For this installment of Telluride Inside... and Out's Fashion Friday, we are talking about the American Flag, which twins with patriotism and the upcoming Fourth of July, but with fashion? Stay tuned.
by Pamela Zoline
Among the frontiers on which we, smart chimps or bruised angels, find ourselves, perhaps the most intriguing, dangerous and profound is right here and now as we peer into the galaxies within our brainpans and begin to understand. Dr. Clifford Saron, Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California at Davis, is at the helm of the starship. His research style, rather than swashbuckling, is exquisite, patient, impeccable, respectful, and has to do with the most powerful experiment design, and the most sensitive investigation of psychological and physiological processes. This is basic and rigorous research into how meditation affects the mind. It takes the exploration beyond religion and even beyond first-person accounts into the realm of what can be tested and measured.
The fourth annual Telluride Yoga Festival takes place July 14 – July 17. Among the illustrious cast of presenters is Manoj Chalam, who is scheduled to talk about the symbolism of Yogic deities and their relevance today, plus mythology, Vedanta and Tantra and awakening the slumbering goddess within.
Manoj is a scientist with a doctorate in chemical physics from Cornell University. His life's work is focused on teaching a spiritual practice and philosophy through the symbolism inherent in Yogic Hindu art. Manoj compiled a book on Hindu and Buddhist symbology and he frequently tours and lectures with John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga.
Manoj's workshops conjure the spirit of Carl Jung. He focuses on archetypes, universally understood symbols and patterns of behavior or prototypes.
Earlier detection, quicker diagnosis, and faster treatment of heart disease and cancer are just over the horizon, thanks to the current research of Sherwin Singer, Professor of Chemistry at Ohio State University.
Hear Singer discuss the vision and the science behind these technologies in his presentation, "Directing Traffic on Tiny Highways: Strategies for biomedical nano devices." The Town Talk is produced by the Telluride Science Research Center and will take place this Tuesday from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. at the Palm Theatre.
When the going gets tough, the smart consider all their options. They think out of the box. Or the water bottle.
Telluride's uber hip Two Skirts began as a little store on Oak Street carrying designer clothing. Period. Then the store moved to Main Street and began its slow but sure expansion. One day, there were accessories: bags, belts, scarves, shawls. Next came shoes, jewelry, watches and undergarments, eventually makeup (Bobbi Brown). And now: The bkr bottle.
The bkr bottle, really a dressed up 500 ml glass water bottle, marries design, function and sustainability in one super stylish package. Who says "green" has to rhyme with "grunge"?
[click "Play" to listen to Beryl's interview with Susan]
Beryl Bender Birch is among the presenters at Aubrey Hackman's 4th annual Telluride Yoga Festival, July 14 – July 17.
Beryl's history is the history of Yoga in America, a story of assimilation and diversification and recently, big business. This spiritual teacher, yoga therapist, and author ("Power Yoga,""Boomer Yoga,""Beyond Power Yoga") was an early adaptor and pioneer: in the early 70s, the tie-dyed days of drugs, sex and rock 'n roll, Beryl, a former student of philosophy and comparative religion, became an avid student of yoga and the study of consciousness.
By J James McTigue
Alicia Stark, RN-BSN, began her career as a labor and delivery nurse in a high-risk hospital in Virginia.
She gained incredible medical experience, but realized she hadn’t learned anything about birth. This education came when she worked literally worlds away -- on the Navajo Reservation in Tuba City, Arizona.
Inspired by her experiences on the Reservation, she added certified Hypno-Birthing practitioner to her 
list of credentials. She is excited to share the methods of hypno-birthing and what she refers to as birthing “tools” to pregnant women in and around Telluride. She will be teaching a two-day, Hypno-Birthing class, from noon to 6 p.m. on June 25th and 26th at Shantihi Yoga Studio in Ridgway.
Health news you can use every other Monday
Dr. Sharon Grundy
For 33 years, the Telluride Medical Center has provided health care services to Telluride and the 7,500 residents scattered throughout the R 1 School District. The Med Center is also the only 24-hour emergency facility within 65 miles. As a mountain town in a challenging, remote environment, a thriving medical center is vital to our community’s health. A brand new series on Telluride Inside... and Out features news you can use from the doctors at the Telluride Medical Center. Every other Monday, the column, To Your Health, will focus on news you can use to live a healthier life.
Remember the apple? No, not the one from the Garden that got us all in trouble. The one you take daily to keep the doctor away? Preventative medicine has come a long way since the original prototype. Now the challenge is making sense of the proliferation of received wisdom to make the right choices even about something as basic as which tests are essential. What should be routine in a "routine" check-up?
[click "Play" to listen to Kristin Holbrook's conversation with Susan] The much ballyhooed 38th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival is in full swing. The energy in Town Park is whiz slam high, on and off the stage. The Park perimeter is...
Who wears short shorts? For Telluride Bluegrass, Two Skirts is talking fashion with a southern twang. Kristin Holbrook is all about "Daisy Dukes."
"Daisy Dukes" are extremely short, form-fitting, denim cut-off shorts worn by young women, originally in the American South. For the boomer generation, these shorts are "hot pants" revisited. Very hot pants, named after the character, Daisy Duke (for trivia buffs, portrayed by Catherine Bach) in the TV series from the early 1980s, "The Dukes of Hazzard."
