Connecting with
    a CONSCIOUS San Diego

Health & Wellness

Center for Health and Well being
The Center for Health and Well being is dedicated to the prevention of illness and the achievement of optimal health and total wellness through the integration of conventional medicine with alternative and complementary therapies.

Shakti Rising
Shakti Rising assists women, primarily ages 15-25, in overcoming addiction, abuses, and disempowerment about their minds, bodies and spirits.

Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth

Acupuncture Fertility Center
The Acupuncture Fertility Center specializes in working with women who are trying to conceive. Visit Jeneanne Paden, L.Ac. at this site to find out more about Acupuncture and/or Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART).

UCSD Birth Center
The Birth Center environment supports the personal experience desired by many women when bringing their babies into the world. It provides family-centered maternity care in a comfortable, home-like setting. Women delivering at the Birth Center can also take advantage of UCSD's volunteer doula program, which provides continuous one-on-one support throughout labor, delivery and the postpartum period.

Best Start Birth Center
Best Start is the only free-standing birth center in Southern California. Best Start is a private practice owned and operated by midwives and is the only facility in San Diego offering Water-birth.

Birthing Beauty
Birthing Beauty facilitates seminars and one-on-one sessions to connect expecting mothers and their partners with the spiritual journey of pregnancy and birth.

Raising a Conscious Child

The Waldorf School of San Diego
The Waldorf School of San Diego is committed to a creative, artistic approach to teaching and is guided by the educational insights of Rudolf Steiner. The school brings together a community of teachers dedicated to the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development of children.

The Montessori School House
The Montessori School House is committed to providing a complete Montessori program which considers the emotional, intellectual, physical and social development of the total child by addressing the uniqueness of each in a nurturing, emotionally secure and academically excellent environment. The Montessori School House provides education for children ages 3-12 years of age.

World Class Montessori
World Class Montessori will provide an educational program of excellence based upon the original Montessori principles of humanity, primarily that of self-construction. At World Class Montessori the child develops his or her own will, self-control, concentration and intellect. Utilizing time tested Montessori principles engenders self-esteem, independence and a sense of responsibility. We guide children ages 3-6 in the North Coast of San Diego County.

*There are many more schools and resources on-line. These are simply a few of the philosophies I embrace. Enjoy your education exploration!

Food, Farms & Community

Farm Bureau: Certified Farmers Markets
More than 6,000 farmers work to make agriculture a billion dollar industry in San Diego County. Many of our county's growers operate small family farms, with 65% harvesting nine acres or less. They have developed a reputation for quality, high-value specialty crops. Visit this site to find out more about times and locations of the Farmer's Markets as well as what is currently in season.

Be Wise Ranch (CSA)
Be Wise Ranch grows a wide variety of organic fruits and vegetables. They are one of San Diego's top Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms. Becoming a part of a CSA is an incredible way to support your local farmers and to become more in tune with the cycles of the land.

Garden of Eden Organics (CSA)
A cooperative effort between Budwood Organic Farms in Fallbrook and Rodriguez Farms in Valley Center. Garden of Eden Organics is now bringing a new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program into San Diego and other southern California regions.

Ocean Beach People's Co-op
Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Market is a member-owned vegetarian consumer co-op that has been serving the community since 1971.

Social Change & Community Well-being

Seeds For Change Humane Education
Seeds for Change seeks to undermine all forms of exploitation and oppression by inviting individuals to explore their most deeply held beliefs about themselves, other cultures, other species and the planet.

Environmental Health Coalition
The Environmental Health Coalition is one of the oldest and most effective grassroots organizations in the United States, using social change strategies to achieve environmental justice.

Women in The Arts

Moxie Theatre
MOXIE Theatre is a professional non-profit theatre founded by a critically acclaimed group of amazing women. The MOXIE women are on a mission to "expand the idea of what is feminine by using the intimate art of theatre to create more diverse and honest female images for our culture." I hope to see you there!

In the Den with Dr. Jenn
In the Den with Dr. Jenn is a video podcast show hosted by my dear friend Jennifer Gunsaullus, PhD. Dr. Jenn challenges the status quo and boldly discusses female sexuality outside the box. She tackles some of the toughest questions you have and even the questions you didn't know you had. Dr. Jenn does a beautiful job integrating the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of sex. The commentary and analysis will challenge you, but the quirky creator and host will keep you coming back for more!

Vicki Walsh: artist
I love this work! It is so raw and pure in an unconventional way. In Vicki's words "...an unmediated face presents a true self. Rather than producing portraits or character studies, I intend these paintings to reflect the intrinsic value and wholeness of who we are as humans. By removing expressions from my subject, I feel that these faces will ultimately deflect, implicating the viewer."