Durango, Colorado –
Legendary and seemingly ageless outdoor athlete/mountain yogi steve ilg increased his stock as the “world’s fittest human” by winning back to back races in rando (ski mountaineering) and nordic ski racing this weekend…
We don’t if Krishna initiated the Warrior Arjuna with a Mantra before the Big K counseled Arjuna to “Look to your duty; do not tremble before it; nothing is better for a warrior than a battle of sacred duty…”… what we DO know is that your feeble coach has steadfastly counseled all of you in the use of Mantra for Cardio and of course, in HP PROP Workouts. Today, Yogi B writes to me about just how the Mantra protected him from his ego during his recent run;
awesome having “the next Ned” Howard Grotts in the HP Warrior Cave tonight pumping an HP Yoga® PROP WORKOUT, yeah baby! HP Yoga: the Choice of Champions…for good reason! and… EVERYBODY is a Champion…so train like one! train WF!
and yes, Howard IS as nice (and young) a kid as he comes across in this video clip after his National win a few months ago…ilg gets to ride side-by-side this amazing kid on the bike (until he decides to attack) and i cannot…
“Daddy? I’m Ganesha…”
“You are?”
“Yes, because Ganesha removes ‘obstickles’ and he lives inside my heart.”
in case you missed the Facebook buzz…
OUTSIDE Magazine mentioned a quote from me on their CAN YOGA INJURE YOU piece…
Last Saturday; in the start gate of a 10k freestyle…my head is down, mula bandha engaged, the start gate is just below my knee chakras, my mind with my breath, my Blessed Mala’s dangle like a door ringer for Hanuman to bring His Strength and Endurance and Loving Insight into my heart….sorry, however, there is no Higher Yoga Mat than the start gate of a nordic ski race…sing kirtans and do asana to trance beats all you want, however, to find your Highest Self? leave it to nordic ski racing to really lay your spiritual bones to the fire of tapas!
• Full Wolf Moon – January Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Native American villages. Thus, the name for January’s full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some (like ilg) call it the Full Snow Moon, but most […]
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