� A Single New Mexico Sunset a yogi�s gift to you on a difficult day for many a token for your mental well being by coach ilg on the eve of september 11, 2002 To have you witness the evening before me, is my greatest wish. Another New Mexico evening has just seduced a weary […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! Besides missing my beautiful bodhisattva of a wife, it is wonderful to be back in New Mexico. I�m a few days into my book writing intensive and starting to gather some much needed southwest chi(li). I�ve been riding my bike on my favorite ol� routes and having some great HP Yoga and […]
For yesterday�s flight from LA to New Mexico (where i�ll be until mid month working on my book), i scheduled an early morning flight. I always do this to take advantage of a most amazing perk of modern technology; air travel. I totally love soaring miles above the ground through blue sky and dancing clouds. […]
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OF STRENGTH TRAINING WARRIORS, YOGI SISSIES, and OTHER DHARMATALK… NAMASTE NOBLE WARRIORS! Through my Wholistic Fitness method, i helped steer the blending of powerful gym fitness with the spiritually saturated expansion qualities of yoga nearly 20 years ago. These days, it is pleasing to me that finally, finally, finally there are so many brave gym […]
UPDATE: SUNRIDER HERBS the official nutrition of Wholistic Fitness and High Performance Yoga by coach ilg 8/23/02 “I have to say again how pleased I am with my Sunrider products. My wife and I start the day with a cup of Calli tea before she goes to work. She likes it very much and says […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! �There are many who are merely Hatha Yogis without the knowledge of Raja Yoga. {They are} simply practitioners who do not get the fruit of their efforts.� – Hatha Yoga Pradipika, 4;79 Recently an influx of �intellectuals� having been coming to my yoga classes or signing up for Wholistic Fitness online training. […]
Motivation For What Lies Within Namaste Noble Warriors! Enthusiasm – or dedication – is known as �Alolya� in yoga. It is considered a critical quality to progress in Yoga. Emerson, a great Western poet whom studied of things Eastern, coined one of my favorite quotes, �Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.� When working with […]
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