Wholistic Fitness

WHOLISTIC FITNESS� Strength Training Movement

by Coach Steve Ilg,ryt/uscf/cpt

PROFILE:
Ski Stance Squat
(aka; mother(&_@#$(&@)

(see photos below)

“The Seer is only the seeing; it is pure, even when witnessing the intellect.”
– The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sadhana Pada/11.20

WF TEMPLE HISTORY:
This simple, crazy-effective movement was one of my first En-Lightenments to concentration. My Durango, Colorado ski coaches would basically sit us A-Teamers into this posture, say something to the effect of,
“Okay ladies, hold it.”
At which point they would leave the gym and chat and laugh right outside in the hallway, peering in at us every few minutes through a little window in the gym door to see which of us poor bastards crumpled like a broken potato chip to the floor.
We won the State Championship 9 out of 13 years.
Wanna be a Champion?
Okay then, Ladies; Hold it!

Do this exercise as prescribed by your WF Online Teacher.

POSITION:
Standing with back against wall.

DESCRIPTION:
Bend the knees and allow the back to slide down a wall until the thighs are DEFINITELY parallel to the floor. Cat tilt (coccyx curls under) and plaster your spine, including your neck vertebrae, against the wall. Stick this bottom position like glue and meditate on economy of energy, breathing rhythm, and concentration of mind. I place my arms in “Awakening The Spirit” mudra and work to keep my arm bones as parallel and elegant to Mother Earth as possible.

OPTIONS:

Heels Up: Elevate thy heels, perch upon the balls of your feet and enjoy watching the inevitable “Sewing Machine Leg Synrome.”

The Bode Miller Special: Raise and then extend one leg and pretend you are racing like Bode at the 2006 Winter Kegger Party…errr, i mean, Olympics.

CAUTION: If this or any other stretch/exercise causes pain, labored breathing, emotional numbness, spiritual conviction or any other normality, immediately continue and consider yourself a Ripe WF Warrior training for the Bardo!

photos by Temple Manager Ananda