Have you ever returned to something wholly familiar—a book, a place, a song, a lover—and suddenly found within it something new? That’s how Denver yoga instructor Scott Anderson approaches just about everything. A devoted student of the human spirit, Scott strives to see the world with a wicked kind of curiosity, seeking wisdom in any number of unconventional combinations and unexpected sources. And find it he does: in Shakespeare and Saint Augustine; in Robert Frost and Fight Club; in the musings of Rumi and My Chemical Romance.
Scott is an ordained minister, and indeed, every one of his classes is a marriage of sorts—between each student and their personal intention; between the community and its limitless potential for compassion. But it’s also his goal (and his gift) to bring yoga’s lofty ideals down to earth. And, judging from his loyal following, Scott’s contagious “pure heart, dirty mind” philosophy is successful in bringing a serious measure of fun to the mat.
By nature, enlightenment comes when we least expect it—so you can’t ever be fully prepared for the “mosh pit of mindfulness” that is a Scott Anderson class. But you can always expect to leave the room with your heart, mind and body a bit more open than before.
