Film spotlight: a spiritual retreat in Telluride, Colorado
Picture a realm of silent peaks and swirling winds, where a lone figure sat motionless for epochs. That figure was Shiva, the cosmic dancer and sage of Hindu myth. After eons of stillness, the god was awakened by the earnest devotion of seven sages. As a gift, he bestowed upon humanity the art of yoga – an interlacing of posture, breath and the elemental force of nature itself.
Leap ahead to the 21st century and one might well question whether Shiva’s gift remains intact. Yoga routines confined to windowless rooms or compressed onto phone screens can seem but shadows of the immersive call-and-response once orchestrated under a Himalayan landscape. Under today’s constraints, the spiritual practice might seem just another rote exercise.
But traces of that elemental spirit linger in unexpected corners of the globe. Like high in Colorado’s majestic San Juan Mountains: a 35-acre haven in Telluride’s Gray Head community, where the spirit of these ancient teachings finds a new foothold amid architecture in harmony with its serene setting.
Here, nature reclaims its role as teacher, weaving through a property built in 2016 and recreating the allure of mystic sanctuaries. A winding brook flows beneath an interior bridge and empties into a pond, the gentle rush creating a natural soundtrack of tranquility. Evergreens, swaying in the breeze, seem to inhale and exhale. Posing in the distance, the noble head of Wilson Peak.
Set apart from the main house, the yoga studio hums with its own serene energy. (Telluride Properties)
A short film by Telluride Properties captures this natural serenity with quiet potency. It opens not with words but the hush of running water, setting a meditative tone for everything that follows. Inside, a blend of contemporary architecture and earthiness – modern in silhouette yet ancient in its reverence for the environment.
At the apex of this property stands a dedicated yoga studio, perched like a mountaintop temple in the clouds. For many homes, a yoga room is simply a repurposed space, but here, it’s a focal point – wide windows and French doors open to the bracing alpine wind, making your daily sun salutation a genuine greeting to the mountains.
Beyond the studio, the property invites exploration. There are 16 miles of private trails accessible only to Gray Head residents for hiking or meditative walking, and a trout pond for contemplative stillness.
Even while immersed in nature’s grandeur, this $13.9 million estate is just 10 miles from downtown Telluride. (Telluride Properties)
Yet for all its raw beauty, this mountain estate is no austere hermitage. Geometric structures converge into nearly 6,000 square feet of chic, rustic design. Geothermal heating wards off Telluride’s winter chill. The master suite offers sweeping vistas for those early-morning reflections. Six bedrooms mean solitude is optional – family and friends can gather around a crackling fire or dine together in the airy kitchen.
And when all that relaxed living makes you crave something more adventurous, valet parking and ski storage at the nearby Element 52 resort deliver you straight to Telluride’s renowned slopes, where it all goes downhill (in a good way).
153 Whipple Way is listed by Steven Cieciuch of Telluride Properties.
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