December 28, 2006
December DL's...creating the "momentum to be there"
Hi Steve,
A steep path indeed my friend. I had dinner with {a fellow WF Online Student} tonight. We talked and talked about the WF Path, the grade, the positive effort, and the mystery that is Ilg.
I thought it might bring a smile to el coache's face to know that we up here in the NW think of you even when we aren't out sweating somewhere on a lone trail.
One of the topics that we explored a bit was the idea that every flight of stairs, every trail terminus, every peak, and every time one arrives back at home or the car and begins the process of peeling off layers, that perhaps that IS the podium that some of us aspire to. The ones with no other humans around and only one judge... oneself.
Every time I go out my door I am setting records. The trail may twist and turn, the path may disappear from view at times, yet I always arrive at the finish line in time to cheer myself for having the momentum to be there.
Holiday Cheers to you and your family,
student chreist
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Blessings to you Coach on this G(o)od day,
As has been My Blessing for these past 4 plus years, I take sacred time towards the end of each month to review all your DL postings. Re-read them and make notes in my WF Yoga Journal. Sometimes I must reread a line or posting over and over again to GET it----never pass a word or Teaching until I TAF I have at least got an inkling of its Teaching. December was chock full of JUICE----caffeinated high test fuel for my Practice and Journey......Thank You.
My heart-felt Thanks to You and Joy for your time, attention and generosity in keeping the Sangha heading Inward and thus Upward. I love you both and send heart to heart hugs in this m(om)ent.
student shel
PS---since you haven't announced on-line student of the year yet maybe you are accepting nominations? I nominate Student Shawna who not only made it to the Sacred Peak.......she kicked "arse" in SR volume and presents us with such wonderful photos.
Labels: Student Testimonial
December 22, 2006
The Grinch Who SnowShoed Christmas?
"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?"
- Dr. Seuss
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Coach,
i can feel your good vibes just from the tiny lines of this Internet, and i have not yet begun my formal training. How cool is that? So excited to be heading on a journey towards some Rarified Ether. Wow! Powerful words!
Peace
rich paul
{newest WF Online Student Rookie recently accepted into Formal WF Online Studies under coach ilg; send him go(o)d luck! not many persevere in the Steepest, most Direct Path of Transformation; WF Online Studies!}
photo of coach by Bill Galen during film footage of our soon to be released DVD; Flight Without Wings; Sport SnowShoeing Basics. pre-orders accepted via the Tribal Catalog; DO NOT MISS THE CHI!
Labels: Cardio, Student Testimonial, WF Inspiration
December 18, 2006
A Wall That WF Helped Build...MINDFULLY!
I have to tell you, Oh Noble WF Sangha,
it is an email like this one that makes my heart quiver with Sacred Joy...
to think that Noble Warrior Tom was reflecting on my DL Teachings while
creating such a beautiful formation...wow.
i will only assume that those beautiful flagstones are Arizona Flagstone!
to Noble Student Tom,
tonight? DL is in honor of your exchanging a
"big city" for a "faraway sunset"...
may all CPA's practice a reFormation like you...
you honor the spiritual underpinnings of WF in your skill and bravery,
jingle bells and flagstone that is appreciated,
coach ilg
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Coach-
Are your t's all cotton? If so, I need some large ones...
And your book of poems...
here is a picture of my "competition" a reformed cpa and now a practicing stonemason..i shaped and squared every stone ..placed every one..
anyhow...much respect to you and joy.
Tom
Labels: Student Testimonial, WF Inspiration
December 15, 2006
Once upon a time...Sister WF Warriors Unite In SanghaLounge
In Light of Sister Warriors Everywhere..iza Here, baby!!!
Once upon a time, in the ocean of lost angels, a coach came along.. and he said 'your practice has begun'... well, it did.. and you know the rest. So in the high desert of this cyber city and with the ceremonious making of sacred sweat, i will learn to begin endlessly again. This lil' warioress is humbly graced by Steve and Om Shanti Beloved Joy, and would like to acknowledge all their devoted work and fierce dedication. Namaste.
i love you both.
Karen C
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meet WF Warrioress Karen and a growing number of other Warrrioress's in the WF SanghaLounge! Complimentary Lounging to all DL Subscribers!
Labels: Student Testimonial, WF Inspiration
December 13, 2006
The Bod Makes A Blog...
WORK ON THE BOD AND THE GOD WILL FOLLOW
Labels: BodyBuilding, Strength Training, Student Testimonial, Yoga
Hips Tight? Fight Fire With Fire!
Hey Coach, I'm going to try to make your yoga class tomorrow - I think it should be just the answer to finals stress.
So my sister and my mom both have your Basic Strength HP Yoga DVD now. My sister is doing really well with it (it sounds like anyway) and so far, my mom has only watched it, not actually done it (but it's a start for her). But she did loan it to her yoga instructor, who apparently loved it and ordered her own copy! I feel so fortunate to have you two right here in Flagstaff!
see you!
V 
the yogi must become a Self Scientist. the workshop of the hip attachments make for a world class teacher of anatomy; each origin and insertion of the muscles orchestrating the hip joint? they often come fully loaded with karmic, genetic, and emotional baggage; Warrior BeWare! For those of us who do not shy away from endurance or strength work? We are in for even MORE of a greater battle to free and keep free the energetics within our hips; however, the Greater The Battle? The Greater the Warrior! Warrior UP!
photo by kristianfris.
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Dear Coach,
oh my god. until i started doing yoga with you i had NO IDEA how much shit i carry around in my hips! they are sooooo tight! trying to get my hips open is going to be waaaaaaaaaaaaay harder than racing bikes! i don't know how you do all you do and still keep such a high degree of flexibility! is there ANYTHING MORE i can do to open my hips?! i understand now what you mean about "release your hips and find your Power!" i am determined! i went to a local yoga class and asked the teacher what i can do and she just said that i should 'accept the tightness and let the internal grace flow into the tightness.' what does that mean?
your tightness student ever,
mark, WA
Most Noble Warrior With The Angry Hips,
that is another Blessing associated with having a fractured spine and smashed pelvis, i KNOW by DIRECT EXPERIENCE just what it means to be the most inflexible person on the planet! Paralysis is pretty dang stiff!
the tightness in your hips is Fear Based. there is Anger in your hips. there is poision in your hips. poison burns, that is why your hips burn so much once you find a posture that really brings your 'edge' up front and center and glaringly painful.
sure you have to 'accept' the fact that you, whether in this lifetime or previous ones, have tried to run away from lower chakral work. you've tried to hit a home run while not stepping on first base; the lower chakras.
because of the 'fire' that is in your hips, i say, "Fight fire (tapas) with fire (tapas)." that is how the brave forest fire fighters take the anger out of raging wildfires down here and i suggest that you do the same technique for your hips. fortunately for you, i have fantastic hip-opening yoga programs in my dvds and books. however, be not attached to any book, dvd, or yoga classes. instead, use Solo Sessions to fight the fire in your hips. Move doing yoga to a Higher Priority; place it in the front of your training disciplines for a while. research the DL Archives for my Teaching; "The Poision In Our Hips."
taking a namby pamby, oh-everything-is-just-happy-and-good attitude will not work for battling all the fear packed, angry emotional residue that is lurking, growling in your hips. in this Steep and Direct Path, we take the Warrior Approach; ATTACK! rush out onto the BattleField of your Hips like Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita, both swords drawn (determination and concentration), and begin to SLAY THE DRAGONS within your hips!
be not afraid;
stay devoted to becoming like a cat; free and open and utterly powerful and fast!
this is the Warrior Body! capable of great feats and even greater Love than others for we have not run around our Fear Locked Body...we have SLAYED the root of our Anger and thus
are Transformed!
go now, Oh Noble Warrior, and get beyond the stinging sweat that lies within your hip opening efforts...and keep going until you find the Great Stillness Beyond The Sweat.
i will meet you There.
om so ti,
coach ilg
Labels: Student Testimonial, WF Philosphy
December 09, 2006
"DL Is Now Part of my DNA"
"Dear Coach,
Yes please sign me up for a DL Subscription!!!! $10 a month is the best deal on the planet.
I am in DL every day. Way better then the newspaper!!!
WF is in now part of my DNA"
Karl Weiss
photo: although Western sciences say that several generations are required before we alter our DNA,
in this humble, powerful Tribe, the WF Transmission is so strong that we can be a Cat Being one lifetime
and simply be around a Two Legged WF Warrior, and next lifetime? Carry the Torch of WF to help Awaken
All Beings Everywhere! photo of one the two WF Temple Cat Beings; Jasper, by www.schaubphotography.com
Labels: Student Testimonial