MEDITATION FRIGHTENS THE NON-PRACTITIONER “We are so addicted to looking outside ourselves that we have lost access to our inner being almost completely. We are terrified to look inward, because our culture has given us no idea of what we will find. We may even think that if we do, we will be in danger […]
ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD, LACTATE THRESHOLD, HOLD THE THRESH AND SPICE THE AEROBIC!“The biggest difference between recreational and competitive athletes? That’s easy…INTERVALS, baby!” – coach ilg, 1987Above, WF Online Teacher Haku and World Class track athlete; Natalie Hughes deep into an AT workout; where the champions play! Esteemed Sensei – I’m gearing up for tomorrow’s big V02 […]
OPENING THE HIPS; Mini Sequence While On The Roadcoach ilg, thankful for his hip opening sequences such as below, shown testing the training effect from Practice. Mountain yogis turn vertical and overhanging cliff walls into their yoga mats in order to test their mental and physical skills on the sharp end of a climbing route. […]
STUDENT INPUT!!! “Dear Coach Ilg,Many thanks for yet more DL. I have to say that I have not felt so good, light and fit in about 10 years, so many thanks for you and WF training.�I await the next installment of WF on-line training with great anticipation.�HumblyFirst Year WF Online Student Simon Ash ****Namaste Noble […]
3 Forms Of Nutrition/HOPI Teaching/WF Approved Haiku“Don’t worry…be Hopi!”coach ilg feeling the CHI and in-Joying hot, fresh, handmade Hopi bread near his home in Flagstaff. The Hopi’s, whose reservation is near Flag, are (considered to be) the Native American descendants of the Anazasi. This same bread was being prepared and eaten in this same manner […]
an Aspen IN-DEPEND-Dance Day *Healthy Aspens at 8,600. sunset in the Kachina Wilderness.* On this Independence Day, i bow to the Aspen.I Speak for those Tree Beings who are unable to Speaknor stop our abuse and murder of their h(om)es in the high country.You and i might be “independent” yet,no living being is truly independent.we […]
SACRED WORKOUTS: Humphrey’s Peak TrailTrail to the Summit of Arizona’s Highest and Most Sacred Peak a WF workout report from Coach Ilg ****Technical Observations: Date Climbed: 6*27*05 Distance: ’bout 10 miles, but who’s counting? Vertical Gain: start at 9,600′ and top out at 12,633′ (yes, those are ‘thousands’ of feet)! Effort: Darn Hard Time Required: […]
WF ONLINE STUDENT ROBERT MOSES CRANKS OFF AN INTENSIVE WITH COACH SHEADERWF Online Student Moses engages and refines his pranayama during his recent Private Intensive with his WF Online Teacher, Haku Sheader in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Most Important Thing To Do For Your WF Practice? Schedule your own Private Intensive with a certified WF […]
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