“The Path narrows.” this succinct observation from the Ancient Masters has long fueled my own spiritual quest as the Inner and Outer Terrain became more inhospitable to those who do not Practice, who do not “stand under” themselves enough to realize, “Hey, my Teacher(s) can only lead me so far…it is i alone who must […]
“A race is, to me, a devotional sutra. While racing, words no long clutter nor come between Truth and Self. A racing season thus becomes an ongoing scripture of Self. And a fully-lived life becomes our most intimate Sacred Song to God.” – coach ilg Coach, 1st place trophy, and “Lord Gunther” his mountain bike […]
we guess Coach is just into Heavy Metal this season! Another 1st Place Trophy – made from an actual bike cassette – was earned by “The Coach That Still Does,” yesterday at the Flastaff Annual “Old Fashioned Mountain Bike Race.” Moments after bringing the wood to the local bulls, Coach wheeled into Two Tree Manor […]
“Nothing is little to him who feels it with great sensibility.”– Samuel Johnson Coach leads visiting Intensive Students; Todd and Amy from Oregon through an Ujjayi-based Ai Imawa session on ‘Red Fox Deck’ after a morning meditation focusing on this pivotal “Vayu Amplification Breath,” known as Ujjayi Pranayama. This posture shown above is called, “Meeting […]
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“Ragin” RJ after another sweat-soaked HP Yoga class at Mark Blanchard’s studio in Studio City, CA. Below, he sent us a wonderful, inspirational moment through one of his former ultra-racing teammates. ***Hey you all!Just heard from Ignacio Aronovich. Ignacio (i call him ‘Iggy’) is the photographer for Team Brazil I still keep contact with. He […]
The more often you listen to your discriminating awareness, the more easily you will be able to change your negative moods yourself, see through them, and even laugh at them for the absurd dramas and ridiculous illusions that they are.Gradually you will find yourself able to free yourself more and more quickly from the dark […]
blessings my El Coache and thank you for your wisdom, A question. mental cleanliness? I am taking your teaching that mental cleanliness precedes other states like calmness to mean something akin to “the body follows the mind.” Mental chatter, busyness , distraction, confusion all lead to those states in the body as well. Is this […]
after my effort on Imogene Pass, it was hang time with Ananda in my beloved Ouray…since water seemed to be the theme of this trip, a gentle “Active Recovery” hike with Ananda up to Cascade Falls seemed to be in order…we sat right beneath the falls and did some Pranayam before splashing about in the […]
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