Wellness

Being Here Now

Even if you sell a million books, or hit the big goal, the half-life of that satisfaction is short. There’s always the next thing.

Playbook for Sleep

While meditation is optional, sleep is non-negotiable. And despite what we like to tell ourselves, both the quality and quantity of nightly shut-eye matter—a lot.

Hug a Tree. Really.

The Chaminade Redwood Reflection Trail invites hikers to slow down, breathe deeply, and let nature do what nature does best.

Garden Rx

For anyone new to herbal medicine the best place to start is your kitchen. Herbs are food. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon. Drink herbal tea.

Pasta Perfect

Joshua McFadden’s new book, Six Seasons of Pasta: A New Way with Everyone’s Favorite Food is a celebration of the joy of cooking.

Count to 10

As someone who’s been teaching and writing about food health, and behavior change for over a decade, I’ve seen how persistent myths can derail people’s efforts to eat well.

Restorative Yoga

Yoga For All Movement set out to use yoga not just as exercise, but as a tool for resilience, connection and healing.

Taming the Fire

Inflammation has become the wellness buzzword of the decade. It’s blamed for everything from brain fog to belly bloat. But inflammation itself isn’t the enemy.

Food and Mood

How can we break free and choose foods that actually lift us up, even when we’re feeling low? It turns out there’s a real scientific explanation.

Back to the Land

Twelve years ago, the very first Open Farm Tours event was, quite literally, a washout. Held in early November at the Corralitos Women’s Center,...

Mountain Roots

A search for local herbal remedies led me to the Be Rooted Botanicals website, where I discovered a community-focused Felton-based company.

For locals seeking to work through the stresses of the day through the practice of meditation, classes and sessions come in many forms. Though not an exhaustive listing, the centers mentioned below all have long histories in Santa Cruz County.