High-Altitude Spas
Spa at Garden of the Gods Collection and International Health & Wellness Center (Colorado Springs). This November, The Spa at Garden
of the Gods Collection was named a Biologique Recherche Expert Center.
The premier French brand, known worldwide for its incomparable skincare
treatments and products, bestowed the new center classification upon The
Spa for completing a variety of criteria. The Spa, which opened in June
2017, dovetails its programs with the resort’s new International Health & Wellness Center (IHWC)
to create integrated health solutions for its patients. The
10,000-square-foot Spa features a salt-therapy halotherapy room, herbal
sauna and weightless Austrian (an hour in this bed is equivalent to an
full night’s rest), while the IHWC incorporates treatment from various
doctors and clinicians into treatments.
Spa Anjali at The Westin Riverfront Resort (Beaver Creek).
Located inside Vail Valley’s award-winning Westin Riverfront Resort,
Spa Anjali offers an extensive menu focused on three healing mountain
traditions - the Rockies, Alps and Himalayas. Unique treatments include
the Chakra Blessings, a collection of ancient rituals designed to help
clear negativity, balance energy and create an optimal state of
well-being. A popular new treatment is the Anahata “Way of the Heart"
Chakra Blessing, which focuses on the 4th Chakra, the center of
unconditional love that governs compassion, generosity and well-being.
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Denver (Denver). Recently named the #1 Best Spa Hotel in Denver by US News & World Report,
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Denver offers 10 treatment rooms with a
design mirroring the surrounding mountain landscape with wood and stone
elements. For guests wanting the full high-altitude experience, the spa
offers the 5,280 Relaxation Massage that uses long strokes and medium
pressure to encourage blood flow. Another favorite treatment is the High
Altitude, Full Body Revival Massage, a specialized massage that
combines reflexology with a full-body massage using special oils
designed to relieve symptoms of high-altitude adjustment.
The Vail Vitality Center (Vail).
Located in Vail Mountain Lodge alongside Gore Creek, the on-site
wellness experience at the Vail Vitality Center offers a full spa, an
18,000-square-foot fitness center and private sessions with personal
coaches trained in yoga and meditation, Pilates, barre, outdoor fitness
and more. The Spa is illuminating its facial treatments with the
introduction of light therapy. Biophotonic, or low-level light therapy
refers to the application of specific wavelengths of light energy to
tissue to treat a variety of ailments, including acne, aging and pain.
Wellness Centers
Colorado Chautauqua (Boulder).
The Colorado Chautauqua is one of only a few remaining chautauquas in
the United States. Originally founded as an educational retreat in 1898
and chosen for its spectacular mountain setting and health-giving
environment, the Colorado Chautauqua has grown into one of Boulder’s
oldest treasures and a National Historic Landmark. Located right at the
Chautauqua trailhead and at the base of Boulder’s iconic Flatirons, with
concerts and educational events scheduled in its various venues
throughout the year, it is a perfect blend of urban and nature. Visitors
can unplug and reconnect by staying in one of the many cottages
available for rent and attend an event in the historic auditorium or
hike the surrounding trails.
Dharma Sangha Crestone Mountain Zen Center (Crestone). Crestone
Mountain Zen Center sits at 8,400 feet with stunning views of the San
Luis Valley and the San Juan Mountains. The Center is a monastic
training center of Dharma Sangha, the Zen Buddhist practice community.
Individual guest and group retreats are offered and include meditation
from different wisdom traditions such as yoga, music, dance, bodywork,
wilderness expeditions and more.
Shambhala Mountain Center (Red Feather Lakes). Nestled
in a serene 600-acre valley in the Rocky Mountains, Shambhala Mountain
Center offers over 100 different programs per year in a stunning
setting. The center also includes rustic cabins and lodge rooms along
with the nearby Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, one of the most significant
examples of sacred architecture. Programs at the center include
everything from meditation, mindfulness, arts and creativity to yoga,
wellness and renewal.
True Nature Healing Arts Kiva & Spa (Carbondale).
True Nature Healing Arts is an intentional sanctuary offering yoga, an
Ayurvedic spa, an organic kitchen and an eco-friendly boutique,
surrounded by a tranquil Peace Garden featuring one of the country’s few
reflexology paths. True Nature has been a vibrant part of Carbondale
since 2007, located in the beautiful Roaring Fork Valley at the base of
13,000-foot Mt. Sopris. The addition of the Kiva/Spa will open on February 10, 2018
and will be nestled within the Peace Garden, providing a unique
intentional space for sharing retreats, workshops, seminars and
performing arts. The expanded Spa will offer wraps, scrubs, facials,
Ayurvedic and traditional massage, along with Japanese soaking tubs for
two, and steam showers.
The Healing Power of Hot Springs
Glenwood Springs. Glenwood
Springs is alive with the restorative powers of water; between soaking
away aches and pains, relaxing after a hard 9 to 5, and a little soul
soothing, magic can happen with the healing waters of the hot springs.
Choose from two major hot springs— the historic Glenwood Hot Springs, the world’s largest hot springs pool, and Iron Mountain Hot Springs which offers 16 soaking pools filled with pure, hot mineral water all nestled on the bank of the Colorado River.
Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort (Nathrop). Located
between the towns of Buena Vista and Salida, Mount Princeton Hot
Springs Resort offers 100 percent natural and odorless hot springs
ranging from 70 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The resort includes a
historic bath house, which was established in 1867; Creekside Hot
Springs, natural individual pools; Upper hot springs pools that include a
400-foot water slide; and a spa, that is only offered to adults 16 and
older.
Ouray.
Ouray is another Colorado town bustling with hot springs offerings.
Five local developed hot springs in Ouray and nearby Ridgeway include
the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, which recently underwent a $10.6 million renovation, the vapor caves of the Historic Wiesbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings, the pools at the Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs and the naturally landscaped pools at Orivs Hot Springs in Ridgeway.
Wellness Events
Winter Wellness Weekend at Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa, February 15-18, 2018 (Gateway).
Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa hosts the Winter Wellness Weekend to
encourage guests to recharge their mind, body and spirit in a beautiful
red rock canyon. Weekend festivities will include yoga classes, chair
massages, classes on homemade scrubs and face masks, healthy cooking
demos, wellness speakers and more.
Telluride WOW Festival, June 7-10, 2018 (Telluride).
Situated in a box canyon surrounded by 14,000-foot peaks, Telluride WOW
(Weekend of Wellness) Festival focuses on health and fitness and aims
to inspire, motivate and educate visitors. The festival offers lectures,
group fitness classes, one-on-one sessions by top health and fitness
experts and an opportunity to explore all that Telluride has to offer in
the summer including hiking, biking, stand-up paddle boarding and more.
Women in the Rockies Wellness Adventure at C Lazy U Ranch, September 9-18, 2018 (Granby).
C Lazy U Ranch is a luxury guest ranch known for its location, spa and
limitless activities, which include over 200 well-trained horses. The
Women in the Rockies Wellness Adventure takes place at the ranch and is
led by Duke health coach Janet Solie, PA, MS with a focus on overall
wellness. The adventure offers plenty of time with nature, spa, horses
and professional coaching.
Yoga on the Rocks, 2018 Dates TBD (Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison).
Experience a vinyasa flow at 6,450 feet in one of the country’s most
iconic, awe-inspiring music venues, Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Surrounded
by Colorado red rock with sprawling views of Denver and the plains,
visitors can join 2,000 other yogis within the spiritual walls of Red
Rocks from 7 to 8 a.m. for eight select Saturdays during the summer.
