Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Prentice Capital Management, LP
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GAIAM INC [GAIA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
623 FIFTH AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2006
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock ("Common Stock") 07/31/2006   P   123,821 A $ 13.07 3,662,340 (1) (2) I (1) See Footnote (1)
Common Stock 08/22/2006   P   75,000 A $ 10.05 3,737,340 (1) (2) I (1) See Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Prentice Capital Management, LP
623 FIFTH AVENUE
32ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
Zimmerman Michael
623 FIFTH AVENUE
32ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    

Signatures

 PRENTICE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP, By: /s/ Michael Weiss as Chief Financial Officer   08/24/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Prentice Capital Management, LP (the "Investment Manager") serves as investment manager to a number of investment funds (including Prentice Capital Partners, LP, Prentice Capital Partners QP, LP, Prentice Capital Offshore, Ltd., Prentice Special Opportunities, LP, Prentice Special Opportunities Offshore, Ltd. and Prentice Special Opportunities Master, L.P.) and manages investments for certain entities in managed accounts with respect to which it has voting and dispositive authority over the Common Stock reported in this Form 4. Michael Zimmerman ("Mr. Zimmerman") is responsible for the supervision and conduct of all investment activities of the Investment Manager, including, without limitation, for all investment decisions with respect to the assets of such investment funds and managed accounts.
(2) The Investment Manager does not directly own any shares of Common Stock. Mr. Zimmerman personally owns 8,705 shares of Common Stock. After the purchases reported hereby, the Investment Manager may be deemed to beneficially own 3,725,635 shares of Common Stock held by the investment funds and managed accounts. Mr. Zimmerman may be deemed to beneficially own 3,737,340 shares of Common Stock held personally, by The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family Foundation Inc. and by the investment funds and managed accounts. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock included in this report to the extent such beneficial ownership exceeds such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest. The amount of securities beneficially owned following the reported transactions includes 3,000 shares of Common Stock held by The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family Foundation Inc. and 8,705 shares of Common Stock personally owned by Mr. Zimmerman.

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