ilg devotes this DL and bows to the immutable grace and strength of my Beloved Partner, the ‘great saint’ with whom live and love; Joy “Ananda” Kilpatrick…May All Beings Benefit From My Miniscule Progress To Be More Like Thee… photo by WF Student Shawna Schwaub. “Are you in Love?” the Teacher asked the Scientist. “Yes,” […]
all text and photos by coach ilg…taken today…click to enlarge the chi hits… When a mountain biker, or more appropriately for this time of the year; a cycle-cross racer encounters an obstacle on the path, we do not lose faith and begin to doubt. We have, through Practice, learned to recognize obstacles and difficulties such […]
my yogi squat (aka; ‘the ilg wheelchair’) at the 13,150′ summit of this years Imogene Pass Race…i took this m(om)ent to do a quick Pranayam and relieve my lumbar compression from the preceding 2:36 hours of uphill running before taking flight down the 7 miles and 4,000′ descent. photo by elevationimaging.com send in your pic […]
Guruji, tee hee hee hee….Shakti Begin forwarded message: This will boggle your mind and you will keep trying over and over again to see if you can outsmart your foot, but, you can’t. It’s preprogrammed in yourbrain! 1. While sitting where you are at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot […]
Namaste dear Coach, Might you be willing to grant me some personal time one of these days? I would love some additional guidance with this monkey mind of mine. The connection of the mind, body, and spirit is a glorious thing—such moments as these I find often in the Practice Cave with you each Tuesday […]
in my Zendo, prying deeeep into my pectineus/quadratus femoris/piriformuswith MahaBanda engaged and spraying Ujjayi Pranayam directly into thismost potent spiritual workplace; this type of deep asanic-pryingwhile in a variation of swastikasana is vital for endurance athletesto free the energetics of the power chain musculaturewithin the hips… ARE YOU CONFUSED ABOUT HOW TO FLIPYOUR PASSION FOR […]
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“No other outdoor athlete can put the “Om” in Extreme Sports as has Ilg for so long.”– Craig Templeton Whatever is happening to us now mirrors our past karma. If we know that, and know it truly, whenever suffering and difficulties befall us, we do not view them particularly as failures or catastrophes, or see […]
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