Learn more To read more about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, visit the EMDR international association’s website at emdria.org. For more information on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, head to ketamineresearchfoundation.org. Psychology Today’s website offers search function for local therapists—including EMDR and ketamine-assisted therapies—at psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ca. Some patients experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health…
For this year’s issue of Health and Wellness, our writers delve into a deep state of relaxation, which can help set the stage for healing from trauma, anxiety, and more. That relaxation, called the theta state, can be achieved in a psychotherapist’s office or in a specialized pool of water and Epsom salt. Staff Writer…
Float on For more information about Central Coast Floats in San Luis Obispo, visit centralcoastfloats.com. Central Coast Floats is located at 4472 Broad St. Entering a white pod, I stepped into a foot of water. Blue and purple hues glowed, and crystal bowl-like music filled the enclosure as I sat down and nearly floated above…
Four wineries protested to establishing a Santa Barbara County wine business improvement district, and one winemaker threatened a lawsuit over it—but that wasn’t enough to stop its approval. With at least 129 wineries in support of creating the district and approval from all eight cities, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to…
The remnants of Phillips 66’s Santa Maria Refinery on the Nipomo Mesa will be removed from 218 acres, but a Sierra Club appeal to protect a large buffer area stands in the way of complete demolition. “Placing a conservation easement on this land would greatly enhance the restoration efforts contemplated in the [draft environmental impact…
• U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) is spending a lot of time pushing back on the Trump administration’s policy pushes. Since President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January and began signing a flurry of executive orders, Carbajal’s office has put out several press releases about what the congressman is doing and saying about it,…
A little more than 70 students from Guadalupe go hiking somewhere in the local community every Wednesday. As part of its after-school program, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center takes up to 80 children from Kermit McKenzie Intermediate School and Mary Buren Elementary School on hikes each week. According to Joey Nichols, Dunes Center director of education,…
There were no literal weapons in the recent skirmishes on battlefields at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing room and Superior Court. Just sharp words, pointed memos, unassailable lawsuits. This was “lawfare.” Fourth District Supervisor Bob Nelson used that term to describe what American Medical Response (AMR) “deployed” to get its new four-year…
After more than two years of listening to virtue-signaling NGOs, climate apocalypse-shaming hipsters, politically driven energy opportunists, and just plain ignorant-of-the-facts state and local political “dignitaries,” I’ve just about had it up to here! I’m sick of digging myself out of the political mire on both sides and witnessing the shameful justification of a toxic…
San Luis Obispo County residents deserve consistent and transparent leadership. Yet, when it comes to the controversial Caballero battery storage project in Nipomo, the response from San Luis Obispo County 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding tells a different story. If this project were next to Trilogy, an area where Paulding has historically focused much of…
Onstage and in studio To find out more about Krischana’s Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, visit krischanastribalfusionbellydance.com. The studio is located at 3595 Numancia St., unit 2, Santa Ynez. Owner and instructor Krischana Thompson will perform at the 2025 Tribal Flower Fest, set to take place at the Flower City Ballroom in Lompoc on Saturday, Feb.…
The Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez presents folk musician David Wilcox, live in concert, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. Admission to the show, described as open to all ages, is $36. Wilcox’s concert is part of the Maverick Saloon’s Tales from the Tavern series, a periodic concert program that celebrates its featured artists’…
The Great American Melodrama in Oceano presents Guys on Ice, which debuted in late January. Performances are scheduled to run through Saturday, March 8. According to press materials, this musical comedy follows two ice fishermen and lifelong friends, Marvin and Lloyd, and features songs that blend humor with thoughtful observations of the two protagonists’ “wild…
Love Hurts What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards Santa Maria and RPX, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande In his directorial debut, former stuntman Jonathan Eusebio directs this action comedy about mild-mannered real estate agent Marvin Gable (Ke Huy Quan),…
The Wild Robot What’s it rated? PG When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Peacock Based on a sci-fi trilogy of illustrated youth novels, The Wild Robot tells the story of Roz (Lupita Nyung’o), a service robot shipwrecked on an island. After encountering local hostile wildlife, Roz accidentally smashes a bird’s nest, but one small egg remains…
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery What’s it rated? PG-13 When? Monday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. (doors at 5 p.m.; $15 at my805tix.com) Where’s it showing? The Bay Theatre Get ready for a shagadelic good time when the Bay Theatre screens one of the greatest spy spoofs and James Bond satires of all time,…
Globe trot Call (805) 686-4111 or visit globalgardensonline.com for more info on Global Gardens, located at 3570 Madera St., Santa Ynez. Global Gardens chef and brand specialist Lisa Thomson will be among the featured foodies at this year’s Santa Barbara County Women Winemakers and Culinarians Celebration, set to run March 6 through 9. Visit sbwomenwinemakers.com…
Fire chiefs across Santa Barbara County are unhappy with the county’s decision to settle a lawsuit with American Medical Response (AMR) and renew the ambulance provider’s contract. “Fire chiefs have consistently called for an EMS system that emphasizes transparency, accountability, and increases units on the street. Unfortunately, it seems like these concerns have largely fallen…
