Health and Fitness

by Lauren Metzger
Ah Haa School for the Arts

Massage  Pardon the pun but I could not resist. Yes. The 500 Hour Massage Therapy Certification program is back at the Ah Haa School for the Arts this fall. The Connecting Point School of Massage will be starting this unsurpassed hands-on experience October 18th and it will run through April 6th. What a great way to spend your winter!

Comprised of Swedish and advanced massage techniques, anatomy and physiology, business and ethics, the program offers a variety of healing modalities, such as Reiki, Reflexology, Aromatherapy and Spa Therapies. The objective of this 500-Hour Massage Therapy Certificate Program is to teach students how to become dynamic, effective and successful massage therapists. Which all of us massage lovers will thank you for. Listen to Susan Viebrock's interview with the Connecting Point's Caycee Ames for more details on this program, which is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork for entrance to the national exam for massage certification.

[click "Play" to listen to Ashley Deppen on Fluxus]

Image002 It's back to the future as Telluride Inside...and Out's Ashley Deppen of Two Skirts focuses on Fluxus.

Fluxus, the movement, emerged in New York in the 1960s, with the cultural revolution in full swing. Fluxus, which comes from the Latin for "flow," encompassed a melange of Dada, Bauhaus and Zen, dance, painting, music and more. The movement centered on the actions and opinions of the artist, not his or her output, and presumed all artistic disciplines and media could be combined to create something greater (read edgier) than the sum of its parts.

Fluxus presaged avant-garde developments of the past 40 years. Yoko Ono was its best known artist. Fluxus has endured since the 1960s not so much as a movement, rather as a sensibility that fuses radical social attitudes with evolving aesthetic practices.

[click "Play" for Ashley Deppen's take on sequins] The Telluride Film Festival brings sparkle aplenty to town. The number of stars on Telluride's streets and silver screens rival the glow dome in the sky. But the razzle dazzle does not...

[click "Play" for Pamela Froman's conversation with Susan]

PamelaFroman_hdsht This week in Telluride, not all that glitters is on the silver screen. A trunk show at Dolce Jewels, September 2 – September 4, features Pamela Froman's fine jewelry collection of handmade, one-of-a -kind, limited edition pieces comprised of multiple colors of precious metals (22 karat gold or platinum) and rare natural stones.

Born and raised in New York by her mother,  the well-known sculptor and designer, Ann Froman, Pamela graduated from the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology. She subsequently moved across the pond, settling in Paris, where she began her career designing jewelry for the top couturier salons, including Courreges, Cacharel, Carita, Guy Larouche, and Valentino.

Turquoise In Telluride, real jewels before screen gems and images on canvas open for the ones on the silver screen. Thursday, September 1, is the Telluride Council for the Arts & Humanities' First Thursday Art Walk. First Thursdays are special: galleries and retail shops around town stay open late until eight.

Start with the bling at Lustre, an artisan's gallery, 171 South Pine Street, is hosting a trunk show featuring the classic 24K gold jewelry by the metal artist Gurhan Orhan, renowned for his pioneering work in the revival of pure 24 karat gold jewelry. His signature technique was inspired by the art of ancient goldsmiths.

[click "Play" to listen to Ashley Deppen about faux furs] She's into fabulous fakes. Ashley Deppen of Telluride's hot clothing emporium, Two Skirts, is taking about faux furs for fall/winter. (Nice alliteration, no?)It all began on the Chanel runway: models...

743521302_QQv5L-M The Telluride Ski Resort, host of the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup (December 15-18, 2010), has teamed up with Tschana Breslin, Senior Physiologist in the High Performance Dept. of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association to offer tips and techniques to get in great shape for the upcoming winter season. Trainer to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team, Breslin shares her workout plans and secrets that keep all our Olympic athletes in top competitive shape, yet are easy enough for all winter sports lovers to follow. 
 
1.  Increase Overall Aerobic Fitness
Both skiers and snowboarders benefit immensely from increasing overall aerobic activity to prepare for the season. Trail running and regular jogging, road and mountain biking, and cross training are favorites. Hiking up is a great activity, but hiking down is great for eccentric leg work, key for skiers and snowboarders.