When i created WF 20 years ago, i wanted to improve people�s character through personal fitness. It�s been a long haul. Changing character doesn�t happen overnight. It doesn�t happen overnight because we all have what my Tibetan Teachers called, �Clinging Attachments.� I�ll say. A CD-ROM doesn�t have enough space to store all of my Clinging […]
Coach Ilg, Thanks for your words in the most recent DL. They were just the chi hit that I needed today, and the video was great (keep ’em coming…Teacher Sheader next?). Peace to you. Student Michael
Dear coache’, i love the ilg presentation dvd! love, student dansan
Coach Ilg, Your Direct Lines are always fun, inspirational and helpful; and sometimes like today they drive me nuts! In a good way; it would be such a joy to practice in the HP Yoga studio. Today my privileges include wonderful on line training from WF Coach Sheader, WF videos, TBT and our great local […]
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. -Pablo Picasso
Because they challenge us to the limits of our open-mindedness, difficult relationships are in many ways the most valuable for practice. The people who irritate us are the ones who inevitably blow our cover. Through them we might come to see our defenses very clearly. Shantideva explained it like this: If we wish to practice […]
Namaste Noble Warriors! yes, for those of you who just can’t live without an Ilg Chi Hit…we do have the Steve Ilg Presentation DVD available (email me directly) but there is a live streaming access at: http://homepage.mac.com/wwclick/iMovieTheater7.html NOTE: like quality spiritual training, it takes a while to load up. about 3 minutes for High Speed […]
NAMASTE NOBLE WARRIORS! “Some people speak of Destiny. I can only speak of human effort.” – coach ilg In the same way Meditation (Dhyana) is a training effect from Concentration (Dharana), so too is motivation a training effect from human effort. The effort has to be there. No way around it. Success in yoga requires […]
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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!
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