Wholistic Fitness

Field Notes #2

from our

HP Yoga Summer Retreat at Red Mountain Adventure Spa

report filed by ilg, most photos by Ananda

A cluster of red boulders in an arroyo near Hidden Pinyon Trail

remind me of inner obstacles that must be eroded away through

lifetime spiritual Practice…

my HP Yoga Classes, Teacher Trainings, and Lectures are nearly over…each

have been met with teary eyed fans, tired armed warriors, autograph seekers,

and the smiling eyes

of the newly converted who have been touched by the unmistakable and

utterly unique chi of HP Yoga…in between classes and lectures, i retreat into

the red desert on foot or on bike to slip again and again into my soul,

whencecometh the Power, the Higher Source of the sacred Teachings and

Energies that come through my feeble abilities…i know this much,

to touch others, to inspire others to sweat and be still everyday…

i must

sweat and pour myself into my solo silences and Practices

as authenticately as ever…

even moreso…

otherwise,

i am not a genuine Protector of the Dharma

i am not a Teacher of Yoga…of union of ALL the DANCES available

to the human experience…



testing my meditation skills 30′ up a route called, “Bat’s Meow” rated 5.7+



when the climbing rope falls between your legs, you are so alive, so sincere,

so fully focused…so human!



Ananda, my everfaithful Assistant and partner, has seen once again a Shift in her

body and her mind during this Retreat. Here she is bouldering on The Breakfast Nook,

Snow Canyon.



Red sand, nearly as fine as dust

lava rock, black as pitch, indelible residue from a volcanic era

and

red rock cliffs, giant monoliths which soar into cobalt skies

urging me to climb them, meditate with their sun baked silences…

it is all i can do but thank God for Wholistic Fitness so i

can Dance my Breath among such extreme miracles of

Mother Earth and Father Sky…

may your Practice be strong and sincere today

we wish you were here with us…

love endlessly,

your feeble coach ilg