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The healing power of yoga and travel

Like many successful entrepreneurs, Michelle Fliegauf founded International Yoga while navigating a crossroads in her life. After spending her...

What is mindfulness meditation, exactly?

It's a common misperception that meditation demands an empty mind and the perfect ability to concentrate. But, as most experienced meditation...

Spring Health & Wellness Fair at Dance With Life Chiropractic

Dr. Kirsten Hill, owner and primary chiropractor at Dance With Life Chiropractic, will be hosting a Spring Health & Wellness Fair this Saturday...

Cleansing with a lifestyle coach

Life coaches are a mainstream type of counselor in progressive urban areas like San Francisco. But a lifestyle coach? That’s a whole new...

Monday Night LIVE!: weekly raw food events in Healdsburg

Up in Healdsburg, the burgeoning raw food movement is thriving with ongoing weekly events at Café Gratitude. Since early 2009, enthusiastic...

Five medicinal plants that grow right in the Bay Area

Before the advent of Western Medicine (and in many indigenous cultures today), healing remedies came from plants. In the Bay Area, knowing which...

Herbal Plant Walk in Marin

This is the perfect time of year to get out into the country for some fresh air and to reconnect with nature. The flowers are blooming and plants...

The first foundation of mindfulness (and wellbeing) is respecting your body

In Buddhist philosophy, the first of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness is Mindfulness of the Body. While Buddhism can have a reputation for being...

Cultivating an herb garden is an enriching way to access your connection to nature

Golden lemon thyme, fernleaf dill, gray garden sage, Italian oregano, bergamot basil, Mexican cilantro, rose geranium, licorice verbena... even the...