feeling very Blessed… taught my final Tuesday Night (Indoor) Worlds at the Durango Rec Center just now and received an ovation fr(om) 22 AMAZING WARRIOR/ESS’s that put up with Coach Ilg’s unique, fierce love since Fall Time Change…ilg has seen INCREDIBLE, POSITIVE spiritual, biomechanical, and physical changes in those Warrior/ess’s who consistently attended my classes […]
all pics by Joy Kilpatrick…GREAT JOB, AMMAJI!!!… Team Ilg! oh man, what it takes to get both yourself AND your kid to the Start Line!? phew! reckon that’ll be my warmup again! — at Durango Nordic Track. Well, Yesterday’s race day certainly was wholistic! chaotic, hard, sacred, tricky, and somewhat embarrassing! Finished 6th OA, […]
pic by Sandra Lee; Daddy and Dewa downtown Telluride, engaged in the following Dharma Talk after slayin’ it on the world-class slopes of T-ride on Saturday… “Daddy?” “Yah Baby Girl?” “Do you know what my hobby is?” {breath-filled pause by me…} “Uhmmm, hmmm, that’s a tough one…I reckon you got lots of hobbies…” “Nope. Just […]
Just hand delivered a sparkle lavender Rose to Dewa while she was in school…she blushed…she fought back tears of surprised joy…we hugged and kissed in front of her classmates..the Outer World suspended as we clung two-gether as we have for countless lifetimes…Happy Valentines, My Precious Daughter! I ❤️ you!!! And Blessed Be YOUR Valentines […]
To Whom It May Be Of Snow Concern, As a Durango native, (oh, geez, the obligatory preface): outdoor sports performance coach of over 3.5 decades, yoga/fitness teacher of s(om)e renown, gainer of a ‘few’ podiums across many winter sports, and way more importantly? The ever-learning father of a 9 year-old girl who loves to rip […]
reprinted from The Durango Telegraph Kicking around idea of eco-turf Dear City Council of Durango, As a Durango native, yoga teacher to city employees, multi-sport athlete and single father of a very Durangatangish 9-year-old daughter for whom I did everything it took to move my family back to my hometown in order to raise her […]
Nabbin’ Madden Bike/Run Duathlon Workout – Level One Variation (Level Two, C(om)ing Soon!) Start Location: halfway between Durango and Mancos, Colorado Equipment: although i used a Cross Bike for this particular day, a MTB would probably serve you better. Running shoes. Hydration Pack with Tailwind. Ilg’s Roundtrip Time: just under 3 hours. […]
Profound and tranquil, free from complexity, Uncompounded luminous clarity, Beyond the mind of conceptual ideas; This is the depth of the mind of the Victorious Ones. In this there is not a thing to be removed, Nor anything that needs to be added. It is merely the immaculate Looking naturally at itself. NYOSHUL KHEN RINPOCHE […]
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