Namaste Coach, So I’m out running on the trail this morning and I’m talking to myself. And I’m observing that it felt so much easier to run in Banff than it does in NJ. I marveled at that “fact” because the air is thinner and the terrain much more seriously rugged (especially on my runs upTunnel […]
Noble Sangha, “Wapiti” Ward just submitted a GORGEOUS poem in the SanghaLounge; please do yourself a favor and read it! i TAF he put in the Current Events section for some reason; those poets… love you all…falling off the grid…enjoy the Archives… enjoy your Sweat and Stillness today! i’m running the Peak! i’ll send some […]
A heads up, especially for my Online Students;i guess we are going to be out of electricity all day tomorrow (Wednesday)(hey, it’s still the wild west, you know)so DL will be back on Thursdayand i have all SORTS of great new Teachings lined up; also, thank you for all the kind words about the last […]
My Darling Dewachen, in honor of your 21st Day of coming into this Formful UniVerse* and, to let you know that Amma and Abba ( mommy and daddy) are still ATTEMPTING to bring Non-Attachment (vairagya) to your absolutely ADORABLE form,i Gift unto Thee on this Day of Days, an excerpt from a very famous book […]
Most Noble Sangha,okay, yesterday was the poetry,today? the PAIN! below are my Monthly Practice Stats for July, August, and September. i always wondered how my Practice would uphold if i had a baby.others made it seem like having a baby completely destroys Abhyasa (Steadfast Practice).so far, Dewa has only deepened my Practice in sacred, impossible […]
a new poem and pictures by steve ilg Writing poetry has long been established within the Wholistic Fitness Personal Training System as a form of what i termed, “Passive Meditation,” back in the early years. To this day, if you look upon Bala’s cartop carrier rack, you’ll see a decal, one of many, expressing; POETRY […]
The republication of the OUTSIDE MAGAZINE Cover 1992 that brought scores of Seekers toward the Steep and Direct Path of Wholistic Fitness. Currently on newsstands. ***Hi Steve:What do you think an autographed copy of Outside Magazine, May 1992, signed by Steve Ilg would be worth.I first contacted you December 1992 as a result of that […]
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