Swinging at the tree house in Baños, Ecuador

Beautiful Mindful Music: I Love You, I Thank You by Aykanna

When The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9338962/when-beautiful-game-turns-ugly Wright Thompson’s profile on racism in soccer and Italy.

Stanford’s Distinct Training Regimen Redefines Strength + Flexibility

Training for sport competition is rapidly changing. Fifteen years ago almost every team was using weights as their main training focus. Today, training is about explosiveness, hip flexibility, and sport-specific (in some cases, position-specific) training. Greg Bishop wrote a great piece for the NYT detailing Stanford’s world class training program that includes weights, hot yoga, […]

Friendship

Check out more pictures of Julian and his huge dog, a five-year-old Newfoundland named Max — here.