in this Mountain Yogi’s warped sense of the Sport Physiology principle of “Train high, sleep low,” i do my Long Threshold Intervals during this time of the season at 8,650′ which is a little over a thousand vertical feet higher than where i sleep each night. according to the current crop of textbook infused Exercise […]
the holiday season is the most intense opportunity tochallenge our attainments of the Wholistic Fitness® Lifestyle. of all the WF Sutras, tenets, and maxims that have jeweled our Precious Pathover the decades, ilg relies perhaps on this maxim the mostduring the Holiday Season: “Inner Calm, Outer Active.”– steve ilg’s WF Lifestyle Maxim since 1985 And […]
click each photo to enjoy a deeper chi hit! “My work is embrace.Whatever it is,just embrace it.”– steve ilg Doko Oosliid shimmers – mirage like – behind Pine Needle Brother after Flag’s most intense blizzard in a decade. this photo and all others except where noted taken by ilg, today. it was the Hanuman Wind […]
that’s right, whenever someone comes near ilg wanting to make me more productive? i reach for my gun. well, really, i reach for either my daughter or my zafu! awlright,awlright,ilg knows he told you that i’d quiz you on your WF mastery during Thanksgiving…however,something called SNOW got in the way of the productivity for that […]
It’s very easy to ‘overthink’ WF. Those who are overwhelmed by the notion of WF need to stop overthinking…a predictable tendency among us Westerners. Instead, read the WF Sutras as i’ve written TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION. Read the chapter on WF Lifestyle Principles. Or, even less expensive, visit the WF SanghaLounge and read my Introductions to […]
click on pics to enlarge chi hit…text from Steve Ilg’spersonal journal entry, 10*28*09 “A lot of my Inner Work revolves around praying for more attentionthan paying more attention. It’s sad to admit i require Higher Help just todive deeper into everyday moments, yet it’s true.” above photo this morning by steve; snow detail on Bala […]
“No other outdoor athlete can put the “Om” in Extreme Sports as has Ilg for so long.”– Craig Templeton Whatever is happening to us now mirrors our past karma. If we know that, and know it truly, whenever suffering and difficulties befall us, we do not view them particularly as failures or catastrophes, or see […]
Dear Steve, Can you please advise? I have ‘experimented’ with yoga in the past but get disillusioned after a few weeks as I don’t seem able to increase my flexibility. I have especially tight hamstrings and lowerback/hips. At the moment I do do a cardio workout (cycling/power walking) 3-4 x week followed by at least […]
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