Start With Fitness, End with You (Yoga)

Fitness starts with a Bang and Becomes You (Yoga)

You take hydrogen gas, and you leave it alone, and it turns into rosebuds, giraffes and humans. Brian Swimme thoughtfully says “

he is talking about the story of the universe

fitness and life is much the same

start with our body which through our prejudices we often think of as little more than a machine

with amazing capacities to be self aware, reflective, loving and contributing leave ourselves alone, and through ongoing practice (read – challenges), we turn into humans

body work becomes mind work

body-mind work opens subtler levels of joy in being alive

some people lament that yoga in gyms or in the US generally is a physical practice only

others (including moi) maintain that it may just be a great way in

Anyway. Any yoga teacher will tell you, yoga is much more than just cool poses

Here's how to make yoga / success / meaning / mastery out of any physical practice Ready for the punchline? Including running, deadlifting, rockclimbing, functional training, medicine ball work, boxing, stretching and yoga postures, accounting, budgeting, relationships, typing, driving, cooking, cleaning, surfing, traveling, dog-walking, pizza-cutting, bowling, smoking, collecting, cycling, star-gazing, drawing, painting, breeding, birding, riding, blogging, cutting, reading, creating, building, brewing, hula hooping, fencing, kissing, fishing, learning, playing, flying, climbing, knitting, speaking, translating, hunting, breath-holding, skateboarding, sky diving, people-watching, wine-making, wine-tasting, volunteering, tutoring, spelunkering. Anything else?

choose to pay attention 1

get curious and allow yourself to be inquisitive 2

open up to noticing your experience 3

do what you will do and follow its lead 4

What you do physically will open emotions, memories, thoughts, hopes and desires , especially the desire to quit if what you're attempting is difficult!

As Sofia Diaz, a profound teacher says, The doorway into your greatest opening is your greatest contraction “ Go into all you find

What are you ready for?

Alex Iglecia www.alexiglecia.com 650-479-5433 (LIFE) Teaching, Training, Moving & Shaking from the Bay Area, California and throughout the World

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Start With Fitness, End with You (Yoga)

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