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....
Why volunteer? Let me recount the reasons. Help save an animal’s life! Your efforts will help an animal get ready for a new home. The needs of animals coming into the shelter vary. A cat may need to be socialized or a dog may need extra exercise....
The end of summer always feels too abrupt. I’m never ready for the transition to cooler temperatures and shorter, busier days, but this time it’s going to be an even bigger adjustment: my oldest child will be starting kindergarten. I’m not sure she’s ready. I’m not...
[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...
“Visionaries, leaders, heroes—those close to the edge of neuroticism—have moved out of the society that would have protected them, and into the dark forest, into the world of fire, of original experience…The courage to face the trials and to bring a whole new body of...
Believe it or not, there is actually a chapter in most Veterinary Internal Medicine books that is entitled "HBC -- for Hit By Car." As a profession, we refer to it like a major disease: Osteosarcoma, Congestive Heart Failure, Hit By Car. These are conditions that...
Fundraiser takes place Thursday September 11, 2014. On Thursday, September 11, 2014 the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program will host their 16th Annual Bob Miller Memorial Golf Classic. This tournament will take place at the Telluride Ski and Golf Club in Mountain Village with proceeds benefiting the...
The 33rd annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, Saturday, August 16 –Tuesday, August 19, focuses on four main tracks within mycology: Culinary, Medicinal, Entheogenic, and Mycoremediation. “When you see hundreds of festival participants dressed as mushrooms in our epic annual costume parade, you’ll have no idea that serious science...
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...
