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I just picked up a copy of this new book hot off

the press.<br>Anyone else seen it?<br>It is great!

<br>I wish i had this book when i started to practice

-but then i had richard freeman's video and that cute

great little accompanying booklet - not too shabby! It

is still my fave yogavideo of all times. <br>(How

about all the other series richard?)<br><br>Back to

John Scott's book - i would love to hear from others

who have seen it , especially would like to hear from

those who have had the pleasure of studying with him.

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I agree with you about the Freeman

video...<br><br>I am fortunate to be able to study with Richard

here in Boulder sometimes... I'll ask him if he plans

to film any of the other series and let you know

:-)<br><br>His teacher training is going on right now so I'll

probably wait until that's finished around the 27h of May

or so to ask.<br><br>Namaste,<br>Nada

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I got John's book at Christmas as a gift from my

mother - it's great. My original teacher in England was

a student of John's so lots of the details in the

book made me think "ah, so that's where Mike got that

from".<br><br>I've never studied with John at his place in Penzance,

although I'd like to one day. Several of my friends have,

and they say he's great. Strictly traditional Mysore

teaching, with small groups and lots of personal

attention.<br><br>I did a couple of led workshops with him and found

him quite rigorous and intimidating, but that's just

my view from a couple of years ago. A different

opinion - I was talking about John with a friend of mine

last week, and her comment was "oh ja, John ist ein

Sweetie". Not much translation required.

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I have found John Scott to be the most helpful

and insightful teacher, only through 3 workshops with

him. His tips, general guidance and energy is

fantastic, even for me who is not as serious as many of the

people here (at the Club).<br><br>Also, I have great

respect for Lucy Crawford Scott, his partner, who I think

should receive as much credit as John. She is a lovely

person, very attentive during adjustments.<br><br>They

are both encouraging and supportive, even during the

brief hours spent with the workshop students who are

not regulars to them. I would love to go to Penzance,

though it is quite popular and difficult to get a

placement! <br><br>I also respect their decision to have

left London, handing over their yoga studio in the

city to Hamish Hendry and finding a new home in

Cornwall. It must have been a radical change in their lives

to have done so, but I think that the students are

following both John and Lucy for their teaching, though it

may not be the most convenient place for regular

practitioners in London.

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Dear fellow ashtanga nuts, <br><br>what do you

think: does it pay to buy John Scott´s new book in

addition to David Swenson´s "Practice Manual" and videos?

Although David does not seem to be fully representing the

party line, I find his manual to be not far from

perfect. <br><br>Regards<br>Thomas

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I think both books are useful at different stages

of practice. When I started, D Swenson's book was

definitely helpful as it illustrated defferent stages of

possible modification postures which could be applied,

depending on our levels.<br><br>John Scott's book is also

appropriate for beginners, but I like the way he describes

how to get into and out of postures. He is more

traditional in a sense that there are very little

modifications?!?!?<br><br>I have not seen David Swenson's videos, so I cannot

comment on them, but am sure that they are rewarding to

our practice.<br><br>I think it's just great that

there are choices of text books we can use at home, in

our practice physically or to enhance our

understanding just by reading. <br><br>Namaste

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It is definately both getting John Scotts book as

well. Where it beats David Swensons is getting in and

out of the postures. There are also lots of useful

tips.<br>Davids manual is very well put together and its easier

just to get to the finished postures. His section on

vinyasa and flight is excellent and the modifiacations

for both the first and second series are very

useful.<br>Davids videos are very good too.<br>I would give them

both 5 "OM"´S out of 5.

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