Nearly a year ago, Ananda and i moved into Two Tree Manor here in Flagstaff beneath the Sacred Peak. The soon to be Temple H(om)e had been vacant for several months and previous tenants did not, evidently, do a whole lot of, well, zen gardening. In fact, Two Tree Manor looked a bit more like […]
Don’t think you can sue somebody in order to, “get what you deserve,’ and somehow get Enlightened; All Karma is God. Don’t think you can lie and cheat and steal and somehow get Enlightened. All Karma is God. Don’t think you can schlep through your life and fly low on the radar of your innate […]
The dragonflycannot come to rest on the blades of grass – Basho {contributed by Lisa “Vishnu Doll” Goldsmith, pictured above in Trikonasana before kicking total ass again at the East Coast Stair Running Championships, is using SUNRIDER Herbs and TBT for her next podium at Mt. Washington Running Race next month. Lisa is scheduled to […]
To my Coach……..ILGMAN, doer of all things fun and fitness, beloved guardian of the First Base Body and the Yoga Teacher of yoga teachers, Now that’s a greeting ! You were right………yesterday’s DL is a spectacular teaching. Thank you for taking the time and energy to Be, Do and then still Have room in your […]
Whatever joy there is in this worldAll comes from desiring others to be happy, And whatever suffering there is in this world All comes from desiring myself to be happy. – SHANTIDEVA
Takes One To Know How To Teach One…there is a reason why so many WF Students and HP Yoga Students are champions; it takes one to coach one!there is a reason why HP Yoga� feels so different than most forms of yoga; it was created by a champion for champions like YOU! if there is […]
Coach,A stunning day here in The Great Land today. Brilliant sunshine, nearing 60degrees, almost no wind (extremely rare). So what to do? Why, a niceroad-bike ride (first of the season) along Turnagain Arm. Gotta love Alaska. Anyway…thought you’d get a kick out of seeing the WF jersey in a newsetting. Best,Luke * Dear Steve, i […]
The absolute truth cannot be realized within the domain of the ordinary mind. And the path beyond the ordinary mind, all the great wisdom traditions have told us, is through the heart. This path of the heart is devotion.– Soygal Rinpoche above; i flashed this difficult boulder problem after becoming aware of Brother Raven soaring […]
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