I know some of you were considering coming out to Flag to join me and 199 other mountain yogis at the October 13th Soulstice Mountain Trail Race were i got 3rd place in my Age Group in the Half Loop. This will be the last call for the race. There are only 11 spots left […]
“(E)arnestly practice every good work.”– Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King, 1981 above photo; apres yoga…mountain yogi style! exhausted and intensely, sacredly happy. more seeds of impurity burned in the furnace of self-driven sweat of a 5 hour, 54-mile, 6,800′ mountain bike effort. this photo shows precisely why i am never impressed by fancy postures done by ‘studio yogis’…let them […]
The Sacred Peak of Doko oosliid (Mt. Humphreys) is not only the highest point of Arizona, it also becomes the center point around which the ultra-distance ride of “Around The Peaks” revolves. I took this shot from about mile 28 from my bike while riding. This is her northwest slope, still holding significant snow. Come […]
“If you only believe that Buddha speaks no words,Then the Lotus will blossom in your mouth.”– Sutra of Hui Neng Namaste Noble Sangha! oooof. my welcome back party to Flag took on the shape of a flying peleton this morning on the club road ride, several thousand feet higher than where i have been for […]
April 2007 – Steve Mackels Birthday Trail Run and Yoga Duathlon, Saturday, April 29, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles @ 10:00 A.M Sunday, April 29, Steve Mackel heads back to Griffith Park for a two hour trail run followed by a special High Performance Yoga ™ pranayama lecture and class taught by Steves personal coach, […]
{I lifted the following straight from yesterday’s batch of very cool dialogues that are going on 24/7 in the Wholistic Fitness “SanghaLounge”. discussions revolve around all aspects of living, embracing, and struggling with the joys and efforts of the WF Lifestyle. don’t miss this refuge on the Internet dedicated for the High Exchange between those […]
Keeping the Sacred Peak sacred by sweat and spirit. Engaged Religion and Spirituality looks like this! i first learned by Direct Experience what i would later fashion into the WF Litter Patrol from my Mom and Dad. oh, and yup, you can damn well bet that my own daughter will be raised in this Practice […]
A Spike Too Soon. after doing something that may have never been done in the history of mankind (somebody check!), i have seemingly gone and done my own self in! after living in the sea level and smuck of LA for a decade, within two years of moving back to high altitude, i have won […]
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