Heart Carving – A Retrospective v1.0

As I look back on the infographics above from my essay Heart Carving – skiing for precision, power and freedom (10 Jan 2012) I realize how much of those insights and observations became background thought (as opposed to foreground observations) as the shape of my ski changed from 2012 onward – and my skill level increased.

However, the focusing on the heart (and eventually the breath) is (and was) the key to elevating the experience of skiing.

The video below refers to the skiing done that was pertinent to the infographics at top. I did begin the Heartcarving journey in 2002 in New Zealand (Mt Ruapehu) and then Snowbird in 2003!

But the full paradigm mentioned above only started to form while rollerblading prior to 2006.

Carving Blackcomb 2008

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Date idea: Danny and Brigitte at the skatepark v1.1

Danny is on rollerblades and Brigitte on her skateboard. They get there early before an event and have a skate-off, Brigitte clearly the better of the two [pic 1], and she’s used to the attention, yet she doesn’t skate at 100% because she is new to the park. A bunch of guys are properly eyeing her off [pic 2,4] in a lustful way, and she’s pleasantly surprised but also still timid. Interestingly, a few guys see her as the Asian girl and even feel a little intimidated by her skill and beauty.

Danny: You know, if this was your local, you’d never miss home.
Brigitte: Still undecided about it all. Pros – lots of skaters. Cons – lots of skaters.
Danny: For me, I think home is Bazzu.
Brigitte: I’m more into humans.
Danny: We’re cuter (winks at her)
Brigitte: I don’t know, I always thought Zimmy was pretty hot. [Zimmy has climbed a tree to get a better viewpoint]
Danny: You have high standards [both laugh]

[She feels some racism too as some guy pushes the edges of his eyes back slyly while rubbing his face (perhaps intentionally).]

Brigitte: I do miss home

Vans Shop Riot - Jerusalem Skateboard Park - 16 June 2014



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