Conversation about Sifu Slim’s book:
The Game of Balance – Junior Athletes.
What Elite Athletes Wish Their Parents Had Told Them.
Vital Information For Your Junior Athlete
Sifu Slim in conversation with former elite sailor and current Yoga man Dieter Runge.
In the late ’70s, Dieter was one of the first German members of the punk rock scene in New York.
:12 In the last few years I have not missed a day of yoga. For years, I only missed a handful of days.
:20 If your body demands that you take a break, take the break.
:30 I never have to force myself, this is what I want to do. This is where I feel alive.
:45 I’m 68 years old. In terms of integrity and alignment, my body is changing for the better.
1:38 Energy Flowing. Quantum Physics and Eastern Philosophy.
Chi, Prana, Mana are the same. Indigenous cultures consider the concept of the life-force energy. Also, alignment and posture is crucial.
1:58 The more I am aligned, the less tension, and the more energy flows through me. Those are the concepts that need to be in the physical education. And then go beyond–to the consciousness.
2:25 Ethic of Survival and Violence. Spartans, hunter-gatherers.
Our tribe does not want to be defeated by the tribe who is invading us.
2:50 Jane Goodall wrote about the chimpanzees, and tells of the violent nature of this species. Alpha males and other chimps wreak violence on their own band and other bands. Since violence begets violence, there are always repercussions.
Ten years later, life is changed because of the changing territorial and tribal structure.
3:20 What do we do with this information?
We need to survive. How do we handle competition?
4:00 How did canoe races start?
Did the white man usher these in?
5:23 The daily practice comes just like brushing one’s teeth.
You don’t ask yourself, every single day, am I going to brush my teeth today?
6:04 The middle path, the balance, the moderation.
6:32 The fear-based mentality is based on lack. There is not enough of what we need.
