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I am a creature of habit.    Despite my lifelong claim that I love change, my husband and I have always found comfort in the familiar. If we find a restaurant that we like, we go there—a [...]

By Cheryl Hansen Sometimes it seems as if comfort is a bad thing. Comfort food is typically beige, usually soft. We’re always told to get out of our comfort zones. And wearing sweats to the New [...]

One of the greatest misconceptions about yoga is that it’s only a good stretch. According to this line of thinking, yoga is merely a supplement to an established workout routine. To build [...]

By Cheryl Hansen   We succumbed to the whole “Elf on the Shelf” exercise a few years ago when Ellie the Elf joined our family. Both of my kids love her—despite the fact that she hasn’t [...]

By Cheryl Hansen   I won a magazine-sponsored essay contest when I was in my late 20s. The prize, in many ways, was life changing. I was invited on a rafting trip down the Green River in [...]

By Cheryl Hansen   Ahhhh Thanksgiving. Permission to eat. A lot. It’s a day to talk turkey, swim in gravy, get stuffed with stuffing and top it all off the pumpkin pie. Indulgence. Gluttony. [...]

By Cheryl Hansen   My ab muscles were fired up. My fingers were spread. Both feet were off the ground for a good two seconds, maybe three if I’m counting fast. I actually did crow pose. I [...]

If you’ve recently seen “Ashtanga” added to our weekly yoga class schedule, you might’ve immediately wondered what on Earth that even means. You’re not alone in never having heard of Ashtanga — [...]

If you’ve lived in Fort Collins for awhile, you know that there is at least one 5K practically every weekend of the spring and summer. Running culture and Fort Collins go hand-in-hand. If you [...]

If you were to walk into a yoga class at the right time, it might appear more like an audition for Cirque de Soleil or the United States Gymnastics Team. You see people walking on their hands; [...]