Wholistic Fitness

�True growth takes root in that deep place of

emptiness

and

out of this depth

sprouts great strength…�

– j. stone

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the taxi just left taking within it

my Master WF Student, Fit Kit…

his 3-Day Private Intensive over

and another – deeper – Layer of his WF Training begun

again

and again

and again.

Fit Kit, 59 years young, said that this Intensive – his fifth – was the �best one yet.�

as i watched Fit Kit�s taxi turn toward the freeway, i fell to wondering how many other personal training systems have even been around for 20 years and then, how many of those systems still have students learning new tenets, techniques, and are practicing their workouts of that system with as much enthusiasm and inner reward as Fit Kit.

not many, i reckon.

within waves of sage smoke, i did my ritual etheric cleansing of our home. i do this whenever a Student leaves. this is done for several reasons, not the least of which is to make certain the departing Student keeps all of their empowered energies, and not leave valuable Vibrations behind! assuming a meditation posture, i felt Kit�s heart merge within my own, though not without a surprising degree of pensiveness. it�s difficult to describe the love a teacher has for his most devoted and long-time students. so many students come seeking, stay for a taste, and then go. few students truly remain over the years to even start the real Work of this Path which requires several years of study. all the excuses from those who do not remain consistent feel the same to me, �the herbs are too expensive,� �my schedule changes too much,� �i don�t have the time.�

that�s okay. there are many Paths of Awakening. WF is just one that focuses on creating a fit body as well as a fit mind. if my Path does not feel appropriate, that is cool. nobody should feel guilty for changing Paths so long as their study has been sincere. a world class Path of self transformation through multi disciplined lifestyle fitness is NOT for everyone! i promise! it�s okay to study within our Temple for a taste…if that is what you want. no pressing need to stay and get �uncomfortable� as the Work begins pressing your ego buttons. just leave. no problem. there are no handcuffs in your WF training package! just be sure to enjoy the rest of your Journey. i and my staff of Teachers are glad and honored to have had you!

over the decade i have trained Fit Kit, he – like myself – has had to confront all those same excuses and count in injuries and illness as well. but he and i have learned to transform �excuse energy� into something more useful. it is not easy, but a spiritual warrior doesn�t fight the ever present energy of excuses. he learns to use it wisely and skillfully. this is why Fit Kit is training and competing in Ironman Triathlons and 36-hour Adventure Races as he approaches his 60th birthday. in fact, he and i may even team up and do the 75 kilometer Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon next February in New Mexico.

hey, when i tell you that saturating your body with SUNRIDER HERBS and practicing Wholistic Fitness disciplines and principles are REGENERATIVE, i am not kidding.

meanwhile, other sixty year old grandfathers probably will not be racing Ironmans or doing winter quadrathlons. hec, most thirty year olds don�t even have close to Fit Kit�s incredible level of health which saw him just this morning up early to do his newly modified meditation and pranayama practice before going out with Kathy for an hour of trail running in the Santa Monica Mountains!

you see, Noble Warriors, never forget; Physiologic Aging is categorically different than Chronological Aging. and the former has endless capacities for regeneration. you just gotta know and practice a wise Path. instead of practicing lifestyle fitness, most sixty year olds have already given up…their CHI buried under the rubble of their excuses over the years.

WF Teacher Q, who now works in elderly health care, sees the people who realize too late the necessity of lifestyle mind/body training. it ain�t pretty. Q says he can see the lost of CHI in their eyes as they stare vacantly from their bed of tubes and blinking monitors. what a fucked up way to enter the most spiritually important phase of life! how we die is the most important thing to Train for while we are here! to die with elegance and strength and consciousness requires living the same way.

so, when the Divine comes to take your Hand into the Next, do you really want hear Her say to you; �so, I trust you enjoyed the McDonalds and the beer and the TV and the furniture and cars! ooops! time to go! lights out, party�s over! hope you had fun!�

most people forget what a privilege – what a wonderful, wonderful privilege it is to enjoy breathing and moving in their bodies. when we forget the beauty of being in the body, we allow excuses to erode our Sacred Joy. we live in a society that makes it easy for years and even decades to pass by while we are entertained. WF Warriors are instructed in inter-trainment…not entertainment. we enjoy training the internal so the external soars and dances with meaning and opportunity to learn fresh ways to deepen our Faith in what Is.

as i began to take the recycling out from the kitchen, i see that a notecard has appeared on our refrigerator door. on the front is the quote that opens my entry of today.

inside is Fit Kit�s handwritten message,

�Steve and Kathy,

when words fail

all i can say is…

THANK YOU

FOR BEING IN

MY LIFE.

Ai Imawa,

Fit Kit�

it�s hard to describe the love a teacher has for his long-time students.

but it�s even harder to practice being patient with excuses from the newer ones.

Fit Kit,

may tailwinds grace your upcoming races and may we continue to enjoy and share the Cosmic Breath within our Wholistic Fitness Journey.

i love you.

Ai Imawa,

coach