Bobbi Brown is a part-time Telluride local and an international brand name. Twenty years ago, in 1991, with the launch of Bobbi Brown Essentials, she changed the face of the makeup industry and established her groundbreaking credo: "Women want to look and feel like themselves,...
December 1 to 8, 2011 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars and Saturn Evening: Venus and Jupiter December is here and it’s the last month of 2011. The Sagittarius sun-time is upon us. It’s time to pull out the stops and surrender to the spirit of giving....
Everyone is talking vitamins. Should we? Shouldn't we? Recently NPR ran a story on this subject– you can check it out here – revealing some staggering data. Dr. Kent Gaylord of the Telluride Medical Center talks about two new studies that reveal vitamins not only help you,...
I always enjoy posting Ted Hoff's videos from Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel. Ted's way of being with dogs is apparent in the videos he shoots, and they are always informative and fun. Sometimes there is a submission that is just too much fun to post only...
My spin on Internet Dating: a mixed blessing Over the last decade, we’ve seen an explosion in Internet dating sites. Today, rather than going into the world to find a romantic partner, we sit alone in front a computer and shop for the man or woman...
Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel sends us at Telluride Inside...
As Mother Nature continues to paint the Opus Magnus of her year, I find myself experiencing perpetual feelings of humility, gratitude and grace. Colors blaze as light ignites the landscape and snow-capped peaks rise up to meet the brilliant blue of Colorado’s autumn skies. It’s spirit-touching and soul-moving, stunning and inspirational, to say the least. The magnificence of seasonal cycles and the mysteries of life and death, birth and rebirth will forever intrigue and seduce us. And the metamorphic month of October is the time when the Libra/Scorpio magic is in full force. Why not surrender to its power and transform?
Good luck and may the beauty of Libra and passion of Scorpio of be with you!
The pressure surrounding motherhood in the 21st Century is extraordinary. Everywhere we turn there’s an expert (yes, including me) telling mothers how to do it “right” and “better.” And while this wealth of information is incredibly valuable, it also sets an impossible standard for the person in charge: mothers. In addition, lofty standards mothers feed the cancer of destructive coping mechanisms, the most common of which is drug and alcohol abuse.
Although we’ve made great strides in the field of addiction by de-stigmatizing substance abuse, society continues to maintain stereotypes and myths regarding what an alcoholic/addict looks and acts like. High on that list is the perception that people who abuse substances live substandard lives. In my experience working as a marriage and family therapist with high functioning and successful families at the Caron Treatment Centers in Manhattan, I’ve found nothing could be further from the truth.Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel is always sending us some great videos of dogs training, dogs playing, dogs just being dogs. This video is just fun: Ted has gotten down in the grass to get a puppy's eye view of Jesse, a...
October 13 to 20, 2011 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars and Jupiter Evening: Mercury and Venus
The Crimson Ivy and Crackling Fires of Libra/Scorpio
It’s off-season in the San Juans and that translates as a time to slow down and take a look around. Magnificent Indian Summer weather gifts us with the blue, blue skies of autumn, stunning snow-white peaks, still-green fields washed with yellow, crimson ivy and forests paved in gold. October is a month of magic, mystery and metamorphosis. The tantalizing tales of witches, sorcerers and spirits make their way into living rooms and schoolrooms, travel the ethers and fly from bed to breakfast as we enter the darkest, most mystical time of the year.
Last week’s full Hunter’s Moon illuminated the multi-faceted jewel of relationship. Sharing and pairing, how we show up for others and how they show up for us were themes that resonated throughout the cosmos, filling our hearts and heads with thoughts, emotions and experience. This week, the focus on relationships continues. As we move into the last week of light and lovely Libra and approach the magnetic, seductive power of Scorpio, we instinctively shape-shift with the changing light and shortening days. Our bodies crave comfort, food and shelter. We find ourselves attracted to crackling fires, cozy couches, hot meals and warm bodies. From harvest to table, we gather the fruits of our labors and prepare for winter.
