by Barbara Bartocci
Ayurveda Spells Relief
If you'd like to reduce stress, visit the popular yoga retreat center Shoshoni, located on 230 acres in the mountains near Boulder, Colorado. Winifred Wood, 47, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, who describes herself a "a soccer mom and coach" went to Shoshoni in 1998 hoping to regain her energy after a serious illness. After three days of meditation and ayurvedic health treatments, she says she felt a genuine difference, and her energy stayed up over the next year. Winifed has returned to Shoshoni three times since.

Guests at Shoshoni begin each day with meditation..., followed breakfast and classes in pranayama yoga (breathing) and hatha yoga (posture and stretching exercises).

After a vegetarian lunch guests may choose among ayurvedic health therapies, including massage, herb and oil treatments and an herbal wrap. There are also hiking trails, a hot tub and sauna. After dinner and chanting and mediation, an evening program focuses on the mind-body connection and its importance for health.