Labyrinth Revolution
Presenter: Rina Shere
Labyrinths are becoming a part of our landscape in parks, gardens, on school playground and at hospitals. Where did this design originate and how do we use labyrinths to enhance…
Week of Dec 11, 2021
Hands-On Cooking Classes to Keep Your Brain Happy
Presenter: Jean Courtney
Come learn easy and delicious ways we’ve adapted recipes to help you minimize inflammation and keep your brain happy. Jean offers hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you…
Arts and Crafts
Presenter: Catherine Rodgers
Whether for yourself or others, explore your creative talents while making a memory to take home from the Ranch. Learn how to easily make mandalas, a geometric configuration of symbols,…
South African Music for Your Soul
Presenter: Sharon Katz
Concert: South African Music for Your Soul This 1-hour concert of songs from South Africa spans the genres of traditional choral music from the rural villages; guitar-driven mbaqanga and marabi…
Clinical Fitness Assessment
Presenter: Jody Miller
Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF) level is the strongest predictor of all-cause and disease-specific mortality. CRF is related to functional capacity, human performance, and metabolic efficiency. In other words, your CRF level…
Natural Health to Optimize Brain & Body
Presenter: Erica Oberg ND, MPH
“Health is a state of vibrant vitality, abundant energy, and positive affect. It can be cultivated, enhanced, and experienced by everyone." Dr. Erica Oberg has refined this philosophy over 20…
Matters That Matter®: Standing At The Threshold & Finding Our Way Forward
Presenter: Molly Davis & Kristine Van Raden
As this year draws to a close and a new one is near at hand, we stand at a threshold. That space that stands between what has been and what…
Life Enriching Programs
Presenter: Rancho La Puerta
Each week features specialty programs taught by talented guest presenters. Enjoy everything from inspirational talks to master chef-led cooking classes to live concerts and world-class fitness professionals. Our partnering presenters…
Amp up your interpersonal effectiveness!
Presenter: Denise Dudley
How to communicate with just about anybody, come across with tact and diplomacy, wow ‘em with your magnetism and charisma, and put your best foot forward in any situation When…
Inner Fitness: Healthy Deviance
Presenter: Pilar Gerasimo
Intro to Healthy Deviance: From Chronic Depletion to Empowered Flow The nature of the Unhealthy Default Reality (our real-life version of “The Matrix”); the vicious cycle it creates for health…
Tai Chi and Qigong
Presenter: Cari Shurman
Have you every tried TAI CHI? It’s an amazing exercise that can make you feel stronger, more coordinated and more relaxed. The National Institute of Health has done many studies…