Ellen Johannesen's guest appearances

Ellen Johannesen

Stillpoints: A Podcast with Scott Johnson

Escaping Samsara

Finding Harmony Podcast

Fifty Shades of Jay

OwlTail

Our guest today is a lovely Elvish woman, who could’ve easily descended from a family of Wood Nymphs. Ellen Johannesen was born in Norway but has spent many years living abroad, mainly in India and Nepal. She was first introduced to yoga during her career as a professional dancer and has been teaching now for over 20 years. In 2002, she co-founded the first Ashtanga studio in Oslo, Norway, where she headed up the Mysore program. However, her time in India led to a growing interest in Buddhism, which brought her back to live and study for three years in Bylakuppe, at a Tibetan Monastery and Tibetan refugee settlement. She subsequently moved to Kathmandu where she became a Tibetan translator and earned a Masters degree in Buddhist studies and Himalayan Languages from Kathmandu University. During this time she founded the first Mysore program in the center of Kathmandu where she lived and taught for seven years.  Ellen also studied Sanskrit, which was traditionally widely used among the Nepali Brahmin population and the Newar Buddhists. More recently, she has returned to Norway, but continues to take students on transformational retreats, where you can practice Ashtanga yoga and go trekking in the spiritual hub of the Himalayas. She loves sharing some of her favourite places around and beyond the Kathmandu valley, while introducing students to the sacred sites and natural beauty that is Nepal. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ELLEN INSTAGRAM  I  WEBSITE  I  On Yoga Norway FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HARMONY WEBSITE The Finding Harmony Podcast is hosted, edited and produced by Harmony Slater and co-hosted by Russell Case. A big heart of thanks to our friends, family, and students from around the world, who’ve generously supported this podcast through your comments, sharing, and financial donations. Your contributions have allowed us to keep our podcast ad and sponsor free. Creating, editing and producing each episode takes a lot of time. It is a labor of love. And would not be possible without your kind support. If you’ve enjoyed today’s podcast, please consider supporting our future episodes by making a donation. Every little bit goes a long way and we are immensely grateful for any and all of your support.     Make A Donation    Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review!  ❤   Give us a 5★ rating! Opening and closing music compliments of my dear friend teaching  Ashtanga yoga in Eindhoven, Nick Evans, with his band “dawnSong” from  the   album “for Morgan.”  Listen to the entire album on Spotify - Click  Here.  To purchase your own copy - Click Here.

Our guest today is a lovely Elvish woman, who could’ve easily descended from a family of Wood Nymphs. Ellen Johannesen was born in Norway but has spent many years living abroad, mainly in India and Nepal. She was first introduced to yoga during her career as a professional dancer and has been teaching now for over 20 years. In 2002, she co-founded the first Ashtanga studio in Oslo, Norway, where she headed up the Mysore program. However, her time in India led to a growing interest in Buddhism, which brought her back to live and study for three years in Bylakuppe, at a Tibetan Monastery and Tibetan refugee settlement. She subsequently moved to Kathmandu where she became a Tibetan translator and earned a Masters degree in Buddhist studies and Himalayan Languages from Kathmandu University. During this time she founded the first Mysore program in the center of Kathmandu where she lived and taught for seven years.  Ellen also studied Sanskrit, which was traditionally widely used among the Nepali Brahmin population and the Newar Buddhists. More recently, she has returned to Norway, but continues to take students on transformational retreats, where you can practice Ashtanga yoga and go trekking in the spiritual hub of the Himalayas. She loves sharing some of her favourite places around and beyond the Kathmandu valley, while introducing students to the sacred sites and natural beauty that is Nepal. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ELLEN <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashtanganepal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a>  I  <a href="https://ashtanganepal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WEBSITE</a>  I  <a href="https://www.onyoga.no/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Yoga Norway</a> <h3>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HARMONY</h3> <a href="https://harmonyslater.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WEBSITE</a> <h3>The Finding Harmony Podcast is hosted, edited and produced by Harmony Slater and co-hosted by Russell Case.</h3> A big heart of thanks to our friends, family, and students from around the world, who’ve generously supported this podcast through your comments, sharing, and financial donations. Your contributions have allowed us to keep our podcast ad and sponsor free. Creating, editing and producing each episode takes a lot of time. It is a labor of love. And would not be possible without your kind support. If you’ve enjoyed today’s podcast, please consider supporting our future episodes by making a donation. Every little bit goes a long way and we are immensely grateful for any and all of your support. <a href="https://harmony-slater-yoga.squarespace.com/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">    Make A Donation   </a> Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review!  ❤   Give us a 5★ rating! Opening and closing music compliments of my dear friend teaching  Ashtanga yoga in Eindhoven, Nick Evans, with his band “dawnSong” from  the   album “for Morgan.”  Listen to the entire album on Spotify - Click  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0zmdHdpOAqD21WsPcMvXlu?fbclid=IwAR2qWucMkM9x_bTUedT4Iy9FhJMNhUpkDZUk2PdR2PQjDit0ppxAI3tlBSo&amp;si=2eBSEEONReW68RpejBOlvg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a>. To purchase your own copy - Click <a href="https://dawn-song.bandcamp.com/album/for-morgan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a>.

From Norway to Nepal with Ellen Johannesen

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 can talk to Scott about the conversations past, present and future. We'll also get some of the previous guests involved too.  ------- Since then, Ellen’s sadhana has seen her live in a Buddhist monastery alongside five-thousand monks, learning Tibetan in Kathmandu, and studying Buddhism with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala.  A devoted student, Ellen shares about finally feeling ready to take on the role of ‘teacher’, the value of learning the language of a spiritual tradition, the power of intention, and how contemplative practises can offer us all a different way of being in the world. You can find out more about Ellen’s work here. 'Ellen is a deeply committed practitioner who has devoted her life to the study of yoga and Buddhism since the turn of the century. This conversation really gets to the heart of what it means to study both Ashtanga and Buddhism and how it can become a deep part of your life .' Scott Johnson - November 2021

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 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/stillpointspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stillpoints Podcast Patreon Community</a> and get weekly updates on the podcast, plus a monthly Stillpoints Podcast Live Stream Chat where you can talk to Scott about the conversations past, present and future. We'll also get some of the previous guests involved too.  ------- Since then, Ellen’s sadhana has seen her live in a Buddhist monastery alongside five-thousand monks, learning Tibetan in Kathmandu, and studying Buddhism with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala.  A devoted student, Ellen shares about finally feeling ready to take on the role of ‘teacher’, the value of learning the language of a spiritual tradition, the power of intention, and how contemplative practises can offer us all a different way of being in the world. You can find out more about Ellen’s work <a href="http://ashtanganepal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> 'Ellen is a deeply committed practitioner who has devoted her life to the study of yoga and Buddhism since the turn of the century. This conversation really gets to the heart of what it means to study both Ashtanga and Buddhism and how it can become a deep part of your life .' Scott Johnson - November 2021

#31: Ellen Johannesen | Ashtanga and Buddhism

In this episode i am joined by long term Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and teacher Ellen Johannesen, where we discuss the ups and downs of practice and Ellens thoughts and observations on eastern philosophy in today's modern life as the seeker and home owner. Enjoy : )

In this episode i am joined by long term Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and teacher Ellen Johannesen, where we discuss the ups and downs of practice and Ellens thoughts and observations on eastern philosophy in today's modern life as the seeker and home owner. Enjoy : )