Best Waylon Lewis Podcasts (2024)

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#045: Mark Williams on How We Created Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy 1:16:49

11M ago1:16:49

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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 …

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044: Gregor Maehle on Yoga as a Mystical Experience 1:36:47

1+ y ago1:36:47

1:36:47

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 contemplati…

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#043: Peter Levitt on How Mindfulness Is Creativity 1:26:23

1+ y ago1:26:23

1:26:23

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 Still…

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#042: Waylon Lewis on The Story of Elephant Journal 1:31:34

1+ y ago1:31:34

1:31:34

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 …

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#041: David Swenson on Practicing Yoga Because You Love It 1:39:42

1+ y ago1:39:42

1:39:42

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 7.3…

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Reflections 2022 - What does it mean to live a contemplative life? 23:18

1+ y ago23:18

23:18

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…

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#040: Jon Yuen | Freedom To Move 1:11:11

1+ y ago1:11:11

1:11:11

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…

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#039 | Shyam Ranganathan (with Greg Nardi) - Understanding Yoga Philosophy 1:42:07

1+ y ago1:42:07

1:42:07

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 trans…

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#038: Pamela Weiss | A Fierce Feminine Buddhism 1:23:51

2y ago1:23:51

1:23:51

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 communi…

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#037: Nadia Gilani | The Yoga Manifesto 1:32:45

2y ago1:32:45

1:32:45

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 …

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#036 | Ty Powers - Finding Equanimity 1:16:51

2+ y ago1:16:51

1:16:51

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 L…

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#035: Sarah Powers | Lit From Within 1:33:20

2+ y ago1:33:20

1:33:20

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 prac…

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#034: Ty Landrum | Living Yoga Philosophy 1:24:34

2+ y ago1:24:34

1:24:34

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 phi…

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#033: J.Brown | How Yoga Talks 1:41:57

2+ y ago1:41:57

1:41:57

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…

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#032: Tim Feldmann | Ashtanga Yoga: Past, Present & Future 1:22:57

2+ y ago1:22:57

1:22:57

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 li…

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#31: Ellen Johannesen | Ashtanga and Buddhism 1:16:38

3y ago1:16:38

1:16:38

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…

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#30: Frank Jude Boccio | Yoga and Mindfulness 1:25:42

3y ago1:25:42

1:25:42

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 continu…

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#029: Lucille Meyer | Yoga As Service 1:19:51

3y ago1:19:51

1:19:51

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 modaliti…

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#028: Martin Aylward | Reality is Playful 1:14:20

3y ago1:14:20

1:14:20

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 …

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#027: Kino Macgregor | Yoga and Covid 1:04:50

3+ y ago1:04:50

1:04:50

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 Ashtanga Yoga and Mindfulness community. You can sign up for a free yoga and meditation course and a free week on…

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#026: Petri Räisänen | Learning From The Past 1:30:25

3+ y ago1:30:25

1:30:25

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 Scott talk about how we can move on from the abuses of Pattabhi Jois. _______________ We'd like to invite you…

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#025: Eddie Stern | The Yoga Dialogue 1:21:22

3+ y ago1:21:22

1:21:22

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-hosted him in the UK twice. Both times Eddie performed Puja’s at the workshops and these were deeply movin…

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#024: Daniel Simpson | The Truth of Yoga 1:22:00

3+ y ago1:22:00

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#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 tradition and texts of yoga for contemporary practitioners. We'd like to invite you to join our growing Stillpoint…

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#023: Kia Naddermier | The Practice of Pausing 1:07:14

3+ y ago1:07:14

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#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 your life. We'd like to invite you to join our growing Stillpoint Online Ashtanga Yoga and Mindfulness comm…

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#022: Josefin Wikström | Bringing Yoga Home 1:10:28

3+ y ago1:10:28

1:10:28

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 growing Stillpoint Online Ashtanga Yoga and Mindfulness community. We live stream beginner classes, Ashtanga…

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#021: Taylor Hunt | Recovery Through Yoga 1:16:58

4y ago1:16:58

1:16:58

Scott talks to Ashtanga yoga teacher Taylor Hunt about how Ashtanga yoga has helped him through his recovery from addiction and how he now helps others using the same inspiring outlook. We’d like to invite you to join our growing Stillpoint Online Ashtanga Yoga and Mindfulness community. We live stream beginner classes, Ashtanga Yoga assisted self …

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#020: Prem & Radha Carlisi | Finding Humility Together 1:19:00

4y ago1:19:00

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#020: Prem & Radha Carlisi Scott talks to Prem and Radha Carlisi (and their lovely dogs) about their friendship since 2008 and how they've evolved over an incredibly close, and tender, twelve years of knowing each other. --- We'd like to invite you to join our growing Stillpoint Online Ashtanga Yoga and Mindfulness community. We live stream Ashtang…

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#19: Laruga Glaser | Leaning In To Vulnerability 1:21:36

4y ago1:21:36

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#019: Laruga Glaser Scott talks to Laruga Glaser on her life as a yoga student and teacher of Ashtanga yoga. She also shares her experience as a woman of colour in the yoga industry. On 3rd June Laruga shared a 52:39 face to camera Instagram post on her experience as a POC in Ashtanga yoga. The majority of her conversation (with Scott) references L…

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#18: Simon Borg-Olivier | Finding The Real Yoga 1:41:47

4y ago1:41:47

1:41:47

#018: Simon Borg-Olivier Scott talks to Simon Borg-Olivier on his 50 years as a teacher and practitioner of yoga. Simon Borg-Olivier is a maverick and someone who has truly done his own research into how yoga works for him. Simon Borg-Olivier has been studying traditional forms of posture, movement and breathing for over 50 years. He has worked as …

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#17: Greg Nardi | Empowerment Through Ashtanga Yoga 1:28:42

4y ago1:28:42

1:28:42

#017: Greg Nardi Scott talks to close friend and colleague Greg Nardi on his life as an Ashtanga yoga practitioner and teacher. --- In this podcast we talk about the sexual abuse commited by Pattabhi Jois on a number of his students over the years. While this conversation centers Greg's experience, it is not meant to detract from the victim's exper…

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#016 | Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen | Reclaiming Joy Through Heartbreak 1:11:51

4y ago1:11:51

1:11:51

Scott talks to Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen on her life in yoga. An up and coming wellness advocate, Wambui has a blend of formal Ashtanga yoga training, Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) and life experience that gives her a unique ability to see and hear those around her in a way that is tender, gentle and real. Wambui started practicing Ashtan…

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#015: Zephyr Wildman | Yoga and Recovery 1:23:50

4y ago1:23:50

1:23:50

Scott talks to his good friend and fellow yoga teacher Zephyr Wildman... Originally from Idaho, Zephyr Wildman is one of London's most well loved and highly regarded yoga teachers. Yoga and the Twelve Step recovery programme have supported her during difficult times, and Zephyr now works closely with treatment centres for addiction, depression and …

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#014: Mark Robberds | Into The Unknown 1:18:02

4+ y ago1:18:02

1:18:02

#014: Mark Robberds Scott talks to Mark Robberds, a friend, senior Ashtanga yoga teacher and movement educator. Mark Robberds has been practicing yoga since 1997. He is one of the few people to be certified to teach Ashtanga Yoga by KPJAYI. Over the years he has become one of the leading figures of movement in yoga culture, pushing the boundaries a…

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#013: Deepika Mehta | Movement into Stillness 1:03:58

4+ y ago1:03:58

1:03:58

Scott talks to Deepika Mehta, a friend and fellow long term practitioner and teacher of Ashtanga yoga. Deepika has been practicing yoga for over 20 years, where she used the tools of yoga to heal from a devastating climbing accident. Since then she has thrived, studying the Sivananda and Ashtanga yoga traditions and becoming an Authorised Level 2 t…

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#012: Dr Matthew Clark | A Naturally Sceptical Mind 1:08:29

4+ y ago1:08:29

1:08:29

#012: Dr Matthew Clark Scott talks to Dr Matthew Clark, a long term yoga practitioner, philosophy teacher and academic. Since 2004, Dr. Matthew Clark has been a Research Associate at SOAS, University of London. He is one of the administrators of the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies in London and is one of the editors of the Journal of Yoga Studies. His …

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#011: Joey Miles | Blending Yoga Traditions 1:11:34

4+ y ago1:11:34

1:11:34

#011: Joey Miles ‘This book is to help you sit like a mountain, so that when you see the big mountains you’ll know what to look for’. Scott talks to Joey Miles, an authorised level 2 and highly inspiring Ashtanga yoga teacher, about how yoga has evolved through his life. Joey came to yoga in 1998 and since that time has become one of the most loved…

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#010: Ann Weston | 62 Years of Practice 57:28

4+ y ago57:28

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#010: Ann Weston Scott talks to Ann Weston, a UK based yoga teacher and teacher trainer, on her 62 years of yoga practice. Ann began her yoga practice at the age of sixteen in 1957. She has been a quiet pioneer of yoga in Britain since that time, quietly practicing and sharing to others what she has found to be so beautiful in her life. Yoga. Ann s…

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#009: Jess Glenny | Movement Through Life 54:45

4+ y ago54:45

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Scott talks to colleague and fellow yoga practitioner Jess Glenny, a London based yoga teacher and educator, on her lifelong dedication to movement practices. Those were the days my friend We thought they’d never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day Jess is a long term and highly skilled yoga/movement teacher, facilitator and therapist special…

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#008: Danny Paradise | Creating Your Own Way 1:12:39

5y ago1:12:39

1:12:39

Scott talks to Danny Paradise, one of the original Ashtanga yoga teachers and pioneers from the 1970s, about his life and practice in a vast and wide ranging conversation. Danny Paradise is one of the longest practicing western practitioners of Ashtanga yoga,. He began studying with David Williams and Nancy Gilgoff in 1976 and became a pioneer of t…

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#007: David Keil | Owning Your Practice 59:57

5y ago59:57

59:57

Scott interviews David Keil, a long term SYL friend and collabarator, about his life and evolution into becoming one of Stillpoint's most loved visiting teachers and a highly sought after yoga anatomy educator. David Keil is a yoga teacher, yoga anatomy educator and entrepreneur who is changing the way we integrate with and learn yoga anatomy. He h…

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#006: Caroline Taylor | A Transformative Pathway 52:35

5y ago52:35

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Scott talks to Caroline Taylor, a long term SYL practitioner, about how she has navigated her yoga practice since the time she started in 2012. Caroline has been a practitioner of Ashtanga yoga since 2012 when she first met Scott after walking into Stillpoint Yoga London as a beginner. She joined Stillpoint at the time just after Ozge Karabiyik had…

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#005: Ian Cheney | A Broader Perspective On Practice 57:05

5y ago57:05

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Scott talks to his friend Ian Cheney about Ian's evolution from an Ashtanga yoga practitioner to a KPJAYI authorised teacher. Ian runs an Ashtanga yoga Mysore programme in Melbourne, Australia. He has been friends with Scott since 2013 and taught at SYL before his move to Australia. Ian was first introduced to Ashtanga Yoga in 2002 and after many y…

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#004: Liz Lark | Yoga As A Creative Process 1:01:27

5y ago1:01:27

1:01:27

Scott talks to Liz Lark about her life. Scott and Liz have been friends and colleagues for nearly 15 years. Liz is one of the foremost and most well loved teachers of yoga in the UK over the last 30 years. She has written 8 books on yoga and brings a sense of creativity, fun and beautiful intelligence to the teaching and sharing of yoga. She contin…

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#003: Maria Jose Pantoja | Remembering Precious Times 56:59

5y ago56:59

56:59

Scott talks to Maria Jose Pantoja who between 2009 and 2013 was one of the most consistent members and teachers at Stillpoint Yoga London. She turned from one of the most beautiful practitioners into one of our loveliest ever teachers. Maria was loved by everyone who was part of our community. She moved back to her native Mexico in 2013 ------- Rem…

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#002: Laura Graham-Dullaert | Becoming Your Own Teacher 1:16:15

5y ago1:16:15

1:16:15

Scott and Laura talk deeply about how they’re relationship has evolved over 8 years. They share how they met, the shift of their relationship through teaching and Laura apprenticing at Stillpoint Yoga London, how they both navigated the death of SYL co-founder Ozge Karabiyik and then moved into becoming colleagues and dear friends who still goof ar…

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#001: John Scott | How Practice Changes Over The Years 1:00:24

5y ago1:00:24

1:00:24

In a beautifully revealing conversation at the Purple Valley Retreat Centre in Goa where they were both teaching, John and Scott share intimate moments of their lives. The teacher/student relationship that has evolved between John and Scott over the years has turned into friendship. One where they deeply support each other's work, aren't afraid of …