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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You know what the difference is between a peleton and a Sangha? The former attempts to crush and isolate you, the latter nourishes and elevates you. That is precisely what you do for me: you nourish me sooooo much Higher than any physical food could possibly, and you elevate my Practice, inspired by your desire Higher.

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Eventually, our society just might arrive at the re-Discovery that sports, sweating, and stillness may provide the most accessible Path toward Awakening and social transformation the Western world will ever see. – coach ilg. All the jobs we do, the practices we perform, the sports in which we sweat, are mere apprenticeship. the real Art, the true Yoga is our life.

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fact; brain neurons are generated in humans until about 3 years of age. after this time, our brains have about the most neuronal ‘fitness foundation’ as it ever will. as a father of a radiantly healthy 3 year-old Rinpoche, my interest in this physiologic fact has been and remains sincere. in this Teaching i will […]

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It’s the casual questions I get after teaching another Samadhically infused HP Yoga™ class in the Sacred Cave, That I have to field the always difficult to answer questions about Meditation…I take this as a compliment; any yoga class that ends with students moved enough to ask about Meditation is to me, a sign of Teaching Success in the Highest of Ways.

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click pics to deepen the chi hits… “Toeing The Start Line,” has long been a catch phrase of mine. Here is why. Doing what is required to simply Toe The Start Line of a race (or of a performance) is tantamount to cultivating the Warrior qualities which the Ancient Enlightened Ones advised as key for […]

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“…And forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us… …And lead us not into Attachment,but deliver us from laziness…Om-en.” – Yogi Jesus Christtranslation by ilg Personally, ilg TAF’s that most religions have morphed too much into specificity…kinda like sports. Therefore, feeble ilg suggests a retro-religion, one which all the Enlightened Masters spoke […]

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Steve Ilg is the… same as all-ways;stunned by how difficult it is for me to keep opening my hips while cranking consistent cardio volumes and intensities, especially peak running…how cOMe so few seem enraptured with this High Endeavor? i mean; we now have a WHOLE LOT of “yoga stars” preaching about the Kundalini, Sushumna, Mula […]

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