Algirdas Purkenas

“Problem solving requires choosing between substantially independent options, while holding polarity is about using all your options because they need each other.”
― Weems Westfeldt, Brilliant Skiing Every Day

“In skiing, it’s the same. In fact, most days, my start-up sequence includes a conscious awakening of the feet. Before I start sliding, I center myself. Then as I take off (after re-centering myself), I put my mind into my feet to find out (without verbal language) just what they are learning – through the boots and skis – about the snow that day (or about the condition of my skis). These first few moments of foot feel are the wake up call for the whole run.”
― Weems Westfeldt, Brilliant Skiing Every Day

“When you ski or snowboard, you step out and become more than you were. You harness the power of gravity and momentum, and this creates a new you. When you put on the skis and boots, you are amplified and transformed into something else — a different realm of relationship with your universe.”
― Weems Westfeldt, Brilliant Skiing Every Day

“Holding polarity is the art of maintaining dynamic tension between opposing, interdependent imperatives in order to achieve the purpose each pole shares with the other.”
― Weems Westfeldt, Brilliant Skiing Every Day