Wholistic Fitness

Namaste Noble Warriors!
well, the speed of LA (or, “Pueblo Grande” as i like to call her) has certainly not decreased since my last visit six months ago.

my former hometown seems set on a sprinter’s pace and, the signs of the wear and tear on people’s bodies and minds are evident to me, now that i live away from her. after teaching to a WONDERFUL gathering of my ol’ HP Yoga Students in Brentwood on Saturday, Ananda went down to Venice to take some classes from one her first Teachers while i hooked up with my former racing bro; Steve Marlowe of TBT Cardio Commute fame, to ride my Reseda-To-The-Sea monster ride. we clocked 51.50 mph on our mountain bikes (well, i was on “Nalanda”, my cross bike} on one descent while sizzled in sweat up the Paseo Miramar 10 mile climb up from the ocean. GOTTA LOVE dat!

Was able to visit my SHRINE of ALL VEGETARIAN FOOD RESTAURANTS, the lil’ ol’ hole in the wall joint, “Leonor’s” just a motorcycle throttle wheelie away from us on Whitsett and Moorpark. If i could bring ONE THING from LA with me back to Flag? This place would be it!

Ananda showed me her REMARKABLE “Fence Vinyasa” yoga routine after hiking Fryman Canyon (that’s my sport bike next to beautiful Ananda…”Sukhavarti”, this bike is just a little bit waaaaaaaaay too much fun! practical, too. on Sukhavarti? traffic is nothing but a fleeting, moving meditation. love it!, oh, and yes, i love Ananda, too!)
tomorrow we’re doing a bit of business, and are targeting Shiva Rea’s yoga class down in Venice. after a 3.50 hour training ride today and my class on Saturday, and hiking and gym work on Friday, seems like you can take the mountain yogis out of the mountains, however,
you ain’t gonna take the multidisciplined yoga out of the mountain yogis!

i’ll keep doing my best to update you.

only wish you coulda been at my Yoga Class on Saturday, where i introduced my first professional teaching of what turned out to be a fantastic key for the gathered yogis…a Teaching of Internal Locks which i have called, “Watch Your Practice.” the input that i received after class on this Teaching was fantastic. Totally unique to HP Yoga, and i truly feel that like so much of our humble, yet powerful Path, this Teaching is truly going to prove to a pivotal, instrumental go-to technique for those Warriors who did what was required to come and see me on Saturday. if professional response continues to be so positive, i will do my best to include this Teaching in an upcoming book. However, even in my books, the Direct Transmission is lost.

i suppose that is why my really faithful Students like Heather Leu booked a plane flight from San Franscisco to come to my Master Class in LA on Saturday.

Om Namah to Heather, and the rest of those sweating, glowing yogis in Brentwood. it was deep honor to be with and share the Sacred Sweat and Stillness with you..

om so ti,
coach ilg