“The Practice works, if YOU work the Practice!” – coach steve ilg
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Paul Valery those of you who saw my Facebook entry yesterday (*see below) can probably identify with this picture sent to me by HP Yogi MF commenting, “This is what i felt like as the Pro’s rolled up to […]
sometimes, the gnarled root of complexity dissolves in the shining sphere of Knowledge…
Also known to us Northern Tribal Warriors as, “The Full Crust Moon” now radiant in Father Sky – is a not only a surging of spring energy, it also marks the beginning of at least one month of fantastic ‘crust skiing’ whereupon we nordic skaters can glide endlessly at mach speeds across a frozen canvas of withering snows…each undulation of Mother Earth’s hide creates BMX type of rolls and jumps! What SACRED FUN! Ilg so pities the sport-specific athletes who remain numb to the ever dancing glow of wholistic sport endeavor! Since yogis are a Solar-Lunar Tribe, here is more on March’s Full Moon:
St Patricks Day Has finally arrived. While on vacation in Rome , I noticed a marble column in St. Peter’s with a golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, I asked who the telephone was for. The priest told me it was a direct line to heaven, and if I’d like to […]
“i
can’t imagine anything, anywhere in our life here that is as sacred as embarking
on a journey which produces such mind blowing physical attributes as a secondary
by product of the inner journey. as a trainer, i see and assist a great deal of people
who don’t get it and are lost.” – Student Monty Mason, AK
I heard about you yesterday. lol As often in my life, I look for answers in books. I found your book in the library and devoured it.
EVERY SINGLE WORD connected to my soul. THANK YOU for writing it. You are amazing! What is synchronistic too is that
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