My master had a student called Apa Pant, a distinguished Indian diplomat and author, who served as Indian ambassador in a number of capital cities around the world. He was also a practitioner of meditation and yoga, and each time he saw my master, he would always ask him “how to meditate.” He was following […]
Dewa and Amma ( Joy Kilpatrick ) grinding corn in an ancient Mataté…awes(om)e lower back opener…any wonder that our ‘modern civilization’ which has removed itself so far from functional fitness for everyday tasks and nature suffers from so many dis-eases of body, mind, and spirit? it’s no wonder to me, in fact, it’s embarrassing how soft and weak our species has become due to an ever growing addiction to comfort…
Please! Let’s DO this thing for the Kids upon whose land we live, dream, and make our own families and conduct our spiritual work!
Give Back now!
a balance must be struck between hammering hard and softening into the intensity…
so, i ride my trailer bike up to my chi-ldhood h(om)eland of Junction Creek/Colorado Trailhead to fetch my daughter and here is what i found…t
ilg’s Green Chile Stew
i must really, really, REALLY love y’all…cuz normally, i’m too selfish a yogi to reveal s(om)ething this pranically powerful! enjoy! let me know how you like it!
What Is It That Makes You Feel Strong?
Sit with it for a while…
In the Tradition of Wholistic Fitness®?
Easy Answer: Working on our weaknesses make us stronger…
ilg is going to tell you s(om)ething…
i think you’re strong because you have weaknesses…as do we all…and knowing that, viscerally, is the jumping off place into Wholistic Fitness®…
Through my family?
Even numbskull ilg is learning the art of skillful appropriation;
when to be fierce
and when to just let be.
Like dandelions dancing within my yard.
Tonight, as i watched…
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