i point toward one of the only two directions that i have cared about in my life;Upward. the other? inward. endlessly, inward. photo; several hundred feet above my Zen Center in Jemez, New Mexico. i would often invite my other Zen peers to come and run or hike or climb with me outdoors. few ever […]
It is said that “Transmission matters more than Teaching.” If so, then my beautiful HP Yogi Ben “Patki Dass” Sullivan is a shining example of ‘getting it.’ After riding and racing bikes for years with dozens and dozens of other cyclists, it required only one long training ride together on some Sacred Terrain for this […]
Namaste! just finished teaching a wonderful HP Yoga class here in Flag to bring to classically WF finishthe end of Day One of a WF Private Intensive with my cherished, long time Online Student, Michael Cerame fromNYC. we had a GREEEEAAAAAT time, which i will tell you more about later. right now, i just kinda […]
Namaste Noble Winter Warriors! my latest column for the United States SnowShoeing Association is here for you to enjoy: Running On Water May all Beings Everywhere feel the Dance that is “Running On Water”!
photos by my Beloved Ananda; click to enlarge to get a WF Chi hit of thedeepest effect; the birthplace of all that is the spiritual rasas of WF! i know many of you know this guy; my outdoor endurance sports hero and honored to say, long-time friend, Ned “The Lung” Overend. World Mountain Bike Champion, […]
“Racing is a privilege to the genuine yogi. It helps us train the mind in sustained concentration, acceptance of pain as purification, and prepares the subtle anatomy for deeper states of energetic transmission for Enlightenment. No true spiritual athlete can shortcut mastery of the body. Training the body wholistically is the First Base of all […]
Race Report; Flagstaff Nordic CenterThis morning, our unsinkable Coach finished 5th in the 10 Kilometer Freestyle and 2nd in the 10 Kilometer Classic Race to earn the Silver Medal position in the Arizona State Nordic Championships. Only a (very fast) college student from the Pacific Northwest was able to hold off Coach by a handful […]
Skis all waxed with chant (5)herbs eaten, Rituals done (7)now, ilg, BRING THE CHI!!!! (6) i can’t recall the last time i did a Nordic Race. must be well over a decade ago.i recall winning the Taos Mountain Stampede and the Santa Fe Classic in the same weekend back then.who knows dates?who cares?those of us […]
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