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Sound Therapy as a Wellness Game-Changer, According to the Latest Scientific Research 

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

Sound has been an integral part of history. From the melodic echoes of ancient gongs to the soulful strumming of a guitar, sound provided entertainment and played its deep roots in spiritual and emotional healing.In recent years, the wellness sector has witnessed a growing interest in alternative therapies, such as sound therapy, drawing people beyond traditional medicine’s confines and into holistic approaches. Once confined to the stages of concerts and tranquil corners of meditation chambers, sound therapy has now been revitalized in the modern world, harnessing specific frequencies for holistic intervention.Diving deep into the beauty of sound therapy is founder Marina Peñate of Sound Therapy Wellness. Currently pursuing her board-certified doctorate in natural medicine, she has expressed her passion for advancing the study of sound and its regenerative capabilities in modern science, introducing more innovative ways to promote health and wellness using a more unconvention...

Unveiling Digital Transformation: Musa Mughal’s  Groundbreaking Strategies that Propelled Diginet Global to the Forefront of the Marketing World

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

We live in a world where marketing landscapes are being reshaped at the speed of a click. Yet, one name stands out as a pioneer of digital disruption – Musa Mughal. His journey from an ordinary individual to a visionary leader has propelled Diginet Global to the forefront of the content marketing world, revolutionizing traditional paradigms and birthing new realms of possibility. This is not just a story of success; it’s a narrative of audacious strategies that defied norms and launched Diginet Global into the stratosphere of marketing eminence.The Maverick’s AscentMusa Mughal’s rise to prominence is nothing short of remarkable. Born in the digital age, his journey embodies the very essence of disruption. What began as a quest for connection and creativity on social media platforms evolved into a dynamic force that would redefine the very fabric of marketing. His innovative spirit and audacious thinking set him on a trajectory of transformation, steering Diginet Gl...

CAM Spreads The Heat Further South Than Ever

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

We’re catching up with one of the biggest hitters in California, as she continues to spread her SoCal footprint, Anna Willey of CAM.Willey is about as famed a female minority legacy operator as it gets. She got her start as a child on the underground NYC delivery scene. Eventually, she would open one of the most popular shops in Colorado. But she knew if she really wanted to crush it long-term, she’d have to move to California. After a short stint in the bay, she’d landed in Sacramento. From there, she coordinates CAM’s statewide growth.She’s proud to be where she’s at, but you won’t hear her tooting her own horn much, as she surveys the devastation in the cannabis industry. “Well, I think that it’s a really, really hard time for legacy operators,” Willey told L.A. Weekly. “There’s so much pride in saying we’re going to bootstrap it and do it on our own.”But it’s a different time. Running houses and small warehouses was dope. But to start partaking in the economy o...

Letters: Save CEQA | Impolite bicyclists | Equal coverage | Trump’s notoriety | Big Pharma

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Let’s save CEQA andrestore People’s ParkI’m disturbed by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ bill, AB 1307, to preempt CEQA and destroy People’s Park. There are other places for UC Berkeley to build housing. And why build student housing for 17- and 18-year-olds adjacent to a proposed shelter for homeless people with problems?People’s Park is historic — also one of the only open spaces in densely populated south Berkeley. The park needs to be restored as a community resource, rather than tolerated as a homeless encampment.CEQA is the preeminent environmental law of California and also allows people to participate in matters that affect them. But every time a developer can’t get what it wants, some legislator writes a bill that weakens the statute.An appellate court found that UC did not meet CEQA’s requirement to consider alternative sites and noise. The matter is in the California Supreme Court. Wic...

‘No one is going to miss you’: How an AC Transit bus, a Baby Yoda doll, and a woman with ‘great hearing’ led to arrests in brutal homicide

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

CASTRO VALLEY — Even before detectives elicited a confession from a man who bragged that he strangled Benjamin Hemmann “like you would any (expletive) dog,” the suffering Hemmann had endured was obvious.A 37-year-old man who lived with his dad in San Leandro, Hemmann was found dead near the 2.95 mile marker on Redwood Road in Castro Valley, after a motorcyclist drove by his body a little before 3 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2021, and called 9-1-1. Hemmann had been tied up with ratchet straps, bound with duct tape, gagged with a rag and strangled with something that resembled a dog leash, according to recently obtained court records.Before long, police had zeroed in on a pickup truck that they believed was the only vehicle that had traveled down Redwood Road at the time of the homicide. It was a blue Toyota Tacoma, with stolen plates and one distinctive feature: someone had tied a small Baby Yoda doll on the grill, a modification that would prove significant in coming weeks.By...

Sharks’ first-round draft pick to play in Sweden this season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

The San Jose Sharks officially loaned their 2022 first-round draft pick, center Filip Bystedt, back to Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League on Thursday.Bystedt, 19, has played a combined 60 regular season games for Linköping over the last two years. Last season, had 20 points in 45 games, finishing third in scoring among SHL forwards age 20 or younger, and was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Sharks in June.Bystedt, born in Norrkoping, Sweden, also tied for his country’s team lead in points with 10 (four goals, six assists) at the World Junior Championships last winter. Sweden fell in the bronze medal game to the U.S., but Bystedt scored a tying goal late in that game to force overtime.Bystedt, chosen 27th overall last year, is eligible to play for the Barracuda, San Jose’s AHL affiliate. But general manager Mike Grier told this news organization via text message that the team feels Bystedt’s development would be best served by remaining in Sweden.At the Shar...

Correction: Tech layoffs mount in Bay Area

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

A story on the cover of Wednesday’s Business section incorrectly stated that SPT Microtechnologies had decided to permanently lay off employees in San Jose. SPT said it was included in the California WARN list due to a miscommunication with the state Employment Development Department. SPT is temporarily laying off workers during the upcoming holiday season. All of the workers are retaining their jobs.

Letters: Support transit | Good officers | Pay up | Youthful voices | Changing Constitution

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.We have the meansto support transitRe: “Brakes applied to bridge toll hike bill” (Page A1, Aug. 22).Now that the bridge toll increase to fund public transit operations has been paused, Will McCarthy reports that “state lawmakers will now have to return to the drawing board as they determine how to support the Bay Area’s regional transit system.”They don’t have to look far. An alternative measure that would ask all drivers, not just those using toll bridges, is already available for public transit improvements. AB 595 by Valerie Brown became law in 1997. It authorizes the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to place a regional ballot measure before voters in the nine counties to hike gas taxes by up to 10 cents per gallon. If voters passed the measure, it would be the first regional gas tax in California.A comparable increase in electric vehicle annual fees registered in t...

VTA expanding service for Beyoncé concert at Levi's Stadium

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

(KRON) -- Beyoncé concert-goers who are making the journey to Levi’s Stadium on August 30 can fall "Dangerously in Love" with public transportation.The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will add 30 percent more passenger capacity for light rail service to and from the stadium for Beyoncé's highly-anticipated show.Queen Bey's "Renaissance World Tour" performance is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.Extra service to the stadium will begin at 4:30 p.m. on August 30 throughout the light rail system.  Extra bus service will be on standby to supplement light rail, if needed. After the concert, VTA will run light rail trains continuously until all passengers are cleared from the Great America light rail station next to the stadium. Fans of Beyonce enter to the Friends Arena to watch her first concert of the World Tour, named "Renaissance," in Sweden on May 10, 2023. (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)Passengers connecting to BART should take the VTA Orange Line to the M...

Bay Area sports personality Mychael Urban dies

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:54 GMT

(KRON) -- Long-time Bay Area sports personality Mychael Urban has died, the Oakland A's said on Twitter Thursday. Urban wrote for publications including the San Francisco Examiner, MLB.com and The Athletic. He also hosted a show on the KNBR radio station. He was 55 years old, according to Barrett Media. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mychael Urban," the A's said. "Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this time." Carlos Santana gives anti-trans speech during New Jersey concert Urban often wrote about baseball, and he penned a book called "Aces: The Last Season on the Mound with the Oakland A's Big Three." The book focuses on the careers of the famous trio of A's starting pitchers Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Tim Hudson, who starred for Oakland's "Moneyball" teams. Several of Urban's friends remembered him on Twitter on Thursday. "Such dreadful news. Mychael Urban covered A’s teams with some big personalities and he somehow had a personality just as big and ...