by Dina Mishev | Nearly 3,000 miles pedaled (and pushed) up 200,000 vertical feet. Several broken chains and two replaced drivetrains. Ten candy bars a day. Too many ibuprofen to count. Bears, mountain lions, skunk and moose. Fifteen to 20 hours a day on the bike. Eighteen days in the saddle. One husband in front of her the entire time. Not everyone’s idea of a vacation, a mountain biking couple becomes the first tandem to finish the 2,745-mile Tour Divide race from Banff to the U.S./Mexican border…
Dancing a Dream
December 16, 2009 By 3 Comments
by Tara Krolczyk, Pilates & Yoga Instructor | Growing up, my dedication and determination to dance was so strong, it was difficult to imagine doing or being anything else other than a dancer. Well, after many school years of training with top teachers and choreographers throughout the nation, and practicing hours in the dance studio, my basement, and garage, I earned a degree in Theatre Arts/Dance, along with a Pilates certification. It was during the summers of my college years that my dream started to materialize…
Synchronized Surfing
December 15, 2009 By 1 Comment
by Tamara Jacobi, Eco-Adventurer | We’re floating together in the brilliant morning light. I look over at my mom. In this moment she is the epitome of delight and serenity; a slight smile on her face as she gazes out into a spectacular horizon of ocean and sky. It’s just us, our surf boards and the Mexican Pacific; today, life is simple…
Pilates On the Go: Rolling Like a Ball
December 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Tara Krolczyk, Pilates & Yoga Instructor | Think back to your childhood days when you could drop down at the top of a grassy hill, and tumble and roll, giggling uncontrollably, until you reached the bottom… Well, Rolling Like a Ball will bring back some of those memories and release some endorphins at the same time…
OM for the Holidays: How to Detox Now
December 11, 2009 By 11 Comments
by Margaret Burns Vap, Big Sky Yoga Retreats | One too many glasses of bubbly at a holiday fête? Family desserts weighing you down? Don’t wait until the New Year to detox. If you take small steps to balance overindulging now, it will be much easier to get back in the groove in January. Yoga poses can help facilitate your body’s natural detox process…
How Kettlebells Lift My Life
December 10, 2009 By 18 Comments
by Mayachela (Maya) Garcia, CSCS
One of the greatest things about my involvement in Kettlebell Sport over the past two years has been the opportunity to travel across the US and abroad to attend various meets and competitions. Even though the commitment to travel has been challenging as a mother, I wouldn’t want it any other way. Leaving home is not only an essential part of being a competitor in this sport, but also an important catalyst for cultivating time for my own interests and sense of well being. I think many mothers have a challenging time prioritizing their own needs, and I’m certainly no exception…
A Locavore’s Guide to Adventure
December 7, 2009 By 2 Comments
by Kristina Pinto | Last summer, like many people, I became a devotee of the town farmers market, my only hope for attempting to eat locally harvested food. Every Tuesday, I headed to the common with my reusable grocery bags and stocked up on organic vegetables, regional cheeses, the freshest seafood, and grass-fed meat from a farm down the road…
