KBC CAMP a 6-Week Kettlebell Conditioning Program

with Personal Trainer Sean Morrison
in Studio 1
Choose from one of the following classes:
Mondays - February 27 - April 2
Saturdays - March 3 - April 7
Train with one of the oldest, most effective and versatile tools in fitness. Combine strength and cardio training with the methods and movement patterns used by athletes, martial artists, and those who want to train like them. Challenge yourself mentally and physically, while building a leaner, stronger, and more efficient body.  
 
Member Investment:  $150 Guest Investment: $195
Space is limited.  Registration deadline is February 23rd.
Contact Sean for more info or to reserve your space in class at .

WELCOME JONATHAN BERRY!

New to Denver, Jonathan has been a personal trainer for over twelve years in both England and Israel. Having studied in China and India, he has a strong foundation in sports, the martial arts and yoga. He works from a basis of breathe, balance and core-strength, enabling uninhibited multi-planar movement. He believes the absence of movement enables stagnation and that breathe with movement are key to unlocking health, strength and mindfulness. He works with individuals' strength and weakness to make fitness both Functional and Fun. Contact Jonathan at to schedule a session.

NEW GROUP CLASS - PILATES BURN with Amanda Fletcher

Thursdays at 12pm
An intense Pilates workout designed for you to feel the burn as you create results. This dynamic exercise program will leave you sculpted and strong, feeling the burn in your arms, abs, and tush.
Fee-based classes are included in any other small group programming packages in Pilates. Reservations are required 24 hours in advance. Contact Amanda for more information at or reserve your space at Member Services.

All Pilates private and semi-private apparatus training is available to members and non-members. For questions about Pilates at Pura Vida, contact Stacy at .

WELCOME ANGIE ARNOLD AND KULA FLOW

Tuesdays 8:00-9:15am
Thursdays 5:00-6:15pm
Angie..."Kula Flow is a vinyasa style yoga with an emphasis on creativity and alignment. Classes are inventive and challenging sequences of sun salutations, standing & seated postures, back bending and inversions - guided by a steady breath to tone and calm the mind. There is also the use of bandha work to open and strengthen the inner body."

PRE-NATAL WORKSHOP with Jennifer Lux

DONA Certified Birth Doula, Prenatal/Vinyasa Yoga Instructor & Mother
Saturday, February 4th
2:00-4:00pm
This workshop will include an in-depth focus on the mental and physical shifts of pregnancy, as well as the yoga poses that strengthen and support you during this unique time. Instructors and non-pregnant women are welcome.
No previous Yoga experience necessary.
Members: $25 Guests: $30 Reserve your space today at Member Services.

YOGA FOR BEGINNERS WORKSHOP with Dana Hanizeski

Sunday, February 19th
2:00-3:30pm
Learn the fundamentals of yoga in an accessible format. We'll cover many of the basic poses you will encounter in a yoga class at a slower pace, focusing on body position and alignment while in the pose. We will also cover the general format of a yoga class, including a brief meditation at the beginning of class, as well as a guided relaxation at the end of class. This workshop is open to all levels of fitness and flexibility!
Members: Complimentary Guests: $30 Reserve your space today at Member Services.

QI GONG WORKSHOP with Diane Mueller

Saturday, February 25th
2:00-3:30pm
Experience movement using Qi Gong technique to increase back strength with emphasis on muscle elongation and flexibility. Learn easy exercises to decrease back pain and enjoy life! These exercises can be done in your office, at home or even in the elevator!
Members: Complimentary Guests: $30 Reserve your space today at Member Services.

TELLURIDE YOGA FESTIVAL

The 5th Annual Telluride Yoga Festival is the country's most intimate and unique yoga event. Hosting master teachers from many lineages all over the world, this yoga experience is one of a kind. Deepen your practice, deep in the mountains this July 12-15th, 2012.
Full Festival Pass Benefits:
Only $225 until February 1st - save $100!
(3) 2 hour daily workshops Friday- Sunday
Full access to all events - Friday Night Kirtan, Daily Meditation, Daily Mysore and priority entrance into all free classes
Free TYF tote bag
Most bang for your buck! Get the most value out of your TYF experience with a full pass.
Click here for more info.

Check out our ongoing yoga offerings on our yoga schedule.

CLICK TO WATCH THE PURA VIDA YOGA EXPERIENCE

EXPLORE SPAVITAL AT PURA VIDA™ - Build Your Bliss

pick your treatment • choose your enhancement • customize your experience
Download the New SPAVital Menu with all new services and products!

LA VIE D'AMOUR

Relaxing Romance
60 minute Side by Side Swedish Couples Massages. $150

Side by Side Serenity

90 minute Side by Side Signature Couples Massages, followed by Prosecco & Organic Chocolate. $250

A Toast for Two

90 minute Side by Side Signature Couples Massages, followed by 50 minute White Chocolate Pedicures & Prosecco. $320

Rock my World

90 minute Balancing Hot Stone Couples Massages, followed by 60 minute Customized Facials & Prosecco. $370

Prep for Love

Bikini Wax, Lash Tint & Vital Nails. $99

GIVE THE GIFT OF SPA-AAAHHH!

What could be sweeter? SPAVital Gift Cards available at the Spa on Floor 4.
Purchase a 90 Minute Stress-Reducing Swedish Massage and receive the second 90 Minute Swedish Massage at 50% off!

MONDAY MASSAGE SPECIAL

Every Monday we offer a 60 Minute Swedish Massage for just $70, including gratuity.*

TUESDAY FACIAL SPECIAL

Every Tuesday we offer a 60 Minute Customized Facial for just $80, including gratuity. A thorough skin analysis, deep cleansing, exfoliation and extraction, with a relaxing massage of face, neck and décolleté. You will receive a personalized treatment mask for your skin type. Leave with a healthy glow.*

*member discount does not apply

Stop by SPAVital on Floor 4 or call 303.999.2900 today to book a relaxing or energizing treatment today! Book online.
Click to visit the SPAVital website.

WELCOME SARAH FOX, Pura Vida Group Ex Coordinator

Sarah Fox has been studying and working in the health and fitness industry since 2000. She spent the beginning of her wellness career as a middle school health and P.E. educator, which confirmed her love for fitness education and aided her in the decision to pursue her degree in Human Performance and Sport from the Metropolitan State College of Denver. While at Metro, Sarah worked as a Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, and Group Exercise Coordinator for the Campus Recreation Center at Auraria. Prior to stepping into the role of Group Exercise Coordinator at Pura Vida, Sarah served as a fitness intern as well as worked as a Personal Trainer and Group Ex and Cycling Instructor at Pura Vida. Sarah is always looking for opportunities to grow as a professional, believing that we should never stop learning, growing, and questioning our practices. Sarah not only has a great deal of experience and knowledge in the fitness industry, but a genuine love for helping people.

Please feel free to contact Sarah with feedback regarding our programming schedule at .

KINESIS MEANS MOVEMENT

In a Kinesis workout, you incorporate more movement with your strength training regimen - consequently reaping the benefits of increased cardiovascular capacity, muscular endurance and core strength! Take the Kinesis challenge in February. Use Kinesis in a private or semi-private session 2x/week throughout the month and experience the difference!
Click to view the Kinesis schedule.

Contact Heather at for more information about KINESIS.

PURA VIDA MEMBER SOCIAL

CHERRY
Thursday, February 23rd
6-10pm
Dancing!
231 Milwaukee St.
cherrydenver.com

SAVE THE DATE! 3rd Annual Pura Vida PUR-A-THLON

to benefit Brent's Place
Friday, May 11th
6:00am - 6:00pm
Get ready to pedal hard, dance, downward dog, sculpt and get hot for a great cause!

Share the power of an hour as participants can choose a power pack of one, two, three or a full day of classes such as Indoor Cycling, Strong Body, Dance, Yoga or enjoy a day in the Spa all led by Pura Vida's professionally trained and certified staff. All participants will receive refreshments and the use of Pura Vida's facilities before and after class. We'll wrap up this 12-hour event with a celebration for Brent's Place kids with cancer and their families with a Viva la Vida party!  Proceeds benefit Brent's Place - a nonprofit public charity, which provides housing and programs for children with cancer and their families.
 
Brent's Place is a home away from home for families coming to Denver for life-saving treatments. Their goal is to alleviate fears and remove burdens while providing a necessary bridge between the hospital and home. Brent's Place is the only hospital approved "Safe-Clean" housing facility for immune compromised patients and families.  Brent Eley Foundation and Brent's Place are a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit public charity.

For additional information or questions regarding registration, sponsorship, participation or volunteering, visit brentsplace.org or contact Julie Gart at 720.343.2803 or .

NEW BODY PROJECT with Sara Kosick

Master Personal Trainer/Holistic Nutrition Therapist 
March 6th-29th
Tuesday/Thursday at 6:30am
Join Sara for this proven effective course. Attain your goals in just 4 weeks, with nutrition and group personal training that meets twice a week. Get in on the program that gives you results for just $199. Limited to 7 participants.

CLEAN & GREEN - the 10-Day Pura Vida Cleanse with Sara Kosick

Orientation: Tuesday, February 28th at 5:30pm
Join holistic nutrition therapist Sara Kosick for a detoxification program that utilizes Billy's Infinity Greens and ClearVite to help you purify your blood, balance your blood sugar, manage your adrenal stress load, cleanse the liver, increase energy, and improve metabolism pathways. Full meal plans, recipe suggestions, and grocery lists are provided; at-home preparation and cooking are required. Reserve your space by 2/24/12. Cleanse fee will be due at this time. Reservations for this cleanse are non-refundable after the deadline. Class is limited to 25 participants.
Members:  $99 Non-Members: $125

Contact Sara at  with questions or to reserve your space for the above programs. 

SPAVITAL

is the place to shop for that specialty item, learn about skin care or find that perfect gift that will create memories. With exclusive brands like SkinCeuticals, Zoya, Teakoe, Pevonia, Clarisonic, KOBO, EmiJay, Sonoma Lavender, Barefoot Dreams, and Eberjey, you can feel good anytime. . .anywhere. Step into the Spa shop following your service or your next club visit to extend the feel good experience all the way home.

QUALITY FOOD WITH YOU IN MIND!

Pura Vida is committed to offering you organic, wholesome, minimally processed, and local (when possible) food items to get you through your day. We don't believe you have to compromise the quality of your food in order to get something quick or on the run. You can feel confident choosing food products at Pura Vida because they contain high quality protein, are nutrient dense, have low added sugar, and were made from whole foods! We strive to bring you the latest and best healthful products to support your workouts, and help you embody the good life.

We've selected Terra Plana, and their VIVOBAREFOOT line, as our exclusive minimalist shoe provider.

We support the Barefoot Movement and feel that it can provide benefits to many. However, it's important to acknowledge your transition from a traditional shoe to a minimalist shoe/barefoot training. Removing the heel rise in your shoe will affect your gait. Increasing your activity in these shoes conservatively and including foot strengthening exercises in your regime is key to having a successful transition.
 
Barefoot and minimalist shoe training can strengthen your feet and recruit additional muscle fibers throughout the lower leg, improve stability and mobility throughout your ankle joint, increase your proprioceptive feedback, encourage a more natural gait and overall movement.
 
Contact Heather at   for more info and to schedule your consultation and fitting with a Sole Specialist.
  

TEAM MEMBER OF THE MONTH

JONATHAN DIMARCO
Front Desk Lead

Experience/Course of Study:
Graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a B.S. in International Business and Sign Language.

First Job: Resident Assistant in the dorms for five years.

Wellness Philosophy:
"Fitness needs to be perceived as fun or we subconsciously avoid it."
- Alan Thicke

Childhood Ambition:
Wanted to be a train conductor until I found out how dirty of a job it was, so I wanted to be an Olympic athlete.

Proudest Accomplishment:
My first full marathon - Even though I did not finish with a time I wanted, I was proud of the countless miles I did to prepare for the race and that I didn't give up. This led to my second proudest accomplishment, which registering for my next marathon and finishing 1st in my division, and setting a course record in my age category.

Indulgence:
I love eating doughnuts (usually the entire box)! A close second would be soft, chewy homemade cookies or Dark Chocolove bars.

Inspiration:
For everything you've missed, you've gained something else; For everything you gain, you lose something else. Its about your outlook towards life. You can either regret or rejoice. I don't dwell on the past because I cannot change it, but use what I have learned from it to guide my future. Smile, because it looks great on you.

PURA VIDA LOVES

Root Down

rootdowndenver.com
Arguably one of the best dining scenes in Denver. Root Down continues to serve up great food. The concept of ‘real food’ from farm-to-table and the idea that great food should be accessible….inclusive and not exclusive, echoes Pura Vida’s philosophy. Fresh, organic and REAL somehow translates into fitness as well! It’s always nice to see so many of our members enjoying chef Justin Cucci’s creations.

Parallel 17

parallelseventeen.com
Chef Mary Nguyen, in our book, just “get’s it”. Her modern interpretation of Vietnamese cuisine is a stand out, and the vibe of her 17th ave restaurant speaks to our PV culture. Check out the brunch menu as well as the late night scene (food served until 11pm usually accompanied by a very hip DJ spinning in the small dining room) and you have an experience that challenges the Denver dining scene to take it up a notch.

MCA Denver

mcadenver.org/index.php/exhibitions
Let’s start by saying Adam Lerner is a genius. It’s rare to peruse a museum’s collection and experience an entire gamut of emotions within an hour. Laughter turns into anger which morphs into awe and amazement. Everything about the MCA from the finely curated exhibits to the website to the after-hours events, speaks of a talented Director who is absolutely fearless. The building, by London based architect David Adjaye is his first in the US and is worth the visit alone. (Adjaye was named the designer of the Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site in NYC). Pura Vida was fortunate to be hosted by the MCA for one of the our monthly happy hours and people are still talking about it. Check out the pics.

Ballet Nouveau Colorado

bncdance.com
Named “25 to watch” for 2009 in Dance Magazine (huge!) Ballet Nouveau continues to gain momentum as the dance company to follow. Artistic Director, Garrett Ammon, leads this company at a velocity that is astounding, particularly for Denver. Watching “Rock”, a spectacular amalgam of modern dance, ballet and…I don’t know what (but it worked!) had the companies twelve young and amazing dancers creating a story to music by Bowie, INXS and Queen. The choreography is truly astounding and you have to pinch yourself to make sure you’re not in SF or NYC. We cannot recommend enough checking out this innovative and important dance company.

Lululemon

lululemon.com
Okay, so this seems like a no-brainer. It’s not uncommon to be at Pura Vida on any given night of the week and see a majority of the staff and members wearing the ubiquitous (and subtle) lulu logo.
The clothing company (which started out in Vancouver by Chip Wilson who was in the surf, skate and snowboard business) creates perfectly fitted and designed clothing that is perfect for all things Pura Vida. Strong brands are developed by creating an authentic culture, and Lululemon has it in spades. It’s not enough that the clothing is well made, tasteful and under-the-radar cool, but the philosophy and the vision behind the company mimics Pura Vida’s belief that life should be in balance, karma is real and trying to do good on a daily basis is essential. We love Lulu.

GivingFirst

givingfirst.org
“Giving first’s motto is ‘Give where you live.’ It is a program of the Nonprofit Preservation Initiative which was created to preserve the future of Denver area nonprofits. Click on the Donate Now button and hundreds of Colorado-based organizations come up for you to chose from. The cool part about the site is that you can go to the Giving Basket and credit an account of a friend or family member as a gift. The numerical dollar amount is emailed to your recipient, and they then get to chose the charity, organization or cause in which to donate.