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High Performance – Low Stress Learning

Based in Carmel Valley, Falcone Institute: New Pathways – Learning to Learn specializes in body-mind integration and life skills that promote high performance – low stress learning for children and adults. Developing and applying a revolutionary approach to achieving peak performance and fulfillment in life- they break the code on learning difficulties. Teaching people how […]

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“Love Across The World” Rancho Coastal Humane Society asking public help for Australia

January 21, 2020 No Comment

Encinitas, CA – Twenty percent of the fee or every pet adopted from your Rancho Coastal Humane Society now through Valentine’s Day and 100% of the fee for Senior pets will be donated to help the animal victims of the Australian Bushfires. RCHS is inviting animal lovers, friends, and supporters to join in this […]

Managing College Rejection Letters

April 23, 2019 No Comment

When 17 year-old Fred received his third rejection letter from the total of ten universities he had applied to for next year, he began to really worry. He has spent his last two years of high school taking very difficult classes, including many AP (Advanced Placement) classes, in order to raise his GPA (Grade Point […]

United Way Hosts Community Breakfast to Support Local Children and Families

April 16, 2019 No Comment

SAN DIEGO – United Way of San Diego County’s annual Community Breakfast will gather hundreds of business and government leaders, community partners, and school advocates to support moving students and families forward to a brighter future through education and family stability. The second annual breakfast event will be held on Wednesday, May 1, from 7:15 […]

New Year’s Resolution? Adopt the Million Dollar Mindset

January 29, 2019 No Comment

It seems to be common knowledge these days that we tend to do business with those we like, trust, and have an established relationship with. So if this is true, why are so many professionals turned off by “networking”? My experience has taught me that one of the most common misconceptions about networking is that […]

Fall Into Warmth

November 20, 2018 No Comment

Fall back, spring forward. The leaves fall off the trees. The sun and the moon fall and rise, lending us equal days and nights. Fall in love with your sweaters again. Fall in love with cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, spice. Fall in love with browns and the muted color pallet, the earth has to offer. Fall […]

The Ripple Effect

October 2, 2018 No Comment

Imagine throwing a stone into a lake. What happens? From the moment the stone hits the water, it begins to create waves that ripple in every direction. Similarly in life, what you do can and will affect those around you…sometimes even beyond your own imagination. Woody Wurster is someone who has masterfully created a ripple […]

The Device of Personal Boundaries

August 10, 2017 No Comment

For this inaugural column on The Carmel Valley Life, I’m sharing one of my old high school entries, along with my personal reflections and insights. Personal Boundaries Janet Age 17 I didn’t go to the river with Karen today because John said he’d call, so I was hoping we would have a date. He finally […]

Jinmook Kang of San Diego Named National Merit Finalist

March 30, 2017 No Comment

Jinmook Kang of San Diego (zip code 92130), a senior at Mercersburg Academy (a boarding school in Pennsylvania), has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Kang is one of just 15,000 students nationwide to earn the honor, and advances to compete for one of 7,500 National Merit Scholarships; students […]

Are you being “Trashed” by your Teenager ?

December 8, 2016 No Comment

If you are Parenting correctly, then this is likely your Present experience if you are living with a “normal” teenager. Whew! Now that you know it is “normal”, then “why” does his happen? Two basic reasons: First, Immature Brain Development. Yes, it is true. A human brain is not fully developed until the ages of […]

It’s a Freedom Ride! The Beagles are Coming!

November 21, 2016 No Comment

A team from “National Mill Dog Rescue” is making its way across the country with 42 dogs and puppies….including 31 Beagles from a large commercial breeding operation in the central United States. They are expected to arrive in San Diego on Monday morning at 10:00 am then be delivered to “placement partners” including your Rancho […]

Timken Museum of Art Partners with SDSU to Showcase Annual Holiday Display of Hord & Schlappi Ornaments

November 15, 2016 No Comment

Glittering gems, swirls of colors, elaborate filigree, whimsical designs – it’s the JEWELS of the SEASON: Holidays at the Timken with the Schlappi Collection of Hord and Schlappi ornaments that have adorned the Timken Museum of Art holiday tree since 1988, and this season the display will be greatly expanded. This year the Timken partnered […]