Stillpoints: A Podcast with Scott Johnson

In this wide ranging conversation Scott Johnson talks to Wade Oakley, yoga teacher, strength coach and long-time Ashtanga practitioner, about what it means to sustain a practice across a whole life. Among many honest, personal and thoughtful exchanges, Wade shares how strength training, injury and repeated trips to Mysore have shaped not just his body but his understanding of what devotion to prac...

Episode 5: Shraddha Jois on the life of her father, Sharath. In the final episode of Memories of Sharath , we hear from someone who knew Sharath Jois more deeply than any student ever could: his daughter, Shraddha. Speaking with quiet strength and heartfelt clarity, Shraddha reflects on growing up in the Jois household, surrounded by yoga, devotion, and community. She shares the moment she chose t...

Episode 4: The Final Collective Memories - Stories from Sharath's Friends & Students In this fourth episode of Memories of Sharath , it will be the last time we bring collective voices in one place. Over the four collective episodes , the memories shared have revealed not only the depth of Sharath's connection to people, but also how the practice of Ashtanga Yoga shapes all of us us in deeply pers...

Episode 3: A Life Remembered, A Practice Continued -  Stories from Sharath's Friends & Students In this third episode of Memories of Sharath , we continue to explore the life and legacy of Sharath Jois through the voices of those who knew him well. This episode features deeply personal reflections from long-time students, close friends, and those whose lives were shaped by his steady presence and...

Episode 2: A Deeper Look into Sharath's Impact – Voices from His Close Students and Family In this second episode of Memories of Sharath , we continue our journey through the life and legacy of Sharath Jois, one of the most influential figures in the Ashtanga Yoga tradition. This episode features heartfelt stories from Sharath's family, close students and long-time friends who reflect on his life,...

Memories of Sharath Jois (episode 1) | Stillpoints Podcast Join Scott Johnson on a journey through the life and legacy of Sharath Jois, one of the most influential figures in the Ashtanga Yoga community. In this special series of the Stillpoints Podcast , Scott brings together the voices of those who knew Sharath personally—his family, long-time students, and close friends—to share stories, memori...

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 prevent depression. Mark was raised in a devout Christian household, and at a young age believed his calling was with the ministry. His path changed while stud...

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 of spiritual discovery, the outcome being a life embedded within the mystical limbs of yoga and contemplative practice. ___ We'd like to invite you to join o...

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 practices to find our own unique creative process. --- We'd like to invite you to join our growing monthly Stillpoint Online Yoga community. For just £20 per mont...

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 monthly Stillpoint Online Yoga community. For just £20 per month you can support the podcast and every Monday evening, between 7.30pm - 8.30pm UK time, join our...

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 Online Yoga community . For just £20 per month you can support the podcast and every Monday evening, between 7.30pm - 8.30pm UK time, join our live stream yoga...

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 years episodes here. Scott also intersperses the guests words with poetry that has inspired him over the year, words that he has shared with his online and wor...

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 how we can all find our own unique freedom to move in our bodies.   ---   We'd like to invite you to join our growing monthly Stillpoint Yoga community. We...

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 philosophy. Shyam talks about his life as a philosophy researcher, his work on decolonisation and his translation of the yoga sutra named, Patanjali Yoga Su...

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 Fierce Feminine Buddhism. --- We'd like to invite you to join our growing  monthly Stillpoint Yoga community . We teach in-person in London Bridge and li...

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 her new book, The Yoga Manifesto. ----- We'd like to invite you to join our growing monthly Stillpoint Yoga community . We teach in-person in London Bridge an...

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. ___ 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...

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 Yoga community. We teach in-person in London Bridge and live stream online Ashtanga Yoga assisted self practice and guided classes, with weekly yoga clinic...

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 live stream online Ashtanga Yoga assisted self practice and guided classes, with weekly yoga clinics and philosophy sessions guided by Scott Johnson and the S...

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 self practice and guided classes, with weekly yoga clinics and philosophy sessions guided by Scott Johnson and the Stillpoint teaching faculty. We also have a...

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 practise, movement as a healing modality, and the teacher's role as a vessel for knowledge. ________ We'd like to invite you to join our growing monthly Still...

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 become part of our Stillpoints Podcast Patreon Community and get weekly updates on the podcast, plus a monthly Stillpoints Podcast Live Stream Chat where you c...

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 Teacher in 2007. - You can support The Stillpoints Podcast through our Patreon page and help us to continue to share inspiring and meaningful conversations....

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 transformation of thousands of young men and women, using the techniques of yoga and mindfulness and other modalities. ____ We'd like to invite you to join our grow...

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 Stillpoint Online Ashtanga Yoga and Mindfulness community. You can sign up for a free yoga and meditation course and a free week on our online platform here . ...