As Scott shares an intimate moment of panic with his son, and a moment of clarity about his grandfather, he reflects on how an embodied yoga practice, together with a compassionate outlook, can form a highly contemplative approach to changing our lives.
As SYL turns 10, co-founder Scott Johnson shares 10 things he’s learned over the last 10 years of teaching yoga, accepting the changes, growing a community, being ever present and continuing to dance!
Through contemplative practices such as yoga and mindfulness, and the concept of ‘sonder’, Scott explores how we can begin to discover the deep relationships we have with others, and ultimately ourselves.
As Stillpoint Yoga London moves into its 10th year, founder Scott Johnson reflects on how the vision became a reality, the importance of a quiet space, and how we might each become the love we seek through a disciplined yet compassionate yoga and mindfulness practice.
Scott reflects on how 2018 was a seminal year for Ashtanga yoga. He considers how Ashtanga can be a force for change, empowering us to move forward and creating ripples as it finds a new voice.
In this month’s post, Scott explores what happens when we fall deep into a yoga or contemplative practice – how we can fall into our breath, away from our identity, and into present moment awareness. As we lean into the space that’s created, can we find a new way of seeing ourselves and the world?
Scott contemplates our connection with our yoga practice, sharing how we might begin to understand yoga, how he sees yoga as intimacy and as relationship, and why it’s important to practise gratitude in our lives.
Scott considers the intentions we have around our yoga practice and whether these change over time, and shares why he sees yoga as a formal contemplative practice.
Yoga begins with listening. This month, Scott explains why listening to others is at the core of why we practise yoga, and how we can navigate the differences in our own viewpoints with love and compassion for others.
This month Scott invites you to imagine if any part of your life had been different; he explores how skilfully reflecting on the past and stopping to smell the roses in the present moment keeps you on a path to the future.
As we move into the new year, Scott looks back over 2017 and reflects on some of the most popular posts from the Stillpoint Yoga London blog, to help give you a fresh perspective on your yoga practice.
This month’s blog post tells the story of how the SYL community evolved out of a shared experience of grief.