“Life is not inherently meaningful. We make meaning happen. The Practice is to set aside s(om)etime each day to c(om)mune with the Uni-Verse (one-poem).” coach steve ilg – YAMA AND NIYAMA: UNDERSTANDING THE TEN REALIZATIONS OF CLASSICAL YOGA *** pic above by daddy of Dewachen ilg (10) at timberline this morning during Her amazing 2:24 […]
your feeble teacher’s Hopi family taught feeble ilg a special word fr(om) their language; NAHONGVITA in English, the word makes for a paltry translation at best…think; “Engaged Inner Strength.” feeble ilg managed to grab the above pic while racing alongside Dewachen (10) at Saturday’s Hopi Footrace at Oraivi. This race, put on by famed […]
“Great things are done when {WO}men and mountains meet…” – William Blake pic by feeble ilg of {L-R} HP Yoginis; Katrina, Charlotte, Caroline Saturday, at the Finish Line of the local CLASSIC since ilg was a kid; the Kennebec Mountain Race • 15 miles • 3,100′ vert • over 12,200′ summit NONE of the above […]
“Great things are done when men and mountains meet…” – William Blake When we choose to climb upwards the obvious Metaphor seems to scintillate even the most spiritually impoverished. it hurts. it burns. you can’t wait for it be over. yet s(om)ething about the burning intensity during an ascent? enkindles s(om)ething ever Higher within […]
pic by HP Yogini Sandra Dawaghati Lee of Dewa and Daddy beginning the LONG GRIND up the first headwall of theKendall Mountain Race, one of Turtle Island’s harshest mountain trail races and a loooooong time tester for WF Students worthy of the name… Most Noble Sangha, feeble ilg set his first Course Record […]
pic by Sandra Lee: had run 3,000+’ vert to just under 12,000′ on techy terrain and? well, still had a couple thousand of feet to descend to get back to Chloe Snowflake (ilg’s precious Car Being). hit this peak bag after two days of hot, hard Trail Building and Single Daddying a sleepover for Dewa […]
When in Doubt? Run it Out! selfie of your feeble coach m(om)ents ago enjoying a trail run in the backyard… and yeah, ilg is levitating… BEFORE YOUR RUN Bronze Medal Tip AutoPilot The First Five. Put yourself on AutoPilot for the first five minutes. Don’t overthink. Shut the Off Valve to the Ego which is […]
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