THEY AIN’T SO BAAAAAD!…..STUDENT ALEX WRITES OF HIS PRIVATE INTENSIVE; DAY ONE… Dearest Sensei’s,I miss you sooo much already. I know people may feel it is not very “yogic” to miss someone else, but yogis are humans and it is in embracing all the myriad of emotions, that we find our humanity and evolution toward […]
PERSEVERE…and LET GO!! The important point of spiritual practice is not to try to escape your life,but to face it — exactly and completely. ~ Dainin Katagiri Roshi Body lying flat on a last bed,Voices whispering a few last words,Mind watching a final memory glide past:When will that drama come for you? – VIIth DALAI […]
STAR AURAphoto by Coach Ilg; 11,200′ Campsite Twilight beneath the Sacred Peak, last summer, Kachina Wilderness. “Two men stare from behind the same Bars…One sees the mud.The other, the stars.” – Sufi ***i have spent a thousand nights beneath our natural ceiling of stars…as a rock climber and passionate lover of mountain air…i have slept […]
WF STUDENT ENTERS HALL OF FAME Julie Carmichael, an Online Student of WF Teacher Ko, a HIGH PERFORMANCE YOGA student, and SUNRIDER Herbal Warrioress notches yet another podium for our humble, yet powerful Temple of Wholistic Fitness as Julie becomes a 2005 Hall of Fame Inductee. Hey, what do i have to keep telling you […]
YOUR CHOICE: The SR Temple Purity and Power or…worldwide flu?! OPTION A: Eat What The Outer World Eats and Take Your Chances… BEIJING — China reported its first human cases of bird flu on the mainland Wednesday, including at least one fatality, as health workers armed with vaccine and disinfectant raced to inoculate billions of […]
STRENGTH TRAINING and SPONTANEITY: TBT h(OM)e Student Asks Coach Ilg Some BasicQuestions It’s easy for newcomers to undervalue the unmatched longevity of elite body/mind mastery of Coach Ilg’s journey as the creator and to this day; devoted student of the Wholistic Fitness� Path. Although his outdoor athletic accomplishments are more well known, it may come […]
COACH’S LATEST USSA COLUMN “RUNNING ON WATER” IS NOW UP: i wrote this column with my Sangha in my my heart,wishing they will smile at the way i have interwoven Yogic tenets into a ‘hard core’ outdoor sport! even the President of USSA sent me a letter saying; “OUTSTANDING!” please enjoy a cup of Calli […]
BRING THE MIND HOME Meditation is bringing the mind back home, and this is first achieved through the practice of mindfulness. Once an old woman came to Buddha and asked him how to meditate. He told her to remain aware of every movement of her hands as she drew water from the well, knowing that […]
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