Wholistic Fitness

Namaste Noble Warriors!

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“Forget whatever you did yesterday. Find your most beautiful art today.”

– Jim Maxwell

an acknowledged Teacher of new WF student Allan Ludgate, NYC

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what i enjoy most about life is its unmistakable versatility. my Highest and ongoing challenge in my own life, is to �practice elegance in difficulty.� and if i trust in anything about life, then it is the remarkable, undeniable capacity to change my inner self. in the flicker of an instant, if i am ready, i can let go of troubled past, embrace what i am, and jump with Joy into my becoming.

small wonder i created Wholistic Fitness, which is nothing if not a Path of personal becoming. WF reflects my love, my challenges, and my potentiation.

it is a big wonder, however, that my humble approach to body/mind training has attracted so many beautiful Warriors of the Spirit…

like you.

you are why i have an undying faith in humanity.

Perhaps what i love most about Wholistic Fitness is the same thing i trust in and therefore train in people: an ability to consciously encounter and grow from a wide-ranging inner territory.

thank you for choosing to Be Here Now.

This entry is filled with your input, questions, and inspirations.

head bowed,

spine straight,

breath low…

coach ilg

tarzana, ca 2/4/03

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Hey coach

Direct lines on 1/30 brings tears to my eyes, it feels like your talking to me, how do you do it?

You’ve said, falling off the path is part of the path, then I’m still on it I haven’t fallen off I’m just standing in a turnout wondering about it, this path dose not feel new to me but why did it take 36 years in this life to find it and why is my fat head (my egos name) giving so much resistance to this way.

time for herbs – an ilg supreme – and some

HP yoga 😉

Warrior Todd

Aumsville,OR

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A dialogue between WF Teacher Sheader and Student M –

Dear Coach,

My wife asked me the other day what the point was of all my training.

She was referring mostly to ST/Cardio. I didn’t really have a good answer, other than “it makes me feel good,” and “I want to get in shape for racing this year.” This question reverberated this morning as I awoke at 5:00 to do 40 minutes of Cardio before work. Why am I doing this? I’m not really sure. I could just do Yoga once a week, workout a couple times a week, Meditate every so often, and I would maintain an acceptable level of fitness. So why am I doing this “extreme fitness” type of thing. Is this just my ego talking, trying to get out of it? Or is it something else?

– Student M

Dear Student M –

You actually answered your wife with two most direct reasons for training and WF Practice. The second one…I want to keep in shape for racing…is a practical and penultimate response. WF is surely about the best the path you can take in this regard. Its integrated approach has proven itself again and again.

Your first response contains the foremost reason for the practice…You feel good…This is much more than merely experiencing the benefits of health a fitness lifestyle imparts. It is about feeling something much more expansive, much deeper…feeling go(o)d. For feeling “god” is what being alive is all about, no matter your spiritual or religious orientation. WF training provides a means to shed the encrustations that hinder that

realization and affirm the higher self within.

As far as training goals and volumes these can always be adjusted to the needs and intentions of each student…be

they world class athletes, someone disabled, or even someone who is

terminally ill. If you want to focus more on overall wellness for now and feel the pursuit of more competitive athleticism is not quite appropriate then we can easily adjust your training that direction.

The important thing is not what level of training you decide to pursue but rather whatever decision you make that it is appropriate action affirming your higher self instead of the ego.

In the end, I agree with Kazantazkis… “Only those who obey a rhythm

superior to their own are free.” In each and every moment this is your

choice; the rhythm of your ego or the superior rhythm of your higher self.

Be noble,

Coach Sheader

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�Hi Kathy,

I finally met your husband on Super bowl Sunday at Power House and took your class today with Steve. He’s as wonderful as you are. You were meant for each other…..I intend to commit myself to yoga. The benefits seem endless. Not to mention someday I’ll be able to touch my toes and possibly learn to relax!

….See you soon. Pam�

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“Dear Steve and Kathy-

My spirit has been so lifted once again as I partake in the breath of life-the practice of Yoga. I knew I would find myself again in your classes and I feel you both are gifted in your teaching. I have more strength in my spirit that just soars when I am in class. My mind turns to all the things that bring calmness to my soul. Yoga makes me grasp onto every moment of today and savor the goodness and the peace. I look forward to growing stronger in your classes. Thank you for sharing your gift of teaching.

– Sincerely,Beverly”

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Dialogue between Student F and Coach Ilg –

Dear Coach –

I have a concern about my training…

CI:

Student F: in WF, we have no “concerns.”

a concern implies anxiety.

WF accepts and embraces “challenges” or perhaps “considerations” or certainly, “questions” but never “concerns.” �Concerns� are what plagues worriers, not WF Warriors. delete the word, �concerns� from your vocabulary. thank you.

Student F:

HOW MUCH TIME IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEND ON MY GYM WORKOUTS?

CI:

30 minutes for upper body, 20 minutes for lower body. GO!!!!!!!! your HR should remain elevated nearly the entire time!

Student F:

I’M USED TO THE TRADITIONAL WORKOUT WITH HOURS BEING SPENT

CI:

yeah well, WF ain’t traditional…it’s revolutionary.

Student F:

I RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MINS.; AND I’M REALLY CONCENTRATING ON THE FORM AND BREATH MOVEMENT. IS THIS ENOUGH TIME?

CI:

wonderful! although you will be to move even faster with more fluidity as your focus and fitness increases.

Student F:

� IN GENERAL, I FEEL STRONGER AND I HAVE MORE ENERGY.

CAN’T QUITE GET THE HEAD STANDS IN TRINA’S YOGA CLASS EVEN IF I START FROM DOWN DOG AND HURL MYSELF AGAINST A WALL BEHIND ME.

CI:

this is my fault if Trina is teaching you HeadStands by using a wall in the first place. there should NEVER be any “hurling” on oneself in yoga!

your shoulder girdle and �center� must be steadfastly trained to develop adequate strength and openness before Headstands arrive in your asana practice. focus on your shoulders and backbends. work on Dolphin Pose and a slow control from your core to lift the legs first a few inches, then a few feet, and finally, in time, elegantly overhead. no hurling, you hear me? that is not yoga. at least, it is not HP Yoga! the Sanskrit word for Headstand is Adho Mukha Vrkasana or Downward Facing Tree Pose. Trees do not �hurl� themselves into maturity. they grow from developing deep and strong roots. so should you. learn the lesson of Tree Medicine and quit hurling and using walls.

Student F:

I’D LIKE TO DROP MORE FAT FROM MY ABDOMEN. MY DIET IS GREAT. COULD THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS BE DOING THIS?

CI:

relax. just keep consistent with your Training. you want too much, too fast, all the time. stop pushing the River. let your Practice flow on her natural course. delve into the moment and find peace and trust in your Training.

Student F –

DOES SR HAVE ANY NATURAL HERBS THAT WOULD LOWER THE PRESSURE?

CI:

yes, Lifestream.

Student F:

I WAS READING ABOUT SOME HERBAL PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAID TO LOWER BP. I READ ABOUT THIS IN THE JOURNAL FOR LONGEVITY.

CI:

well, WF is not about “longevity” but rather about the QUALITY of life, or more appropriately, the quality of the moment. what is the use of living longer, if the QUALITY and FUN and SACRED HAPPINESS has not been cultivated?

Trust your Practice and Breathe with Peace…

Namaste,

Coach Ilg

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Coach Ilg,

Here in Maine, we’re enjoying some of the

best snow in years, and I’m humbled by my increased fitness that has come about from WF and SR.

Thanks so much for All.

Student Michael

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Hello Coach Ilg,

Yes, i want to become your online Student of Wholistic Fitness! Great starts are important. At the best universities the most effective professors teach the freshman classes. They open doors to learning in ways that go beyond information.

My athletic prowess is very modest being a semi-sedentary 52 year old Scoutmaster living a life with enough imbalance, stress and financial pressures to kill a buffalo at 300 yards.

I would be honored if you were to help me start this journey.

I would also be content if you suggested that one of your certified teachers would be wise and sufficient.

– Karl�

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�Dear Steve,

I now realize that WF is about focusing the mind, performing softer, not harder. Most importantly, like yoga, you link breath with movement concentrating all the while.�

excerpt from new Student Fusano�s first WF Cycle Summation.

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Are you an Online Student of WF?

Why not?

Life is short

but

Enlightenment is endless…

go for it!