received Best Actress nominations from the New York Drama Desk and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. A Grammy nominee, Mona is a prolific recording artist and has been the subject of several PBS documentaries including Concerto for Mona with conductor Zubin Mehta. Her discography includes the best-selling Carnival of the Animals and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, both recorded with her sister Renee and receiving Grammy nominations.

In 2002, Mona formed the Hold On To Your Music Foundation with the help of the Milken Family Foundation, Facing History and Ourselves, and the Annenberg Foundation. Its mission is to foster hope through the power of storytelling and music and embolden the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Her foundation partners with several renowned educational organizations including the USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education, and has created The Willesden Project which brings her mother’s story to students and communities across the globe. More than ten million students, readers, and audience goers have experienced the inspirational message of “Willesden Lane”.

An Evening with Concert Pianist and Author in The Children of Willesden Lane

Join American concert pianist and author Mona Golabek, star of acclaimed theatrical production “ The Pianist of Willesden Lane” when she shares the inspirational story of her mother, Lisa Jura, based on the best-selling book, The Children of Willesden Lane soon to be a major feature film. Through music and acting, Mona tells the inspiring story of her mother’s experience on the Kindertransport, her life in a foster home in London with 30 other Jewish refugee students, her commitment to her musical studies, and the eventual realization of her dream of becoming a concert pianist. Her performance has been acclaimed by critics and audiences across America, with recent sold out theatrical runs in New York and London. Ms. Golabek has received Best Actress Nominations from the New York and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.