Blog – Page 18 – Matthew Remski

September 7, 2016

The Love Songs of J. Brown Yogi

J. Brown makes transparency in the yoga biz bittersweet. He consistently points to the sorrow in the shadow of yoga marketing: perpetual change, impossible economics, anxious upselling, getting older, seeing through the dross, living with pain.

August 10, 2016

Guru or Guide: What’s the Scope of Practice? A Second Response to Christopher Wallis

Christopher Wallis responded to my response to his article on guru-abuse prevention – check his comment here. We're having a cordial exchange about an important topic -- how strange for Yogaland! -- and a lot of folks have seemed to appreciate the themes explored so far, so I’ll respond again.

August 6, 2016

Laying Down the Guru’s Tools, for a While – A Response to Christopher Wallis

What seems to help a lot of yoga people discern their way out of abusive yoga communities is to get the feckin feck away from other yoga people and yoga ideas, at least for a while.

August 4, 2016

Elliott Goldberg Rides the Elephant: An In-Depth Review of The Path of Modern Yoga

4.5/5 stars: Highly recommended. One bump, and some questions about framing.