Author: Susan Viebrock

In 2012, bestselling author, National Geographic Fellow (and hottie) Dan Buettner spoke at Mountainfilm in Telluride. His subject, the blissful “Blue Zones”: places where cultures live longest and happiest, two separate universes, but with distinct overlaps. One common thread: being part of a community. On Superbowl...

Super Bowl Sunday is all about consumption: we eat up Clydesdales and cuddly pups; gyrating half-time babes; oh yes, the machinations of two outstanding teams, the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots in a balls out (fully inflated) effort to win XLIX – and lots of chips and dips. How...

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 offering over 100 classes, including meditation, yes, another thing a regular person with a busy brain can do. Also consider booking a...

Double your giving! A local family foundation has gratiously challenged the nonprofit with a $20,000 match for the 2015 Chocolate Lover’s Fling. Scroll to bottom of post for links to donate and make an even bigger difference. Valentine’s Day is all about celebrating healthy relationships: between you and...

Mountainfilm is always ahead of the curve. In 2013, Mountainfilm showed “Tiny: A Story About Living Small.” The doc about living small featured writer and multimedia project manager Merete Mueller, a writer laser-focused on environmental sustainability, and graphic designer and videographer Chris Smith. A few FAQs about Tiny...

Sharing two stories from TIO regular contributor Oleh Lysiak. The first, “Back from Telluride," is an edited excerpt from the "Telluride" chapter of one of his edgy, funny, insightful books, “Art, Crime & Lithium," published May 2013 by Tao Fish Books. The second paragraph and last words...

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 heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and the research...

Came across this short, but dense and important blog by Lizzie Fuhr in in popsugar.com. In it, integrative medicine guru, Dr. Andrew Weil, promotes a breathing technique that he guarantees will minimize stress and potentially cure panic attacks, certain heart conditions, cold hands, and more. Read...

The 20th anniversary of Gage & Gage award-winning documentary celebrated. Collaborative event includes live auction and Q&A with 10th Mountain Division veterans. Friday, February 6. During the last weeks of World War II, an elite division of mountain soldiers, America’s 10th Mountain Division, fought a decisive...

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 Huffington Post offering wisdom from our elders enlightening, often surprising and very relevant. For example: worry...