Flagstaff Running Warrior Ryan Shay leads a pack on his way to a 7th-place finish in the 10,000m at the 2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.(Photo: Alison Wade/New York Road Runners) *** Words for one of our own, who hit the Bardo in perhaps the Most Noble Way any of us who refuse to […]
“Attachment follows the experience of pleasure –Aversion follows the experience of pain – Clinging-to-life is the sentiment which causes its own potency to flow equally even in the wise –Their operations are to be got rid of by meditation.” – Bengali Baba’s translation of The YogaSutra of Patanjali, 2: 7-11 *** “Attachment follows the experience […]
“The Path works…when YOU work the Path!”– coach ilg Hola El Coache! I trust things are well with you. I have been long gone from the Country for a greater time than expected for good reason. My most meaningful m(om)ent is featured above. This day we went on a very technical rock hopping adventure up […]
I swear to Lord Avalokiteshvara; i have the most BEAUTIFUL SANGHA of Peaceful, Kickass, Wholistically Fit Warrior Yogis that has graced this Plane(t) in a loooooong time! Please meet most cherished WF and Sunrider Herb Lovin’ Couple; Suet and Ian, shown above on their recent wedding day. The happy ones are practicing their WF in […]
Taking life seriously does not mean spending our whole lives meditating as if we were living in the Himalaya Mountains or in the old days in Tibet. In the modern world, we have to work to earn our living, but we should not get entangled in a nine-to-five existence, where we live without any view […]
Coach!Your new Teaching schedule sounds exciting! Look forward to taking some classes down the road but I am now recovering from torn bicep surgery. I’ll see you down the road for some serious vinyasa.michael treptow COACH RESPONDS: Yogi MT! dude!i can only Trust you have a go(o)d story behind the the torn biceps! let me […]
Fall not fall in love with another person as much as falling in love with the strength of their Practice. For, inevitably, it boils down to the strength of Personal Practice that keeps all Relationships loving ones.– coach ilg Bhahadrasana, Snow Canyon, Utah. ilg archvies unites with the new Northern Arizona Yoga Center!! Namaste Noble […]
“Do not go by revelation; do not go by tradition; do not go by hearsay; do not go on the authority of sacred texts; do not go on the grounds of pure logics; do not go by a view that seems rational; do not go along with a considered view because you agree with it; […]
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