November 30, 2004
ILG SIGHTING..in today LA Times?
wanna join me for a quick workout in my new home 'Chi Room'? okay,
but first:
this just in from an old' bro in Durango, Colorado:
"Steve,
I was reading the snippet, "Joined At The Toe Clip" in the Nov 30 L.A. Times when up pops the name Steve Ilg. I'm going, that has to be the Steve that once lived in Durango and had a Macintosh computer. I mean, how many Ilgs does one meet in a lifetime? One, I'm thinking.
Anyway, greetings from Sherron and me, and we still have the computer store on Main Ave.
Regards,
Garry
Noble Garry -
well, i can't - at the moment - authentic the LA Times appearance yet i CAN authentic
that meeting one ILG during a lifetime is probably one more than is ever needed!
Love,
your Durangatang bro ilg
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winter is traditionally the season when WF Students maximize strength training in their yearly training patterns.
so be it, baby! let's do a little dance, shall we? let's start with:
pull ups. meet the Dragon early in your workout! note the HP Prop Workout Block - available through YOGAPRO.COM - to keep Mula Bandha engaged
throughout this workout...i superset Pull Ups with:
what i call, Compression Rows. these are a Secret Teaching, again, utterly unique to WF. i'm working deeply here within
the subtle anatomy as well as purifying the pulling motion upon the latissimus dorsi and her stablizers. then it's off to:
DB Presses (note the YogaToes!...i ain't no dummy!) supersetted directly into:
DB Flyes! i keep cementing Cat Tilt into the bench to purify the poise of the movement. then it's off to:
DIPS! check out the SCUBA DEEP depth and the Prop Block to center the effect upon the pecs!
after maxing out on these, it's...
DB Side Laterals using Shivaya Technique directly into:
DB Front Laterals using Swan Medicine Technique! oooooof!!!!! NOTHING LIKE WF, BABY!
Then, it's Twisting Alternate DB Curls...note the extreme inward Ulna rotation to maximize the biceptual burn!
To be said in a "Mr. T" voice; "I live alone, i train alone, i'm gonna win the Title alone!" i call these "Rocky Abs" in honor of
Sly Stallone doing them (without weight the wuss) in Rocky! i think that is a 55lb Medicine Ball i am using...;-)
FINGER CURLS baby! no outdoor athlete should EVER NOT DO THESE! my finger strength has not only saved my life on
several million occasions, enhanced my outdoor sport performance, makes my Bodywork that much more potent of a Chi transmission, it's also prevent medication for carpal tunnel syndrome. strong fingers = strong ability to GRASP YOUR DREAMS and HANG ONTO THEM NO MATTER WHAT!
did you enjoy that?
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i think i will leave you with this:
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i get a lot of questions about chakras and chakra awakenings. let me say this much: you ARE living a chakra experience right now. below, i address a chakra awakening from one of my Online Students:
"Dear Coach-
Whatever deep shift occurred for me night before last must have had an effect on my day yesterday--I haven't cried that much in a long time. I had a tough day at work as a result of a mistake I made, and my emotions were going crazy. Coupled with all of the changes going on right now, I was a sobbing mess! I like a good cry every now and then though."
Noble Student A,
Welcome to what GENUINE chakra awakening/stirrings are truly about!
these emotions (which means, literally, 'disturbances') are like spin-off oil from a freshly lubricated bicycle chain (leave it to me to come up with THAT analogy!). These feelings are appropriate, needed, and positive for your long-term healing. They are originating from Muladhara & Svadhisthana chakras... notorious are these energy centers for holding onto old 'stuff' relating to childhood injury, abuse, poor parenting, esteem, sexual confusion/identification, and - from the yogic view; undone inner work from former lives. it's all coming up, Warrioress, so just be brave and be present with it all, without judgment or analyzing. this is REAL YOGIC WORK now! proud of you! all of this 'stuff' that is coming up will eventually leave and/or dwindle in its drama, creating more space between thoughts therefore opening more inner spaciousness. i want you to read the following words from a contemporary Tibetan Master Teacher;
"For meditation to happen, calm and auspicious conditions have to be created. Before we have mastery over our minds, we need first to calm their environment.
At the moment, our minds are like a candle flame: unstable, flickering, constantly changing, fanned by the violent winds of our thoughts and emotions. The flame will burn steadily only when we can calm the air around it; so we can only begin to glimpse and rest in the nature of mind when we have stilled the turbulence of our thoughts and emotions. On the other hand, once we have found a stability in our meditation, noises and disturbances of every kind will have far less impact."
- Sogyal Rinpoche