Cross training

QUOTE OF THE DAY
‘GPSs blunt the way traditional Inuit carry land in their collective memories. The anthropologist Edmund Carpenter believes that Inuit perceive space more from auditory cues than from the visual and measured cues that we apply to geography. While Kabloona eyes pinpoint a place specifically within a space and next to a background, Inuit ears can perceive sound coming from any direction.
More precisely, Carpenter believes that Kabloona sensory traditions mirror the first sentence of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, telling us that sight, not sound, is “above all others.” Our traditions continue with the Bible’s “Seeing is believing” and on to modern physics, measuring light waves. Yet the parts of our brains that process sound or intuition are little used – unlike those of traditional Inuit.’

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Some know me as “Standing White Bear”. Those who work with animal medicine understand that bears awaken the power of the unconscious.

“Like birds, the bear is often considered among Native American peoples as kin to humans because, like birds, it can stand and walk upon two legs. For many, the bear and the wolf are the last true symbols of the primal, natural world, and many ecologists believe that how humans respond and protect their lands and their future will be the most honest depiction of how serious humanity is about preservation of our environment and the natural resources within it.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Like all seekers of the Pole, the team members discovered nothing tangible – only what was within themselves.”
~”North to the Pole” Pg 316
National Geographic, Vol. 170, No 3

TODAY
Today is a day to go within – to surrender. It is a CorePower Yoga day.

TRAINING - EXCITEMENT BUILDS
It has been many years since I summitted Illimani (21,122 ft) and Condoriri (18,531 ft) in Bolivia. Yes I am feeling the same SENSE OF WONDER and EXCITEMENT as I prepare for Ecuador and the North Pole!

With a mere 9 days until departure for Ecuador – I added a second workout yesterday. The gym was overly crowed and smelled like ass. Donning a 30 lb pack, I hit the stair-blaster for 60 minutes, sporting sexy Frankenstein-esque double boots.

Listening carefully to my inner voice I choose to remain in my cross-training phase. Two training sessions today: a ride this morning and weight lifting/climbing this afternoon.

THE RIDE
rise before dawn
at 3:00 am
slip out for the brisk morning ride
let the rhythmic pedaling begin
soothing, yet powerful steady breaths
rhythmic breathing
my mind moves into “the zone”
an altered state of only “nowness”
only the presence of the task at hand

rhythmic up – up – up – up – up – up pedaling
peaceful-stillness envelops me

rhythmic up – up – up – up – up – up pedaling