What really matters is not just the practice of sitting but far more the state of mind you find yourself in after meditation. It is this calm and centered state of mind you should prolong through everything you do. I like the Zen story in which the disciple asked his master: “Master, how do you […]
all photos and text by coach ilg.click on pic to enlarge.hint for optimal chi maximization:calm your mind and lower your breath and make your spine elegant before reading… *** as i write this,Momma Robin is outside on a limb of “Vishnu” Ponderosa/crying. She is crying comfort calls to her beautiful baby daughter who is in […]
leading Country Club Crack (rated 5.11 b/c back then), Boulder Canyon, Colorado, circa 1983.this was one of my last leads before attempting to free solo this route, as well as many other difficult rock climbs of the area, later in my climbing career. Photo by Richard Rossiter. This photo appears in Rossiter’s guidebook, BOULDER CLIMBS […]
click on pics to enlargen and enliven your DL Chi Hit! “While unperishing love melted my bones,I cried,I shouted again and again,louder than the waves of the billowing sea,I became confused,I fell,I rolled,I wailed,Bewildered like a madman,Intoxicated like a crazy drunk,so that people were puzzledand those who heard wondered.” – Manikka-vacakar’s 9th century love songs […]
DL will return Wednesday with a HECCUVA KILLER FUN ENTRY on something i just did yesterday…until then; ENJOY THE ARCHIVES and the WF SanghaLounge! right now i am in a WF Private Training Intensive for today and tomorrow.. which is probably where you should be! have you scheduled your WF Private Intensive for the next […]
It’s my own sister who got the WF Quote of the Week! photo of my sister, Connie, who is four years older than i, by Wayne Williams. can you tell we’re related? Can you tell we are SUNRIDERS? Connie is 49 years old. How many times do i need to say it and live it […]
“Turning our minds to our Breath produces a moment of purity. No clutter. No random thoughts. No drama.” — Steve Ilg From a soon to be released feature in HOMEGYM Magazine
click on pic to enlarge this morning,i took the life of mosquito. just hours ago,i taught another “great” yoga class to 15 students. yesterday, i murdered a flying ant…mother of many children. as i chanted the Sacred Mantra with tissue poised between my fingers as a guillotine, i missed my first three attempts to kill […]
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