FEBRUARY | STRATA MED | SPA | FIT

Strata Spa Adds New Services To Menu

We are excited to announce, and invite you to experience, the addition of several new services to the Strata Spa menu Our new Strata Spa menu categories include Recovery & Detox, and Around the Globe Rituals which include Ayurvedic experiences.

Athletic Recovery Massage:

This new recovery massage developed specifically for athletes uses our effective and delightful Shankara Muscle Release Oil blend, which will address fatigued and overworked muscles with more therapeutic pressure, trigger point therapy, and light stretching. Following the Athletic Recovery Massage, allow the Muscle Release Oil to work more deeply into the body as you are cocooned in an infrared heating blanket.

Ayurvedic Experiences:

Ayurveda balances the mind-body system utilizing the laws of nature to reverse the root cause of ailments and disease conditions. The primary goal – with the incorporation of herbal formulas to augment healing – is to create a lifestyle, routine, and diet that is uniquely harmonizing to you and further facilitate health and healing in an easy, natural, and sustainable manner.

Strata now has a number of Ayurvedic experiences that use massage techniques and facial treatments with individualized dosha balancing oils to create mind and body harmony.

Please contact the team at Strata Spa and Salon at 719-520-4988 to learn more or to schedule one of these amazing services. We look forward to your feedback as you experience these wonderful additions to our treatment menu.

Strata Fit Is Proud To Improve Fitness Offerings For Members

Strata Fitness team members continue to welcome member athletes with new class offerings, new additions to our amazing staff, and equipment improvements.

In January, Karen Lockhart joined our team as a concierge and Essentrics® instructor. She’ll be leading dynamic classes that will activate all your muscles, free your joints and increase mobility. Essentrics is great for skiers and golfers looking to rebalance and prevent injuries.

New bands, mats, and foam rollers increase our ability to offer class options and individual fitness possibilities. You’ll find them easily accessible in the gym and Movement Studio.

New Yoga Clinic Features Teamwork Welcome To Yoga2

Thursday, February 16th | 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Fitness Movement Studio

Stay for Q & A after the clinic with a complimentary Elixir Cost: $25 per person

To learn more about yoga2 or to register to participate, please contact Strata Fit 719.329.4009 or Fitness@gardenofthegodsresort.com

Practicing with another person can be a fun way to strengthen your Yoga practice on and off the mat while improving flexibility, strength, balance, and posture.

Yoga2 (“yoga-squared”) is a great opportunity to build and improve trust and teamwork. During this special one-hour clinic, you will pair up with other members while assisting each other in various asanas.

This smooth-flowing, choreographed session will invite you to:

❖ Communicate your needs

❖ Listen when your partner communicates theirs

❖ Be sensitive to subtle adjustments and movements

❖ Provide physical and emotional support

❖ Find a healthy balance of rigidity and flexibility

The word “yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit word “yuj” which means “to yoke/to unite”. In this clinic, partner yoga can be practiced by two strangers in a playful class setting while emphasizing experimentation and personal discovery. Laughter can be healing - expect lots of laughter and fun challenges.

Working with a partner provides balance in a pose while establishing and maintaining proper body alignment. It also allows each yogi to experience the pose in a new way. In learning to trust another person, you deepen your ability to trust yourself. This reveals the beauty of our interdependence.

When then see that when we take the risk to become vulnerable in the presence of another, we are empowered to go much deeper with less effort.

Touch is an integral component of partner yoga. Leverage and kinesthetic awareness heighten the body’s ability to perform and go more deeply into poses. We will use touch to increase our awareness of each other and open ourselves to greater joy.

You will undoubtedly share many laughs along the as well as exploring a different way to practice Yoga. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill or experience level, and there's always room to grow.

BEAT THE BULGE: SEMAGLUTIDE COULD BE A PART OF YOUR WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTION

For the past several decades, Americans have fought an uphill battle against weight gain. Today, it is estimated that more than 70% of the United States population are overweight or obese. Furthermore, at any given time at least half the U.S. population is trying to lose weight. Despite these efforts, rates of high body fat percentage and obesity continue to climb.

Semaglutide is a game-changing, FDA-approved medication developed to treat diabetes and has been shown to help people (with and without the condition) lose weight. If you have repeatedly tried to lose weight without success, Semaglutide might be your answer to long-term weight loss and weight maintenance.

What is Semaglutide?

Semaglutide helps your pancreas release insulin to bring down blood sugar levels. It does this by activating a blood sugar-regulating protein found within the cells of your pancreas through weekly subcutaneous injections.

Semaglutide Promotes Weight Loss

Clinical trials, cited in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that out of 2,000 participants who did weekly Semaglutide injections - most lost at least 10% of their body weight, and more than half lost 15% of their body weight. Additional results included improvements in blood pressure, blood sugar, and overall heart disease risk.

Semaglutide Has Proved to be Effective

Of the currently available weight loss medications, Semaglutide has been shown to be more effective with a lower side effect profile.

Semaglutide Offers Long-term Weight Management

Present evidence suggests that Semaglutide offers a long-term solution for managing weight. Medications in the same family have a long history of safe use and have, thus, remained on the market for many years.

Who is a Good Candidate for Semaglutide?

Semaglutide appears to be effective across a range of individuals who are overweight or obese, even if they don’t have diabetes.

It’s important to note that Semaglutide is the most effective part of a healthy lifestyle change. This means that you will get the most out of this therapy when combined with a well-balanced diet and individualized exercise regimen.

At Strata Med, our team of wellness experts are here to provide the guidance, tools, and support to help you succeed in achieving meaningful, long-term weight loss.

To learn more about Semaglutide and other weight loss solutions, call 719-428-2202 for a consultation appointment today!

FEBRUARY GOLF SHOP & GOLF COURSE HOURS

Golf Shop

Golf Course (Winter Course)

Practice Range (Mats Only) a.m. – 5:00 p.m. a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Please check your email and/or call for frost delays cart restrictions, and course conditions. (719) 636-2520

Proper Golf Attire: Please make sure you are dressed appropriately when using the golf course and practice range. When in doubt please ask a member of the Professional Staff for assistance.

UPCOMING FITTING/DEMO DAYS

Saturday, April 29th – Taylor Made – 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 20th – Taylor Made – 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 10th – Taylor Made – 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Friday, June 16th – Callaway – 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 22nd – Taylor Made – 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.

TRACKMAN technology will be available at each of these fitting and demo days.

SAVE THE DATE – 2023 MAJOR GOLF TOURNAMENTS

62nd Annual Smoochers Tournament

Tuesday-Thursday, June 13-15, 2023 (Practice Round – Monday, June 12th)

Registration is open for those that participated in the 2022 event.

62nd Annual Camel Drivers Men’s Member-Guest Tournament

Thursday-Saturday, July 13-15, 2023

55th Annual Sheiks & Shebas Couples Member-Guest Tournament

Friday & Saturday, August 11-12, 2023 (Practice Round – Thursday, August 10th)

Colorado Inactive Score Posting Season

November 14 - March 15

Colorado’s inactive score posting season begins in mid-November. If you are traveling to your winter residences and are NOT in an inactive posting season, please remember to post all your scores immediately after playing. As you know, golf is a game of equity, and it is your responsibility to post your scores.