Joan & Jeff Message: Welcome Spring
“You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.” – Pablo Neruda ~ Trees are in bud and bloom, fat robins hopping and days lengthening: Nature springs ahead with new life and we...
View ArticleJoan & Jeff Message: Thoughtful Meditation
Here’s a short Meditation Jeff sometimes mentions when teaching his “What Meditation Isn’t” class at the resort’s wellness center. Meditation is not necessarily a solo pursuit nor is it without...
View ArticleJeff & Joan Message: Mendocino Coast Family Vacation
Summer is wonderful here at the resort. We get a kick seeing couples, especially those with their families, walking through our gardens (and visiting the llamas, donkeys and horses!), loading-up for a...
View ArticleJeff & Joan Message: Meet Pepper
Welcome Pepper! As you know, at the Stanford Inn we love all animals, but especially our dogs, cats, and all the amazing pets our guests bring to the resort. We are so excited to welcome Pepper – the...
View ArticleJeff & Joan Message: September Beginnings
Beginnings & Anniversary September marks the end of summer when structure replaces “freer” days. Before shifting back to routines, we take time to consider what do we most want to give ourselves...
View ArticleJeff & Joan Message: Hummingbird Hawk-moth
VISITOR FROM ANOTHER CONTINENT! Last week we had a first time visitor dining on our garden’s Agapanthus africanus (white lily of the Nile) – a hummingbird hawk-moth or Macroglossum stellatarum....
View ArticleJeff & Joan Message: Signs of Spring
Winter has descended on much of the country. People hunker down, finding cozy corners in front of fireplaces, with a comforter, perhaps a book. Here, it is different: Nature invites us to Spring, not...
View ArticleJoan Stanford: THE CREATIVE IMPERATIVE
Play is essential. I discovered its value playing with images cut from magazines, paints, pens, glue, words, found objects – art “stuff” – and collaging without worrying about outcomes, ignoring...
View ArticleJeff & Joan Stanford: Spring Awakens
Spring’s return in the Northern Hemisphere is a celebration of vibrant renewal – awakening from winter. But there’s a deeper message, regardless of one’s faith: the affirmation of change,...
View ArticleOur Take on Intermittent Fasting
By Sid Garza-Hillman Seems like intermittent fasting is all the rage these days – restricting eating to an 8 – 10 hour window (during daylight) and no calories outside of that window. And while I do...
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