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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000922996-04-000090.txt : 20041101
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20041101173608
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000922996-04-000090
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20041029
FILED AS OF DATE:		20041101
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20041101

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RYSAVY JIRKA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001105889

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27517
		FILM NUMBER:		041111071

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		360 INTERLOCKEN BLVD SUITE 300
		CITY:			BROOMFIELD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80021

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		360 INTERLOCKEN BLVD SUITE 300
		CITY:			BROOMFIELD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80021

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GAIAM INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001089872
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO TAPE PRODUCTION [7812]
		IRS NUMBER:				841113527
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		360 INTERLOCKEN BLVD #300
		CITY:			BROOMFIELD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80021
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3032223600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		360 INTERLOCKEN BLVD #300
		CITY:			BROOMFIELD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80021
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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001089872</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GAIAM INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GAIA</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001105889</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RYSAVY JIRKA</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>360 INTERLOCKEN BLVD SUITE 300</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BROOMFIELD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80021</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chairman and CEO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-10-29</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>20000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>5.25</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7756200</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 5.4 million shares, obtainable upon conversion, of Class B Common Stock, and options to acquire 200,000 shares which
are vested.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Thomas R. Stephens, attorney in fact for Jirka Rysavy</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-11-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Know all by these presents, that
the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Thomas R. Stephens and Karin M.
Writer, signing singly, the
undersigned&#146;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#146;s capacity as a
director of Gaiam, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), Forms&nbsp;3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form&nbsp;3, 4, or 5, complete and
execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in
the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact&#146;s discretion. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&#146;s substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is
the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&#146;s responsibilities to comply with
Section&nbsp;16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms&nbsp;3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned&#146;s holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of
this 26<SUP>th</SUP> day of February, 2003. </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH="300"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Jirka Rysavy<BR>
Signature<BR>
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Jirka Rysavy<BR>
Print Name
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