Founder

Hello I am Mark Lindquist, the Founder of Exercise Enlightenment. A little background on how I got here.

I had a deep awakening enlightenment in February of 2004, which has been expanding ever since. Before that occurred, I was frustrated with my life and I was trying to find answers.  I always knew that there were answers, but they were alluding me.  So I took action – I listened to inspirational speakers to try to spark something in me. Through that listening, I became aware of my past enlightenments. In one instant they reconnected as one. 

To my awe, the universe opened up - I went out into the universe and the universe when into me.  My mind’s relentless talking instantly stopped, space appeared, and my connection to everything became so close and intimate that the intensity of life ripped through me. My personal seeking was over, replaced with quiet, absolute knowing as it exists. The awakening arose in me as an inner peace and connection to all things, a spaciousness and timelessness.  In the sports world, this timeless, spacious place is similar to what people call “the zone.”

A simple bike ride in 2004 turned into a powerful realization.  I realized that I could teach others about awakening using exercise. Everyone needs to exercise and for many reasons it is a perfect framework to teach enlightenment. By March of 2005, I became a certified personal fitness trainer to teach and train enlightenment, while helping people to get fit. After teaching for several years in gyms in San Francisco, California, I created the process of Working-In, Working-Out™ – taking exercise and wrapping enlightenment principles around it.  

My life is a mixture of timelessness, deep connection, and love. My life purpose is to find and cultivate more playmates in this place of freedom.  Being human is an unbelievable gift that goes well beyond what most people think is reality.

If you are interested in working with Mark, contact him directly at Mark (at) ExerciseEnlightenment.com