BLESSED ALONG THE WESTERN GANGES...(Road Trip/Spiritual Pilgrimage)

"Where there is Love, there is no effort. Giving others Happiness is my rest."
- Amma

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Starbucks - Bernalillo, NM

well, how to put this to my Beloved Sangha?

hmmmmm...

dare i admit that my pilgrimage with Joy and my unborn Baby Buddha Girl to see the great Indian Saint, Mata Amritananda Mayi Mi on the banks of Turtle Island's western version of the Ganges has effected a new, unanticipated (yet energetically suspected) direction in my own Spiritual Journey?

hmmmmm...
where to begin to share at an appropriate Level this New Leaf in my own Path and Practice?...

well, WF philosophy mandates the beginning point of any technique or teaching be from the Sacred Ground, meaning, the Shining Basics...so, let me start this Way:

there is nothing more Sacred than the relationship between a Shishya (devoted student) and his or her Guru.

now, if that word i just wrote (Guru) gives you a case of the defensive shudders...

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photo 1 - Desert Palms, my parent's backyard in New Mexico. photo by ilg.

Q & A with new, young Student "GrassHopper"

Hola My Noble Sangha!

i am taking Ananda and the Little One Still Inside to Albuquerque, New Mexico today on a spiritual pilgrimage to receive 'Darshan' from the great Indian living Saint; Mata Amritananda Mayi Mi or "Amma." through the years, i have always done what it takes to see Amma whenever possible...i love Her. known as the "Hugging Saint" to millions, She is the embodied manifestation of Krishna in the form of the Divine Mother. She was born blue colored as...


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WholisticFitness.com Introduces Carbon Counter; courtesy of HP Yogi PatkiDass

Ben "PatkiDass" Sullivan has launched a Carbon Counter from his website.
I've asked my beautiful Student if my WF Sangha could make use of this perfect tool for enhancing WF Lifestyle Principles 2,3, and 4 (MIndfulness, Appropriate Action, and Practice).

i'll turn it over to PatkiDass;
"Our atmosphere (Father Sky) is our greatest integrator. Through the power of chemistry, with every gallon of gasoline we consume, we release 19 pounds of CO2 into our Father, from whom we draw our life. Mother Earth, 100 million years ago, provided 100 tons of biomass for each gallon of gasoline we use now.

With this knowledge, can't we can all ride our bikes or walk a little more? a moderately fit person can cover 30 miles in two hours with a decent bicycle. How much time is your air worth?

To encourage people to see the rewards of their efforts,
Flagstaffist.org
my Flagstaff, AZ based website for cycling, science, and fun, has a commuter survey that people can fill out at their leisure.
Record the number of trips you took, the total miles you rode, and give a name Flagstaffist can identify you by. Then check back and see how much carbon other Flagstaffists did not put into the atmosphere.

You don't have to be from Flagstaff, AZ to use this tool. We all benefit from one less car. One day, with enough support and carbon savings, these savings could be sold as carbon credits on international markets. Flagstaffist pledges to share any future proceeds amongst the commuters who made this possible - somehow. that's why the name is requested - it makes it easier to identify you. there may also be weeklong competitions if there's enough interest, etc.

To take the survey, go my website and look for the Commuting Carbon Calculator under Pages.

Or, just look to the right of this IDL Forum under Coach Ilg Approved Blogs...click on it, bookmark it, and start turning your WF Lifestyle efforts into something measurable."
- PatkiDass

WF Yogini Timari; makes comeback - 4th place at Laguna Seca

While you and i are sleeping, Timari is racing: Here she is cranking through the 24 Hours of Adrenalin at Laguna Seca


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From Specificity to becoming...a well rounded Athlete; HP Yogi PatkiDass

HP Yogi Ben "PatkiDass" Sullivan, enjoying a well earned chill time with friends after cranking the Kendrick Peak Duathlon...

I am soooo far behind in congratulations to all the WF Warriors that are absolutely cranking to all sorts of new personal, and...which you will read about soon right here in DL; more WORLD RECORDS!

Because i teach that increased Sport Performance is merely a 'training effect' from enhanced personal growth...



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OH What A Week!

Namaste Noble Warriors Whom Are Intent Upon Finding Their Workout EVERYWHERE!

phew, what a week THAT was!


first, Joy's Dad came to visit us for the week...

...overlapped with my Two Day Private Intensive with Shishya Weiss.

note any similarity in the above photos?

yeah, i have found the best way to keep both 'in-laws' and 'students' in go(o)d behavior is to pre-fatigue 'em with some Sacred Peak Sweat! i plan on using this same Proven Path with my daughter; 'When in doubt, fatigue 'em out!' - coach ilg

more on BOTH of the above two amazing Warriors this week in DL...

however, coming up next:

"GONE FITCHIN'...The Spiritual Ramifications Of Trout Fishing"

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photo 1 - a few days ago on Red Fox Deck/WF Temple H(om)e
photo 2 - Jerry Kilpatrick, soldiering up Schultz Trail for his 61st Birthday and Father's Day Ride with me.
photo 3 - WF Online Shishya Dr. Weiss representing Brooklyn after climbing 800' to 8,000' via "Dog Food" - a MTB trail across the street.
photo 4 - testing my trout gear after about 15 years of not using it...as you'll find out, i haven't lost any of my fishin' skills however...photo by Ananda at local Ashcroft Lake in the Coconino National Forest.

"More At Peace Than I've Ever Been..."

Hi Coach,
On Dec. 12, 2006 (after concluding my first full cycle of all the levels in your TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION book!) I had some kind of "magical transformation" which has left me more at peace than I've ever been.

- Thank you for all you do and i am looking forward to wearing my Blessed Mala Beads from you in my golf tournament, July 10th!

Kathy Z, NY


a pair of WF Blessed Malas adorns our hand built Rama-Da of my parent's backyard in New Mexico. my 78-year old mom says that whenever she sits in the Rama-Da and looks up at the mountains, her heart is utterly content.


our Blessed Training Mala Beads require a minimum of 3 Days of Personal Empowerment Rituals (usually longer for non-formal WF Students) specifically for you from myself. they are our top selling Temple Product; the Mala's provide a direct Connection with the WF Dharma Lineage and Their Blessings and Protection.

to order yours:

Blessed WF Training Mala

WF Intensive Update

Noble Sangha~

Coach ilg is currently in an Intensive with WF Student SW.

Some of you know Directly what a Sacred Time this is between a Student and a Teacher.

Coach has many fun photos and Dharma Teachings to share with you all. He'll be with you shortly.

Namaste,
temple manager ananda


* photo; coach, coaching

Shi(f)t or get off the Path plus: A Key To Sacred Happiness

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 the Path at a very early age in life. one fork is the one paved by the masses and hinges on the notion of being obliged to...


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photo 1) cranking West Elden Dacite last week. photo by Ananda.
photo 2) turning the throttle within courtesy of Siddhasana and Ancient Scriptural Techniques. Temple Archives.

TBT; It's Changed My Life...

"Hi Coach Ilg --
Thanks, and I can't tell begin to express my thanks for Total Body Transformation. It's changed my life in so many good ways. I'm praising the book to everyone!"
Best,
Kathy Z, New York

"WF Makes Sense Of The Constant Noise..." - Cancer Warrior Russ

"WF is Brahman's Path, not mine. i am merely Her feeble messenger to the Outer World." - coach ilg.
taking aim on behalf of my WF Sangha with an astral Dharma bow and arrow during 'Meeting the Dragon' Ai Imawa Posture variation, Red Mountain, AZ. photo by Ananda. my book, Ai Imawa - The Postures and Practice of Inner Harmony is available at the online WF Pro Shop.



Dear Coach Ilg,
Greetings.
I have been a follower of your trainning principles for almost ten years, from time to time i try something new but find that i always come back to this path. Thank you for making sense of the constant noise that comes from the fittness community. I am a cancer survivor and have found that as i strive for more than fittness, i look for the combination of fittness, health and wholeness of spirit that i find in your Wholistic Fitness training.

Now i would like to purchase a dvd of your HP yoga but have little faith in the privacy of the internet, is there a phone number that i can call to purchase the dvd over the phone? Much thanks

- Russ

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Most Beautiful Warrior Russ,
i bow to your Devoted Practice of this humble, amazingly powerful Path that still lies like a Hidden Jewel within the dark and dank forests of the contemporary fitness realm! WF is Brahman's Path, not mine. i am merely Her feeble messenger to the Outer World.

Absolutely! You may call our Temple H(om)e anytime to order anything from our website Pro Shop: 928*774*9205. If we don't answer directly,
fear not to leave your information on the message machine. No one but Ananda or myself retrieve the messages.

May your Practice continue to purify your DharmaStrength and Wisdom. You are an Inspirational Warrior. Keep your eyes on the Summit. I would LOVE to have you study with me via Online Training one day.

from my deepest bow,
coach ilg

** second photo by Ananda; Mulholland Boulders, Santa Monica Mountains, CA

Q & A: Chaturanga Dandasana - How Low Is Too Low?

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 Yoga PROP WORKOUT is to help train the internal locks by way of Direct Kinesthetic Experience instead of merely mental stabbing away at them. I also rely upon the traditional Chaturanga Dandasana which is performed by levering out onto the toes from the bottom position of the Chaturanga and back again. in my LA Yoga Studio, my students used to call these dastardly fun authentic Chaturangas, "Ilgarandas"! i don't know why contemporary Teachers seem to sidestep the Ancient Version because in doing so, they limit their students grasp of the internal locks.



Chaturanga's, especially done in the HP Yoga Prop Workouts, impart huge functional strength to most parts of the body and are especially useful in transferring over into outdoor forms of yoga like rock climbing. Shown above; cashing in some Chaturanga merit while finishing a boulder problem the other morning across the street at West Elden rock climbing area. i'm dressed in cycling clothes not because i want to look like and feel like Spidey while climbing (which, truth be told, i do!) but rather because i combined a Mountain Bike Ride with bouldering; perhaps my favorite Wholistic Fitness Duathlon!

photo one; waynewilliamsstudio.com excerpted from my HP Yoga PROP WORKOUT DVD.
photo two; by ananda

below i answer a question from Pakti Dass regarding Chaturanga execution:





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The Best Race Report EVER IN HISTORY, plus; Law of Karma

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 fell. He Started to cry. The other eight racers heard him crying and slowed down. One by one, they stopped, turned around, and went back to help him. A girl with Down's Syndrome bent over and

DO NOT MISS THIS PRECIOUS TEACHING ON TODAY'S DL PLUS...

Ananda and i often cheer each other before we teach a Yoga Class;
"Bring the Love, baby! Just bring the Love!"

Because the law of karma is inevitable and infallible, whenever we harm others, we are directly harming...

DO NOT MISS THIS ADDITIONAL TEACHING PLUS TWO MORE PLUS:


COMING SOON TO DL:
* more BabyDharma; straight from Ananda's womb through me to YOU!
* Dinosaurs!
* Pull Ups!
* How To Make Your Loved One REALLY HAPPY in Six Easy Steps!
* My Favorite Wholistic Duathlon of Spring!
* and sooooooooo much more...when you are as Go(o)d Intoxicated as i am through WF Awareness, there are allWays Miracles of M(om)ents to share with my Beloved Sangha!!!!


WHAT THE HEAVEN ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!!!
STOP SEEKING, OH NOBLE FITNESS WARRIOR!
AND COME INSIDE TO REPLACE SEEKING WITH FINDING!!!

we are waiting for you...worldwide since 1982!

The Dance of Birth and Death

"There would be no chance at all of getting to know death if it happened only once. But fortunately, life is nothing but a continuing dance of birth and death, a dance of change..."


APPEARING ON TODAY'S DL!!!

plus photos of Ananda and i cycling up to Bridelveil Falls, Telluride, Colorado

WF Media Alert! The Men of WF Go Back To Back in OUTSIDE

In Yesterday's DL, i profiled my Beloved Online Shishya Steve Mackel. Un-be-knowest to me, he appeared in OUTSIDE Magazine the very month after i was in it!

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Hey Coach,

Thought this would have come out on DL earlier … especially since you mention Student Mackel yesterday. Mackel made into the July OUTSIDE, check out Nick Heil’s Lab Rat column on page 68.

Woo hoo!

Love, a

Dear Shishya A!
thank you for the Heads Up!

Tribal Synchronicity! you gotta Love It!

love and Inner Light,
el coache

What Happened At Sandia!?!?!

from the swayin Pappas Grass in my parent's backyard (photo by ilg)...

...to the gut wrenching intensity of my Sandia Crest Hill Climb race,
this New Mexico Served and Delivered DL is gonna take you places...it is my honor to have Served this Sacred Sweat for you..

but first...

DO NOT MISS THIS ENTRY!!!! YOU WANT CHI!?!??!
get from "The World's Fittest Human," each and EVERY DAY FRESH!
from Coach Steve Ilg; founder of Wholistic Fitness and Mountain Yogi

My Face...

"I urge you not to throw away time, for it's as swift as an arrow, fast as a stream. Distraction is entirely due to a lack of concentration; stupidity and blindness are caused by a lack of true knowledge."
- Yung-Ming

on Today's DL: Student F begins for the first time to really See his True Face as i facilitate his beautiful, peaceful warrior inner work...please do not miss this important transpersonal training exchange!

WF SanghaLounge is a TREASURE!

Noble Warriors,
i've gone through and addressed some of your great Lougin' input, chi hits, and questions.

the wealth of information in our WF SanghaLounge, all complimentary is astounding...thanks for hanging in there; it's a great place to chill!

i can't say it deep enough; i would be honored to rush onto the BattleField with any of you!

keep it open, cranked, supple, and sacred...

om so ti,
el coache

"I have NEVER put on a friggin' sweat like that..."

Friggin' Coach Ilg rocked us in NoHo the other week! OMG! What a sweat and chifest that was @ Warrior Blanchard's studio in NoHo. Of all the so-called "Hot Yoga" classes I have attended, I have NEVER put out such a friggin' sweat and all without a gas heater--just Coach Ilg! Shiiitttt...who needs a furnace when you have HP Yoga to light the fire within?! A great class--all sorts of people there and shapes, sizes, abilities. I'm always amazed at how well Ilg adapts to the tribe--he seems to know what people need on the spot without a cue card.

Feeble Coach RJ went to failure more than once in this class. I was rockin' at the Coachella Music Festival the day before. Dudes! From Coachella's 102 degrees in the Cali desert to HP Yoga's sweatfest in NoHo! I was dehydrated big time! If you ever get a chance to study with Coach Ilg in NoHo or anywhere else he lands to do HP Yoga--DO IT! There is no substitute--I'm convinced of that.
- Ron Jones
www.ronjones.org

unsolicited fan letter taken from the WF SanghaLounge from the world-record holder; Race Across AMerica

La Buena Vida...The Go(o)d Life

"It's one thing to want someone. It's another thing to want someone to want you."- coach ilg in online counsel to a WF Student who is navigating the Bardo of In-Between Relationships.

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hola mi hermano's y hermana's de la espiritu!

i am back beneath the Sacred Peak of Doko Ooosliid here in Kinlani. a wonderful, wonderful trip to the Rio Grande Valley whereupon i often come back speaking Spanglish. though i got completely wired on the chi of my trip, i am even more wired to be wireless and back on the luxurious high speed internet connection so i can regain our DL Dance together!

i'll be right back with much more including how i got spanked in my second bicycle race with only a few more heartbeats to go!

oh, and i wanna send out a big ol' Temple Shout to all of you precious students, friends, and DL'ers that have been taking part of our online baby shower! each day the UPS guy pulls up and Lordy, Lordy!!! you are all sooo kind and may you have even an inkling of just how absolutely needed and appreciated your generous baby gifts are to Ananda and i! WOW!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

finally, i know many (okay MOST) of you think that i am gonna be all too hard core training on my baby daughter. remember, i AM a professional who has helped dozens of 'infertile' women (and men) get pregnant and have coached many women through pregnancies with utmost loving care. so, relax...besides,



i'm practicing on Teddy!

having worked in three great bookstores and well, being an author and all, i have known about and have been perusing the 'new best baby books' on the market.

no.

i'll stick with the Scriptures.

it don't get any better than the Ancient Wisdom that produced the most Awakened Masters on the planet:

"All beings tremble before violence.
All fear death.
All love life.

See yourself in others.
Then whom can you hurt?
What harm can you do?"

- Dhammapada 129-130


if you have not already done so, please visit Ananda's most recent entry:

The JoyFul Breath

and stay tuned to DL; there is a cascade of great CHI ready to roll...


May Your Practice Be Blessed,

coach ilg

On The Road Again; Racing Bikes Up Big Mountains In New Mexico

Getting a toe up against my competitors...I love New Mexico! My leg seems to press into Father Sky as i breathe into Eka Pada Setu Bandhasarvangasana during my pre-Race Day yoga session. oh, and yes, it took me the last 12 years of DEDICATED work to get even this measley toe spread. My "Opening The Vents" workout - available in our Pay Per PDF section of the WF Pro Shop - will help ANYONE get a better, more healthy foot and thus body. Remember, brittle toes/feet = brittle, dysfunctional organs which in turn equate to a pantheon of dis-eases and poor energy.

THIS DL WAS WRITTEN FROM RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY, JUNE 1st.
(Due To A Lack Of Internet Connection, I finally got it posted just now.)

On The Road Again…

Left last evening. Doko Oooslid…her oozingly familiar, svelte silhouette slides westward and falls prey to another brilliant Evening Bardo of Flagstaff twilight as I point “Camy” our gas-stingy pony east...


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LAST CALL FOR SOULSTICE!!!

I know some of you were considering coming out to Flag to join me and 199 other mountain yogis at the October 13th Soulstice Mountain Trail Race were i got 3rd place in my Age Group in the Half Loop.

This will be the last call for the race. There are only 11 spots left and entry into this precious Sacred Mountain Race will be closing the race by the end of next week. You can register on-line at

The Soustice Mountain Trail Run

Coach's Practice Stats; May of 2007

"Life is what one wants in one's soul."
- D.H. Lawerence


Due to safety considerations, my Monthly Practice Stats which seem unbelievable to the conventionally trained masses, are now kept in the Tribal Safety of DL Subscription Format...come on in and join our often misunderstood Tribe of America's Original Multi-Disciplined Yogis!

photos;
1) Most Noble and Cherished Online Student; Steve Mackel moments after the meditation closing of my HP Yoga Sweatfest in LA.

2) the Cave of Mark Blanchard's Yoga Studio in Studio City, LA before my Workshop and Master Class.

photos by Noble Student RJ!