Grandmother, last night, rising over the Animas River… Each day arising seems to me to be an utter, unspeakable act of miraculous awe…i’m not implying ‘easy’…i’m just saying; Awe… At It All. i mean, now that i am a New Daddy, i read the newspaper (only after Meditation, of course, and never on my WF […]
They Ain’t Laughing Now…i first wrote publicly about the physiologic, physical, and spiritual dangers of listening to headphones while exercising when “Walkmans” first became popular in the early eighties. Back then i was a columnist for Rocky Mountain Sports & Fitness. I wrote that listening extensively to blaring music piped directly into ears was a […]
When you meditate, it is essential to create the right inner environment of the mind. All effort and struggle come from not being spacious, and so creating that right environment is vital for your meditation truly to happen. When humor and spaciousness are present, meditation arises effortlessly. – Sogyal Rinpoche Even the non-Practitioner could look […]
No one needs to tell Ananda and Dewachen (photo far right) or the many other Fitness M(om)s and their chi-ldren who begin their day with what matters most: getting out and breathing with Mother Earth and Father Sky. photo by ilg along the Animas River Walk. click to enlarge *** I designed the WF Techniques […]
click pic and see extensive footnotes for killer details… what’s “on my mind*”?asks the FaceBook Wizard each time ilg logs on. ain’t it obvious for ALL of us?layers and layers of avidya… if my Mind was Clear/Enlightened, NOTHING would be “on it”! oh, and is it just feeble ilg or aren’t the most ‘basic’ yoga […]
click on pics to deepen the chi hits…photos by ilg that’s Ananda…right up on the helm…typical spot for a Marine’s daughter…look at that elegant, flat spine as she Meets The Dragon!…approaching the Smelter Rapids on Friday…river is running close to 5,000cfs! …not one to be left out of ANY fun; Dewachen takes the helm of […]
24 hours of Cardio so far this month vs. 18 minutes of Car Driving…yeah baby! WF Lifestyle Rages Onward, Inward, and ever Upward!!! ilg’s wheels as captured by Wayne Williams
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