coach compressing into his unique “Hanuman Warrior Servant Pose” from his HP Yoga® System…this posture can produce excruciatingly intense pain from the brittle feet of endurance athletes and others…as coach teaches, “When the feet are brittle, so too is our brain and organs.” *** Reinforcing the importance of vitality via foot plasticity, from The Brain […]
Dear Coach;I think non-attachment to others is only possible with non-attachmentto ego. And perhaps that is the most difficult task in the path tohigher being. When my abdominal muscles are burning during propworkout, I practice indifference to bodily pain. Is this rightanalogy? Head bowed,Joongho Most Noble Joongho, yes!Trust the Breath!Where there is Conscious Breathing,there is […]
“If the student of yoga seeks spiritual progress, then we must begin by pursuing equanimity throughout the many challenges inherent to the circumstances of our life. Make no mistake; The conditions required for transformation of self are severe and more often than not, remain right in front of and endlessly within us. Some lose their […]
WF Student Sponsored World-Class Mountaineer:Andrew “Bantu” Frost and his son Rowan, cranking some Denali Diamond training time together above Flagstaff a couple of weeks ago. photo by www.jamesqmartin.com A Night-long Pilgrimage of Breathby WF Student Bantu, exclusively for DL Subscribers with clarifications in brackets {} by coach ilg I dropped off my bike {SEE BELOW […]
YOUR SUPPORT OF WF JUST PAID OFF AGAIN…and again…and endlessly again… because you have subscribed to Direct Lines, you are now privy to an ongoing 24/7 pro discount fromone of Coach Ilg’s wonderful sponsors…you’ll be receiving details via email. it is a near certainty, that with over 200 podiums across 23 physiologically diverse sports including […]
Everybody wants to be lean and world-class fit,but not everybody wants to follow 3 decades of experience to get there… It doesn’t happen in our Clan, cuz we are well-coached in the use of the SUNRIDER Herbs, however, i reckon other people not used to the potency of SUNRIDER Herbs, have been overdosing on the […]
Namaste Coach, whoa…2 days in a row, have practiced the 20 min. nap after the mid-day meal. it definitely is a sweet treat after arising between 4:30-5:30 for the past 3 mornings to practice Zazen. yesterday it was challenging to relax at first as i was mid-stream of my ‘work’ and i knew i was […]
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