…The Bardo don’t take kindly to Medicated Consciousness’s! Stay real; Stay Whole; Stay A Balanced Human Being; Stay on SUNRIDER HERBS, baby! Dear Coach,Thanks for the clarification of the new Club Member policy. Now I understand my options. I really appreciate how quickly you both got back to me on this. It’s a pleasure to […]
Every winter Olympics i get a rush of emails from people saying how COOL the Nordic Ski Racers and Nordic Biathletes are…let me assure you, unless you want to wallow in unmentionable pain and excruciating intensity for several years until you build up the upper AND lower body strength PLUS the cardio fitness of the […]
One of the meanings of the yogic “OM” symbol is, “Balance Across The Body/Mind Capacities.” A well-taught yogi never pushes away his or her weaknesses nor attempts to hide them under an impressive layer of sport-specific, physiologic-specific, or egoic/intellectual-specific strength. The genuine Seeker of Union (known as a ‘yogin’) tools his or her weaknesses into […]
yup,it’s true; i’ve got a Halo over my head…what? you think they give these ‘guru’ jobs to chumps?!you GOTS TO HAVE A HALO!!!!! http://www.haloheadband.com/sitemap.html that shot was taken at my team’s Furnace Creek 508 victory.
Our Running Warrioress of Team Mountain Yogi; Lisa Goldsmith (Tribal Code Name; Vishnu Doll). This is a helluva Trikonasana after tearing the legs off all the other competitors; both male and female! Lisa blistered the 10 mile mountain run in 73 minutes giving our Team a whollop of momentum going into the final bike leg! […]
Due to me being out of the office for a couple of days, my email has had several hundred incoming messages. Beginning today at this Post, and lasting for the next 48 hours: ONLY ACTIVE WF ONLINE STUDENTS and ACTIVE SUNRIDER HERB WARRIORS IN THE COACH ILG DOWNLINEshould send me emails directly. if you do […]
“Racing is not about winning, it’s about knowing ourselves.”– Coach Ilg, 1989excerpt; THE WINTER ATHLETE (Johnson Books)photo/Marc Romanelli, Santa Fe, NM “No trophy was ever held up by an athlete that was not first won on the inside.”– Coach Ilg, 2001interview/LA Timesphoto/Coach speaks up for the Sacred Mountain at last Saturday’s award ceremony at the […]
“When you win, nothing hurts.”i think Joe Namath said that.which explains everything.i hurt all fucking over.i hurt in the way taking a jackhammer to every joint in my body would hurt.i hurt in the way that even the THOUGHT of doing a yoga pose sends a shock of pain through my acidic body…Namath wasn’t a […]
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