LIVE WELL: Yoga and other events

Once again, here are a stack of local events readers have sent me.

Many of them are column-related, so there’s plenty of yoga, stress reduction and Qigong in the mix this time.

Thanks for the information. It provides fodder for future columns and lets me know what you’re interested in out there.

• Yoga for Sleep Workshop — You’ll walk away with a personalized plan for becoming better rested. there will also be a dream discussion, 2-4:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Studio 313, 313 N. 24th St., $35; 439-6487 or yogafied.com.

• Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Meditation classes — with Kripalu-certified yoga teacher Pat Komarow, through Memorial Hospital HealthLink, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 4-18, 2420 E. Pikes Peak, $30 for the series, 444-2273 or pkomarow@comcast.net.the same series is offered at the downtown YMCA. the first class will focus on a Mindful Eating Meditation, useful for the holidays swiftly approaching, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 1-22, YMCA, 207 N. Nevada Ave., $10 members/$20 nonmembers; 473-9622.It will also be held at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Fridays, Dec. 3-17, Accolade Fitness Center, 4390 Arrowswest Drive, $30; 592-1111.

• Metta or Loving Kindness Meditation class — noon-1 p.m. second and fourth Fridays each month, Rocky Mountain Insight, 2525 W. Pikes Peak Ave., free-will offering; rocky mountaininsight.org or pkomarow@comcast.net.

• Manitou Yoga is going strong through the fall and winter. Go early or stay late for a cup of tea, 8 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Venue 515, Business of Art Center, 515 Manitou Ave., free/$1 for tea; 7 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, City Hall, 606 Manitou Ave.; every third Tuesday will be at the Cliff House at Pikes Peak, 306 Cañon Ave., free; manitouyoga@gmail.com.

• Hula Hooping class! I’ll definitely try this one for the column, 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, Manitou Springs Elementary gym, 110 Pawnee Ave., Manitou Springs; take a hoop if you have one; shelleyhoops@gmail.com.

• Journey to the Soul — a one-day retreat of yoga, meditation, movement, art and more by welcome Om Yoga and the Bodyworks, Saturday, the Bodyworks, 2163 N. Academy Blvd., $55; 632-9930.

• Mudras: Yoga of the HandsYoga Hands — with Kriaplu-certified yoga teacher Pat Komarow, 3-4:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Inner Space at Poor Richard’s, 322 N. Tejon St., $20; pkomarow@comcast.net or 375-1922.

• Springs Chi — for those interested in Qigong, the website has donation-based classes listed for almost every day of the week; springschi.com.—Jennifer Mulson teaches vinyasa yoga at Corepower Yoga and Gold’s Gym in Colorado Springs. Read more Live well columns and watch yoga videos at gazette.com.

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