Wholistic Fitness

Namaste Noble Warriors!

First, a beautiful letter with a pretty practical response by me…then a salutation to all of you!…

�Dearest Steve –

Thanks for the beautiful class today. It’s sooooo good to be in your

vibration. You’re so special. Sorry about my snoring during chivasana

(??Spelling?)….I’m a bit road weary. : – )�

K.A.

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Dear Student K –

Thank you for the BEAUTIFUL words! Such kindness!

Pretty close on �chivasana�…it�s actually �savasana�…here is the Sanskrit �why�:

sava = ‘corpse’

asana = ‘pose’

savasana = corpse pose

never apologize for snoring, coughing, sneezing, farting, crying, laughing, or anything else in yoga class…whatever your body/mind needs to do, honor it! the important thing is to keep coming!

Love and inner Light,

coach ilg�

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21 of you attended my Level 1 + Meditation Sunday afternoon! Even the �big time� yoga centers in Santa Monica…the �mecca� of hatha yoga have trouble drawing those numbers on a Sunday! Especially for a new class in a gym in…Chatsworth! And last night�s Level 2/3 was beyond Beyond, baby! Oh my gosh, way too much fun! It is an amazing journey to watch how High Performance Yoga has strengthened you, opened you, and talk about chiseling your physiques! Wow.

i bow to you. i love your devotion to your Practice.

my enthusiasm for your high turn out is better understood if you remember that when i began teaching yoga classes 20 years ago, it was great if three students showed up consistently!

thank you, thank you, thank you! it is evident that the ancient Practice of yoga has once again adapted itself to another era.

Kathy is planning to add another Level 1 HP Yoga Class along with other special events in the new year. it�s great to see the new faces gather each week…just goes to show you… don�t ever let people tell you what �will� or �won�t� work. nobody thought that a high standard yoga program could succeed in the Valley. well, our HP Yoga program at PowerHouse Gym is now the strongest in the Valley. how it happened; i started with a vision of my Truth, stayed committed to that vision. the power of our Practice together has now produced a new yoga studio, new yoga teachers, and multitudes of new yogis and yoginis determined to help better themselves and be a positive Light in the world ! (and, we need more HP Yoga Teachers! please sign up for my Spring Session of HP Yoga Teacher Training…check out the website under Upcoming Events and register!)

speaking of staying devoted to ones own Truth…

i�ll be gone a few days…

i just gotta go…

to the snow…

i�ll be base camped in a cabin within the snowy folds of the Sierras.

i�ve got to re-center and rejuvenate my chi…

for me, i do this by returning to my mountain yoga Practices;

the chant created by snowshoes against a moonlit drape of snow,

the song sung by snowboarding through powdery glades,

the mudra of breath connecting with frozen air,

the prayer recited by kilometers of snow passing beneath my skate skis…

herein lies my real Yoga…

my Connection with the Divine…

at play within God�s own yoga studio; Mother Nature!

time to transfer my daily Practice

into art

the art of winter outdoor athletics!

here is what i bring on pilgrimages like this one

listed in order of priority:

first the spiritual (for without Connection, the Mountain Gods sense lack of sincerity and humility. lack of Connection is what injures many outdoor athletes):

�) Mala beads (like a Buddhist rosary)

�) Wedding ring

�) Medicine Bag (containing my spiritual stones, milagros, sage, etc.)

then, the physical self must be properly nourished. i can perform at high levels for months on the following:

�) Sunrider Herbs (vitashake, quinary,vitafruit, and fortune delight, and Calli Beverage)

�) Powerbars & Powergels

�) canned tuna & basmati rice

then, �shelter� for the body:

�) Cold weather clothing (see Part 5 of my book, THE WINTER ATHLETE)

�) Marmot sleeping bag & bivi sack

of course the seasonal tools of an outdoor spiritual materialist like moi:

�) skis (3 pair: nordic skate, nordic class, and area telemark)

�) sport snowshoes

�) snowboard

�) ice tools and crampons

finally, the �luxury� items:

�) yoga mat

�) nag champa incense

�) 7-day candle

�) laptop notebook

see you later.

i gotta go to the snow!

may your own Practice be strong

and sincere

and may you live your Truth

out loud,

in daily life

and take the spiritual meaning of your Truth

where it belongs;

deep

and

deliciously

inside yourself….

i bow to you from the land of the snows,

coach ilg