Bring your spine elegant, your breath low, soften your eyes, relax your limbs and enjoy hearing Coach speak about what just might be our most precious ally along our Journey Higher: “A Neutral Mind.”
The Bike Fairy – A Modern Fable When a chi-ld wants their first bike, he or she closes their eyes real tight and makes a wish. If they’ve been as virtuous a chi-ld could possibly be, well, then the Bike Fairy grants their wish and manifests a shiny new bike. The man in this photo? […]
Student Detering engaging several WF Practices: Earned Sustenance, Non-Dominant Hand Technique, Smiling Guru, Challenge Discomfort, et. al. Oh like, you think we can’t ALL be inspired by WF Students like Susan? Sangha? We NEED your bravery to SHARE what you have found within WF! photo and chi, courtesy of Student Detering. Search the Archives for […]
If you’d got a couple of minutes, please enjoy this guided tour of “Phil’s World”…a world-class mountain biking area about a half hour west of Durango, near Cortez, Colorado. This Singletrack Dreamland was created exclusively by and for mountain bikers. A needed break from Durango’s typical 3k’ of climbing, Phil’s terrain features no major climbs, […]
“Tree Drops” as captured by Coach Ilg. Many of you have cOMmented with much Metta on my photography over the years…if you are indeed touched by some of my pics? Ilg can’t take credit for anything except, “Just Listening” to my world around me…Vishnu takes care of the rest. *** It must have been last […]
We had our first Members only conference call last night! We spent the first 45 minutes exploring the notion of “passionate balance” along the spiritual path. Then I answered a few questions about three of life’s most delicious mysteries: hope, faith, and getting enough sleep!
An excerpt from my PASSIONATE BALANCE notes for tonight’s Members Only Teleconference …
Let’s forget about all the cycling equipment and expensive tweaks you’ve purchased over the past, say 3 years. Let’s trade ALL of it for something that is endlessly more vital to your enjoyment, performance, and spiritual transformation through cycling: a flat spine while riding. Oh, like you have something MORE important to work on over the winter than getting a flatter back, more open, powerful hips, and a stronger core?
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Coach’s Teachings
Most teachings are for Wholistic Fitness Members only. Some are complimentary.
These teachings are the "Rasas" or "sap" of Wholistic Fitness. You’ll find insights to ponder, student chi to keep your own chi topped off, and plenty of proven training techniques to test on your own body, mind, and spirit! Also, you’ll find my very popular Race Reports, and news of our Sangha’s (community’s) latest transpersonal fitness adventures!
You have access to thousands of posts going all the way back to 2002. The Archives makes for ideal Svadhyaya, and if you don’t know what that important term means ... all the more reason to dive into these amazing WF Scriptural Recordings!
Checking out one or two archived teachings every day or so is an AMAZINGLY EFFECTIVE way to stay connected with your Tribe AND maintain consistency and motivation in what matters most: your own practice.
Note: We'll be fixing broken image links, and cleaning up the categorization of archived posts, over time.
Photo of Coach and daughter Dewachen, living the Path (upside down!) by www.jamesqmartin.com