Be THERE! or forever suffocate your Winter Warrior!!! HUGE PRIZES, TONS OF FUN!!!
“As a 50+ year-old steadfast student of sustained high heart-rates while immersed in diversified outdoor sports has and continues to reveal more to feeble ilg about the nature of lower mind (manas), ego (ahamkara), and Higher Mind (buddhi) to me than all my university level and personally-pursued studies of comparative religion and spirituality.
to explore the Path of WF requires truly simple, yet incredibly difficult, qualities not found in the common exercise or wellness paths. perhaps the most significant inner quality we must embrace is humility, for a WF lifestyle is an ongoing act of ego-demolishing humbleness which is a training effect from constantly attacking our weaknesses, negative tendencies, and lazy habits which is the hallmark of WF. most Paths, most personal trainers, pamper their students strengths so the ‘client’ feels good about themselves (however, it’s not their Higher Self) and continue paying money to get ‘better.’
in fact,
defining WF is easy; just challenge what you suck at and you’ll quickly find the Buddha Realm of WF.
“As we ramp up the pranic activity within our bodies through pranyama, asana, and WF training, we bec(om)e more chi-ld-like..we find ourselves becOMing more attracted toward dancing, high intensity breathing, low intensity stillness, and most importantly, pursuit toward our Highest Wholeness and Truth.” – coach ilg pic by Joy Kilpatrick of your feeble […]
“You always see so many beautiful things and rangeland share them I thank you from the bottom of my heart coach”
– Shirley Valdez, OR
Compassion is not true compassion unless it is active. Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, is often represented in Tibetan iconography…
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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