Wholistic Fitness

My first addiction, besides lateral dominancy, began as a child right here at the nation’s original McDonald’s hamburger stand in Des Plains, IL. My parents would, nearly every Sunday, drive about 50 miles round trip to get to this stand which is now a “museum” i believe, of the franchising giant. It would take nearly 20 years for me to break my addiction to their ‘food.’

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Before I send you all over to WF Online Teacher Ko’s blog, all i can really say, is that more than one of the ‘fitness and yoga’ people associated with McDonalds� latest fitness campaign, have…shall i say,…uh, at least some ‘history’ with myself and Wholistic Fitness�.

All Karma is God.

To me, the “Golden Arches” of McDonalds� is a bit too close to an image of the human brain’s two hemispheres, for i leave no degree of mass inculcation out of reach to the apparently monetarily greedy and spiritually confused leaders of that ultimate corporation of Kali Yuga.

And, Most Noble and Cherished Teacher Ko…i feel your Heart writhing…it is both a blessing and a curse to be Awake in Kali Yuga…especially as a WF Warrior. As Teacher Blanchard says, and i in-courage you to do the same; “Feel everything, attach to nothing.” Stay focused on your Practice and prioritize Pratyhara.

I was not kidding when i said, “Ripples make waves,” back in 1982…sure, i might let my mind enjoy the fantasy of receiving a half of one percent from McDonalds if they would have truly cared about finding the pioneering root of full-spectrum fitness in America…what an incredible WF Institute i could then build for all of you! However, i Sense this is just another case of allowing the Outer Directed world to exquisitely craft our own Minds into a Higher Tool of Wisdom and Strength and Enlightenment.

“As irrigators lead water where they want,
as archers make their arrows straight,
as carpenters carve wood,
the wise shape their minds.”

– Dhammapada (80)

i bow to you from the still very humble,
still peerlessly powerful
tiny Temple beneath the Sacred Peak…

“May All Beings Everywhere be free of Ignorance…and know the causations of Ignorance.”
– Buddha

Om So TI!!!!!!!

coach ilg
creator/Wholistic Fitness�
former addict of McDonalds�

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2006
S.O.S.

Namaste Twisted Sage Sangha,

Okay, maybe one of you out there can help me. You see, I�m kind of baffled and confused on something. The other day I came across a McDonald�s fast food sack which prominently featured their �Go Active� campaign. One side of the bag showed a women performing Vrksasana (Tree Pose) and an offer for an interactive �Personal Trainer DVD� and their “Go Active, Happy Meals for Adults”. Upon closer examination, my jaw nearly hit the floor, when I came across their recommendation of �Get all Four� for balance � �Strength, Cardiovascular, Core Conditioning, and Yoga� — to me, this sounds an awful-lot like the Five Fitness Disciplines of Wholistic Fitness�. What, so now McDonald�s is gonna move into Wholistic Fitness� Waters? I checked out their Go Active website (www.goactive.com) and was further stunned by the endorsers and those promoting or lending their name/face to the campaign � Bob Greene (trainer to the stars/Oprah), Dr. Dean Ornish (renowned cardiologist and �Yogi�), Wayne Gretzky, Serena and Venus Williams, Yao Ming, and the American Council of Sports Medicine, to name a few (can you say �cha-ching�?)

READ THE WHOLE GREAT ARTICLE BY WF TEACHER KO AT:

http://www.twistedsageblog.blogspot.com/