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The way to the life you want is through the challenges that seem to block your path. And that’s not just philosophy — embracing challenges for personal growth is a real, practical skill. It’s how you evolve. It’s how you change. And it’s exactly what a good holistic health and fitness program is built to support.
Let me share a story and a perspective that might shift how you see both your body and your life.
A Real-Life Example of Courage
Let me share a story about someone who embodied this truth: Maria Vigil, a past member of SolCore Fitness.
Maria battled scleroderma — a devastating and painful condition. Despite everything, she showed up. She trained. She smiled. And at the end of each class, no matter how hard it had been, she would shout with joy:
“Woo Hoo!”
Maria didn’t just work through her physical limitations — she worked through life itself, refusing to let her illness define her spirit.
She reminded me (and all of us) that life isn’t here to make you happy. It’s here to help you grow. That’s not just philosophy. It’s how you meet the obstacles life throws at you — and use them as fuel.
So let’s all find a way to “Woo Hoo” the tough moments in our own lives.
Growth Requires Challenge
I often tell people: you don’t come to a program like mine just to fix back pain or get better balance. You come because you want a better life. You want to do more, feel more, be more. But that means change — and change means challenge.
From a holistic standpoint, growth only happens when your structure supports your function. But most people are stuck in patterns. Not just physical patterns, but mental and emotional ones too. That’s why you feel like you’re living the same year over and over again.
You can break that cycle — but it means going toward what’s uncomfortable, not away from it.
Your Body as a Mirror for Growth
A real program challenges your structure — and your ideas about yourself.
Maybe you’re a beginner just trying to get moving. Great. The challenge is just to start.
Maybe you’re experienced or advanced — but you’re still doing the same routine you did 20 years ago. That’s not growth. That’s comfort. And staying comfortable guarantees one thing: your structure won’t change.
A good holistic fitness program works your muscles, fascia, joints, and nervous system together. It’s not a “just move” mentality. It’s targeted education for your whole body. That includes the parts you’ve been ignoring for years — and that’s where the challenge really begins.
And once you feel how those areas start to come alive… your entire life expands.
You Are More Than Your Thoughts
Buddhist teachings say, “There is suffering. But suffering has a cause.”
That cause? The way we relate to our experience — clinging to ideas of who we are and how life should go. We get stuck in thought loops, emotional ruts, conditioned identities.
But that’s not who you really are.
A holistic practice helps you get under those patterns. It shows you where you’re rigid — physically and emotionally — and gives you tools to evolve.
How You Do Anything…
How you meet the discomfort of a new movement, a challenge in your body, a surprising weakness — that’s how you’re meeting life.
You can either:
- ❌ Collapse into old patterns (“I can’t do this”)
- ❌ Judge yourself (“I’m broken”)
- ✅ Or lean in and say: “This is where I grow.”
Each area of your body needs a different kind of education. That’s why fascia, joints, viscera, muscles — they all get different inputs in our program. When you meet each part of yourself where it needs attention, your structure transforms.
And when structure changes, function changes — not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
You breathe better. You think more clearly. You live better.
The Takeaway
You don’t have to wait for a crisis to grow. You just need to meet your challenges head-on and trust that the path through is the path forward.
Maria showed us that. Your own body will show you that too — if you listen.
And remember…
“Woo Hoo!” your way through.
Because the way out is always through.
Building a foundation for a better life.
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