“Your site is first one I go to in the morning…”
Pratyahara Time; i was isolated in 3rd place overall. it was windy and snowing. legs and lungs felt seared like chunks of ahi tuna at sushi happy hour. time to hit the ‘force quit’ button on egoic chattering… it was time for yoga; time to bathe within the holy waters of nordic endurance sweat. so, i began to revolve my mental waves like a lazy susan around the only things that mattered most if i wanted to climb onto my second Overall Podium in the young year of 2011… Here is what i focused on…
ilg told you all back in 1982: Milk is poison!
now…FINALLY, once again, the Outer World WAKES UP to another 3-decade long WF Nutritional Principle!
Eventually, our society just might arrive at the re-Discovery that sports, sweating, and stillness may provide the most accessible Path toward Awakening and social transformation the Western world will ever see. – coach ilg. All the jobs we do, the practices we perform, the sports in which we sweat, are mere apprenticeship. the real Art, the true Yoga is our life.
There ain’t NUTHIN’ more joyful than opening that big box of SUNRIDER Herbs come these autumn days! RIGHT NOW is the traditional time of the year when our Tribe starts hammering down the “Secret Herbs” + MAP Aminos to deeply beef up our two immune systems; respiratory and t-cell. This update should serve as your wake up call to get ready for the winter months by fortifying your cellular fitness and immune support systems; check it out and order your HERBS!
The Bike Fairy – A Modern Fable When a chi-ld wants their first bike, he or she closes their eyes real tight and makes a wish. If they’ve been as virtuous a chi-ld could possibly be, well, then the Bike Fairy grants their wish and manifests a shiny new bike. The man in this photo? […]
Sometimes when we see too much truth about ourselves suddenly mirrored in front of us by the teacher or the teachings, it is simply too difficult to face, too terrifying to recognize, too painful to accept as the reality about ourselves. We deny and reject it, in an absurd and desperate attempt to defend ourselves […]
click on both pics to enlarge from today’s interview with Coach Ilg on “The Outdoor Journey” blog *** For the first time in my life,i find myself fighting to find the (inner) Fire to compete inendurance sports. fatigue from New Daddyhood at age 46 is a prime reason. okay. the only reason. to train for […]
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These teachings are the "Rasas" or "sap" of Wholistic Fitness. You’ll find insights to ponder, student chi to keep your own chi topped off, and plenty of proven training techniques to test on your own body, mind, and spirit! Also, you’ll find my very popular Race Reports, and news of our Sangha’s (community’s) latest transpersonal fitness adventures!
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