WF Teachings: No Such Thing As A "Bad" or "Good" Habit

"If we don't keep fit, our energy and vibrational levels are low and slow. It's very difficult to develop the capacity to Recognize, Avoid, and Transcend our Habits if we are weak." - coach ilg and Dewachen camping near Sedona to help break the Habit of Home-Dwelling. photo by Ananda.

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In the artful, zestful life of a Wholistic Fitness yogi,

there are no such things as "Bad" or "Good" Habits.

A Habit is, by nature, mechanical. It's divorced from Consciousness through samskara...residual astral reverberations from prior experiences. Our Habits are our own doing, made manifest through Unconscious Repetition while we are 'asleep' (spiritually speaking, of course).

When we encounter a Dharma Teacher whose Teachings then 'wake us up' and we begin to real-ize just how many Habits we have. Some classic WF Habitual Awakenings fall within our Non-Dominant Awareness Practices...

MISS THIS TEACHING AND YOU MISS ANOTHER SHARD OF AWAKENING...

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ilg bows; The Most Noble Students In All Of Fitness Reside Here, Ilg Swears!

The metaphor i'm after here? There is no difference between the Temple of a Yoga Mat, or the Iron Temple of a Dumbbell. You can take that to the friggin' Bardo, baby.
Genuine Unity, genuine YOGA requires fitness ACROSS the body and mind spectrum! And if you can't grock this metaphor? You probably ain't from our Tribe of Multi-Disciplined Fitness Warriors Focused Upon Wholeness!
Who gives a poop if your Rajakapotasana is so limber and easy if you can't race up and down over mountain passes or climb beneath a heavy Squat Bar and experience the Iron Element pressuring every joint toward the womb of Mother Earth!?!? feeble ilg says, "Give me Wholeness in my Fitness or let me die in the attempt toward it!" photo from my old Zendo in Los Angeles, ilg archives.

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"Greetings from Southern California, Coach!
Sign me up for your Iron Temple DVD and please waive Early Bird discount.

I did not want a discount, so I did not responded until now. But your honorable (and honored) DL post gave me the appropriate nudge.

I look forward to your newest DVD becoming available.

Namaste,

Gary"

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Dear Steve:
Just sign me up for it. Please donate my early bird savings.
Ai Imawa
Fit Kit

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Coach,
Of course, sign me up for Iron Temple DVD...

No discounts needed on the Ilg program..
Discounts on Ilg products do not reflect its value.

Best thoughts to you.
Tom
Colorado

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Precious Jeweled Sangha of Sweat and Stillness,

ilg just wants to bow as deep as my Padmasana allows to you all. i read my Students words which i quoted above. wow. you show such faithful devotion to the mission and message of WF by ordering the Early Bird Discount of my new DVD without even KNOWING THE PRICE! then, you encouraged me not to 'lesson the value of wholeness' by even offering a discount!

THAT is sheer nobility and faith during a Great Recession! YOU GUYS CRANK!!!

having been out on the Front Line of the Dharma Protection and Service through personal fitness for all these decades, has indeed, fatigued ilg. i've been pulling into the headwind for a long, long time. sometimes, even i question the absurdity of trying to make a living doing what it is that ilg attempts to Channel...so thank you.

yet, each day as i wade among your new and glorious input and inspiration shining like gems within my Inbox, ilg is once again inspired to pick up my Dharma Swords and start swinging, as lethally as i know, through the ocean of avidya which clouds Kali Yuga - particularly in the personal health and fitness battlefield.

...and do NOT feel poorly if you cannot afford the new DVD. our True Wealth shimmers endlessly within and shall Rise Above all suffering and fear as long as we keep our sadhana strong...together!

so, thank you. if all goes well, my new IRON TEMPLE TEACHINGS DVD will be available for shipping within a couple of weeks! i'll let you know as soon as possible.

now...for another week of DL Dharma, baby!

keep the Faith, keep swingin' your own Wisdom Sword and May All Of You Sever Whatever Negative Tendencies, Addictions, and Lazy Habits abound within your own Karmic BattleDance...

ilg loves Thee

4 More Hours For Your Early Bird Discount; IRON TEMPLE TEACHINGS DVD!

Final Chance For Early Bird Discount on my "IRON TEMPLE TEACHINGS DVD"

Happy SunDay,

first, i wish to thank WF Devotee Brad Gantt (above DVD Cover artist), The Peaks Resort, and Devotee TH...without your help, this DVD would have not been made possible.

after Midnight tonight,
no more Early Bird Discounts on this very important DVD.

also, i will not offer discounts through my email notices.

these Teachings are too precious to offer any discounts on save for those of you whose devotion to WF is sincere and strong enough to be reading this right now...

and THANK YOU for those Devoted Students
who wish to waive off the Discount!
that REALLY touches me and your money will go to help support Tibetans living in exile and Navajo & Hopi causes.

back to the editing...all i wanna do is get to the gym as i continue working on this project! i trust this DVD will make you feel the same, strong, sincere Way...the Way of WF Strength Training! NOTHING LIKE IT, BABY!
and,
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A WF WARRIOR... Oh Noble Seekers of Wholeness Through Multi-Disciplined Fitness!

to get in your Early Bird Discount,
email me before Midnight tonight at:
steve{at}wholisticfitness{dot]com
with "Iron Temple" written into the Subject Line

Namaste Iron Temple Warriors!

Don't Forget! If you want your Early Bird Discount on this world-exclusive DVD from the founder of Wholistic Fitness®...(and you know Coach will do you right)...you gotta email right now:
Steve{at}WholisticFitness{dot}com

just put "Iron Temple" in the Subject Line...

Yogi Squat of the Week; SUSAN MINGLES CULINARY ZEN WITH YOGA

there ain't nuthin' like WF,
and there SURE ain't nuthin' like a WF Student...
ilg LOVES ALL my Students soooo much!

i'd stack your degree of conscious fitness against ANY OTHER 'fitness path' on this plane(t)...no other Fitness Path permeates the entire physiology AND the lifestyle of their students as does WF and because of that single, noble flip of consciousness, ilg lives with a sacred heart, fueled by my knowledge that a few of us, simply get what genuine fitness is all about...

just check this out from DL 'celebrity' WF Student, Susan "Shakti" Detering who has been profiled in this Noble Forum. you'll want to click on the pic to really derive the chi from these images sent to me recently by my Precious Shakti;

"Dearest Guruji:

I've attached a few pictures that will (hopefully) make you laugh.
I was at my parent's farm in Pennsylvania preparing dinner with my beau... my job - stir the risotto. If you've never made risotto, you have to stir for 45 minutes, non-stop. I was leaning over the stove and thought, what am i doing?

So, I hopped up on the counter and sat in half lotus, switching hands & legs with every addition of broth..."

DO NOT MISS THE REST OF THIS ENTRY which includes pro pics of Shakti on the American Ganges and my GoodBye to our Girl as she leaves Kinlani for back east...

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"HP YOGA makes me a more complete athlete -- a whole athlete." 3 Student Reports from the Podium

Dear Coach,
I have to say:
HP Yoga® is the missing piece of the puzzle!
It makes me a more complete athlete -- a whole athlete. It taught me to tune out the noise of the competitive subculture and listen to the inner vibration. It made the role of "athlete" make sense on a deeper, more spiritual level. Suddenly it wasn't something I did because other people thought I had "talent", or to get my name higher on the list. It was to connect, reconnect, and reconnect once again.... thank you for that too.

Love and sweat,
Kristen
Hawaii"
pro MTB'r

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Coach,
greetings from Warrior Leaf. I hope that you I can be 1 of the few to receive your new Iron Temple DVD!

I did take part in the 10k race at the Flagstaff Nordic Center over the weekend. It was another difficult run with loose trails composed of rocks, branches, needles and wildlife. After the initial steep incline the mountain clan began to separate from the low-land clan. It did seem that by mile 2 that I was alone and the only runner that I could notice was a Hopi brother 10 secs. ahead.

As each ego-weakening moment came up I managed to recite the mantra - "bring more wind, as long as their is wind, there will be life". It proved quite effective in slaying this warrior's ego, yet, I was fortunate enough to receive a boost from the Great Spirit and it came in the form of the Deer-Beings.

It was about mile 3, no one near, only ahead, I heard some branches breaking and hooves thundering. 2 does and 1 buck came flying from the west towards the east right across the trail. Within seconds 3 more bucks came following at full throttle. It was nearly a t-bone collision, yet, they proved more swifter. As soon as they crossed my trail I hammered down all I could and that's when I knew that I was extremely close, I could smell their scent.

That old familiar scent of drum-hides and medicine pouches in ceremonies. It was an inspirational inhalant - a scent more organic than any all-natural, aloe-injected, lotion knock-off. It instantly and momentarily put be back in a tee-pee ceremony, somewhere in my early years.

So along with the scent of buckskin and near collision with the deer strength I managed to glide across the finish in honor of all four-leggeds.

- Warrior Leaf
Kinlani


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Coach:

Saturday I rode the 80 mile, "Pines to Mines" MTB Race
in a good state of breathing and posture. The heat
was tough on the climb from the Verde to Jerome
(about 100 degs), but I worked it out with the
breath. It was a survival ride for many. This yoga ride got me there in 7 hours, but it only seemed like a couple. It wasn't my intent to "race," I just rode
in my ju-ju zone and ended up being the first lady
rider. I didn't come to Prop class in worries of
being too tired and too sore, but I'll be there with
heavy legs and all Tuesday. Actually, I feel fine
after my salt soak.

Thanks for all you do
in serving others while being a great role model!

See you in the Cave.

Peace,

Cole
Kinlani