Nurse uses healing touch technique to quiet a fussy baby

From the Skunk Train to Ricochet Ranch beach horseback rides to Liquid Fusion Noyo Harbor kayak trips, there’s fun and adventure around every corner of Fort Bragg. But there is a healing quality about the city as well with lots emphasis on organic foods and quality of life: check out local massage therapists and our world-renown raw food cooking school, the Living Light Culinary Institute.

The local hospital is not a place you would likely think of for a visit — unless it was an emergency. But on October 24 at 11 a.m., tourists and locals are invited to attend the dedication of Mendocino Coast District Hospital as a “healing hospital” as a result of 17 new wellness programs recently implemented. Nurses, for example, learn “healing touch” techniques to quiet fussy babies in the nursery.

Before and after the dedication will be the annual wellness festival with free lectures, blood pressure and cholesterol screening, hearing tests, and free information and refreshments.

If you’re a visitor, ask your innkeeper for directions and join the locals for a healing experience.