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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of Gaiam, Inc. on Form S-3 (333-133106), of our report dated March 15, 2006 relating to the consolidated financial statements appearing in Gaiam, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, which Registration Statement has been incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated May 18, 2006. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (333-133106).

/s/ Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC

May 18, 2006
Denver, Colorado

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM