April 2017

Mountainfilm takes place Friday-Monday, May 26- May 29, 2017. Purchases passes here. Also see story on Mountainfilm’s symposium and subject of its new initiative, The New Normal, here. Volunteer for Mountainfilm here. Presenters presented below.   [caption id="attachment_65357" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Erik Weihenmayer, a blind adventurer who has summited Mount...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival, this year, Thursday, June 8 – Sunday, June 11. Sergio Garcia won the Masters in Augusta after winning a playoff against Justin Rose. To win, athletes have to stay centered, not anxiety take over. This...

Dear Pet Column, Hidden fences for dogs have been around a long time, however I know so little about them. Are they safe and effective? Seeking solid boundaries [caption id="attachment_65290" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Deuce[/caption] Hello Seeking!  Great question as historically there was reluctance on the part of animal welfare organizations...

We’ve heard it time and again: sitting is the new smoking. But sitting too long is not the only everyday event that could shorten our lives: add sleep. Or the lack thereof. In addition to a sitting crisis, wellness experts believe we have a sleep crisis. In...

My friend Katherine Stuart writes a wonderful blog,”Best Friend Handbook,” everything from fashion and beauty tips to nutrition and recipes – including recipes for success. In one of her latest blogs, Katherine waxes rhapsodic about the joys of spring cleaning. Does sorting and tossing really make way for...

Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival. This week, in her regular video column, Haley talks about accepting what is even (or especially) when the chips are down. It’s not always about muscling through. Sometimes it’s about acceptance - of the moment (or...

The 2017 Telluride Yoga Festival takes place Thursday, July 20 – Sunday, July 23. Read about the featured presenters here. Purchases your ticket here. And here is the full schedule. The 10th annual Telluride Yoga Festival takes place July 20-23, 2017. "We have pulled out all the stops and are...

There has been plenty of talk lately about determining the origins of the domestic dog, so I decided to do some digging into my own ancestry: the domestic cat and found that domestic cats have been traced back to a single wild ancestor whose relatives still live...

The 2017 theme of  Mountainfilm's Moving Mountains Symposium goes beyond the symposium topic into realm of community organizing. For more information and specific programs and actions related to the initiative, visit The New Normal pages on Mountainfilm’s website. Scroll down for a preliminary list of presenters.   [caption...

A Telluride local, Dr. Paul Hokemeyer is an internationally recognized expert on treating the clinical issues at the nexus of relationships and behavioral health. (Scroll down for more on Dr. Paul.) You might be surprised at what a relationship expert has to say about how much "looks"...