Thank you for visiting High Mesa Fitness® and the Way of Integrated Practice.
Along this mesa one may
practice weaving the Warrior Arts to Mastery. This will mean something different for each individual thus each path is honored.
The Training of High
Mesa Fitness® is informed by both the best of exercise physiology sciences and the inspiration of those ancestral warriors
who recognized that to express themselves honestly and fully meant affirming the many interconnected depths and heights of
living a full, robust, and joyful life. From running across desert landscapes to strengthening every sinew to writing a poem
in meditative moments; an embodied spirit is cultivated.
In this manner you will find on this High Mesa a resonance not unlike the Bushido of the Samurai
or the Native peoples of the Americas.
High ~ elevated, vertical, transcendent, without
Mesa ~ horizontal, breadth, Immanent, within
Fitness ~ 'to knit together'
Coach
Joseph Sheader
Residing in Grand Junction, Colorado, where the Rocky Mountains meet the High Mesas and Deep Canyons
of the Colorado Plateau, Coach Sheader enjoys the life and practice of a Professional Fitness Trainer, Coach, and Instructor.
Attending to the life of mastery and the ever unfolding path of Warriorship, he practices a lifeway directed to authenticity,
awakening, enlightenment, sanctification. This course has taken him from high altitude peaks to deep desert canyons; from
the sweat lodge of the Lakota to the companionship of Tibetan lamas; from the deep recesses of Theological Libraries to the
zafu of Zen monasteries; onto both the back stretch of fierce 5000 meter races into the fighting ring of the dojo.
Coach Sheader has worked as a
certified ISSA trainer and was the Senior Teacher at Wholistic Fitness® for several years. He continues in his love of coaching
young athletes as a ASEP certified and lifetime licensed coach on the National coaches registry, and as a instructor at High
Desert Martial Arts. In addition he has over two decades of outdoor guiding experience including several years with the National
Park Service and the recently retired Rainbow Expeditions II.
Joseph has participated as both an elite athlete and a coach in regional, national, and world championships
in sports as diverse as cross country and martial arts. He is respected for his ability in multi-sport disciplines including climbing, mountain
biking, dog-sledding, and as a Black Belt practitioner of the martial arts.
Coach Sheader’s expertise resides in the fields of strength, endurance, and
kinesthetic conditioning; as well as meditation, inter-religious studies, and contemplative practices. He holds a long passion
for guitar and writing as well.
Memberships:
Fitness Professionals International®
World Eskrima-Kali-Arnis Federation®
U.S.A.
Track and Field
International Sports Science Association®
