“March 13 DL on “SIN” so far it takes my nod as favorite DL of 2006. � please return to it’s theme again and again………..my El Coache “right on” again and again.– student shel *** Okay, you Warriors…it is April and i still have not gotten more than a few votes for your Favorite DLs […]
“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”– Buddha Dhammapada, 20:282 a feeble Mountain Yogi wipes more sweat from his brow,summit winds whip across his face leaving an etheric residue;solitary whispers of eternity ring within his […]
“Just as a writer learns the spontaneous freedom of expression only after years of often grueling study, and just as the simple grace of a dancer is achieved only with enormous, patient effort, so when you begin to understand where meditation will lead you, you will approach it as the greatest endeavor of your life, […]
The most essential point of the meditation posture is to keep the back straight, like �an arrow� or �a pile of golden coins.� The �inner energy,� or prana , will then flow easily through the subtle channels of the body, and your mind will find its true state of rest. Don�t force anything. The lower […]
Namaste Noble Warriors!i awoke this morning to fresh snow sprinkled over the WF Temple H(om)e like cosmic diamonds as a Nirvanic dawn Illuminated “Shaky”…our Backyard Buddha. With peculiar bliss, i realized that the joy i felt this morning was a Divine Acknowledgment for another ‘Dharmic job well served,” after my 2-Day Private Intensive with Anne […]
Anne and Mark Burnell…two great Jazz musicians of Chicago, up in Flag training in WF to strengthen their Song To The UniVerse. Vibing off some Aspen chi during a hike near Observatory Mesa yesterday during Day One of their WF Private Intensive. photo by coach http://www.markburnell.com/ *** Namaste Noble Flagstaff HP Yoga Warriors! sever the […]
Ilgbro,Got this and thought of you floating across the snowy heavens in Flag under a full moon�enjoy�Namaste�rj *** “However young, the seeker who sets out upon the wayShines bright over the world. But day and night the person who is awakeShines in the radiance of the spirit.Meditate.Live purely.Be quiet.Do your work, with mastery.Like the moon, […]
“Winning Handshake: Steve Ilg gets a good-luck handshake from Joy Kilpatrick before leaving for the snowshoe/ski transition area on top of Mt. Taylor via bus Saturday morning before the 2006 Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathalon. Ilg’s team, Team Mountain Yogis, won the team class with a time of 3:48:14. See how local racers fared on Page […]
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