Most Noble Sangha,
make no mistake; along the Spiritual Path – among Western Awakened Fitness Warriors – the Mindful Practice of Hand Washing Dishes should be leaped toward by any sincere WF Student, not shied away from.
undone dishes is a metaphor for our undigested thoughts.
if left undigested, Thoughts naturally morph into Samskaric ripples, each one eventually needing…
If any current WF Student comes closest to my definition of a Wholistic Fitness Yogi, my Precious Online Student and old friend from Santa Fe, Josh Schrei currently is on the podium. i am currently training this highly skilled, experienced, and tapped in ashtangi for an ultra-distance trail race this spring in New Mexico. Not many yogis that i have met thus far in my life, display such fitness across the physiologic spectrum matched by such a high level of spiritual ripeness.
For ANYONE in our Tribe who can get to Santa Fe this Saturday night, do so. Student Josh is going to crank off a chi-filled presentation: The Lake of Nine Devotions: A Photographic Journey Though India
a well done article on ilg…hard to find these Kali Yuga days! written by former Durangatang and wife of former WF Master Student Ken “Flex” Armstrong! not to be missed!
DO NOT MISS THIS! Learn about my “3 Traditional WF Sport Pilgrimages” and register today for two of them before they reach capacity! Come, toe the Start Line with America’s most competitive yogi and attend special events with me at this Pilgrimages of the mind/body/spirit!
Most Precious Students, Members, and MAP Warriors! i just didn’t want y’all to miss this fantastic offer…the holidays are perhaps the most IMPORTANT time to make SURE you are in a nitrogen balance…cuz everything else will likely be out of balance! if you have ANY questions, you must let me know…it is GREAT to hear […]
Coach,
your clarity is staggering.
if i may interject my thoughts regarding WF online training. i have just completed my 4th month of training and from my perspective the results begin at the application process. for those who might be considering, take this advice from a current student, APPLY, you may or may not be accepted right away. you will grow from coach’s care in the application process. you will never experience this path fully if you sit back and watch. Toe the start line!
one on one interaction in formal study with ec will far exceed your expectations of any fitness trainer on the planet.
Submitted in the WF SanghaLounge by WF Student Luke: Fellow WF warriors,
Let me first explain what I mean by moment of inertia (the term is borrowed from physics). I don’t know what term WF would use to refer to this.
Its the resistance you can sometimes feel (psychologically and physically) in that first down-dog, or right before deciding to get out a mat and do some yoga, or right before tying your shoes for a run, or right when I get up in the morning and ask whether I will cardio commute or not.
It’s doubt, but not logical doubt, because I KNOW that getting on my bike for my commute is good for me and I feel amazing during it and afterward. It should be a no brainer. So why do I have to use my brain! I still feel that small hesitation before riding (especially in rainy Seattle during the winter–brrrr!). This feeling seems to get stronger with monotony and fatigue. And in moments of inspiration, it doesn’t exist at all! Its what the lazy in us uses to say “why don’t you just take a nap, wouldn’t that be nice?”.
From Practice, I know that every-time I breathe through these feelings of resistance and get
A Rinpoche Teaching; “Our true nature could be compared to the sky, and the confusion of the ordinary mind to clouds…”
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