Wholistic Fitness

THE JOURNEY OF YOGA –
THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS ALONG THE LONG, OPEN ROAD OF SPIRITUAL FITNESS
by steve ilg

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“Where once Unconsciousness reigned, Consciousness sprouts
the Seed of Awakening:
Unawareness becomes Comprehension.
Impossibility surrenders into mere Implausibility.
Suddenly, shy Possibilities beautify into strong, faithful daily Practicalities
along the Ever Ascending Path.”

– coach ilg on his Journey of Yoga

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Go(o)d Morning Noble Fitness Warriors,
i bow to your Presence here, now.
thank you for reading.

The above In-Sight or what i like to call, “Brahmanic Whispers”,
came through me during this morning’s Practice.

As i continue to soften and open within,
a sacred joy, like dawn light,
tip toes into all my painful tissues and wounded states of mind.

My Journey of Yoga – which is not different from my Path of WF –
has been and continues to be a largely intuitive exploration
into the layers of myself
and…at essential Levels;
the delightful nescience of “self”.

I sense, during these past several years of yoga,
– after having shaken loose my addiction to competitive sports and high mountains –
a vital hypertrophy of my spiritual self was forced upward through my egoic sheaths
and an atrophy of my negative tendencies and fears occurred.

Witnessing such dancing states of Self Awareness
are much easier to see, feel, explain, and cultivate using yogic
terms and notions. Yet, as a Western body/mind fitness teacher, i am devoted
toward bringing my sangha along with my experience of healing through yoga
using terms and notions that will not alienate my fellow Western travelers along the Noble Way.
It is nearly impossible to make money doing this in this epoch, yet i must remain true to my SoulWork
nothing else matters more to me.

I trust;
if i keep my personal Practice strong,
Brahman will continue to Gift me creative, expressive, and inspirational Ways to
enhance my Work and feed my Sangha.
I will become a stronger, more supportive bridging Source to unify Eastern spiritual science
with Western fitness and lifestyle modalities. This Work certainly seems to be direly needed
in America’s current addiction to choices that lead to obesity, entertainment and grasping
in place of spiritual fulfillment, inner-attainment and concentration.

No template exists for me as the pioneering yet feeble Messenger
of this humble, yet Powerful Path of “spiritual transformation through personal fitness training.”
There seem to be many experts of the body, many experts of the mind, yet where are the
warriors who have combined both and express their grasp of spirituality through their
sweat-chiseled bodies? I see much hypocrisy in the body/mind fitness world, thus
i continue to look within for Guidance, not outwardly.

Like my students who inspire me each day,
I must continue to develop Faith,
stay Focused,
and Practice harder, deeper, softer
not just for me, yet for the sake of all Beings everywhere.

It’s not about all the people who are not reading DL, not buying my books, not eating the herbs, not studying WF Online…
it’s not about all the people who choose not to Practice…
it’s not about all the people who choose comfort over sweat…
it’s about the strength of my personal Practice.

Sweat, Spirit, Sharing:
these have all-Ways been the three roots of my humble Temple.

thus it shall remain so.

So be it.

Om Tat Sat.

May each human rekindle
his or her innate desire for Awakening The Heart
and may each human develop the
tapas (inner burning desire) for Enlightenment…the top step of the podium for the Human Race.

– miniscule ilg

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�Why can’t every day be happy? Why can’t every encounter be constructive? OK. Let’s stop right there. We don’t need to ask any more questions. Every day can’t be happy because every encounter has to be constructive. Just ask any builder. Sometimes, before things can be built up, they have to be knocked down. Sometimes, too, a lot of hard dirty work has to happen before something delightful can emerge. Oh, one more thing you need to know this week. Sometimes, it is only through making mistakes that we ever learn anything useful.
– Jonathan Cainer