In a noisy world, the right sounds can relax—and maybe even heal.

I am sitting at my home office desk, researching the local sound bathing scene, when a sudden blast of searing clatter makes my head swim. I reach for the ear plugs kept close for such occasions, knowing the neighbor’s gardeners will finish their auditory assault on errant leaves in 30 minutes or so…

Rita Rivera explains how aligning the spine quiets the mind.

I am talking with Rita Rivera, a longtime figure on the Santa Cruz wellness scene, about posture.

We agree that among other things, posture—or the way we hold our bodies—is a form of communication. Someone walks toward us with open arms and we can tell they’re happy to see us. Slumped shoulders or crossed arms—maybe not so much…

Pages to Practice

Recently a local magazine published a feature titled “Breathing your Way to Happiness.” The subtitle read “breath work, an ancient discipline becomes mainstream.”...

Sacred Son

You can always tell a natural leader by the first introduction. After braving the downtown mid-week mayhem, I speed-walked my way into Roxa lounge just in time to meet Christopher Montenegro. I was excited to chat about his new eight-week program, “Forging the Path to Sacred Masculinity”.