Health and Fitness

Learn about more extra-virgin olive oil myths, its health benefits, and most importantly, how to look for a high-quality oil in a sea of lesser products. Talk is this coming Tuesday, July 28, 6:00 p.m., Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center. Talk hosted by the Telluride Science Research Center. Admission...

The event wears its name like glove: “WOW.”  The acronym is a perfect fit for Becca Tudor’s awesome Weekend of Wellness, relatively new festival (the 3rd annual gathering took place in early June) that celebrates overall fitness, including ways grow a spine, man up –  yoga,...

Come learn about the latest research in neurodegenerative disorders and eradicating diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, July 14, 6:00 p.m., Telluride Mountain Village Conference Center. Talk hosted by the Telluride Science Research Center. Admission is free. Cash bar starts at 5:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_52294" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Rohit Pappu,...

Most individuals who have ever set foot in a yoga studio are familiar with the basic poses and the use of the breath to affect change. Not so much with chanting. The fact is, used in conjunction with postures, sounds intensify a practice. They “focus...

Telluride Yoga Festival, tickets/passes here. [caption id="attachment_52103" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Lara Catone[/caption] Yoga instructor, writer, teacher, and somatic sexologist Lara Catone is fast becoming a regular at the Telluride Yoga Center. She was last here in March to teach a workshop about women's health – because there is a crisis in this country. At the 7th annual...

Yoga is the movement from one point to another, higher one, “The Heart of Yoga," Desikachar. Tickets/passes for Telluride Yoga Festival here. Two hours. Seven poses. And everyone in the room, including my husband and I, left feeling nurtured and totally relaxed. [caption id="attachment_51835" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Ansley Herndon[/caption] Even those addicted...

Please scroll down to bottom of post to hear an interview with Denise Druce. Tickets/passes for the Telluride Yoga Festival here. [caption id="attachment_51754" align="aligncenter" width="258"] Yoga instructor Denise Druce taught at Telluride WOW Fest, returns to Telluride Yoga Festival.[/caption] Full disclosure: I was a  Telluride WOW virgin until...

Scroll down to the bottom of this post to hear an interview with Peter Sterios [caption id="attachment_51967" align="aligncenter" width="204"] Peter Sterios[/caption] Tickets/passes here. Day to day, do our actions on this earth have significance and therefore weight? Or is it all much ado about nothing? Do our actions have...

“Sianna provides vital teachings for today’s yoga culture. She is able to bridge the gap of heart-centered teaching, an honoring of spirit and a mastery of the technical. Her deep well of knowledge is a gift for students throughout the world.” In Gratitude, Yoshi Aono,...