Category Archives: Books

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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Exciting New Plan To Sell Yoga! No, Seriously….

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

So my next class is tomorrow morning at 10 at Z&Y. I like to have a plan going into class, or actually a few plans on different levels. My primary plan for this class is pretty simple. I want to … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Not Always So’ by Shunryu Suzuki

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

I’m nearly done with my first read through of Not Always So by Shunryu Suzuki. This was a Zen master who worked on the west coast and founded the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, which I heard a lot about when … Continue reading →

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