Pinch this!

[Guest guest]

Thank goodness we all have you and your fantastic

example of tolerance, love and respect for all styles and

levels of yoga. What would we do without you Pinch? We'd

all probably leave ashtanga and go off and become

swimmers or runners or weight lifters... I just so look

forward to your comments, considering how well you've

established yourself as a great teacher and

pundit.<br><br>Where do you teach classes Pinch? I'd love to come and

learn from such a loving person, one who sees the value

in all forms of yoga. Even those people who may just

be starting out could benefit from your learned and

respectable way of presenting your thoughts... you're so

considerate... I'm beside myself.<br><br>I read the article in

the New Yorker and found some flaws in the way it was

presented, but I must say, that if I had never heard of

ashtanga before, I'd go check it out based on the info

presented in the article. But then who wants to create

interest in yoga???<br><br>A "newbie" is a blessed thing

because we have a new member of the ashtanga family to

share with. If we tell newbies that differing

viewpoints have no place, we should just banish all other

types and teachers from the yoga world, right? Then

we'd only have pinchie-yoga to study... we'd all hate

each other and would breed competition amogst

ourselves... yeah, we could then create an Olympic event for

it and everything... that's what we need... right

Pinch?<br><br>Peace all, hope to see you at the Pinch-my-butt

workshop this winter... Pinchy will be certifying anyone

that can complete his grueling 6 day "be cruel and

insult teachers" class. You must write a 22 page essay

on why you hate everyone else in the world that

doesn't think the way you think, and submit it to Pinch

with a handwritten note from your Mother giving you

permission to be chastised in

public.<br><br>Ciao,<br><br>Nada