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 […]
ORDER YOURS TODAY: GIFT ONE TO THAT WINTER ATHLETE IN YOUR FAMILY! CLICK HERE: FLIGHT WITHOUT WINGS DVD For ALL Outdoor Athletes that realize Yoga Mats come in ALL different forms; including sport snowshoes! Endorsed by the United States Snowshoe Association. Altitude Trained; Attitude DRIVEN! FULL THROTTLE WF CHI BABY! Original Music by WF Devotee; […]
So, i understand that Nike has merged with iPod and has thus begun a marketing(read spirit-deconditioning) campaign to convince the UnAwakened massesthat to go for a run without being ‘plugged in’ is soooo uncool.feeble ilg wonders,“Would Steve Prefontaine train and race with an iPod?”whatever happened to running while listening to and nourishing one’s own Divinity!?! […]
My friend Michael Secrest from Scottsdale, AZ whom some of you WF Devotees may recognize from my books, just broke the World Record for 24 hours of continuous cycling on October 22, 2006. The Two Wheeling Warrior rode 534.75 miles at an astonishing average speed of 22.28 mph! He set the mark at the Home […]
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