Namaste Noble Fitness Warriors! “Our work in yoga is to undo the tension. Undo, not do.” Vanda Scarvelli Every moment of your daily life can be a moment of contraction or expansion. Whether stuck in traffic or sitting in your office, you can always practice unalienable body/mind techniques which transform seemingly wasteful chunks of your […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! an exchange with Fitness Warrior Tobe from today’s email: Dear Coach- I apologize for not starting {my first email which you made me do over!} with a polite salutation, I meant no disrespect. I agree, we tend to move too fast in our society and are often short with those closest to […]
Namaste Noble Fitness Warriors! “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust � here are some exchanges from my email box this morning…may reading it deepen your appreciation for the Teachers in all our lives… � Dear Coach – I […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! “I’m just getting over being back in shape.” – WF Teacher Q thank all of you who came to my Taoist Yoga Workshop this weekend! Ai Imawa! for DL Readers only throughout JUNE: get my book, AI IMAWA; The Postures and Practice of Inner Harmony for only $20 including shipping! also NEW: […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! “Anytime you can relax you can do better.” – Sensei Kishiyama For those of you attending my Taoist Yoga workshop tomorrow, you can read about my Teacher, Sensei Kishiyama by visiting his website: http://home.sprintmail.com/~lonster/index.html for those of you not near LA, your own Practice would benefit from getting his award-winning video (or […]
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 […]
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