The Seat Of The Will

Will power can accomplish a lot. Without it, it doesn’t matter how creative and intelligent you are. You can’t even get out of bed in the morning.

The Taoists believe the solar plexus is where the will literally resides. And that belief has been employed for centuries. And it makes sense to me because whenever the pressures of work and life start to catch up with me, that where the tension manifests itself on my body.

For others it’s the back of the neck that needs a rub. For me, it’s always the solar plexus that gets knotted up. Sometimes to the point that I may feel like gorging, or I can’t eat at all.

Doing abs transforms that corrosive tension into visceral drive. But most people either completely forget about that area of their body, or tack on a few sets of sit ups at the end of their workout once a week. Which does little to nothing.

A healthy drive comes down to your will to live. At Core N Stretch we slam the abs for an entire hour. And afterwards, not only is your mid-section firmer and leaner, you feel tangibly refreshed and ready to engage the world again.

All that nasty anxious flabbiness is dramaticly reduced or completely gone. And the liver, kidneys, and intestines are messaged and flowing freely again.  Try it, you’ll see the Taoists know what they’re talking about.

Hot yoga tonight. Core N Stretch Saturdays at 10.

Ciao, Pietro

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Sagely Wisdom

Here’s an amazing workout you only have to do once a decade, at most. You can complete it in 3 days if you apply yourself full time and without distraction (and be sore for a week), or stretch it out over weeks or months.

No, it’s not P-90-X or PX-90.

It’s called, Laying Plumbing For Basement Washroom.

First, drill holes in the floor with cement drill, and bash out neat trenches with a sledgehammer.

Test your heart by hoisting boxes of broken up cement and dirt upstairs into the backyard for later transport to the dump.

Cutting and linking the PVC pipe is like putting together leggo, surprisingly easy. And mixing and re-pouring cement is exhausting, filthy work.

What’s the real reason people flock to any of the myriad forms of exercise? Whether it be spin or hot yoga or Core N Stretch or renos on your house. And don’t claim it’s  just for health reasons. Though for many it’s a matter of survival.

It’s the basic human desire to feel attractive to someone else, other than yourself.

The male penis is a ruthless entity, my great great grandfather to say dismissively. Senor Alonzo Yrastorza  Pietro was prone to making such  flippant comments.

Hot Yoga is back. With an exciting new instructor who, I promise,  is going to kick your buuttt. And provide those peaceful meditative calms in the storm.

Ciao:) Pietro

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