WF-APPROVED BLOGS; Spiritual Cairns Along The Internet: THOMAS WARD RE-OPENS HIS COACH ILG-APPROVED BLOG! “Ripples make waves.”– coach ilg, 1983 *** ThOMas Ward, who i just profiled here in DIRECT LINES, has chosen to practice Bravery in the mountain yoga tradition; he has chosen to re-open his Blog and devote it to helping others through […]
COACH ILG; “SOLID WORDS IN A SHIFTING TIME,” Actual DharmaSpeak between Coach and Noble Warrior Thomas Ward… “The entire range of all possible appearances, and all possible phenomena in all the different realities, whether samsara or nirvana, all of these without exception have always been and will always be perfect and complete, within the vast […]
ILG AS ALTAR BOY…NO EXPECTATIONS; Three TeachingsI was raised Catholic. I went to mass every morning – EARLY MORNING – before school. I was an Altar Boy. On Saturdays, often the priests assigned me to serve a funeral. Great fun stuff for a boy who just wanted to run around in the high country with […]
SUNRIDER: Where To Start Them?Coach Ilg’s, “Body Vehicle,” as he calls it. Capable of overcoming severe spinal injury and unmatched multisport and extreme feats, Coach’s body has relied exclusively upon the SUNRIDER HERBS + pranayama for its primary sources of Chi since 1982. “I trust in Dr. Chen. That’s it. I trust that his world […]
WF HAIKU OF LAST WEEK:Answers in the air (5) Autumn, a leaf falls, birds sing (7) i awake again (5) – WF and SR Herbal Warrior Thomas Ward (Teacher Ko SR Clan) photo by WF Teacher Jomanji of Grand Mesa, CO
STUDENT INPUT/SPEAK HONESTLY/ DEFINITION OF DEVOTION; Student Ludgate/The Amitabha Workout “Coach, i Love your Warrior Spirit and Satya as you displayed in the State Championship race. i learn from you in so many Ways. those of us who have shared sweat and stillness with you, know it is you on the top step of that […]
CHANGE Dear Steve, Thinking of you always. Loved September 22 Direct Lines. You always motivate me. It looks as though you are LOVING your new home. Golf season is almost over. i miss the Wholistic Fitness challenge. Still doing most of the Sunrider. Do you belong to a gym or is your home your gym? […]
“GIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE…”Coach Ilg finally becoming the “underground” hero of Blogging and spiritual fitness authenticity…Not only did our peerless coach – shown here leading “Sinker” in Jacks Canyon, Arizona barefoot three days before placing a controversial 5th Place in the Arizona State Road Racing Championships – create Wholistic Fitness and was the […]
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