okay, okay…Traditionally? Historically? Yogi’s – especially the most feeble ones like your’s truly – are apolitical. Mahayogi Gandhi kinda switched all that, and, well, that’s fine…(except for Gandhi’s ultra rich benefactor who said, ‘it costs me a fortune to keep Gandhi poor)…go sit in Meditation with It All… ilg? i do have a personal/spiritiual/professional […]
Autumn c(om)es Leaves fall Dry grasses wave scented air Doing nothing Nothing left undone… Blessed Be Thy Daily Sweat and Stillness…
This M(om)ent: Bear Claw Artistry…feeble ilg sees a lot of Bear Claw markings in my beloved h(om)eland…2 of my favs monument my ownwww.WinterWarrior10k.com Snowshoe Race Course at the Durango Nordic Center. I took these this afternoon during Trailwork…. i’ve been in love with this Bear Claw tagged Aspen since i was kid…sadly, i’ve seen the […]
pic by ilg; this is what it looks like when i take the Soul Force Known To The Outer World As Dewachen Ilg out to her fav breakfast spot in Durango… i KNOW!?!? As Buddha said: “What you are is what you have been, what you will be is what you do […]
Whenever you see Ravens gathered together? It is a Blessing…a MAGICAL BLESSING, actually! Raven Medicine means that Magic IS NEARBY!!! Are you Clear Enough To Receive It!?!?! Raven, Raven! Black as pitch, mystical as the moon… Speak to me of Magic… and i will fly with you soon! i share this pic i […]
pic by ilg the other day of Tsé bit’á i “Rock With Wings” – White Man called it, ‘Shiprock’… Navajo Nation (first published, 1990 in PAGOSA SPEAKS; A Collection Of Regional Poetry, by Steve Ilg. All Rights Reserved) Gallup. Window Rock. Tohatchi. Eon-molded tufts of basalt and sandstone. Massey-Ferguson caps. Thrift-Way stores. A Navajo […]
For those of you still living in an Outdoor Fun-Compromised town or (worse) city? A little reference is perhaps needed. eBike = Electronic (aka: Pedal-Assisted) Bicycle capable of helping you pedal to 20mph before the motor turns off eMTB = Electronic (aka: Pedal-Assisted) Mountain Bike capable of helping you pedal to 14mph before the motor turns […]
The accomplished yogic Masters were keen about conserving vital energy or Prana. One of the largest ‘leaks’ of our Life Force according to the Enlightened Ones? Idle conversation and thinking. Excessive talking or (these days) time on silly social media wastes Prana. Our words and actions should be exact, purposeful, and kind. Using sport performance, […]
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