InSight #16 We’re obviously not trying too hard because we still are attached to our richness mindset – we still say to ourself,“Well, I can’t Practice too long today because I need to work.” The World Class Yogi’s who have transcended Death have been precisely where we stand.The only thing – the ONLY difference – […]
click on photos to amplify the Chi Hit… WARNING: for you poor souls trapped in an office, this DL could cause Soul Arhythmia…GET OUT AND LIVE BABY!!!!!! WF Student John Devlin gettin’ devilish with some fantastic telemarks in a secret stash somewhere in the North Cascade backcountry (he ain’t tellin’ exactly where cuz he’s smart…however, […]
“…yet women have come so far as feminists that they don’t feel obligated to vote for a candidate just because she is a woman. Women today feel perfectly free to make whatever choice Oprah tells them to.”– Tina Fey
“Racing is not about winning. It’s about ourselves. No athlete ever held a trophy that did not already exist inside.”– steve ilg, THE WINTER ATHLETE, 1999 “I used to visit Flagstaff when i was living and teaching HP Yoga in Los Angeles. During that decade of Big City Service, i would attempt to ski around […]
“No matter where you live, live cheerfully.”– Swami Rama HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! your Heart, your Love of the outdoors that inspired you to move our family to the American SouthWest so many moons ago… your Love of your children… your Love of your wife – my m(om) – for over 50 years… your endless warrior […]
“By means of pranayama (breath control) the wise yogi is then able to destroy positively all his karma acquired in previous lives as well as those that have now accrued (in this life).” – Shivasamhita, sutra 56translated by Ghosh photo: WF Online Student Steve Mackel of Pasadena staying true to his WF Early Morning Ritual […]
“In the body of the world, they say, there is a soul. And you are that.”– Jalal al-Din Rumi before my next Teaching on Part Two of ENERGETIC INTENT OF ASANA VS. PRANAYAMA, i have to let you know what Brother Raven told me to tell you yesterday. i was driving home from a nordic […]
last spring (can you tell by the mountain yogi lack of a tan?) using Asana to re-soften my feet after another season of winter endurance sports. photo by Ananda. ASANA: when we perform asana (yogic postures) we are doing more than mere physical exercise; each of Shiva’s 10,000 asanas directly influence our psychic system. remember […]
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