In this wide ranging conversation Scott Johnson talks to Dr Mark Williams, professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford and director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, about mindfulness meditation and its ability to treat and pre

044: Gregor Maehle on Yoga as a Mystical Experience

Apr 23rd, 2023 1h 36m

In this deep and rewarding conversation Scott Johnson talks to author, yoga teacher and mystic Gregor Maehle on his life as a seeker in the contemplative and spiritual traditions. Gregor shares how his childhood created the bedrock for a life o

#043: Peter Levitt on How Mindfulness Is Creativity

Apr 8th, 2023 1h 26m

In this beautiful and enlightening conversation Scott Johnson talks to Zen teacher, poet and author Peter Levitt about his book Fingerpainting On The Moon, his life as a Soto Zen practitioner and poet and how we can all use contemplative practi

#042: Waylon Lewis on The Story of Elephant Journal

Apr 1st, 2023 1h 31m

In this deeply inspiring and wide ranging conversation Scott talks to Waylon Lewis on his life as a buddhist and the growth of the world renowned yoga and wellness magazine, Elephant Journal. --- We’d like to invite you to join our growing mont

#041: David Swenson on Practicing Yoga Because You Love It

Feb 4th, 2023 1h 39m

In this deeply inspiring and wide ranging conversation Scott talks to David Swenson, one of the worlds foremost and well loved teachers and practitioners of Ashtanga yoga. --- We’d like to invite you to join our growing monthly Stillpoint Onlin

Reflections 2022 - What does it mean to live a contemplative life?

Dec 31st, 2022 23m 18s

Scott shares intimate moments with his guests over the year. Hear beautiful words from his conversations with Ty Landrum, Sarah Powers, Ty Powers, Nadia Gilani, Pamela Weiss, Shyam Ranganathan and Jon Yuen. You can listen to all this year

#040: Jon Yuen | Freedom To Move

Dec 4th, 2022 1h 11m

In this light hearted, fun and inspiring conversation Scott talks to online trainer, author and entrepreneur Jon Yuen on his life as a movement educator. Jon shares how he sees movement education, how the body can be controlled through time and

#039 | Shyam Ranganathan (with Greg Nardi) - Understanding Yoga Philosophy

Nov 20th, 2022 1h 42m

In this deep conversation Scott Johnson is joined by his good friend Greg Nardi. They talk to Shyam Ranganathan, a field-changing researcher, scholar, author and teacher of philosophy, and an expert in the neglected traditions of Indian moral p

#038: Pamela Weiss | A Fierce Feminine Buddhism

Nov 6th, 2022 1h 23m

In this heart felt conversation Scott Johnson talks to Pamela Weiss, the first layperson to receive dharma transmission in the Soto Zen tradition. They talk openly about her life of Buddha dharma practice and her book, A Bigger Sky: Awakening A

#037: Nadia Gilani | The Yoga Manifesto

Oct 9th, 2022 1h 32m

In this raw and wide-ranging conversation Scott Johnson talks to Nadia Gilani, yoga teacher and author of The Yoga Manifesto. They both go deep on yoga, practice, life, creativity and the shadows and light of yoga that Nadia discusses in her he

#036 | Ty Powers - Finding Equanimity

Apr 19th, 2022 1h 16m

In this deeply honest conversation Scott Johnson talks to Ty Powers, co-founder of the Insight Yoga Institute. They have a moving conversation on Ty's life of contemplative practice and his teaching of mindfulness meditation for over 25 years.

#035: Sarah Powers | Lit From Within

Jan 23rd, 2022 1h 33m

Scott Johnson talks to Sarah Powers, a long term teacher of yoga and Buddha Dharma, about her life of contemplative practice and its culmination in her new book 'Lit From Within'. We’d like to invite you to join our growing monthly Stillpoint

#034: Ty Landrum | Living Yoga Philosophy

Jan 2nd, 2022 1h 24m

Scott talks to Ashtanga yoga teacher Ty Landrum about yoga and how it ‘ruined his life’ in the best possible way. ________ We’d like to invite you to join our growing monthly Stillpoint Yoga community. We teach in-person in London Bridge and li

#033: J.Brown | How Yoga Talks

Dec 12th, 2021 1h 41m

Scott talks to yoga teacher, writer and renowned podcast host J.Brown ________ We’d like to invite you to join our growing monthly Stillpoint Yoga community. We teach in-person in London Bridge and live stream online Ashtanga Yoga assisted sel

#032: Tim Feldmann | Ashtanga Yoga: Past, Present & Future

Nov 28th, 2021 1h 22m

Scott talks to Ashtanga yoga teacher and co-founder of the Miami Life Centre Tim Feldmann about the past, present and future of teaching Ashtanga yoga. In this nuanced and meaningful conversation, Tim and Scott discuss dancing as a spiritual pr

#31: Ellen Johannesen | Ashtanga and Buddhism

Nov 13th, 2021 1h 16m

Scott talks to Ashtanga yoga teacher Ellen Johannesen. A professional dancer at the time, Ellen travelled to the Lakshmipuram Institute (the ‘old old’ Shala) in 1997 where she spent three months studying with Pattabhi Jois. ------- You can bec

#30: Frank Jude Boccio | Yoga and Mindfulness

Oct 31st, 2021 1h 25m

Scott talks to Yoga and Dharma teacher Frank Jude Boccio. Frank took refuge in the Dharma after a period of practising with Thich Nhat Hanh in the 1990’s. In 2000, he began to study with Korean master Samu Sunim, who ordained Frank as a Dharma

#029: Lucille Meyer | Yoga As Service

Aug 11th, 2021 1h 19m

Scott talks to Lucille Meyer about her powerful work as an activist, yoga teacher and CEO of Chrysalis academy. Chrysalis is one of the largest and most prestigious youth service organisations in South Africa. Lucille has overseen the transform

#028: Martin Aylward | Reality is Playful

Jul 27th, 2021 1h 14m

Scott and Dharma teacher Martin Aylward ‘chew the dharma fat’ over topics including contemplative practices, the inherent ‘juiciness’ of life, and the ultimate inevitability of liberation. ___ We'd like to invite you to join our growing Sti

#027: Kino Macgregor | Yoga and Covid

May 20th, 2021 1h 4m

Scott has an open, honest and heartfelt conversation with colleague and international yoga teacher Kino Macgregor about Covid-19 and the year of the pandemic. _______________ We'd like to invite you to join our growing Stillpoint Online Ashtang

#026: Petri Räisänen | Learning From The Past

Feb 20th, 2021 1h 30m

Scott talks to colleague and yoga teacher Petri Räisänen about his life as a yoga teacher and as one of the most respected names in Ashtanga yoga. Petri is deeply open and honest about his relationship to Mysore over the years and Petri and Sco

#025: Eddie Stern | The Yoga Dialogue

Jan 31st, 2021 1h 21m

Scott talks to yoga teacher and educator Eddie Stern about his early life as a seeker of yoga and how the deeply spiritual aspects of his life evolved through his impact with India and hindu temples. Scott has known Eddie since 2014 and has co-

#024: Daniel Simpson | The Truth of Yoga

Jan 17th, 2021 1h 22m

#024: Daniel Simpson Scott talks to Daniel Simpson, on his life as a yoga philosophy teacher and practitioner. Daniel presents ancient texts for modern times. He is the author of The Truth of Yoga, a comprehensive guide to the historic traditio

#023: Kia Naddermier | The Practice of Pausing

Dec 12th, 2020 1h 7m

#023: Kia Naddermier Scott talks to his dear friend and colleague Kia Naddermier on their friendship and her life as a renowned yoga and pranayama teacher. They talk about the ability to pause being a key component in the evolution of yoga in y

#022: Josefin Wikström | Bringing Yoga Home

Nov 29th, 2020 1h 10m

Scott talks to dear friend and colleague Josefin Wikström about how yoga changed her life and how she now shares yoga and Bollywood dancing to people in prisons and to those who suffer from complex trauma. We'd like to invite you to join our