WF Yogini Lisa G brings home a 2nd Place at the NACAC Championships!

Lisa Goldsmith (far left in photo) must have picked up on some residual WF Chi up in Canmore, Canada where i used to ice climb...

...cuz she cranked to a 2nd Place at the NACAC Championships held there recently...she writes to me below:

Super Coach!
Just home from Amazing Canmore Canada – WOW! Tres Jolie!!!! I grinded (ground?) up steep hills, bull-dozed down steep descents, dancing over rocks and roots, swinging around sharp turns to get me a 2nd place at the NACAC Champs! Pronounced ‘Nak-ak’ they are the North American/Central American/Caribbean Championships. Very Cool course and way fun, hard, HOT, and just a fine day out testing the edge of breathing and muscle contractions – LUV IT, eh?!

Fly like an eagle...
lisag


note: DL readers will recall that Lisa was my teammate at the Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon whereupon we slaughtered the competition, thanks to her absolutely world class running and cycling!

...and more WF Yoginis are going off...so is the WF SanghaLounge!

WF Yogini Karen, evidently demonstrating for us Sitali Pranayama! click here to visit the blog of this artist extraordinaire:
WF Yogini Karen From Portland

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"Loved Coach’s ‘sleepy head’ entry, i read it right after waking up at 7AM on Sat. and had to laugh at the appropriateness of the message….Om so ti.
Om Mani Padme Hum,
ms.s"

visit the blog of WF Master Student Shawna Schaub who regularly visits the WF SanghaLounge at:

Shawna Schaub Photography

photo of WF Master Student Shawna by Gretchen Del Carmen: http://www.gdcstudios.com/


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click here and save to your BlogList, cuz each Monday the Shakti Spirit of WF sings out fresh via:

The JoyFul Breath

and in the WF SanghaLounge:
seasoned WF Master Student Abu returns from pilgrimage,
and coach is getting gunic in the Greg Hockensmith thread:

"for now,
know that the continual self study of the CAUSES which create each act is required so that the aspirant begins to Feel - within his or her cells - the efficacy or non-efficacy of an action. otherwise it is just intellectual gymnastics which contribute only pollution instead of purity to Practice.

remember: matter and form expresses the precise nature of spirit."

there is a whole lot of Tribal Lovin' and Teachin' and Sharin' going on each day at:

it's allWays happening; 24/7 in the Wholistic Fitness SanghaLounge; the tribal chillout on the internet for fans, friends, and family of Wholistic Fitness Warriors and Warrioresses worldwide...visit daily, contribute often; Share The Love, Share The Sweat Based Insights!

we all just a peaceful warrior bunch of groan -up kids trying to do and be go(o)d in the world...c'mon join the parade!


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Coach's Ode to Contador; Team Discovery Conquers the Tour de France Lancelessly!

photo by VeloNews Online



Coach's

ODE TO CONTADOR
CHAMPION OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE

To be sung to the tune of "Oh Tannenbaum"

(careful, it's addictive!)


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Oh Contador, Oh Contador...
Oh how i love thee Contador...

Upon the pedals you sure can dance,
in the mountains you look like Lance.

Oh Contador, Oh Contador...
Oh how i love thee Contador...

LEARN THE WHOLE SONG ON TODAY's DL!

coach and Ananda apologize...

photograph of coach and Ananda last week by Melissa Grimes; Melissa's Photography Blog

Noble Sangha,

regardless of my 30+ years spent in Meditation and Inner Work, it remains a most difficult Sacred Duty being the Helmsbeing of WF. all such Inner Work done on myself has really only Highlighted the obvious fact that i have so much MORE Inner Work to do in order to become an elegant and conscious and whole Human Being. let alone a Teacher of Yoga and Transpersonal Fitness.

perhaps my most peculiar aspect of my SvaDharma (Sacred Duty) is the often frustrating and absolutely bewilderingly fierce job of providing these DL Teachings each day. i don't just cut and clip a humorous YouTube link in my blogs, nor are your eyes or mind polluted by any 'commercials' or 'advertisements' on my blogs. in spite of the fact that i lose veritable boatloads of money and time each day on these DL's, my only Prayer is that one of you are touched in some important Way that brings more Consciousness to your precious life. my blogs are my attempt to carry forth into the Ever Accelerating Outer World the last remaining fiber of the Samurai tradition; "Perfection and Integrity in every word, thought, and breath."

and i die at the Sword each day.

like today as an example: Ananda just now alerted me to a most GLARING error in my DL yesterday. my last paragraph which i was thrilled to Hear come through me,
was spoiled by my last sentence.

That sentence should read, and i TAF it may be one of ilg's most potent quotes yet:

"And do not think for one m(om)ent that there is not a WHOLE lot of mothering in being a father!"

my head and the head of Ananda (who often attempts to proof read my DL's) are being held low tonight in apology for being such feeble reflections of our Most Benevolent and Powerful Spiritual Lineage of Amitabha Buddha...and i bow doubly low to Marpa The Translator in the Sukhavarti Realm; your Servant ilg knows nothing save for the fact of my avidya.

thank you, Cherished DL Subscriber, for your Practice of ongoing Patience with the weakness of my present incarnation...


om so ti,

coach and Ananda

Melissa Grimes photographs Joy and coach + BABY DHARMA!

Ananda as shot by Melissa Grimes last week.

one picture is worth a 1,000 Dharma words when you've got a yogini like Ananda as your subject!

today, riding back home after my Club Ride*, i saw Ananda coming home from the gym (hey, Flag is a small town!). She had put in 20 minutes on the treadmill, 10 minutes on the elliptical, and then cranked off her custom; Pregnancy Strength Training Program which we will release as a Pay Per PDF on the WF Online Catalog this fall. as you can tell by these pictures, she looks GREAT...40 years YOUNG! go WF! i love her attitude throughout these pregnant months, "I know there are going to be a lot of things i cannot control about giving my baby her first breath," she told me, "so i am just making sure i am doing my best in the things that i can control. that is why i am so happy to have found WF!"





Noble Ones,
we don't just'have babies.' We receive them. They pick us - according to the yogic tradition - contingent upon the Strength of our Practice. A new Soul is attracted (via Vibratory Frequencies, if you will) to the incarnation based upon that Soul's unique karmic constituency and...

READ THE ENTIRE TEACHING FROM COACH ON TODAY's DL SUBSCRIPTION BLOG!!



please visit Melissa's blog at:

Melissa's Photography Blog

* (my best effort since i scorched my lungs in March; 68 miles at 21.9 mph average and took out the Chase Group sprint!)

Sleepy Heads...The Spiritual Valor of Waking Up Early

Noble Ones,
before the current era of Kali Yuga,
before the Human Beings became so "busy" with chasing and grasping for outer, material wealth,
"Tapas" - one of the 10 yogic guidelines known as the Yama and Niyama (see my book TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION) - used to mean performing austerities such as meditating on snow, or fasting, or overcoming direct pain infliction by slowing the mind waves.

For today's "modern man", the contemporary Masters are quick to school us that such austerities are no longer required nor suggested. the fight of daily life is already so...

READ COACH's ENTIRE IMPORTANT TEACHING ON TODAY's DIRECT LINES SUBSCRIPTION FORMAT

"My Doctor Is Baffled..."

Coach Ilg,

I have enjoyed your programs from the days when The Outdoor Athlete was first published (a book which has nearly disintegrated from use) to the Total Body Transformation. While I may not be a master warrior, I've used your programs to keep my COPD from progressing. My doctor is baffled by the fact that my lung functions haven't decreased in years.

Many thanks,
Andy D.
Durham, Maine

"Real breakthroughs" for WF Online Student GW

An image that i shall certainly take into my Bardo Moment; my Beloved long, open highways of the American Southwest. when i begin work with a new student of this Steep and Direct Path of personal transformation through Wholistic Fitness, i see my work with you as such an open, expansive, adventurous Path. just as you cannot help but be transformed when you travel within the Spaciousness of the Southwest, so too, one cannot help but be changed nearly instantly once one begins to accept and do the lifestyle work of Wholistic Fitness. Below, GW from Boulder, comments on just how fast is this Transformation in WF Online Training. photo by ilg.

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"Coach,
There was a lot of progress on many fronts this cycle. I had some real breakthroughs in strength training and most gratifyingly, on my bicycle. I am working on Yoga, and as I remember from learning anything new and challenging, it will take a while to ‘click’. The mindfulness exercises are particularly good for me and I believe I will make continued progress in this area. Nutritionally I am really close to where I want to be. There is not as much ‘mindless surplus’ that enters my body anymore and I have actually had to buy some smaller clothes.


your prescribed

WF EMR (Early Morning Ritual)

is a nice bedrock to go forward into the day from. The workloads involved in this cycle were really perfect, it was enough to be pretty challenging and keep me striving.

i will sign up for another 6 months at the end of our Online Training Term."

GW, Boulder, CO

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT today in the WF SANGHALOUNGE

go directly to
COAT CHECK section for a Special Announcement and offer ONLY FOR DL SUBSCRIBERS!

oh, and check out all the GREAT exchanges going on each day in the SanghaLounge from our WorldWide Tribe of WF Warriors!!!

VERY FUN!!! it is an HONOR to chill out with my students, fans, and friends in that great, great spot on the internet!

ABS OF FIRE workout now available on PAY PER PDF!

WHOLISTIC FITNESS® SPECIALTY WORKOUTS: ABS ON FIRE WORKOUT FOR ULTRA POTENT CORE POWER one of my most often asked question throughout the past 25 years has remained; "Hey ilg, how do you keep your abs so ripped?"

So, are YOU in the Warrior Mode to finally draw the line in this lifetime and attain a highly, highly functional core?...from professional yoga capacity to record setting ultra distance fitness...to elite strength performance; you want some of this? okay, here's one of my most used personal core-development recipes!

Equipment needed: two Power Yoga blocks (wearing YogaToes® during this workout earns more Merit!)?Attitude needed: 110% positive?Benefits acquired: The Spiritual Seeds of Enlightenment?


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Coach's 1992 OUTSIDE Cover Nominated As One Of The WORST EVER!

Coach/Joy -
the "herbal father warrior" referred to in your summer SUNRIDER HERBAL MISSIVE is me. It's a true honor to feel that I have offered some small contribution to the dialogue within the WF community.

Thank you both for offering your experience and wisdom. I'll let you know how my son responds to SUNRIDER!

On another note - OUTSIDE magazine has nominated your 1992 cover photo as one of its worst ever. I mean multi-colored spandex was never my thing but no way is that one of the worst covers ever. The cover and article in that issue changed my life and changed the way I (and I'm sure thousands of others) view fitness

's the link:


Thank you!!! Matt

Pop Tarts as Prasada...a true Shift from Patki Dass

Most Noble HP Yogin Patki Dass has reached a level of Nadic Purification* that now allows him to sense and assimilate Nutrition in ways that transcend the normal human being. Such a Stage is reached through...

DO NOT MISS THE WHOLE TEACHING NOW APPEARING ON TODAY's DL!!

* the Stage of Purification attained by Pranayama that shifts the body/mind from addiction to the Muscle/Oxygen System to the first level of the Subtle Anatomy.

Coach on: Dharma Teaching in America. Pick Your Teachers Wisely

Now appearing on today DIRECT LINES:

"Let us help each other
to:
sweat each day...

sit still each day...
and
move with humble confidence in the direction
of our Teachers."

- coach ilg


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"To my mind and experience,
there are yoga teachers,
and then,
there are the

READ COACHES ENTIRE TEACHING PLUS MORE PHOTOS ON DL TODAY!!!! THE CHI - utterly unique - never, ever stops flowing from our humble Temple Beneath The Sacred Peak..

c'mon in and rejoin your Warrior Tribe!

* photo of coach in Utthitapadagusthasana. ilg archives. location; Snow Canyon, UT

"...I knew this path was Go(o)d..." Student Suet Speaks!

"My first contact with Coach was in Aug/Sept 2005. I was working in the book distribution line and was walking about the warehouse one day. To cut the story short, TBT found its way to me. This book was in a poor shape, meant for pulping. Instead, I tore off the covers, “returned” item to the publishers and took the contents home (I eventually bought a brand new copy from Amazon when I came to the UK).

From that moment on and inwards, I knew this path was G(o)od! The Guru in a human form appeared, alas! I’ve never yet been this fierce with Love for someone I’ve not personally met. What can I say? This is what I feel in the Heart. Sometimes, just by looking at Coach’s and Ananda’s picture is enough to stir something deep from within..."

Come into the WF SanghaLounge and meet Suet from Malayasia...her Introduction to our Family is so touching and sweet and representative of the World Class Level of fitness warrior that is pulled like a magnet to our shining, humble Path of WF. it takes a certain type of person to Sense the wisdom and unmatched Balance of our Path...so, please get into the SanghaLounge like Suet did and share! besides, with the Tour de France going on, the Current Event section of the S'Lounge is goin' off!

NOTE: ONLY DL SUBSCRIBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE THOUSANDS OF TEACHINGS and ONGOING EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE WORLDWIDE STUDENTS OF WF

Coach Ilg Presentation Video Premieres on YouTube and WF Home Page!

With ultra Tribal Warrior thanks to both filmmaker Wayne Williams (Sherman Oaks, CA) and our treasured Temple Website manager, John 'Hakado Ru' Kuhlman (Las Vegas, NV) i am deeply pleased to share with the "Outer World" my Steve Ilg Presentation Video.

Typical of my Ancient Traditional style of spontaneous Dharma teaching, the video is completely unscripted and was spontaneously shot by Wayne by a hand-held camera who is a wizard with photography, computers, and nearly everything else. Please visit his website below and get his book; America's Vanishing Landscapes. The location of the video is the birthplace of American rock climbing; Stoney Point, CA. The 8-minute video affords your friends and family a visual and verbal treatise of the WF Path straight from the horse's mouth; myself!

May this video description of my LifeWork be of benefit to many.

Ilg Presentation Video

Wayne Williams Website

head bowed,
the mountain yogi

Meet World Champion Greg Hockensmith as he meets the Kachina Spirits of the Sacred Peak!

"Due to having faith, one relies on the Practices,
Due to having wisdom one truly knows.
Of these two, wisdom is chief,
Faith is its prerequisite."
- Nagarjuna

photo above; i would not have believed it had i not been there. Olympian and World Champion Greg Hockensmith got hooked up with me to help him high altitude train for an ascent of Mt. Fuji next month. this dude cranks; no pun intended. with very little assistance from myself and Supporter "MG", Greg hand pedaled his unique off-road mountain bike straight up intermediate ski runs from 9,500' to 11,500' in 4 hours and 40 minutes. i was absolutely stunned by inspiration from Greg's powerful tenacity up the ski slopes.



“It is important to realize that simply being a great cyclist is never going to make someone rich or extravagantly famous, even after having the greatest of victories, but it is through spreading the story of triumph and success that I hope thousands of others will be inspired to create greatness in their own lives; on and off the bike.”
- Greg Hockensmith, 4-Time National Champion

photo above; Greg at the legal summit of Agassiz Peak with Doko Oosliid (Mt. Humphreys) in the background. there is a...

DO NOT MISS THIS EXCLUSIVE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF COACH and the World Champ! PLEASE do your SPIRIT a favor and subscribe today and read Greg's words and see the AMAZING PHOTOS!!!

"DL is truly a gem; it is part of my connection to the Divine."

Dearest Coach Ilg,

Namaste!

Haven’t written to you and Ananda for a long time. Today I felt compelled to write. Usually I read DL, attend to my Practices, and er, stay VERY quiet on the sideline. Sometimes I’ve got nothing better to say so I just “try” to absorb the teachings. Mostly I’m just too shy and scared.

Thank You for taking time and the effort to create DL, to me it’s an epitome of LOVE. DL is truly a gem; it is part of my connection to the Divine. From the moment I made my first connection with you, I knew, this Path is G(o)od.
Your DL has shone the beam on my Inner Guru so many times; it’s hard not to believe in God. If not for DL, I’d be a lot more confused than what I am now.

Anyways, on a different note, I’d like to ask if it’s possible for me to post you and Ananda a little gift in conjunction with Baby Om’s soon arrival to this Earth Plane. If so, please write the address you’d like me to deliver it to.

I bow…

Blessings,
Suet

Bikram = Herniated Discs, HP Prop Yoga = Healing

"I almost fully recovered thanks to HP Prop Yoga..." - WF Devotee and DL Subscriber M



STUDENT:
Cher (Dear) Coach
It'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 the DL Subscription Podium and has taken up their Sword Of Wise Dharma Discrimination by a daily reading (and contribution toward) DL! remember to Introduce yourself to the worldwide WF Sangha in the WF SanghaLounge!

as a DL Subscriber, you now have 24/7 Access to that beautiful, inspirational, informative, and FUN chill out on the web! Just email me for your own personal 'set of keys' to get you into the S'Lounge! there is an entire Cave in there set aside for INTRODUCTIONS!


STUDENT:
- I'm a "crazy french canuck" living up north in the Ottawa area (Ontario, Canada)
- I'm 42 years old, 6' and 182 pounds
- I bought your Total Body Transformation book, during Christmas, two years ago
- I also purchased and regularly practice your HP Prop yoga and HP Yoga DVDs
- I used to practice volleyball (indoor and outdoor), tennis and was a regular practitioner of Bikram Yoga until a severe herniated disk (L5-S1 sciatica) stopped all my activities in January 2006. I'm let to believe that the injury was the result of previous knee problems (I had three arthroscopies to remove lose cartilage), poor cross-training, lack of flexibility, body misalignments and poor supervision and feedback during my Bikram yoga sessions.
- I almost fully recovered thanks to HP Prop Yoga and Pilates


COACH:
like i have told my students for 25 years;
The WF Path works,
when YOU work the Path!


STUDENT:
- Your HP Prop Yoga DVD has been a true path to wealth but what a challenge it was initially!

COACH:
i created this Path as a Steep and Direct Challenge to access our Highest Self and thus, gain the Loving Power of our Inner Guru...not until we know our Inner Guru can we EVER meet our Outer Guru...so, expect the Challenge of WF never, ever to let up until Enlightenment. This Path is a genuine Trek Following The Footsteps of the Ancient Masters...go(o)d luck and don't ever give up, okay? just keep doing your best; one step at a Conscious Time....


STUDENT:
Man I did sweat quit a lot. I still have difficulties cranking all the push-ups and the half-pigeon asana is progressing very, very SLOWLY. But I can manage all the other asanas.

COACH:
that 'sweat' is known as Prasveda in yoga and comes initially from the attempt to...

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World Champ Trains With Coach...

Today may have been a Rest Day for the Tour de France riders, however, here at the Temple Training Grounds it was far from a rest day...

coming soon to DL...
a World Class Ascent of the Sacred Peak with a World Champion...

trust me, after reading this DL, it will be very, very, VERY difficult for any of us to rationalize our excuses...

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WF Without Meditation Practice Is Like Chopping Off One Of Your Legs...

Namaste Teacher Ananda,

last week while at Lake Maxinkuckee, EMR, meditation and lots of CV was my practice, this past week has been more of a recovery week with meditation and appreciations being my focus. as Coach Ilg quotes in TBT “Wholistic Fitness will escape you if you disregard Meditation. It’s like chopping off one of your legs and wondering why you have trouble balancing.” So as this week began and meditation was on my (body)mind at 3:30 AM one early morning, i arouse to


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in response to popular demand (especially from me!) we now offer you THREE
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take a picture of your WF or HP Yoga sticker in a cool place and receive a Gift if it captures the CHI...

ilg's lungs...and Respiratory Immunology support with SUNRIDER Herbs...

Has the "World's Fastest Yogi" (see the next upcoming DL) fallen prey to the toxicity of living and training in LA for a decade? in LA, my Bicycle Commute to teach my yoga class ranged between 24 and 17 miles along such crazy streets as Ventura, Sepulveda, and Westwood Boulevards. talk about getting AGGRO on the bike just trying to stay friggin' ALIVE...then needing to 'switch gears' and become a nice, calm Yoga Teacher in the blink of an eye! i just wanted to make sure i was doing my best Effort to live the Warrior Life of a genuine yogi! now, my lungs may be paying a high price for all those Noble Miles and gallons of gas i saved! Oh Well...the spiritual MERIT is still all mine! whenever we make Noble Effort to rise higher than our lazy tendencies, the spiritual merit is never, ever lost! in this, the WF Yogi trusts. above photo; my lil' 6-mile commute to my Flagstaff Yoga Class is a paltry yet deeeeeeply more calming version of my former Cardio Commutes! the Bike Being i am on is the grand ol' steed; Nanisimo - my Duran custom-built MTB from the eighties still going strong and full of chi!



READ THE ENTIRE FEATURE ON TODAY's DL which gives the WF Method for supporting the Respiratory Immunology with "Secret" Herbs!

HeadStand Humor #5

go to the WF landing page, hit your REFRESH BUTTON and drink in the beautiful new graphic artistry of WF Student Brad Gantt of Sherman Oaks, CA. i am so happy to have such a hard working Peaceful Warrior in our Tribe. how he comes up with such art that dials directly into the rasas (essence/sap)of my LifeWork, i have no idea. all of his wonderful art is contributed free of charge to our humble, powerful Temple. thank you, Devotee BG...your talent drenched metta (lovingkindness) is deeply appreciated. May countless Dharma Blessings pour toward you.

very well then...
now, for something completely different (to be said in a MONTY PYTHONS FLYING CIRCUS voice)...
it's time again for HEADSTAND HUMOR

draining the lactic acid out of my legs via sirsana padmasana (full lotus headstand) at the bottom of the Grand Canyon; photo by Craig ilg.

According to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, regular practice of sirsasana (head stand) incites and liberates the otherwise dormant 80% of man's brain. sadly for you, much of my liberated brain activity produces jokes in the hours after Practice. fortunately, i forget 90% of these jokes. unfortunately for you, i remembered a few from yesterday:

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No Chopsticks Needed; Ananda Eats Some Meat!

it is one of the best written Teachings, so beautifully reflective of a mature Wholistic Fitness yogi...do not miss it:


The Joyful Breath

ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY: EkaGraha And The Mountain Bike Guru

HP Yogi Patki Dass practicing HIGH PERFORMANCE YOGA...mountain bike style!

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!

EkaGraha (sometimes spelled a number ways, like; EkaGrata) is a yogic term meaning; one-pointedness. this focused attention is the very essence of yogic concentration and must be developed before success on the Spiritual Journey is realized. long ago, i found that the high-risk outdoor sports concentrated my mind, preventing attachment to random thoughts and splayed senses. the reason for the endless fluttering about of our untrained mind is known as...

BE SURE NOT TO MISS THIS EXCITING, PHOTO-PACKED TEACHING FROM "THE WORLD'S FITTEST HUMAN"...coach ilg as he imparts a CLASSIC EAST/WEST DHARMATEACHING USING ELITE MOUNTAIN BIKING AS THE VEHICLE!!!

Love Letters From A Marine; Erl Syverstad - Cranking on WF at 58

throughout the 25 years i've put Wholistic Fitness out into the UniVerse,
some of my most stalwart supporters who SEE my Vision of WF come from those who i revere; The Real Warriors, the Military.
Doctors, too, are attracted by the intelligence and multidimensional depth of WF.

See,
WF is a Warrior/Brahmanic Path, meaning, "This shit ain't just 3 sets of 10 reps."
It's Fitness Intelligence which must be steadfastly Pierced and Practiced with Sweat Soaked Perseverance.

Most will quit.

Fine by me. i don't want Quitters. i want Keepers.
Fine by me. i don't want Seekers. i want Finders.
i want your Soul, not your Words.

no wonder why those who survive the battlefields of medical school and blood and guts receive the Message of WF so clearly.

how Blessed is my life?
just hours ago in DL i posted a handwritten letter from Michael Secrest who was helped to smash TWO WORLD RECORDS by my work.

below, is another Love Letter to me from another Warrior; a real one, a Marine. 64 years young who has been so touched by TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION that he has dug out his old 10-speed bicycle and barbells to re-ignite his soul.

Meet Erl, whose eyes still shimmer with endless CHI. you and i would not be Here Now, loving and Practicing in this Noble Way together on Turtle Island if it were not for the Marines and the other real soldiers. they give their life, they give it all for nimcompoops like me to speak of poetry, spit rap, race races, or burn our own Country's flag or practice any other Freedom in this land.

i have had the indelible honor to work personally and professionally with the Military Soldiers...


UH; PLEASE!
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WF Meditation Poster

WF Meditation Poster
now downloadable on Today's DIRECT LINES Subscription Format

Blessed Mala Price Increase and...

Most Noble Sangha,
due to price increases in the attainment of the precise Mala i use for our Tribe,
a slight price increase was adjusted to our most popular and potent Training Training Tool; the
WF Blessed Mala. thank you for understanding.

also; we received a new shipment of TBT books, ready to be signed for you and your friends
and finally, we are awaiting a re-stock of our WF Halo Headbands IN A BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL NEW COLOR!

pre-order yours today; these will go quickly and THANK YOU FOR YOUR TREASURED SUPPORT!

love and sweat,
coach ilg

WF Helps Secrest to shatter TWO WORLD RECORDS!!!

"There are two kinds of suffering; the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that leads to the end of suffering. If you are not willing to face the second kind of suffering, you will surely continue to experience the first."
- Ajahn Chah. WF Warrior Brother Secrest collapses after setting TWO WORLD CYCLING RECORDS:
New 12-hour World Record distance = 283.407 miles
New 24-hour World Record distance = 535.868 miles


Coach's note; on the concrete Olympic Velodrome in Dominguez Hills, CA, it was deep honor to help Michael "The Hammer" Secrest to a new 24-hour world cycling record. my account of that tremendous day, so inspiring to witness, is in the DL Archives. Warrior Brother Secrest has taken another pilgrimage unto what surely must be the most excruciatingly painful test of the human spirit; round and around a tiny velodrome for 24 hours, going as fast as possible, urinating into a catheter, overcoming Buddha-like intensities of sitting sores, chafing, hot spots on the feet, and the postural fatigue of each and every muscle on the body; yet the pedals must be kept spinning at a precise and constant Mile Per Hour in order to break the world record. Throughout the years, Michael and i communicate; speaking mostly of Dharmic things and explore with each other the insights derived from the ultra purity of world class endurance intensity.

Last week i received a beautiful handwritten letter from Tribal Brother Michael. it was typed out for DL by HP Yogini devotee Kiari (thank you, K!). it is with deep honor and respect that i Gift unto you, My Noble WF Sangha, his words; each one of which still sing with the Dharma Force of his ride. Let his bravery and willingness to meet, calm, and walk such Mighty Inner Dragons inspire (y)our own efforts along the Path.

special thanks also to Chris Kostman for help in this DL.

i request that you visit Michael's website and drop him a line of congrats. and if you would be so kind to help Michael in the event of all events, and something that he told me that he wants to be his 'swan song'; check out his link; THE IMPOSSIBLE RIDE and donate. this would be just toooo cool! here is the link:

The Guy On The Bike



Michael at the 100-mile mark (photo courtesy of Jeff Kalmus)

"Stay away from drugs,set goals and work hard to reach them, and you can achieve what others think is impossible!"
- Michael Secrest

June 21, 2007

Dear Coach Ilg,

Your presence was felt by me throughout my setting two new world records. At five a.m., the morning of my ride, I listened to your Fear and Fitness CD, you sent, meditation. I continually utilize your words of keeping my fingers and toes “soft”. When I encountered a delay in equipment change, I repeated your words, “ I lovingly accept any challenges that I shall face today.” After 14 hours, I experienced breathing difficulties, which would turn out to be asthma, more or less. Anything we tried would be only a temporary respite. Over the next ten hours, my being would be tested again and again. I would often repeat the words in my mind that “I lovingly accept any challenges that I shall face today.” Your spirit and the universe was working through the instrument we all have come to know as Michael Secrest. This was even a greater achievement than had I reached my mileage goal, because of the obstacles which occurred. I had told my entire crew beforehand that what they were about to witness was a date with destiny. My only regret is that you were “physically” not there to witness which was truly “my finest hour”.
My deepest gratitude to my Brother of the Sacred Sweat in helping me set two world records.

Michael

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all of coach's meditation CD's are available on the Tribal Catalog, so get them as you endeavor to set your OWN WORLD RECORD!

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Three Observations and Beautiful Shishya Tina's Insight...

WF Online Shishya Tina B - my long time friend, yogini, and a kickass Krav Maga Teacher - from Los Angeles stretches into the Pacific Sunset...

"To my beloved Coach ilg,
WOW!! The DL has been sooo great! July's 1st was a hot Teaching for me being that I have a hard time with taking the time to practice meditation. It reminded me of how much more awareness and connected I feel to myself and my life when...


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Stuck On Shoulders...

Coming this week in DL:


Why opening the shoulders is so critical to fitness; both spiritually and physically...plus...


WF SHATTERS TWO WORLD RECORDS!...plus...


...has Coach's elite endurance fitness left him soaking in the tub of retirement? could the Mountain Yogi be relegated to becoming a...a...a...STUDIO YOGI!??!?!

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The Divine Mother

“In the beginning, it is beneficial for spiritual seekers to go on a pilgrimage,
a journey with hardship will help them to understand the nature of the world.”
- Amma



The WF Temple Version of the Divine Mother; before choosing to take the Pilgrimage of Motherhood...

...and just the other day on a hike at 7 months into Joy's (and my) Most Sacred of All Pilgrimages; Spiritually Conscious Parenthood.

i would like to this m(om)ent to thank all of you HP Yogis and WF Warriors who have chosen to express your love of the Path and our humble Service by participating so generously in our Baby Registry, located on Joy's blog (see below). if you are able to receive just one nanobit of the torrential Love that circulates around our H(om)e Temple, then you can get a Feeling of how potent - in a spiritual manner - our lives are these days. thank you for your Gifts; they mean EVERYTHING to our lil Dharma Family up here beneath the Peak!

do not miss Joy's fantastic blog, complimentary of our humble Temple of WF and refreshed by "The Divine Mother" herself each monday;

The JoyFul Breath

May your Sweat and Stillness be saturated with Love,
el coache

Sunrider 2007 Summer Missive for the Coach Ilg Downline

Namaste Noble Herbal Warriors!

This Summer Missive is dedicated to the health our children (in all forms). It was inspired by a letter i received from one of our Herbal Father Warriors. May the below correspondence help not only your loved ones, but those you may know who are searching for a healthier LifeStyle. 



Student: My 3 year old is always itching and scratching his skin. A dermatologist told us he has eczema. An allergist told us he's allergic to dogs, cats, hemp, dust and tree nuts. He has some dry rough patches on his skin and sometimes in the heat he develops tiny pinhead size hives. I received both Coach's and your's updates regarding Sunrider's beauty bar and I started thinking. Do you think this might help my son? Does Sunrider offer any other products that you think might be helpful? Thank you for your advice. I know you and Coach are super busy and I continue to marvel and the way you both find a way to accomplish so much in a 24 hour period.

Ananda: i contacted our Group Director, Trish Childers, whose granddaughter has sensitive skin. This is what Trish has to say: "I had no problem recommending the Beauty Bar for my 2 year old granddaughter with her sensitive skin. And when the Kandesn Spa Bath Oil was released, I made sure she had that, too. It's all helped, but her problems are also inside her little body, which her Mom is diligently working on. Alexandra LOVES her Calli Night & Vitalite Strawberry shakes, along with a healthy shot of Suncare. It's a sad thing when such young children are suffering from the environment. We have to do whatever it takes to help them develop their immune systems. Nothing in the Sunrider store can hurt them, or us for that matter. So, any SR that your Noble Herbal Warrior can get on or inside his son will help the recovery process. It has been almost five years now for Alexandra, and we see improvement, not a cure...so consistency is the key, just like anything else, right?"

The Health of our Children

Continuing on the topic of the health of our children below is a missive from Coach ilg. It was originally sent on 10/28/05. Another Father Herbal Warrior was writing to Coach about his Children...

Student:
My kids love Ilg Supremes, Calli and Fortune Delight (budding warriors).

• Coach:
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
this is HUGE!
NOTHING more important to health (hell, the SURVIVAL) of our planet than
having HEALTHY KIDS parented by Conscious, Balanced Parents!!!   i bow to you!!!

Student:
My question is which Sunrider products do you think are most appropriate
for kids for cleansing/regeneration, as well as boosting their immune
systems for the coming holiday and cold season (I could easily slip some
herbs into their oatmeal in the mornings without them knowing) and are
there any that might not be appropriate for their growing and vulnerable
bodies?

•Coach:
GREAT QUESTION!!!!  THANK YOU!
it has been some years since i fielded this question, which is, kinda sad, considering all the 
requests i get from "grown ups" more concerned about their cellulite and beer guts than i do
about using the SUNRIDER Herbs or integrating a WF Program for their children!   
I BOW TO YOU, OH NOBLE FATHER WARRIOR!

Answer is (in order of priority):
1) NuPlus or VitaShake  (both go GREAT into kids hot or cold cereal and is simply the single most 
powerfully healthy thing you could do for your children's physical well being and proper regeneration!...
many kids absolutely LOVE Chocolate VitaShake mixed into Chocolate Silk Soy Milk; YUUUUUM!!!!!!!!)

2) Metabalance 44  
screw "Flintstones" vitamins and start your kids early so SOMEONE can at least ATTEMPT to better my
record of 5 World Championships in 4 different sports...jeezo!!!   today's kids that are fed the crap from our
grocery stores and those cursed "GNC" type of supplements can't even hold their posture or move like children should!
give their growing bodies what their cells need most:  ACCURATE whole food nutrition that sparks their natural
chi and physiologic growth metabolism!

3) VitaSpray  
do your kids a BIG favor;  instead of getting a monetary based "Flu Shot" which only WEAKENS their natural
immune systems,  just put a VitaSpray vial into their pockets and say, "Honey, i want you to pump three sprays of this
magic health formula into your mouth at 10, 12, and 2 o'clock...or whenever you remember, okay?  It will keep you healthier
than the other kids so you won't get sick, and it makes you more smarter, too!   It's like a Happy Healthy Spray!"

4) Fortune Delight + Sunny Dew
It took me nearly 20 years to cut my addiction to Diet Coke and sodas.  do ME and your beautiful children a favor, and learn from my hard efforts;
do NOT start your kids on the Soda Way To Hell And Poor Being...
instead, cultivate their appreciation for natural tastes, not over sweetened, processed bullshit.  
FD + SD will keep your children's cells well hydrated and their taste buds firing in natural, not chemicalized, ways!

that's all they really need.  if your kids have Special Issues, let your WF Teacher/SR Upline know. 
once they stop physically growing and their physiology starts its Cruise Control mode (which lasts until their early twenties)
that is pretty much all they need from the potency of the SUNRIDER garden.
however, once the reach their early twenties, it will become vital for their cellular health and regeneration to get into
Phase 2 of my 3-Phase Approach to using the SUNRIDER herbs!

Student:
How about a Ilgonian-phased-program for kids?

• Coach:
see my above counsel

Here is some additional input from Trish Childers, Our Group Director:


The Kandesn Hand Cleansing Gel is vitally important for all of us, but especially for children, since they are all such touching & sharing beings, including germs. So, tuck a tube in their backpack.
 
Also, SR's chewable Citric-C tastes great, one tablet is like eating several oranges all at once. Certainly helps the immune system in a big way.
 
If you feel their systems need some extra help the Liquid-5 (Quinary in liguid form) will do the trick & it's easy to open a bottle & just chug it. Most adults don't like the taste, but children do.

Even Our Animal Companions Recognize The CHI of SUNRIDER!

The below story is from WF Online Master Student
and Sunrider devotee SS: 

Since we ran out of dog food for Maddie she was fed SR Sunbars for breakfast and dinner on Sunday. Typically she is such a 'talker' and starts barking at us at 5pm exactly for her dinner... After having (1) sunbar for breakfast, she did not bark all day at us – went swimming and continued to give us looks back and forth to her bowl, but no startling ‘barking’. At 6PM, she received a 2nd sunbar and she was so happy. She slept the whole time on the 2 hour car ride home. living off the herbs and not ‘counting’ the minutes or having that internal clock force a meal….it was amazing to watch. now that’s one well fed dog…hee…hee."

Questions on SUNRIDER? Still need to get signed up on the Sacred Herbs?
contact WF Temple Manager Ananda at:
joytrain@npgcable.com

 

It's Just The Way We Roll In This Temple, Baby!!!

"So don't be in a hurry and try to push or rush your Practice. Do your meditation gently and gradually step by step. In regard to peacefulness, if you become peaceful, then accept it; if you don't become peaceful, then accept that also. That's the nature of the mind. We must find our own Practice and persistently keep at it."
- Ajahn Chah

"The mind is Buddha!" - Hui-Neng

Hey, it's just the Way (Tao) we roll here beneath the Sacred Peak...Mountain Biking as a Spiritual Path; what's not to love? The Way to Heaven is unpaved, inDeed, i am pretty sure it's gonna be a Secret Mountain Biking Trail that will Test our fitness, Scare the BeJesus outta us, Lift Us, and Make Us (en)Light(ened)!

i took these shots the day before yesterday up on one of the "Secret Trails" beneath the Sacred Peak. Gary, my Teammate on Red Rock Racing, floated this gnarly, high-consequence section like he was a Kachina Spirit. maybe he is. me? i ain't no Kachina Spirit. i walked this section. glady. note the Aspen trees at least 40' higher then him; this is a BIG drop in without an escape route. note also the broken tree like a dagger on Gary's left, just waiting to skewer a less skilled rider than he. this is Yoga. this is Meditation; absorbed in the object of your concentration. you know, i've sat with the 'best' Meditation Teachers in the nation. i don't trust anybody's Meditation skills until there are high risk consequences to you losing your focus. to me, a Mountain Bike saddle is a most precious and greatly underestimated Zafu Cushion. enjoy the following Teaching and pics...i had a ton of focused fun and a little spilt blood bringin' em to your Practice....

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Living in Flag without a mountain bike is like, well i dunno, a little like a Valley Girl without a cell phone or something. it just would not make sense.

i've long used mountain biking as a spiritual metaphor for inherent to mastering mountain bike fitness brings along with it the required tools for success in the Spiritual Journey; there MUST be ceaseless attention flow yet a commitment to dropping into the emptiness of ...




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Trudging The Road Of Happy Destiny

Dearest Coach,
Lifted heavy weights, ran many miles, rode the (road) bicycle, and practiced HP Basic Strength Yoga.
I feel healthy. I got lots of (needed) rest this weekend.
The EMR is coming along great. I’m really getting the hang of it so it doesn’t take so long. The headaches from Neti Cleansing are gone! I really enjoy breathing better!
The EEE-GAD workout and Basic Strength yoga are still kicking my ass and I have to say that I like it very much! It points out many weaknesses in my flexibility, cardio, and strength!

Trudging the road of happy destiny,
Parker

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New WF Online Student Parker of Nashville, TN, is just a few days away from completing his first 4-week cycle of WF Online Studies. i TAF i got myself a ripe one, eh?

salutations to New Shishya Parker, i look forward to many more inspirational Updates as we continue the Trek together up the Steep and Direct Path of Transformation through WF!


photo by LA Times; i cheer on my teammate Roy Wallack as he cooks his way through one of his pulls during our win at the Furnace Creek 508, Death Valley

Q &A; Man's Worse Curse

"Do not worry about God. Like the meditative state, either a formful or formless version of God will soon visit your Lodge so long as you focus on getting to First Base; the ability to concentrate your mind and maintain a concentrated state."
- coach ilg, Direct Lines/7/1/07

Dear Coach,
my pastor spoke on how the "worst curse of mankind," is our lust and greed for things instead of concentrating on God.
it left me confused. you are the only person that came to mind to ask for clarification. i know you are only a personal fitness trainer, however, after reading your blogs i can't think of anyone else to ask. i don't know how to concentrate on God. i am not even sure i know what or who God is. if this is too weird of a question, never mind.

as you say, "I bow to you," in advance...

sincerely,
Pat


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COACH RESPONDS:

Namaste Noble Warrior Who Is Willing To Question Everything!

relax and be very, very grateful. for the 'space' from which you write me today is a very special space. the space is an instinctual one and the by product of this instinct is known in Sanskrit as a "divine mood." the yogi's know it as, "Deva Bhava.' in other words, you and i are Connected in this m(om)ent by one of only two instincts that matter for spiritual progression; the instinct for...

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