Happy New Year? Maybe Not for Some Species
We are busy now trying to actualize what we resolved, champagne glass in hand, to accomplish in 2015. But how about this sobering news found in a blog by Anastasia Pantsios in Eco
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ALACAZEM 2015.01.01
January 1 to 8, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Venus, Mars It is New Year’s Day morning and I’m sitting at our dining room table watching the sno
To Your Health: More Bad News About Sugar
Editor’s Note: It all started with a Wellness Conference at The Peaks Resort & Spa. The talks featured part-time Telluride local Dr. Alan Safdi, a gastroenterologist wh
ALACAZEM 2014.12.25
December 25 to January 1, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Mercury, Venus, Mars As December Solstice celebrates the returning light of the Sun – and the
Snow Sunday: The Truth About Santa Claus
I’ve never really been a fan of Santa Claus, or even Christmas. I was pretty young when I caught my parents in what I deemed to be not just a lie, but a whopper of epic proportio
ALACAZEM 2014.12.18
December 18 to 25, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Venus, Mars The Season of Light takes place each year when the nights are longest and darkness re
Western Science Fully Embraces Ancient Wisdom of India
If you are a student of Eastern traditions, you have studied the positive impacts of a yoga practice – and not just asana, not just the physical practice – but the fullness of
San Juan Mountains Weather Report~~Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Clouds presently moving into southwest Colorado that may bring a few inches of snow to the higher elevations but a better chance tomorrow for moisture in the high country. A large
ALACAZEM 2014.12.11
December 11 to 18, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Venus, Mars Here we are, December 12, 2014. The world turns on its axis and revolves around the S
“Magic” ‘Shrooms & Depression: Possible Treatment?
On November 10, we received an email from Telluride Institute board prez Dan Collins, announcing Maggie Klinedinst would be executive director of the 2015 Telluride Mushroom Festi
ALACAZEM 2014.12.04
December 4 to 11, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn Evening: Venus, Mars “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!” might be the most appropriate mantra for the cu
Why We Feel Super in Nature
Kris Abrams is a nature-based psychotherapist and shamanic practitioner with Cedar Tree Healing Arts. I found her story, “10 Reasons Why We Feel So good in Nature” in EcoWatch
Marijuana Going Mainstream
A Colorado-based company named “Dixie One” has nothing to do with ice cream. It’s product line includes THC-infused chocolates and a line of elixirs containing 75 milligrams
ALACAZEM2014.11.27
November 27 to December 4, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter Evening: Mars Once upon a time in America Thanksgiving marked the beginning of the
Seriously Retro Sex Tips for Teens
Holding hands is a sign you are a “fast” girl. Really? Well yes, in virgin pin, poodle skirt days of the 1950s. This article offering “10 Hilariously Bad Pieces of Retro Se
ALACAZEM 2014.11.20
November 20 to 27, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Jupiter Evening: Mars A fresh new Moon in the early degrees of inspirational Sagittarius on November 22nd set
Superfoods for Winter Health
In EcoWatch, Anastasia Pantsios posted this really helpful post about “6 Superfoods to Keep You Healthy All Winter Long.” There’s no getting around it. It’s that dreary
Nonprofit Financial Health & Telluride Gives
Executive Director Breakfast on “Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health,” Thursday December 4, 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m., at the Telluride Ski & Snowboard Clubhous
ALACAZEM 2014.11.13
November 13 to 20, 2014 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Jupiter Evening: Mars Anniversary is a word we use for all kinds of things. Weddings and festivals are two
A Mustache Comeback?
The 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had one. So did movie critic Gene Shallit. Oh, and Fu Manchu and Albert Einstein. Ok, so none of the above were fashion ic
Health Benefits of Coffee
Following all the information (or myths) about the food and beverages we should and should not consume makes our heads spin – and gives us a case of indigestion. Low fat foods a
Sitting All Day, Hazardous?
Guilty. Creating Telluride Inside… and Out each day means way too much sitting. And yes, I hike, practice (and teach) yoga, cross-train, but apparently that does not go far e
What Truly Successful People Know That You Don’t
Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result – Oscar Wilde Do you aspire to be a truly successful person, yet run out of time and energy to get things don