RE:treat, Off the Cuff: Airplane Essentials
Traveling anywhere by airplane, especially long-haul flights, can quickly drain the life out of anyone before even reaching the destination. Hours sitting in a confined space, fli
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Things Anyone Who Loves a Woman Should Know
The Huff Post’s Alanna Vagianos posted this list of “21 Things Every Person Who Loves a Woman Should Know” in time for Valentine’s Day. Getting with the program would be a
ALACAZEM 2015.02.12
February 12 to 19, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Saturn Evening: Venus, Mars, Jupiter The waning Moon rises in pre-dawn darkness all week, its shape more slender wit
Organic Labeling: The Lowdown
Telluride is oh so health conscious. Here, the word “organic” rhymes with “duh.” Going green goes without saying. But do we really know what the label “organic” means?
ALACAZEM 2015.02.05
February 5 to 12, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Venus, Mars The last week of Mercury retrograde is upon us and I can already feel the ruminating ene
Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People
What if someone told you being likeable is not just a lucky accident of great DNA? We are not necessarily hardwired for popularity. Dr. Travis Bradberry, co-author of Emotional
Healthier Because You Are A Sports Fan? (Yes!)
In 2012, bestselling author, National Geographic Fellow (and hottie) Dan Buettner spoke at Mountainfilm in Telluride. His subject, the blissful “Blue Zones”: places where cultu
ALACAZEM 2015.01.29
January 29 to February 5, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Venus, Mars Revive, revitalize, recover, recuperate, rejuvenate, regenerate, refresh, recharge
How a Month of Yoga Changed a Regular Person
How a “regular person” talks about developing a regular yoga practice should give you some compelling reasons to attend the 8th annual Telluride Yoga Festival, which is offe
Great Recipes to Jumpstart your Day
If you are reading this post in the morning, a cuppa and doughnut at your fingertips, you may want to check out this blog by Cole Mellino that appeared in EcoWatch. We’ve all he
Advice on Living Well from Elders
Perhaps instead of ignoring our elders or pushing them into a corner (or worse, nursing homes), we should put them on soapboxes. Found this article by Nico Pitney in the Huffingto
ALACAZEM 2015.01.22
January 22 to 29, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Venus, Mars The January 20th New Moon took place at 0° Aquarius – the earliest possible deg
Meditation & Your Brain: Changing Your Mind for the Better
More compelling reasons to meditate by Leigh Weingus in the Huffington Post. Which should give you more compelling reasons to attend the 8th annual Telluride Yoga Festival, which
ALACAZEM 2015.01.15
January 15 to 22, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Mercury, Venus, Mars It is always amazing to me how things happening here on Earth so closely align wi
RE:treat, Off the Cuff: Yoga, Anti-Aging
Back in the early 90’s when I was a girl of 12, I had a school friend whose Mum just radiated a healthy, natural beauty. She didn’t wear make up or fancy clothes. She
Mountainfilm: Reza & “Je Suis Charlie”
Philanthropist, idealist, humanist, architect by training and a globe-trotting heavyweight champion of photojournalism – he is a National Geographic fellow whose images have gr
A Bunch of Things Not to Sweat in 2015
We are hard into 2015 now. So how are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? How many of them and the other reprimanding voices in your head boil down to ginormous wastes
ALACAZEM 2015.01.08
January 8 to 15, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Mercury, Venus, Mars Today the phrase “no news is good news” keeps running through my head. I rea
Best & Worst Diets of 2015
U.S. News ranked them, Huff Post curated them, and now you get to see which diets work and which don’t. Hint: Mediterranean & Weight Watchers, good; South Beach & Vegen
World’s Top (Boozy) Yoga Vacations
Remedy Yoga in LA expects students to smoke some cannabis before arriving at the studio and then think of their mats as “private magic carpets.” It is a glittering generality,
Mediterranean Diet: Why It Makes Sense
We know all about it. Just shy of the stroke of midnight you added “dieting” to your list of New Year’s resolutions – before dashing to the ‘frig for just one mo