Wholistic Fitness

STUDENT INPUT and WF TRAINING DHARMA!

Do not make the mistake of imagining that the nature of mind is exclusive only to our minds. It is in fact the nature of everything. It can never be said too often that to realize the nature of mind is to realize the nature of all things.
– Sogyal Rinpoche

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” Hello my coach who embodies WF teachings
Beautiful strong inspiring DL today {8/29; on Pranayama Part Three}
Blessings to you sweet coach and teacher Ananda ………..Wonder Full
to have DL ramped up once again. You continue to serve us
all……….thank you.
—–Thank you
BBU………………..becoming blissful unit
– WF Online student shel”

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Yoga makes my whole body and soul vibrate unlike any
of the other disciplines by themselves. The best is a day of whole foods
and Sunrider, with a PM quadrathalon consisting of asanas into pranayam
into meditation into an MTB race � wow talk abut feeling strong and chi
filled.
– WF Online Student Toby Leeson

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STUDENT ASH SETS A NEW PERSONAL RECORD! Plus, SECRET HERBS CRANK; ACTUAL TRAINING EXCHANGE

Dear Coach Ilg,
Tonight it behoves me to simply say a heartful thank-you for your advice of last week.
Using a couple of WF ‘mantra’s’ , to anchor my monkey mind FIRMLY on the task in�hand, �took 33 seconds of my personal best in the time-trial tonight. My time of 25:48 is the first time I have dipped under 26 seconds for the 9.2 mile undulating course.
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I appreciate that by Ilgonian standards this is pretty tame but it has left your humble student feeling very good about life (as well as totally knackered following the event).
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I might also add that a pre-race mix of 5 SPORT CAPS 45 minutes before and some Raspberry FORTUNE DELIGHT with a generous squirt of VITAFRUIT makes an excellent mix for personal bests.
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As far as my rock climing; Not only has my reach improved noticeably the biggest gain has been through high stepping and rockovers. Despite my lamentable hip flexibility, I have seen over the last few months a noticeable improvement in being able to place the ball of my rockshoe on higher holds and then stand up on them.
Perhaps the most glaring example of how yoga is aiding my climbing came last thurs. Attempting a climb at the climbing gym that involved standing up on a small sloping (and sweaty) foothold whilst gripping the edge of an ar�te for balance. The balance felt so effortless and the weight transfers FELT so good that I FELT I was never going to fall off; needless to say I didn�t. Watching my non-yogi partner make the move (and I do suggest frequently he take yoga up at his gym) I could actually see the difference in styles.

COACH ILG:
note the FUNCTIONAL FITNESS of the HP Yoga style; not only were you able to get your foot onto higher holds,�
the STRENGTH was there to USE it!� �this is not such a readily attainable form of asana functional fitness using�
other yoga styles;� HP YOGA was created by an athlete FOR athletes;� athletes of the body and SPIRIT!
yeah baby!� your rock climbing is only going to get better and more fun!� GET YOUR PARTNER into YOGA!� �

STUDENT ASH:�
Without question, a lot of the improvement in my hip flexibility has come from the WF Toilet Yoga. As I have mentioned previously, Toilet Yoga is simply a marvellous preparation for the day, calming the mind and forcing me to focus on what I am doing at that moment. This restraint of my monkey mind, stopping it leaping around thinking about what is to come, is SO valuable.
I actually find level two more fulfilling than level one as the �Crapper Catch� works the back more, stretching out a back compressed after a nights rest is a lovely feeling first thing in the morning.

As I have said before, how did I go 32 years without it!

COACH ILG:
Student Ash, there are many other things you have gone without for 32 years.
my job is to slowly, safely, peel away the Mara…the Illusion that clouds your Seeing that your Workout is truly Everywhere!��
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