Intro to Alchemical Fitness Blog
Posted by Tamo on Jul 9, 2008
Alchemical Fitness Blog is an exploration into the whole arena of health and fitness and its many components from the point of view of the Global Alchemy Template. It is an aspect of Visionary Heart Alchemy and this blogs in the Project Global Alchemy Blog Matrix which give expression to the Project Global Alchemy Bootstrap Experiment.
While physical health and fitness are worthy goals in themselves, and do, of themselves, support the inner transformation an alchemist aims towards, in the global alchemy approach we enter into the activities that support health and fitness as direct means of inner transformation. A Global/Visionary Heart Alchemist engages with the same processes that transform physical health and fitness to simultaneously support inner/spiritual transformation.
The Global Alchemist also makes use of inner transformative strategies to support the aim of physical health and fitness. The use of inner strategies is not unique to the global alchemy approach and in themselves don’t make an approach alchemical. Some inner strategies have been used for years in professional sports and while not quite the norm yet, are quite common. The internet has a plethora of hypnosis audios to support weight loss and to stop smoking . These definitely count as inner strategies and some are quite useful, but in themselves, they barely tap the power of a truly alchemical approach.
An alchemical Approach to Fitness…
- Uses the process of achieving and maintaining physical health to directly support inner/spiritual transformation
- Is integral and inclusive
- While focused on the physical it necessarily addresses the emotional, mental and spiritual dimensions of life
- It address all aspects of physical well being – strength training, aerobic conditioning, flexibility, organ health, toxin elimination, inner flora, biochemical health, subtle energy flow etc.
- It utilizes both ancient and modern insight into health and fitness
- Engages both outer and inner strategies to achieve physical health and fitness.
- Makes available esoteric skillful means to support both spiritual and physical transformation
- has as its Core motivation for engaging in fitness increasing activities is to support inner/spiritual transformation and to increase ones capacity to help others
Thus this blog will convey resources for physical fitness that include both outer and inner supports and are drawn from both ancient and modern insights into physical fitness and health with an eye towards engaging these resources for the purpose of inner transformation.