*grin* It does seem as though he has you holding those standing postures forever, but with the breathing kicked in, it's really not so bad.

Between him, Brian Kest, and Kristin McGee, I'm really feeling much more confident over most of my standing postures (but still frustrated that I can't yet manage that, what is it called, Stick Your Big Toe Out In Front Of You Pose, on my Barbara Benagh dvd. It's like my Holy Grail of standing poses, and it really, really doesn't seem like it should be that difficult.)