Wholistic Fitness

Namaste Noble Warriors!

i never know what the hell is going to “hit” people’s Awareness when it comes to body/mind coaching. so for me, to be an effective Teacher of Yoga and Wholistic Fitness, i have to force myself to be brave enough to just speak my Truth as it comes through me. i have to realize that God, not me, is in charge and my spiritual Duty is just to put it out there without attachment and with plenty of love for having people enjoy a body/mind fitness Connection. i guess my quote from yesterday’s entry touched many of you. thank you for all your emails… that’s great…two different media people contacted me in regard to that quote, so today’s entry is another, deeper peek into the essence of that quote.

May your Practice be strong and sincere…

Live Peace baby…

coach ilg

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“People get obnoxious when their heart rates remain unchallenged. They tend to get humble as their heart rates soar. Each day, people should elevate their heart rate through exercise and keep it elevated for at least 20 minutes. If they would do this, humility – not arrogance – would be the hallmark of human beings. War, both inner and outer, would be a thing of the past.

Intense breathing makes all men brothers.”

– coach ilg as quoted on air by

Dr. Nita Vallens

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Host/Producer, InnerVision

KPFK, Los Angeles – 90.7 fm

Wednesday nights at 11:00

http://www.nitavallens.com

818.783.6258

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steve,

that is quite an interesting statement. do you mean to imply that there is a correlation between heart rate and say, anger management?

SI: {laughter} “Anger Management”…i am sorry, but that is such a…a… WESTERN way of putting it! that’s great though!

Q: is it accurate or am i way off base?

SI: no, you’re not, but at a deeper Level the implication of heart rate and obnoxiousness is rooted in our Western addiction to comfort. for instance, when i have spent time with people who live in high mountain villages or say, in remote hamlets of the Northern Territories of Canada where physical discomfort and self reliance is commonplace when compared to the southern California lifestyle where i now live, i have found that the people in those physically challenging environments are far less arrogant, pill dependent, self absorbed, and false power addicted than people who live in very comfortable, non physically challenging lifestyle.

Q: wow…quite an implication…that so many of us are addicted to comfort…why is that?

SI: oh geez, you’re making me sound like some type of a comparative culture expert! i’m not by any stretch of the imagination…it’s just part of my yoga Practice to cultivate observing and just witnessing energy. i feel that people who live with extreme temperatures, isolated or more rural lifestyles, and who have to do moderate to hard physical activity just to “get the chores done” each day are generally less swayed by the external opinions of the outer world and these people – in my experience anyway – have a more genuine feel for their true character. it’s not a good thing or a bad thing…it’s just interesting. where i grew up, Durango, Colorado, for example, it was evident that when the snows and cold winter moved in, all the hot-rodding, macho gang guys that were so tough cruising Main Street in their muscle cars and beating up people in August cowered all winter long in front of their TV’s like sissies. i don’t know what they did all winter, maybe cut out paper dolls, but i sure didn’t see them extreme skiing, nordic ski racing, or even having a snowball fight! it’s probably just me, but condradictory character behavior stuff like that strikes me as damn funny. it’s like, if you’re so tough in the summer why are you such a wuss in the winter? if you’re gonna be a macho guy, then at least be a balanced, year-round macho guy in ALL elements, right?

Q: i never thought of it like that but i suppose you’re right…there is not a lot of graffiti on igloos or gang wars in Siberia.

SI: {more laughter}…well, you’d have to research that first, but you’re probably right. besides, most of the highest spiritual teachings and Masters came from extremely harsh, high altitude mountain environments such as Tibet and throughout the Himalayas. In Wholistic Fitness study, i simply exchange challenging – some say brutal – daily workouts to erase some of our ingrained addiction to comfort. this, in my experience, has helped tremendously to spiritually transform my students into Higher levels of Awareness and Appreciation. it’s a crazy wisdom type of thing.

Q: i could go on forever with you, but it’s time to go! i am sorry!

SI: i bow to you, Namaste!

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DON’T FORGET: THIS SUNDAY SEE COACH ILG LIVE at POWERHOUSE GYM in Chatsworth, CA for three different presentations:

10:45 am: THE BARBELL BUDDHA; exploring the connection between yoga and the gym.

4:00 pm: HIGH PERFORMANCE YOGA: Level 1 with Meditation

5:45 pm: AN EVENING OF HERBS and ILGS; a presentation of the Official Nutrition Program of Wholistic Fitness – Sunrider Herbs!

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