Wholistic Fitness

Steve Ilg’s High Performance Yoga

– a branch of Wholistic Fitness –

2003 Spring/Summer Special Events

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Get more information at www.wholisticfitness.com or call 818�345�9027 today!

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RETREATS!

August 25-31st- Red Mountain Spa – Ivins, Utah

High Performance Yoga Retreat Week!

with Steve & Kathy Ilg

YOUR IDEAL SUMMER FITNESS RETREAT!!!!!

check out the stunning beautiful and acclaimed Adventure Resort at:

www.redmountainspa.com

and then JOIN Kathy and I there for an unforgettable week of hiking, mountain biking, climbing, relaxation, meditation,spa treatments, fantastic meals, and lots of HP Yoga!!!

Contact Karen Cheever at:

Red Mountain, the Adventure Spa

1275 East Red Mountain Circle

Ivins, Utah 84738

435-652-5716

For All General Questions or

Room/Spa Reservations:

Toll-Free: (800) 407-3002

email: reservations@redmtn.com

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HP YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

AUGUST 11-17:

HIGH PERFORMANCE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING: LEVEL 1

Powerhouse Gym, 20914 Nordhoff, Chatsworth, CA, 91311.

by popular request, Kathy and I offer this intensive one week Teacher Training for those who wish to teach as well as for those students who just want to deepen their own Practice.

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Monday-Friday from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am – 8:00pm

COURSE FEE:

$900/per student

visa/mc accepted

CLASS LIMIT:

12

No Guarantee of Certification

$150 nonrefundable deposit by July 31st, 2003

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WORKSHOPS – OUT OF TOWN:

– April 13th – Sunday – Chicago Peninsula Club – Chicago, IL

voted “The Top Hotel in the US” –

come and join Steve and Kathy Ilg at this AMAZING hotel for a fun day of HP Yoga classes, meditations, discussions, spa treatments, and healthy meals. treat yourself (and your loved one?) with this opportunity to enjoy world class yoga at a world class hotel! ALL ability levels welcome!

Very intimate setting; limited to 12 people.

visit

www.peninsula.com

then contact

Robyn Grieve at:

312.573.6865 or

Email: rgrieve@peninsula.com

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– April 14th – Woman’s Athletic Club of Chicago – Chicago, IL

HIGH PERFORMANCE YOGA WORKSHOP

“World Class Yoga by a World Class Athlete.”

Discover a proven Path of Transformation which creates a strong, lean body and a calmer mind.

presented by Steve Ilg, R.Y.T.

assisted by Kathy Ilg

9:00-5:00pm

Introduction, Taoist Yoga, Yoga Basics: Energy Anatomy and Key Practice Points , Yoga Breathing & Meditation, Lunch, What is Wholistic Fitness? (lecture, Q&A), High Performance Yoga Master class, Advanced Breathing & Meditation.

Take half day, full day or just Lunch and Lecture.

contact:

Anne Pringle/Athletic Director

Woman’s Athletic Club of Chicago

626 N. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: 312.944.6123 x138

Email: fitness@wacchicago.com

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$10 WORKSHOPS (LOS ANGELES)

with Steve Ilg

All the following workshops cost only $10 and will take place in the “grotto” at Powerhouse Gym (PHG), 20914 Nordhoff Chatsworth, CA, 91311. 818-775-0300. Workshops limited to 20 students. No reservations accepted; arrive early. Please bring a sitting cushion.

– APRIL 6th – Sunday, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

“The Barbell Buddha Workshop”

“This workshop has forever changed the way I workout in the gym…I had no idea the amount of time and energy I was wasting in the gym before this workshop!”

– Frank De Cortez, world-class runner, Boulder, CO

Topics:

� integration of yogic postural and breathing principles with gym workouts

� how to to make muscles more lean, powerful, and functional

� how to eliminate the root of all training induced injury

� rhythmic lifting; the yin and the yang of strength training

� my top 5 strength training techniques

� Questions & Answers (time permitting)

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APRIL 6th – Sunday, 5:45 – 7:00 pm

“An Evening of Herbs and Ilgs”

Back by popular request, this talk describes the SUNRIDER Herbs – the perfect yogi food! Learn how these herbal whole foods can help you lose fat, gain energy, stay youthful, and regenerate your body from within using whole foods, not synthetic or engineered ‘substances’!

This is an opportunity to learn why, for 20 years, these whole food, regenerative herbs and products repeatedly have earned my endorsement as “The Official Nutritional Program of Wholistic Fitness.” We’ll have plenty of Calli Tea, Fortune Delight, and sample herbal products and materials so you can explore what i consider to be the finest nutrition on the planet and the top reason why i was able to heal a spinal injury and get on top of podiums in so many sports. Remember, this is an opportunity, not a sales pitch, so come prepared to learn! Three main areas covered: Daily Nutrition, Fat Loss, and Skin/Personal Care.

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MAY – 3rd – Saturday, 4:00 – 5:15 pm

“Yoga 101”

this lecture and clinic is PERFECT for beginning/intermediate Yoga students and briefly covers:

� Yoga Philosophy – What the hec is yoga, anyway?

� Yoga Energy Anatomy – What yoga is supposed to do?

� Yoga Aims – Where can i take my Practice?

� Up Dog, Down Dog, and that �damned Chaturanga!�

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MAY – 3rd – Saturday, 5:30 – 6:45 pm

“Yoga Breathing; A Pranayama Workout”

Your relationship with your breath determines the power of your spiritual potential.

The fourth limb (the one above posture or �asana� practice) in classical yoga is Pranayama – the science of the breath. Learn fundamental breathing techniques for relaxation, physical power, stress release, and emotional well being. Pranayama illuminates your inner energy system and ignites the potential of your life force. Realize what the ancient Yoga practitioners taught: through conscious breathing comes sacred Joy.

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JUNE – 8th – Sunday, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

“Taoist Yoga”

it is my honor to share with you the 12 best friends of my life…12 ancient Taoist Yoga postures taught to me by Sensei Kishiyama. these simple, elegant postures require but a minute to learn, and only a few lifetimes to master! these healing postures are the precursor to Tai Chi Chuan and teach you how to recognize and develop a relationship with your �chi� or life force. come, feel the chi and enjoy the peaceful presence of these postures which bring inner harmony within an often chaotic world.

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JUNE – 22nd – Sunday, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

“Coach Ilg�s Hour (and a half) Of Power”

NOTE: this class is NOT SUITABLE for people with less than one year of consistent strength training! �Studio yogis� are hereby forewarned; there will be explosive and deep fiber training movements in this class!

when i taught this weekly class in Boulder and Durango, it was packed with athletes from all type of sports…why? because they KNEW that all other factors being equal, optimal performance comes down to POWER, baby! come and experience this toned down version of my elite class and feel some genuine fast-twitch fitness in your bones! includes a warm up, power yoga, plyometrics* , power chain strengthening, and meditation.

* in 1985 i helped write and edit the book �Plyometrics; Explosive Power Training For Athletes� by James Radcliffe and Bob Farentinos, Ph.D. The latest version of this book is called, High-Powered Plyometrics, available through Human Kinetics Publishers.

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JULY – 13th – Sunday, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

“Zen Meditation”

�We must not lean either right or left, and we must not worry about leaning right or left. Balance is what is important, and that is what I teach. What matters most is always to remain beyond categories.�

Zen Master Taisen Deshimaru

Of all my �secret� tools as an extreme athlete, the one quality i found most valuable (and life-saving) over the years had little to do with physical training and everything to do with mental training. That�s where my training in Zen paid off…In the popular media, the phrase “zen-like” is abused and has become trite and trendy. Come to this class. Help restore some nobility to its genuine tradition.

� opening words

� sitting clinic

� zazen (seated meditation) with kin-hin (walking meditation)

Bring a cushion to sit upon and wear yoga-type of clothes. Handouts so you can begin a solo practice.

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AUGUST – 10th – Sunday, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

“The Yamas and the Niyamas”

A discussion of Patanjali’s first (Yama) and second (Niyama) “limbs” of Classical Yoga. The five Yamas (“restraints”) coupled with the five Niyamas (“observances”) can be thought of as “The 10 Commitments” of Yoga practice. These ethical and moral guidelines are non religious and only intend to modify our behavior so that all imperfections are transformed into virtues. Yama and Niyama, when combined with Asana (postures) and Pranayama (breath control) constitute “Hatha Yoga.” includes handouts.

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Steve Ilg is a mountain yogi and desert critter from the American Southwest. A licensed USCF (United States Cycling Federation) Expert Coach, a certified personal trainer (NHCA), and a RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) with over 5,000+ teaching hours, Steve is an acknowledged healer having been a student of several Eastern Masters in such facilities as esteemed Naropa University to secret Ute shaman mountain caves. Steve has authored six books in 13 languages. As an outdoor athlete, Steve helped pioneer extreme and outdoor sports in the eighties and has over seventy first ascents and difficult free solos in the high peaks, big walls, and in sport ice and rock climbing. Steve used yoga to overcome a devastating pelvis and spinal injury to compete in an unprecedented 5 World Championships in 4 different sports and is a State Champion in road cycling. The founder of Wholistic Fitness� and High Performance Yoga �, Steve�s next book, TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION is due out next year by Hyperion Press.

learn more about Steve�s unique work at wholisticfitness.com

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Get more information on the above events at the UPCOMING EVENTS at www.wholisticfitness.com or call 818 345 9027 today!