Author: Susan Viebrock

Mountainfilm uses the power of film, art, and the exchange of ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. Mountainfilm’s online schedule is now live, including times and venues for films, presentations, Moving Mountains Symposium about The New Normal, parties, Town Talks, book signings - don’t miss...

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...

The Telluride Institute’s Ideas Festival 2016, “Housing Our Community” opens Friday, September 9, 3:15 – 9:40 p.m. (dinner break, 5 - 7 p.m.) at the Sheridan Opera House, continues all-day Saturday September 10, and concludes Sunday afternoon, September 11. Admission is free but online seat...

According to online sources. burlesque does not twin with stripping. What’s the difference between a burlesque performer and a stripper?" Burlesque shows often include stripping, but your average strip club will not include any burlesque.But my favorite answer to this question (courtesy of A. Randy Johnson) is “strippers...

The 42nd anual Telluride Chamber Music Festival concludes this weekend, with concerts at Christ Church and a closing with a dinner following Sunday matinee on August 16. Details here. Concert tickets, $25, here. In the early 1970s, Telluride was just beginning to pulse thanks to a chap from...

Register for weekend here now. "Wow.” The interjection expresses excitement and surprise, amazement and awe. Perfect fit – yes, pun intended– for Telluride's very first fitness festival, now in its third year. W.O.W., which offers an enticing smorgasbord of ways to grow a spine, man up  ...

I am now reading a wonderful book: “Mindsight,” by Dr. Daniel Siegel, an innovator in the integration of brain science with psychotherapy. “Mindsight” is his extraordinary guide to the practice of the same name, defined as the potent skill that is the basis for both emotional and social intelligence. From...

Stress free, reduces aging, increases attention span, helps you feel more connected, improves metabolic function and helps weight loss. Those are just a few of the much vaunted benies of mediation. But instead of making you feel good about your new practice, meditation is making you anxious...

Sex. Now have I got your attention? Yes? Good. But now it gets weird. A survey published by Jenn Harris in the L.A. Times suggests a correlation between good sex, generosity (which can be part of good sex) and grilled cheese. Curious? Read on...

Going to Disneyland? Don’t get me started: spring break, wall of noise, sea of people, long lines, hot. If only our activities in the park could have been confined to our grandson’s marching band,  strutting its stuff to the delight of the crowds, all would...