Wholistic Fitness

the genius of Hatha Yoga – intensified by HP PROP Workouts – is that the Practice holds up an unerring mirror to all of our weaknesses, imbalances, and wounds.  the spiritual stage is thus set for the genuine warrior to roll up their sleeves and do the Work!   above pic: during my own morning Practice;  i have to hold spinal twists toward my left much longer than to my left due to my past injury history….this pic features the notoriously tight IllioTibial Band on my left lateral thigh.  on my left Greater Trochanter you can still see a road crash scar from bike racing suffered 3 years ago which continues a serial distortion ‘trick knee’ on my right!  that’s due to a history of crashes impacting my pelvic horizontality.

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“Dear Coach,

When doing your hp prop workout it is very obvious that I have strength imbalances ( right side stronger than the left).  I notice it more in my stomach and back.  It is much easier for me to hit my right elbow to my left knee while doing sit-ups than it is to hit my left elbow to my right knee.  Do you have any advice to help take care of these imbalances?

Matthew

Coach Responds:

Warrior M,

note:  it’s not your “stomach” we are training (at least not directly).  stomach’s digest food.  the HP Prop Workout centers on your Abdominals and Lumbar (lower back) fitness.

first, congrats on experiencing the priceless teachings of Hatha-Yoga which shines an unconditional Light onto and into our weak points, tendencies, and habits.  this precious inSightfullness inherent to Hatha Yoga,  intensified in HP PROP WORKOUTS and downright exasperated by living a Wholistic Fitness® warrior lifestyle is truly a Great Blessing.  so, first and foremost Rejoice;  before we can Walk our Dragons,  we gotta Meet them, right? and then, not run away from them, right?   thus, here is what i want you to do:

1) Don’t give up; keep crankin’ the PROP Workout at least once per week yet not more than twice per week.  in the words of Pattabhi Jois;  “Just do your Practice and all is coming.”  eventually, the imbalance shall be ironed out by a restoration of connective tissue elongation, cellular communication, and nutrient delivery through the practice.

now,  to enhance and accelerate the destruction of your imbalance and fortify wholeness, consider these options;

2) make EMR into Wing’d Angel DVD your flawless morning sadhana…while performing Wing’d Angel, hold for 20 Ujjayi Breaths any twist toward the right.  you can also use Rock Vinyasa to really treat the imbalance…you can alternate Wing’d with Rock for optimal healing.

3) make sure your MAP Amino intake is equally flawless.

do the above for 3 Months (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) then update me.

Blessed be thy Practice,

coach