Wellness

Maddy Dychtwald

Maddy Dychtwald’s Playbook for Ageless Aging

Maddy Dychtwald knows a thing or two about aging. First off, as a vibrant, active, and fit 73-year-old, she is doing it pretty well, continuously experimenting personally with how to increase her…

Embracing Wellness at Farmhouse Inn

There’s something about being immersed in nature that helps us develop a calm and positive attitude about the world. That’s how I feel when I visit Sonoma’s Farmhouse Inn. Located in the…

Estate Yountville’s Rendez Veuve Spa is Effervescent

Champagne’s ability to buoy and uplift is a large part of its charm. The pop of the cork, the effervescent bubbles, the overflow pour; it’s all part of the magic. And to…

Save the Redwoods League TAKE ME TO THE TREES 2024

Save the Redwoods League held their annual Take Me to the Trees celebration and fundraiser on May 18th at the Crissy Field Airplane Hangar in San Francisco. More than $790,000 was raised,…

Family House San Francisco’s “Superbloom Gala 2024”

The event raised $1.1 million to help children with cancer and life-threatening illnesses and honored Edwin Icban, Mary Kane, Barbara Morgenthau, Lael Robertson, Susan Ruhne & Selina Tobaccowala Family House San Francisco held…

Children’s Champions Benefiting the Wender Weis Foundation

The Wender Weis Foundation for Children (WWFC) shared the beloved Children’s Champions with the San Francisco Bay Area community on May 19th which was held at the football field of Palo Alto High School in…

A CELEBRATION OF HEART AND HOME with First Place for Youth

First Place for Youth raises more than $600,000 for transition-age foster youth. First Place for Youth, the nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting foster youth in their transition to adulthood, raised more than $600,000…

Mission Dolores Academy’s Benefit Dinner

On April 25th, Mission Dolores Academy held their Annual Benefit Dinner, Grazie Mille/A Thousand Thanks, at the iconic Bimbo’s in San Francisco. The school honored and paid tribute to the Sangiacomo family during…

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners’ LUMINARY GALA

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) hosted a sold-out annual Luminary Gala: Shining Light on the Past, Present, and Future. This enchanting event took place at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco,…

Enter Your Dragon

Finding healing through the body-mind connection Teresa Rodriguez So far, this Year of the Dragon has descended on most of us with fiery vengeance. It seems as if we are all going…

Developing Lifelong, Healthy Habits

As a surgeon, one of my greatest responsibilities is spreading the word about good health. That means sharing the practices that have been proven to help people live long and healthy lives.…