Health and Fitness

Khrisnamacharya was the renowned Indian yoga teacher, Ayurvedic healer and scholar widely regarded as the father of modern yoga. He is responsible for bringing yoga to the West, but  did so largely through his disciples: K.Pattabhi Jois, his son T.K.V. Desikachar, and his brother-in-law, B.K.S. Iyengar....

[caption id="attachment_44302" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Diamond Dallas Page, a former W.W.E. wrestler, leading a yoga session in his home outside Atlanta. Credit Amy Lombard for The New York Times[/caption] Here is an inspiring article by Alex French about the debilitating toll that professional wrestling has taken on...

As one of the founders of RE:Treat, a yoga-inpired lifestyle adventure company, I do concur with this article's author that "yoga is not a one-size-fits-all activity."  Here are several excerpts from Erica Bray's look a variety of retreats for varying yoga personalities. It’s easier than ever...

The Site Selection Public Forum will also be available for livestream at tellmed.org.  The Telluride Hospital District (THD) has announced they will host a Public Forum to discuss proposals for a new site for a regional medical center at the Sheridan Opera House on Tuesday, August 12, 6:30p.m. The...

Book an appointment now for the Telluride Medical Center's Annual Free Diabetic Retinopathy Screening with Dr. Dahl, Saturday, August 16, noon - 5p.m. [caption id="attachment_44142" align="aligncenter" width="120"] Dr. Andrew Dahl[/caption] A free diabetic retinopathy screening for individuals with diabetes, or those at risk for diabetes, will be from 12 p.m....

Editor's Note: It all started with a Wellness Conference that took place in March at The Peaks Resort & Spa. The talks featured part-time Telluride local Dr. Alan Safdi, who offered evidence-based medical findings for healthy living in easily digestible sound bytes. Telluride Inside… and...

The project was the brainchild of the Chief Paramedic of the Telluride Fire Protection District, Emil Sante, who enlisted the help of writer-producer Susan Lilly and documentary filmmaker Ken Bailey. The Telluride Fire Protection District produced a PSA (Public Service Announcement) about CPR and AEDs to...

Brendan Leonard the writer and creator of the blog semi-rad.com, a blog that revolves around passionate people who do cool things, recently wrote a very interesting  post in the adventure journal about The Benefits of Discomfort. About a year ago, psychologist and author Kelly McGonigal gave...