ML - Aspen Peak

2015 - Issue 1 - Summer

Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak

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Reconciling its quainter past with the inevitable changes of the future, Aspen is balancing its image of bucolic utopia with the responsibilities of a national nexus of environmentalism and culture. In this time of flux, meet the six dynamic women who prove that the "Aspen Idea" is alive and well, from the trail to the boardroom, from the mountain to the shala. By CHRISTINE BENEDETTI AND LINDA HAYES Photography by BILLY ROOD The Mindful Mover JAYNE GOTTLIEB Shakti Shala translates from Sanskrit to "house of true empower- ment," but in the six months since Jayne Gottlieb opened her Cooper Avenue yoga studio, it's also become a "home." And those quick to dismiss another Aspen yoga studio will think twice about this space. Gottlieb's offerings go beyond yoga, and even the notion of a class. "I want to create conscious community through movement and intelligent, edgy conversation, and sometimes yoga philosophy brings that out," she says. "I want to have a place where everyone is welcome." While the 40 -plus classes on the weekly lineup do include yoga— even one with a live DJ—there are also practices in meditation, high-intensity interval training, world dance, and Hula-Hooping. Everything takes place in one room, and the front of the studio doubles as a retail space lined with goods— most locally produced—that help your "outer artistry be as beautiful as your inner existence." But it doesn't stop at brick-and- mortar. The 36 -year-old teaches class at the Sundeck; she still runs her eponymous children's theater company that was founded in 2005; she's a Lululemon ambassador; and she's exploring different paths in the yoga world—she plans to offer more teacher training and transition her Le Cercle Community Studio, in Basalt, into an incubator space for yoga instructors. As Shakti Shala continues to grow, implementing spiritual programming is high on Gottlieb's list. "We are committed to the practice of conscious living," she says. While that might mean different things to different people, Gottlieb says her interpretation is on her website: "You are home."—C.B. X X the F A C T O R 132 ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM

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