Joanne Darby | A Seed That Keeps Growing - My 50 Years of Yoga, Spirituality & Family Life…

A Stillpoint Portrait of Joanne Darby, a long term Ashtanga/Kriya yoga practitioner and teacher who lives in Montreal, Canada In this wonderful conversation Joanne shares how nearly 50 years of spiritual practice has shaped her life. Travelling to India in the 1970’s and 80’s transformed her and set her on the path of personal devotion. It was while travelling at this time that she met her life partner, Mark, while studying in Mysore with Pattabhi Jois. Then, in the mid 1980’s she stopped practicing, moved back to Canada and devoted her life to raising a family with Mark. They let go of the yoga world until the early 2000s when a meeting with Jois in New York rekindled her love for the practice and she returned to Mysore for 5 years. She has been practicing ever since… — This portrait was filmed at Purple Valley Retreat Centre in Goa. You can find out more and join a retreat with Scott Johnson in 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/5cmv5wt4 — You can find out more about Stillpoint Yoga London and our in-person and online daily Ashtanga yoga classes here: https://tinyurl.com/mryssnae — Follow Scott Johnson on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yck4zj2u — Join The Still Space each week: https://tinyurl.com/yje7865a Support our work and have your own conversations like these at Stillpoint Online, our on-demand and weekly philosophy, meditation and discussion platform. For just £20 per month you can watch our on-demand videos and join our Monday night Still Space, where we have beautiful discussions and practices on the deeper aspects of yoga.