Namaste Noble Warriors! “Look to your duty do not tremble before it. Nothing is better for a Warrior than a battle of Sacred Duty. The doors of heaven open for Warriors who rejoice to have a battle like this thrust on them by chance.” – Bhagavad Gita, II 31-32 Be brave today and smile often […]
COMING UP THIS SUNDAY join Steve Ilg for… June 8 L.A. Workshop Series: Taoist Yoga Powerhouse Gym 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. This unique class begins by a short introduction before enjoying and exploring 12 simple, elegant standing postures taught to me by Taoist Master, Sensei Kishiyama. These postures penetrate normal consciousness to deepen a connection […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! “The real Porsche is not under a hood. It’s under your skin.” -coach ilg ooooh…that feels better. my eyes are no longer cross-eyed and the neural staccato fire emanating from my exhausted, acidic thighs has stopped. it’s been just over an hour since my effort in this morning’s 2.50-hour road bike training […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! “In meditation you are neither “for” nor “against” your experience. That is, you don’t praise some thoughts and condemn others, but you take an unbiased approach. You let things be as they are, without judgment, and in that way you yourself learn to be, to express your existence directly, nonconceptually. That is […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! A SUNRIDER HERB Chi Hit for the Coach Ilg Downline contributed unsolicited by, Patti: Dear Coach Ilg – I want to check in with you and share a couple of things with you. Number one, I have not forgotten the kindness and guidance you have so generously shared with me. I hope […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! i ain’t big on birthdays. yogis are trained in the flow not aberration of life. besides, we “age” in so many ways; physiologically, psychologically, spiritually, egoically, athletically, pranically, emotionally, karmically… it seems to me, that chronological aging is least significant of all birthdays, if celebrated with drama in younger years creates a […]
Top Ten Things You Don’t Want To Overhear In A Yoga Studio by Steve Ilg, R.Y.T. 10) You call THAT a Down Dog? 9) Hey, will somebody turn up the air conditioner in here? 8) Does this loincloth make my hips look fat? 7) A Mr. Brahman called. He said to tell you, “Your posture’s […]
Namaste Noble Herb Eaters! SUNRIDER HERBS; The Official Nutritional Program of Wholistic Fitness Warriors Sunrider Update Missive: 5/22/03 by Steve Ilg, R.Y.T An herbal conundrum has evolved within me. Eating SUNRIDER (SR) herbs makes it feel GREAT to feel so dang good all the time…i mean, AMAZINGLY good…like, King of the World good… but then, […]
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