Crane Yoga: A Community Practice
- Library Lawn
An outdoor yoga class focusing on the life, culture and body language of our beautiful Sandhill Cranes. This will be a gentle yoga sequence about the life of the cranes, from calling, meeting, dancing, hatching and growing up. All ages, abilities and experience levels are invited. Bring a mat or blanket and work at your own pace.
About the teacher
Liz Leipold, MS OTR, RYT, works as an Occupational Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Ski Instructor in Steamboat Springs. Liz is certified with Shambhava Yoga, Yoga Kids International, and Yoga Nidra. Liz believes yoga is a continuous journey that relaxes the mind and heals and strengthens the body. Come join Liz in an interactive Yoga class focusing on the life, culture and body language dance of our beautiful Sandhill Cranes.
About the Yampa Valley Crane Festival: Aug. 31- Sept. 3, 2023
The Greater Sandhill Crane is an iconic species of the Yampa Valley. Returning in the spring, cranes nest and raise their young in wetland areas throughout the valley. In late summer and early fall, hundreds of cranes from the Rocky Mountain flock join the local birds to rest and feed before continuing their journey south. The Yampa Valley Crane Festival celebrates these iconic birds with daily crane viewings, expert speakers, films, art exhibits, workshops, family activities and more. Bud Werner Memorial Library is festival headquarters and the venue for many of these talks, films and events. Learn more about the 12th annual Yampa Valley Crane Festival.