Coach Ilg as captured in Yoga Journal, performing Vrkasana or Tree Pose. photo by WF Student Mike Powell.
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Dear Coach,
Vrksasana or tree pose is challenging. Whenever I lift a leg I start to lose balance. I get the “leaning tower of Pisa” look in order to maintain some stability even with my leg down near the opposite ankle. Is this a function of core strength? I am being patient and taking what I can each time.
Namaste,
Harry
computer sitting
no physio-balls in the WF Temple H(om)e office…instead, a simple wooden chair with legs folded into some conducive energetic form. i also use the WF Breath and Posture Beeper Guru Teaching to move my mouse into my non-dominant hand (left) for at least five minutes which REALLY, REALLY BUGS ME!!! WF is all-WAYS in our face when it comes to our habituated patterns which is what genuine Yoga is all about!
Dear Steve:
I recently came across your website/work. I am very interested in becoming a fitness and movement instructor/mentor but am not quite sure how to begin.
I would like for my work and training to be based in the principles of wellness and awareness, a connection with body, spirit and world…
surfing through the ‘quagmire of confusion’ when it comes to Nutrition – particularly ‘cleanses’ – can be a pretty rough ride unless you’ve got the proven, safe, effective Wisdom of WF as your Path. the thing about “going on ‘cleanses’ is that it sets you on a roller-coaster approach to cellular fitness which is precisely what you DON’T want to happen! what is needed is a consistent, appropriate BALANCE between cell cleansing and cell empowerment. EQUANIMITY of body, mind, and spirit begins with cell fitness. pic of ilg ‘Colorado Surfing’ by Kathy Faulstich
Dear coach Ilg,
My deepest apologies, but i am sad to write this to you. As i returned
to work today, my WF Blessed Mala Beads broke and I have no idea what happened.
I have not taken them off since I received them 2 weeks ago, and now I
feel lost not being able to wear them. Please tell me what I can do to
have them replaced.
In light,
Most Noble Warrior Jason
Overly tight(I mean tight!) hamstrings are among my most significant area of weakness. They are a limit switch for many postures and some strength training exercises.
Is there a recommended practice or sequence I should emphasize to improve more rapidly or is repeated effort and tincture of time the prescription?
– A Fan Since the 80’s, Andy Shelton
sometimes, the gnarled root of complexity dissolves in the shining sphere of Knowledge…
Hi Steve
I am in the process of reading your TBT book and think it is wonderful. I am a 68 year old woman and I have let myself become somewhat unfit and certainly inflexible. I am determined to follow your program and just had a question…
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