Kirsten Akens is an award-winning journalist with bylines in national publications including O "š€š" the Oprah Magazine, People, and Lifehacker. Colorado Springs-based for more than 25 years, she also writes regularly for Springs and the Colorado Springs Independent, the alt-weekly where she was an editor for nearly seven years. When Kirsten's not offering advice about what to see, do, and eat in the Pikes Peak region, she's teaching people how to rest through restorative yoga at Root: Center for Yoga and Sacred Studies. Learn more at kirstenakens.com.

Kirsten Akens is an award-winning journalist with bylines in national publications including O "€" the Oprah Magazine, People, and Lifehacker. Colorado Springs-based for more than 25 years, she also writes regularly for Springs and the Colorado Springs Independent, the alt-weekly where she was an editor for nearly seven years. When Kirsten's not offering advice about what to see, do, and eat in the Pikes Peak region, she's teaching people how to rest through restorative yoga at Root: Center for Yoga and Sacred Studies. Learn more at kirstenakens.com.