Those of you who have taken my HP Yoga™ Restorative classes are seemingly surprised by the serenity of the dialogue and the slow, delicious dance into the niceties of this quieting practice of seated forward bends, twists, and side bends intended to clear the stress of the day and the lactic acid from the recent workouts for a go(o)d night’s sleep thanks to the deep neural relaxation afforded to you by this Restorative Practice.
Durango, Colorado – your “Endless Beginner” of a Tribal Chief made yet another noble – yet unspectacular – effort tonight beneath Sister Rain Clouds and Hanuman Wind Clouds closing in as fast as an October sunset should be over the La Plata Mountains. finished 2nd in the C race among the Durango Sage and the “extremely rough, wet, […]
dat’s right: i’ve been virtually off the bike(s) since placing in the top 20 AG of the Imogene Pass Run and i’ve been fighting off an insanely powerful virus that has laid my two girls flat for five days; yet, when a four-event bicycle racing Championships occurs in my beloved hOMetown of Durango which has […]
It’s the casual questions I get after teaching another Samadhically infused HP Yoga™ class in the Sacred Cave, That I have to field the always difficult to answer questions about Meditation…I take this as a compliment; any yoga class that ends with students moved enough to ask about Meditation is to me, a sign of Teaching Success in the Highest of Ways.
Photo; Multi-time State Nordic Champion coach ilg, ramping up for snow season on East Animas Road yesterday. Pic by Vishnu. #10) Cuz it cuts up your thighs, calves, abs, intercostals, butt, lats, and delts like NOTHING else can while burning twice as many calories as lower body specific endurance activities! #9) Union-carbide road ski pole […]
My seasoned Students already knew; here it comes; old man ilg’s elegy for September. Geez, you’d think I woulda grown outta of such seasonal sentiment by now, eh? Yet, the spiritual tease of this particular September is more intense than a stoned night at the Rubber Room because I’m finally back in my h(om)etown for […]
one of my brightest young Lights for WF; Online Student “IC” from NYC…i’ll be interviewing this astonishingly talented Brahmin Yogi who relies on WF Online Training for his world-class musical endeavors. this kid is gonna blow you away! Below is his response to my latest MP3 release; the classic WF Teaching of all time: Stream […]
“Perceptions create our problems, m(om)ents themselves never do.” – Coach Steve Ilg photo by Ananda of Dewachen yesterday up in the High Country. My 3 year-old Rinpoche is teaching me my highest yoga of my life…each day and in everyWay. click to enlarge Her Transmission into your Practice today! the quote arrived to me yesterday […]
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