Wholistic Fitness

Our intellects are, according to the Yogic Masters, the most subtle and refined aspects of the conscious mind. In the Scriptures, the Intellect is described as sharp as a razor and as clear as a crystal. However, most of us pollute our Intellect with too many books, too many newspapers, too many magazines, far too much junk food both physically and spiritually. Essentially, we pollute our Crystal Intellect with waaaay too much INPUT from non-Practictioners and not having Wise, Experienced Dharma Teachers. We also dull and make one-sided our Intellect by overthinking, and, of course, too little breath and movement.

I created a unique Path of Multidisciplined Yoga known as Wholistic Fitness� in 1982 in order to provide for my Students a diamond hard body piloted by a Balanced, Clear Intellect that is used for Self Cultivation…do not dull your Razor Sharp Intellect by living a common, polluted life. Do things that force you to concentrate, long to do what is HARD to do…just be sure you have a Wise Teacher to guide you..that is what the World of Wholistic Fitness� with SUNRIDER� Herbs provides; A Proven Path toward your Highest, Sharpest Self!

PHOTO #1: photo by Ananda of myself working on a boulder problem at the BEAUTIFUL “Priest’s Draw” canyon a few minutes outside of Flagstaff. though no longer a sponsored climber, i still go bouldering or climbing once or twice a week to keep my Intellect firing sharp and to apply my Meditation Skills into an Active Form.

PHOTO #2: Ardha Matsyendrasana…a classic pelvic girdle stabilizer, uddiyanic ignitor, and spinal twist…i choreograph this posture into many of my HIGH PERFORMANCE YOGA� sequences because for multi-disciplined yogic warriors, we need the organic torsion of this posture to undo tensions created by strength training and cardio work. Very, very few current Yoga Teachers, it seems to me, understand even the rudimentary science of knowing how to appropriately fuse the South Indian asana science to Western Fitness Athletes. In this humble Temple, we do because, well…we DO MULTI-DISCIPLINED YOGA! not just studio asana! photo of coach by Ananda; Red Fox Deck, WF Temple H(om)e

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Namaste Noble WF Warriors,

Why wake up and start ingesting degenerative food PLUS degenerative MEDIA FOOD?
Whatever “They” are calling “News” in “newspapers” these days…sure as hec ain’t what I consider news!

Wanna know how i often start my “outer world day” after my Wholistic Fitness� Early Morning Ritual�?

I take a hit of SUNRIDER’s EVERGREEN�,
and chase it with a few shots of SUNRIDER’s VITASPRAY�
settle in a variation of Siddhasana in front of my computer with perhaps some SUNRIDER CALLI� BEVERAGE
and read the
Coach Ilg-Approved BLOGS!
These amazing electronic missives from my Tribal Brothers and Sisters
inspire my own Practice like crazy…
i love these BLOGS so much because i love the AUTHORS of them!
so brave,
so willing to share…
that’s tight!

Reading these Warrior BLOGS are REAL NEWS from REAL WF WARRIORS who, each day,
are WORKING ON THEMSELVES like you and I.
i read about their Trials and Tribulations along the Path of Awakening…
i read about their many deep and auspicious spiritual victories along that same precious Path…

Many of my Approved BLOGS are written from professional body/mind Teachers, such as Teacher Ko (see below)
a Yoga Teacher and WF Online Teacher in Indiana whose embrace of the SUNRIDER Herbs has exploded the strength,
suppleness, and well being of his Sangha with the power of Mt. Vesuvius…just read one of his Star Students, Shawna, input about
the importance of SUNRIDER whole food nutrition in HER amazing life! What if EVERY OFFICE WORKER had a stash
of herbs as like this Noble Yogic Warrioress?

As i wrote in TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION;
nutrition is much more than just what FOOD you put INTO your MOUTH!

it’s about what type of MEDIA you CHOOSE to tap into…
it’s about what CLOTHES you wear, what FURNITURE you allow yourself to command your posture, what SHOES you
allow to act as twin vampires sucking out your natural root strength and buoyancy, it’s about how WILLING you are to
move your computer mouse to the OTHER SIDE of the Keyboard every now and then to learn true Non Dominant Balance..
it’s about your embrace of the deep,
colorful,
transformative Path of Wholistic Fitness�….America’s native Path of multi-disciplined Yoga.
since 1982

i will close with a current list of WF-Approved BLOGS
that you can enjoy fresh each day
instead of tree-murdered ‘newspapers’ that purge so much negative bullshit from corporatE amerikA…
tap into the Higher Source of Body/Mind
Love,
Caring,
Sweat,
and
Stillness
from within the humble, yet incomparable POWER of the Wholistic Fitness� Temple…
better yet,
start your OWN BLOG…
and instead of SPECTATING and whining about the condition of the OUTER WORLD…
do something about it;
LIVE YOUR LIFE OUT LOUD
LIVE YOUR LOVE OUT LOUD
and as MahaRishi Gandhi said,
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

in fierce love of
SUNRIDER Herbs
and
WHOLISTIC FITNESS� Sweat and Silence…

see you later,
i’ve myself a Sacred Peak to Kahtool up…
the Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon is next WEEK!
stay tapped to the ROOT BLOG of
DIRECT LINES�
for everyday fresh WF DHARMA to put into your spiritual quiver…

i bow to you,
May your Practice remain Strong and Sincere,

coach ilg

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CURRENT COACH ILG APPROVED BLOGS:

“Ripples Make Waves.”
– coach ilg, 1982

DIRECT LINES; Daily Meditations From Coach Ilg
http://wholisticfitness.blogspot.com/
The “grand daddy” Blog that started all the love…
authored by Coach Ilg; creator of Wholistic Fitness�
status; will go Subscription Format* by 2006
began; 1982 as a printed newsletter pre-internet

Karl’s Daily Lines Blog
http://kmptrainingsolutions.blogspot.com/
authored by WF Devotee; Karl MacPhee
status; freelance
began; April, 2005

Reflections
http://www.kristi-trinity.com/reflections.html
authored by WF Online Student Kristi Lees of Teacher Ananda Clan
status; freelance
began; May, 2005

Wholistic Fitness Training Blog
http://wftraining.blogspot.com/
authored by WF Devotee; Paul Mount
status; Approved
began; June, 2005

Twisted Sage Blog
http://www.twistedsageblog.blogspot.com/
authored by WF Certifed Teacher Chris “Kokanda” Roche
status; Approved
began; September, 2005

Journal of Haku Hatsuiku
http://hakutrain.blogspot.com/
authored by WF Certifed Teacher Joseph “Haku Hatsuiku”
status; Approved
began; December, 2005

* more to come on this soon in DL

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Teacher Ko,
Here�s a picture of my �file� cabinet at work � over time it has evolved to be my �stash�.

After you were here in the office last week, (2) additional co-workers have ordered Sunrider. There are (7) folks now drinking FD regularly everyday with others sampling here and there. It�s very cool seeing everyone walking around with their shaker bottles.

Vibing higher,
Student Shawna

Now that is Abhyasa with the Herbs!
Wholistic Fitness Student/Twisted Sage Yogini, and devoted SR’r
Shawna Schaub’s “stash”.
While Shawna has been a SR’r for
several years, it has been her recent Abhyasa that has
helped elicit several Shifts in her Practice and her Life.
“What’s in your drawer?”