Wholistic Fitness

By Popular Request for “more baby pictures please!”…here is another Dewa m(om)ent…and thank you, Bless you all who are keeping Ananda and i – pure Rookie Parents in our forties – so in-couraged with the tests of Rookie Parenthood! it ain’t so baaaaaad! not with you all in our Astral Corner!

Dewa at 2 months (11/11/07). Her first ‘words’ have been streaming nearly non-stop; “Gahhh, Gahhh, Gahhh.” which, of course, when translated from the Bardo means, “God, God, God!'” Dewa is a great kid. Very cool chick, like her mom! With the tolerance of a MahaIshta, Dewa is not only very easy to Love, She is instantly like-able as well. You just want to be near Her. Even though Her fight into this Form is as hard and confusing as any other infant, 90% of the time She is very calm, extremely alert, and as you can tell, She is as cute as a bug. After i feed Her, She giggles in a very Tibetan manner which just warms every cell in my body. i Love Her. Amma (mommy) is hanging great with the tough curriculum and is an inspiring Rookie Mom; her loving, constantly attending presence is remarkable. No doubt about it though, raising a baby without family nearby while trying to run a Dharma and Sweat Based business is no joke. It’s tough, exhausting work and affords every excuse not to keep Solo Practice as strong as possible. That is why i am finding an entirely new appreciation for Wholistic Fitness and our amazing Lifestyle techniques and teachings like EMR and the fast, effective physical techniques of this Path. God Bless WF for us Rookie Parents! Note my ‘fingertip bottle technique’. i have found that if i just ‘perch’ the bottle on the very tips of my fingernails, Dewa’s sucking command must remain constant. this produces less air, far less spillage, and superb assimilation/digestion for Her. “There is technique to Everything,” as i have Taught you from the beginning. This is especially true for Rookie Parents; we must Listen, Listen, Listen and apply our Intuitive Techniques constantly.

Photo 1) Dewa getting ready for Her 2-Month Birthday Stroller Walk with Ananda. photo by coach.

Photo 2) Three generations of ilgs! my m(om) and dad visited us for Dewa’s 2nd Month Birthday, making the 5+ hour drive from Albuquerque. This was the first time Ananda and i felt our breath go a little deeper as my beautiful m(om) took over a few hours of child care and cooked for us an AMAZING “salmon pie”…i know, sounds gross, however, you don’t know the magic of my m(om)…it was utterly indescribably delicious! In the one shot above, taken by Ananda, my dad is wearing one of my WF sweatshirts from the early 1990’s which reads; WHOLISTIC FITNESS High Performance Team.Hilarious. my m(om) who, at 78 years old swims twice per week and gardens like a son of bitch, went for a stroller walk with the Ananda and Dewa. My m(om) was walking so fast that Ananda had to comment on her speed to which my m(om) replied, “Oh, i do everything fast.” hmmmm, and you wonder where i get it from, eh?