Flagstaff, AZ –my triceps and lats are completely wasted. stop. won the Flagstaff 10k Classic Ski Race this morning. stop. perfect ‘ilg’ conditions…blizzard, snowdrifts, and no real track. stop. all the HP PROP YOGA, SUNRIDER Herbs, MAP Aminos, WF Training, and inline ski skating since September paid off handsomely today. stop. basically kick-double poled and […]
before the “intimidating Practice Stats” of your coach,by popular request…my softer side…courtesy of more Dewa!… taken this morning…a week away from Her 5-month Birthday……the Lotus-Eyed One born within multiple Auspicious Signs……”And truly, it’s Dewa’s mommy that is being the Champion around this house full of Champions! To truly love your baby? Love and care for […]
Namaste Noble Sangha!This is a really nice article about my recent National Qualifier race from the fine,hard working folks at SnowShoeMag.com! Check it out: Western Regional National Qualifier **** speaking of Snowshoe Racing…my most recent column at the USSSA site is up: USSSA; Ilg’s Training Feature *** And of course, to balance your inspiration to […]
Dearest Teacher, I’ve just started teaching yoga, attempting to bring some of your ‘mountain yogi spirit’ into my classes. It’s hard. I feel like a fool and I don’t know if I should continue. If i get too “out there” and say the “G” (God) word too much, I get reprimanded by both students and […]
If you are sitting, and your mind is not wholly in tune with your body—if you are, for instance, anxious or preoccupied with something—your body will experience physical discomfort, and difficulties will arise more easily. Whereas if your mind is in a calm, inspired state, it will influence your whole posture, and you can sit […]
coach answers a “Six Pack” of Questions from WF fans, friends,and students from across the world. Send your questions to; ilgtrain@npgcable.com and maybe your question will make up a Six Pack sometime! ***#1) Barefoot Is Best Let Thee Be Warned; Mountain Yogis Live Here! Though i have yet to shovel my entire driveway barefooted, i […]
The still revolutionary insight of Buddhism is that life and death are in the mind, and nowhere else. Mind is revealed as the universal basis of experience—the creator of happiness and the creator of suffering, the creator of what we call life and what we call death. – Sogyal Rinpoche photo 1) Late Autumn Buddha […]
below, WF Online Master Student Shawna acknowledges missing Teacher Ananda as her Online Teacher as Ananda pours herself into being a 24/7 Mother for Dewa. please visit Ananda’s blog to pay tribute to a very chifull and Noble Warrior Protector of Ananda and the WF Temple… The Joyful Breath Namaste Most Missed Teacher Ananda,first and […]
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