Kundalini Yoga
Mondays: All levels invited; no experience required. 6-7:30 p.m. Bring water and a yoga mat. Single session: $10 nonmember/drop-in rate, $8 members. Series rates also available. Offered Mondays through April. Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., 720-865-3580,
Bob Burger Recreation Center
Tuesday: Dr. Raj Sharma, cardiologist at Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital, presents “Heart Healthy Lifestyles and the Latest Treatment of Heart Attacks.” The free program begins at 6:30 p.m. Reservations required. 111 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0469
Devil’s Thumb Ranch
Friday: Moonlight Grand Huts Progressive Dinner, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., visit for information and reservations; Full Moon Ski, Skate & Snowshoe, 6-9 p.m. $5 trail pass, $5 rental equipment; Feb. 27: Skijoring Clinic, learn how to ski with your dog, 10 a.m. $45 package includes clinic, harness and trail pass; $30 with own leash, harness; $10 ski rental equipment. 3530 County Road 83, Tabernash,
The Club at Cordillera
Friday & March 19: Final two dates of non-competitive 5K Moonlit Snowshoe Series. The events are held on the night of the full moon each month with a new race course. Remaining dates are Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Roundup River Ranch, start at the Cordillera Valley Club; and March 19 at 7 p.m. at the Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability, start at the Trailhead at Cordillera. $35, $30 in advance, includes chili, brownies, cocoa and a chance to win prizes. A limited number of headlamps and snowshoes are available to borrow. 970-926-5100, ,
Momercize Dance Workout
Friday-March 25: Moms are invited 9:15-10:15 a.m. Fridays. $61, $47 Aurora residents. Registration required. Meadowood Recreation Center, 3054 S. Laredo St., Aurora, 303-326-8650,
Lake City Ice Climbing Festival
Saturday: Registration begins at 10 a.m. for timed lead and top rope events for men and women. Prizes awarded. Après-climb party with door prizes at the end of the competition. Lake City, 970-275-4106,
Taoist Tai Chi Society
Saturday: Celebrating the Chinese New Year with an open house, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Demonstrations, introductory Tai Chi class and light refreshments included. 1124 Santa Fe Drive, 303-623-5163
The Conditioning Classroom
Feb. 21: “An Hour to Empower” fitness orientation, 6-7 p.m. $20. Reservations required. 9034 E. Easter Place, No. 100, Centennial,
Yoga Self-Realization Immersion Course
Feb. 21-27: Yogi Andrei Ram will teach a week-long course followed by a weekend of workshops. The course is $500, $125 per day. The cost for the Weekend Self-Realization Workshop (Feb. 26-27) is $150/$100 for students of the course. Individual class rates offered during the course and workshop. Reservations required. Dogma Athletica, 137 Main St., Edwards, 970-688-4433, e-mail annie@dogmaathletica.com,
Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Feb. 26: Offers a Family Mystery Hike at 2 p.m. The naturalist-led hikes invite families to solve a puzzle, riddle or mystery as they search for clues along a 1- to 2-mile easy trail. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required. Access requires an annual ($70) or daily ($7) State Parks pass. Cheyenne Mountain State Park, 410 JL Ranch Heights Road, Colorado Springs, 719-576-2016
Tubbs Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer Snowshoe Series
March 5: Denver Metropolitan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure benefit to be held at the Nordic Center in Frisco. Snowshoers of all ages and levels are invited to raise money in support of breast cancer education and research. Tubbs Romp to Stomp invites young people to get involved with the Lil Romper program for kids ages 6-12; the Lil Bitty Rompers, up to age 5; and, new for 2011, the Lil Romper Dash, a snowshoe sprint for kids. Those who can’t make the event can register for “Snowed in for the Cause.” For more details visit .
2011 Runnin’ of the Green
March 13: The 23rd annual benefit for Volunteers of America includes the Lucky 7K Run and Walk (4.35 miles) and The Leprechaun Leap, a 2-mile walk. Race time is 10:15 a.m. A post-race party includes Irish bagpipers, the Pocheen Irish Band, Irish step dancers, food and refreshments. Starts and ends at McCormick’s Fish House & Bar, 1659 Wazee St. in LoDo, 303-694-2202,
Progressive Bonfire Dinner
March 19: Snowshoes or skis are required for the Crested Butte Nordic Council’s annual dinner that takes participants along a luminary-lit 4K trail for a four-course, four-fire meal. The outing begins at 5 p.m. where diners meet for a cup of hot wine or cocoa at the Town Ranch trailhead, located behind Crested Butte Community School. The next stops include the appetizer, soup, entree and dessert. Groups depart every half-hour at 5 p.m. and conclude at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $40, $15 for children. Reservations required. Proceeds benefit the Gunnison/Crested Butte Junior Nordic Ski Team. Crested Butte, 970-349-1707,
Kids Running America Spring Program
Registration is open for the KRA Spring Marathon Running Program. Kids Running America is an incremental running program designed for kids to train for the 26.2 mile marathon distance over a given time frame, finishing their final mile at the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon on May 14. Registration is $32 and includes the 10-to-12-week program, mileage tracking system on the website, training incentives, entry into the Final Mile Event, race-day goodie bag, Finisher’s Medal, T-shirt and certificate of completion. Any school, club or neighborhood team can sign up at . Call 303-917-1002 with questions.
Adolescent depression study
Through June: The Jefferson Center for Mental Health and Klein Buendel Inc. are looking for teens with depressive symptoms to participate in a research study, “Depression Outcomes Study of Exercise,” or DOSEforTeens. Rolling admission continues through June. The study is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Teens, parents or guardians of teens who are interested should call 303-565-4321, ext. 3673 or e-mail info@doseforteens.org;
Compiled by Vickie Heath, The Denver Post
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