Monthly Archives: June 2012

Addendum to Matthew Polly review; yesterday’s teaching adventure

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

So today I wrote an amendment, almost a retraction, to my last post about Matthew Polly’s books. Then I came on the site and saw that Mr. Polly had responded to my post, in generous fashion. Anyway, the first two … Continue reading →

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American Shaolin and Tapped Out

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Okay, because I’m a slow and careful reader, I’ve spent plenty of time recently plowing through Matthew Polly’s two books, American Shaolin and Tapped Out. I came across the former in the library, I felt like reading a good story, … Continue reading →

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Sequencing — my two cents

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

So I’ve been exchanging some emails on various yoga subjects with my cousin David and he recently posed some questions thus: “I’m trying to find an approach to sequencing postures. I did get the Yoga Bible, which is a great … Continue reading →

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Morning class; updates

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

So my Thursday Basic this morning, just saying, such a pleasant feeling. Sometimes it’s just a good feeling between the people in the room. Sometimes not a lot of people, but the ones who are there can fill it up … Continue reading →

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