Clearly mainstream professional sports aren’t really a part of the athletic identity of the Pikes Peak region. This month’s roundtable features a conversation with local sports promoter and consultant Mike Moran, and Tim Bergsten of PikesPeakSports.us, which is a social network for runners, bicyclists, and others in the area.

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The Pikes Peak Region has seen an explosion of yoga practices in recent years, much like the rest of the nation. They range from traditional practices based in its spiritual roots to power, or core yoga, which focuses more on physical strength. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer practices yoga and examines here the line between yoga for sport, and yoga for spiritual practice.

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Colorado College Dance Professor Peggy Berg adjusts a student’s alignment during an Iyengar yoga class at Colorado College (credit: Bill Starr) and Kat Tudor leads students in a session of Hot Tub yoga (credit: Michelle Mercer).