Explore how the awareness of death helps us live happy, meaningful, and more loving lives. This 8 week course offers contemplative practices and tools to meet the tender work of aging, meeting death and end of life. We will explore communication, compassion and loss through experiential activities, mindfulness meditation, wisdom traditions, and writing exercises. Recommended optional reading: The 5 Invitations by Frank Ostaseski. Class is not part of the LMP program. No class on 2/17. Faculty:  Lisa Goddard Classes: January 20 through March 2 Meets: Monday; 10:00… Read more: Zen - the Art of Dying with Lisa Goddard

It is a fact that tweens and teens endure a lot of pressures as they grow up in our modern world. They are trying to fit in and find out who they are at the same time. Yoga can become a powerful tool that can help your child reach their highest potential throughout their entire lifetime. Introducing your tween or teen to yoga can bring a variety benefits to their lives as they face the daily challenges of balancing activities,… Read more: Yoga - Mindfullness for Tweens - Teens

Learn the art of handstands in this fun, warm, progressive class for all levels. Instructor, Bel Carpenter will incorporate yoga gymnastics and interval training to help you learn to get upside down safely. Classes held at White Horse Yoga, 105 Village Lane in Carbondale. 970-963-1751  Classes: January 20 through March 9 Meets: Monday; 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Cost: $68 Register Now!  Search for Handstand Inversion Conditioning on Community Education Classes…

Monday evenings is Vimana Yoga, a foundational, therapeutic class that includes traditional hatha yoga, flow, and core, combining several styles of yoga including Bikram, Vinyasa, Para, and Forest Yoga, and is designed for all levels. Wednesday evening's class is Hot Stretch, a restorative practice that includes gentle flow, long holds, Yin yoga, pranayama, and meditation. This practice cultivates steadiness and deep calm that allows you to release stress, and deep held patterning by resetting your parasympathetic nervous system. The class… Read more: Vimana Yoga and Hot Stretch

Learn the fundamentals of CLASSIC style Cross-Country Skiing: body position, balance, kick, glide, and poling. This is a group lesson designed for students with little or no Cross-Country ski experience. Instructor Helen Carlsen has lived and skied in the Roaring Fork Valley since 1981. She teaches both classic and skate styles throughout Western Colorado. Students meet at the Spring Gulch parking lot, and bring their own or rented equipment that is appropriate for CLASSIC skiing. Be prepared for winter weather… Read more: Beginner Classic Cross-Country Skiing with Helen Carlsen

Improve the speed and efficiency of your CLASSIC technique, especially up hills. This is a group lesson designed for students with Intermediate Classic style skiing skills. Instructor Helen Carlsen has lived and skied in the Roaring Fork Valley since 1981. She teaches both classic and skate styles throughout Western Colorado. Students meet at the Spring Gulch parking lot, and bring their own or rented equipment that is appropriate for CLASSIC skiing. Be prepared for winter weather conditions. Additional Waiver/Release -… Read more: Adv Beg to Intermediate Classic Cross-Country Skiing with Helen Carlsen

 CaseyBowenCleanLivingSeriesSP20 from Colorado Mountain College on Vimeo. Dr. Casey Bowen will share information about which chemicals, naturally occurring toxins, and heavy metals to be mindful of and why. She will provide tools and resources to help you look beyond 'green marketing,' and make informed decisions about what you put on your body, what you ingest, and what you breathe. Topics will include healthier body care products, cosmetics, laundry products, and textiles; healthier food choices, potable water, and cookware; and… Read more: Clean Living Series

White Horse Flow is a fun, alignment based hot yoga class designed for all levels. This class combines several styles of yoga including Vimana, Vinyasa, Para and Forest to cultivate an unsurpassed experience. You will feel strong, supple, balanced, enlivened and nurtured. Classes are held in a heated studio where temperature ranges from 95-100 degrees. Please bring a large towel, yoga mat, water and be prepared to sweat. Classes held at White Horse Yoga, 105 Village Lane in Carbondale. 970-963-1751… Read more: White Horse Flow Hot Yoga

In this series, Dr. Casey Bowen will share information on which chemicals, naturally occurring toxins and heavy metals to be mindful of and why. She will provide tools and resources to help you look beyond —green marketing' so you can make informed decisions. She will also share naturopathic tips and tricks that boost your body's built-in detoxification systems. Take charge of your health today! Topics covered include chemicals to be mindful of and why, healthier body care products, cosmetics, laundry… Read more: Clean Living - Things We Put Into Our Bodies

Journals can be a creative outlet and a place to document anything from your deepest thoughts to your basic unadorned everyday experiences. Exploring a variety of journal styles, art mediums, collected ephemera and ways to put your thoughts into words will help you discover and awaken the creative you in a fun, accepting atmosphere. Experimenting and dabbling will be the emphasis of each class. No previous drawing or writing skills are required. Over the years Thelma Zabel has taught numerous… Read more: Art and Junk Journaling