Life is not about how fast you can run, or how high you can climb. Although, cultivating such skills are required to know the Buddha of Intensity. Life is really about how well you can bounce. The highly skilled yogin possess strength, endurance, suppleness, and the mental control in order to maintain the rhythm of […]
Abba* Lot went to see Abba Joseph and said to him, “Abba, as far as I can, I say my little office, I fast a little, I pray and meditate, I live in peace and as far as I can, I purify my thoughts. What else can I do?” Then the old man stood up […]
“I almost fully recovered thanks to HP Prop Yoga…” – WF Devotee and DL Subscriber M STUDENT:Cher (Dear) CoachIt’s an honor and privilege to join your Direct Lines. Let me quickly introduce myself… COACH:Well, thank you! i am ALWAYS HONORED as well to get to know yet another WF Warrior who has stepped up to […]
Namaste Noble Sangha, COACH’s CAVEAT: this entire DL portrays Mountain Yogi endeavors that should NOT be attempted by your normal 45-year old Expecting Father. in other words, do NOT try this stuff at home…unless, of course, you are into a WHOLE LOT OF “FOCUSED FUN” in the WHOLISTIC FITNESS definition of the words! Yesterday’s yoga […]
now appearing at: The JoyFul Breath
People and interviewers often ask me how i created Wholistic Fitness. my response comes quickly, “I just Listened.” energetically, i quickly feel their dissatisfaction with my answer swell in the silence that i am quite content to simply let emerge in the birthpangs of our conversation. see, most of us reach a pivotal fork in […]
Not unlike finding the “power alley” when lowering and exploding a barbell down and up with control and elegance during Bench Presses in the Iron Temple, learning to do an ultra light and symmetrically powerful Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose… aka; Yogi Push Up) relies upon Conscious Practice. One reason why i created the HP […]
A few years ago a Special Olympic Games was held in Seattle. The participants were all children who were either physically or mentally disabled. At one of the events, nine children were assembled for a 100-yard race. When the race began, all nine began running towards the finish line. About halfway, one boy tripped and […]
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