November 2013

[caption id="attachment_36008" align="alignright" width="225"] Mindful Meditation Coach and TMS counselor Kate Spina leads a meditation session at Telluride Mountain School[/caption] It's not easy to be a kid these days. With the cell phone beeping every two seconds and the daily schedule packed to the brim, it's...

Here's a great article that appeared in Mother Nature Network by Jaymi Heimbuch about several must-read books for anyone who has ever wondered how a dog's brain works; or more importantly, how it differs from your own; 6 Books Every Dog Owner Should Read: Millions of...

It seems like everyone on Facebook this week was playing the same game, tagging each other and posting a designated number of little-known facts about themselves. And while it was entertaining enough to read which friends are afraid of clowns or who secretly wants to...

[caption id="attachment_35989" align="alignright" width="290"] Mindfulness, The Guardian[/caption] According to Psychology Today, "mindfulness" is "a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass...

November 12, 2013, the Telluride Foundation and regional  nonprofit organizations united for a 24-hour online giving campaign, Telluride Gives, to benefit local charities. Donors were able to search for and chose a nonprofit to which to give, making an unexpected, gift to local organizations. The...

The Telluride Gondola is about to get even groovier. The  Colorado  Economic  Development  Commission  has  just granted the gondola a Contribution  Project.  The  new  Gondola  Contribution   Project  is  a  partner  of  the  Green  Gondola Project, which  uses  donations  to  fund  energy-­efficient  enhancements  to  the...

November 14 to 21, 2013    Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter    Evening: Venus As the last “eclipse window” of 2013 slowly closes, I am filled with the deep, powerful emotion and down-to-earth acceptance that only a Scorpio/Taurus eclipse cycle can bring. I am reminded that feelings...

Western Colorado is about to transition from beautiful autumn conditions to winter weather this weekend.  Models lacked consensus the past week but now generally agree with differences in the details.  There is a deep long wave trough forming over the west with several NW systems...