Saturday, February 16, 2008


I Want Burning


Welcome to the Crucible!

Gold is purified by fire! Diamonds start out as coal. Forget about buying a diamond. It is the process of pressure the coal goes through to become the diamond that gives it its' worth. Life either grinds you down or polishes you. Be a diamond! Life is not about buying but being!
Nothing changes shape without heat and pressure. Life provides the pressure, but the fire must be set within you. It can’t come from a source outside you. Do you burn? Do you have the inner fire?
No agony no ecstasy!
The Sufi’s say, “No one gets to Heaven without crucifixion!”
The Elixir of Passion
False gold keeps you from looking for real gold.
Run my friends run fast and furious from all false solutions
Let divine passion triumph and rebirth you in yourself
~ RUMI

For over thirty years I have been in training of some sort for something. I have looked at or into pretty much every form of training. There are no easy ways out. There are no shortcuts home. There are no magic pills. Everything centers around three things, "How it is, How you are, and Why you're doing it! If you don't know for sure these three things, and who's training you doesn't know these three things, everyone is wasting their time. Practice is the goal says Zen. It is all about commitment, perseverance, persistence and disciplining yourself. That is spirit! How you face adversity. Can you turn adversity into your ally? If you can learn to do that, if you can be an alchemist, then your life will be joyful, happy, fun. Then you can enjoy it, because you will be ready for it. Have you ever taken a test in school that you didn’t study for or feel well prepared for, played a game you didn’t practice for? Fail to prepare, prepare to fail!
You know the feeling! This class is to prepare you for life and love!

To me,
I have the best job in the world.
I get to show you how amazing you are! I get to show you how great and fantastic you are often in spite of yourself. I get to witness some of the most amazing transformations and changes not only in you but your perception of you. I am going to be bold here and say, “Anything you can do or want to do, I can make you significantly better at it.” I make you better at you. I will not tell you what to do. You do what you want. The masters say, “I don’t care what you do from day to day as long as your vision is clear.”
WE first need direction, only then is effort productive. It makes no difference how fast you can run if you are running in the wrong direction!

Effort
A simple sory of what is expected of you in class nd it is imperative that you read this.
In China, if two people are doing an exercise. The first who can do 100 and does 75 and the second who can only do 10 does 11. The first wil be sent home for lack of effort even though they "appeared" to do 64 "more" than the other person. The reality is that the first person gave a 75% effort and the second 110% effort. If you are reading this sight, I know you understand.
The effort is not to prove, but to improve!
Do your best then rest!


In Rumi’s poem he says, “I Want Burning!”
"If you do not burn, this is not your house.
It is not "your" life!"

I want the same in my workouts in my classes.
I want people who are as dedicated to their growth and development as I am to them. I am not asking for much, just your all!
I guarantee you will find the classes challenging, effective and safe at your, and any level!
I guarentee you will be inspired and have
FUN, FUN, FUN while you burn, burn, burn fut and calories!
Come try "Katango" a WORKOUT for Warriors and Lovers, class Free!
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