Get ready for spring with our March/April issue, full of fresh ideas to improve both your lifestyle and your home. Discover how to bring inner peace and balance to your life with the ancient study of Ayurveda. We also feature local experts in our Wellness Portfolio to treat your mind, body, and spirit. If you’re looking for help on home improvements, check out our Home & Garden Resource Directory. Or, feel free to stop and smell the intoxicating roses of Carpinteria’s Rose Story Farm. Get all of this and more in the latest issue of CCM.

FEATURES:

Valley of Roses
Experience the romance of Old World roses in a breathtaking tour of Carpinteria’s Rose Story Farm.

The Science of Lifestyle
Find balance and wellness through the ancient study of Ayurveda.

Rethink * Regroup * Renew
Love your home again. Fresh perspectives on the old, the outdated, and the impractical leave us rethinking our residences.

Front & Center

Publisher’s Note
Coastal Seen
The Goods

Life & Style

Community: Elizabeth Pratt Dances with Angels
The inspirational Elizabeth Pratt shares her emotional journey from healthy dancer to heart transplant recipient to champion for fellow patients.

CC Geographic: The Central Coast is for the Birds
Grab a pair of binoculars and join Chuck Graham as he pinpoints the locale of fascinating feathered friends from the Channel Islands to Monterey.

Crush: Heavy Duty
Jaime Lewis interviews Micah Utter of Vino Vessels who has brought the latest in wine fermentation, concrete tanks, from France to the Central Coast.

Food Experience: China Dragon Restaurant
Discover how Kevin Lu and his wife Sophie have infused a welcoming aura with exciting Asian flavors to create an authentic and unique atmosphere.

Mack!atcha: Elvis is Everywhere
Mackey details his love-at-first-sound relationship with Elvis Costello, who performs in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara this April.

Spotlight
Celebrate spring with an alluring line-up of local activities.

Exhibit A: Abstract-ing Boundaries
Take in the transcendent work of award-winning painter Leon Oks, whose confined Ukrainian childhood helped shape him into an expressive American artist.

ALSO FEATURING
Home & Garden Resource Directory
2010 Wellness Portfolio