Community Calendar

A Way Out and The Meeting Place partner to offer two free yoga classes weekly for individuals, friends, and families in recovery from addiction. Mats, blocks, and straps are provided. No registration required.

Psychedelics: Beyond the Hype, Evidence for Personal and Personal and Collective Transformation with Lindsay Branham

Friday, July 11th | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Early Bird $20 through July 4th
Full Price $35
Need-based Access Rate available

Join us in welcoming Lindsay Branham, PhD, environmental psychologist, filmmaker, and psychedelic facilitator, for a thoughtful community conversation on the promise and reality of psychedelic therapy. A grounded, evidence-based session for anyone exploring this emerging field.

Colorado is opening the door to psychedelic healing centers, creating new options for mental health and wellness. What does this mean for you?

Check out this VIDEO INVITE FROM LINDSAY! - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D4lPvrRWgjY

Join us to explore the emerging science behind psychedelics and their potential for personal and community healing. Research shows promising results for conditions like addiction, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain, as well as support for end-of-life care.

But what does the evidence actually say? We'll examine the studies honestly, discussing both the potential benefits and important risks. Not everyone is a good candidate for psychedelic therapy, and there are real considerations to understand before exploring this path.

This session will cover the current research, safety considerations, and practical approaches that support psychedelic care. You'll also experience an embodied practice designed to complement healing work.

Whether you're simply curious about this developing field or wondering if psychedelic therapy might be right for you, this session provides balanced, evidence-based information to help you make informed decisions about your wellness journey. Come with questions, leave with a clearer understanding of what psychedelics can and can't offer.

Lindsay Branham, MPhil, PhD, is an environmental psychologist exploring embodied and erotic ecology. She is the author of Heartwood: The Wisdom and Healing Kinship of Trees, coming in 2026. Lindsay teaches environmental psychology, ethics and ecological awareness for psychedelic care, and leads experiential retreats to explore entanglement with the living world. She is also an Emmy-nominated film director, and for two decades, led collaborative film-based interventions to address human rights and ecological crises. She is trained as a Buddhist eco-doula, is a certified psychedelic facilitator, and holds an MPhil and PhD in Psychology both from the University of Cambridge. She is also a columnist for The Aspen Times writing about environmental topics facing Pitkin County, Colorado.

Come celebrate and honor Art Ackerman on his big 100th birthday!

Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art focused on re-directing conflict into harmony. Benefits include confidence, discipline, stress-relief, resilience, community-building and fitness. All levels practice together. We are affiliated with the United States Aikido Federation.

Appointment required before first class. Please contact us for information.

Join this group for a friendly, open environment where you can explore all aspects of aging. Whether you’re sharing life experiences, tackling challenges, or simply seeking support, your voice drives our conversation. There’s no set curriculum - only topics you care about and the option to invite speakers who can bring fresh insights. Come connect, learn, and grow with others who truly understand the journey. All are welcome! RSVP by calling 970-963-2889.

Learn how to identify and use edible and medicinal plants growing wild in your own backyard. This class will be held at the Carbondale Historic Food Forest located just north of the RVR tennis courts. Pre-registration is required.

Healing Grief and Loss: Navigating and Reclaiming Your Life After Any Loss

Join us in the Kiva at True Nature in Carbondale for this half day integrative workshop.
Saturday, July 12th | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Early Bird $30 through July 9th
Full Price $40
Need-based Access Rate $12

Please register through our ticketing page.

Join Dr. Constance Clancy for a half day integrative workshop as we learn to navigate the grief process and heal from loss. Whether you have lost a partner, pet, or parent or you anticipate a loss of a loved one, know that your grief is real. You are not alone, your struggle is valid and your pain matters.

While you don’t “get over” loss, In this Healing Workshop, you will learn steps to navigating loss and how you can heal and live a life of turning pain into purpose and bring peace into your heart.

This workshop will include:
Differences Between Fresh Grief and Old Grief; Unprocessed Grief and the Trauma in the Body
The Guidance that Leads to Comfort, Healing, and Acceptance
How Loss Can Lead you to a Higher Purpose
Looking for Signs from your Departed Loved Ones
Releasing and Finding Acceptance through your own Power
Moving Forward with Joy
How Eternal Love Transcends Time and Space
Mandala for Healthy Grieving
Thoughts on How You Can Navigate your Grief and Loss and Turn Pain into Purpose

Constance Clancy, Ed.D. is a licensed Holistic Psychotherapist in Colorado and Florida with over thirty-five years experience in mental health counseling and life enhancement coaching. Constance Is the author of three books; Surviving Stress with a Healing Heart, The Gift of Change; Embracing Challenges Today for a Promising Tomorrow; In the Nick of Time; Rising to Resilience from the Depths of Betrayal.

Dr. Connie specializes in healing from trauma, grief and loss. She has a passion for guiding those who are in need to raise their vibration from fear to Love, and uses many modalities to help those reduce their stress and manage it or a more purposeful life. She also teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (Mindfulness Meditation). She is certified in many modalities such as Spiritual Coaching, Holistic Stress Management Instructor, Happy for No Reason Instructor, Living in the Miracle Zone, Biofeedback, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Rational Emotive Therapy, Healing Grief and Loss, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to name a few.

Dr. Connie helps countless clients on their journey of self-exploration and spiritual growth. She facilitates complimentary healing grief and loss groups in Basalt. She is deeply grateful to her students, clients, retreat and workshop participants throughout the country.

With raw vocals and warm acoustic licks, singer-songwriter James Freeborn weaves original folk melodies with fresh takes on decades hits. His debut album, MESAS & MOONS, garnered over 100,000 streams in its first year and received international acclaim. He is currently based in Glenwood Springs, CO. Learn more at www.jamesfreebornmusic.com

A free community event presented by Aspen Journalism featuring Stephen Engelberg, Editor-in-Chief of ProPublica, in conversation with Curtis Wackerle, Editor and Executive Director of Aspen Journalism. Doors open at 4:30pm, the talk begins at 5pm with discussion to follow. This event is free to the public, but RSVP to the event is required as space is limited. Learn more and RSVP at aspenjournalism.org.

Aspen Journalism and ProPublica are both independent, nonprofit newsrooms that produce award-winning in-depth and investigative journalism, their work powered primarily through donations and provided to the larger media ecosystem in most cases for no cost. This model, first developed by ProPublica on the national level and adopted early on by Aspen Journalism on the local level, was established to ensure communities would always benefit from investigative reporting. It has been applied to newsrooms across the county.

Stephen Engelberg was the founding managing editor of ProPublica from 2008 to 2012 and became editor in chief on Jan. 1, 2013.

Reflecting on the state of independent journalism, Engelberg shares, "The changes emanating from Washington will have far-reaching effects on the lives of every American. News organizations like Aspen Journalism are going to be crucial in documenting the impact of the federal government's new priorities, from mass deportations to sharp cuts in the support of healthcare and education. At this moment of unprecedented polarization, the journalist's role in bringing to light the facts on which people will cast their votes is more important than ever. I look forward to discussing these issues and more with readers and supporters of Aspen Journalism."