Wholistic Fitness

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

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photo: coach, a two-time World Mountain Snowshoe Championship athlete is on schedule to produce a USSSA Sanctioned Snowshoe Race in his hometown of Durango, Colorado, this February…stay fit, and stay tuned!

sensei,

can you recommend a good pair of snowshoes for this blessed winter? are there ones that are good for both fast pace and slower backcountry hiking?

josh

New Mexico

COACH RESPONDS:

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Good Morning Coach, Our office phone is a cell phone and Konryu used it to download your latest webinar/lecture.Recently I was sitting at the desk and I heard a rustling sound, then I heard a voice say “Namaste“. I looked around to see where the voice was coming from. Since the ringer was off, I […]

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Dear Mr. Ilg,

First I must say I have long respected your astonishing intellect about wholistic training and noble sport performance done for spiritual reasons. Your books have inspired me and my family, I want to make sure you know that. Thank you.

Now…please also understand that I understand that among several other deeply perturbing ‘training assignments’, you actually coach your students to pee in the sink presumably “to save water.” This struck me as so utterly divorced from what a “Personal Trainer” and ” Yogi” should be…please, tell me that such crude behavior is just rumor!

A Precariously Perched Fan

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today, ilg washed my kettle for Buddha using several WF Techniques. if you’ve washed a dish recently while remaining unconscious of the absolutely exquisite opportunities for elevating your Enlightenment potential during the washing of the dish? then, well, hate to tell you…you’ve managed to Separate once again, your notion of personal fitness from your everyday life…quit wasting precious m(om)ents; study WF as if your spiritual life depended on it…cuz it does.

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Photo:  This Halloween,   my two little witches (Ananda and Dewa)  gave out SUNRIDER™ Herbs two fantastic products:  SUNBARS and NUPUFFS…the absolute health and great taste of these treats probably went unnoticed by the kids,  however, their cells sure did appreciate it!  So will yours! Student: Dear Coach,I just put in our first SUNRIDER Herbs™ order […]

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“…the key to teaching the lower back to ‘let go’ while simultaneously hammering out big cardio volumes/intensities is constancy of Practice and investment within continual Pranic composition…as long as we remain addicted to the muscle & oxygen system, there is no chance for true Wholistic Balance within the capacities of the Human Vehicle.” – coach ilg. in this actual Student Q&A, coach answers a cyclist concerned about how stiff his lower back is and the dangers of health and compromised sport performance of a stiff low back.

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below, i field an Actual Training Question from an Online Student on the undeniably critical Life Force-enhancing technique of Mula Bandha…a requisite attainment for all those who seek Awakened Life Force and resultant Insights… demonstrating appropriate posture for development, enhancement, and refinement for Mula Bandha.   note the obvious engagement of Uddiyana Bandha through the midsection […]

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