The Chai Sessions - Merchant City Yoga
The Chai Sessions podcast with Judi Farrell shares the magic of chai and chat at Merchant City Yoga Glasgow wherever you are. Each episode Judi is joined by a special guest from our MCY family to chat about all things yoga. Listen with a cuppa to inspiring conversation exploring the fullness of yoga as a whole hearted practice and how it can help us navigate the modern lives we live today.
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- Update frequency
- every 35 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Why is the Bhagavad Gita relevant? - James Boag
In this episode of the Chai Sessions I’m talking to good friend and yoga philosophy maestro, James Boag. He’s a regular guest with me here on the podcast.
Because we’re chatting ahead of James’s next …
This Is How Ashtanga Works - Scott Johnson
In this episode of The Chai Sessions I’m talking to friend and fellow Ashtanga teacher Scott Johnson. This is our fourth conversation so I feel we can now say he’s a regular here on the podcast!
For m…
Ashtanga Love Notes - Rose Ann McKean
This episode is the fifth and last (at least for now!) in my short series, Ashtanga Love Notes, where I talk with friends who like me still practise and teach Ashtanga. And still love it too!
My guest…
Ashtanga Love Notes - Allison Dearling
This episode is the fourth in my short series, Ashtanga Love Notes, where I talk with friends who like me still practise and teach Ashtanga. And still love it too!
My guest on this episode is good fri…
Ashtanga Love Notes - Cathy Moran
This episode is the third in my short series, Ashtanga Love Notes. I feel Ashtanga has fallen a bit out of fashion and gets a bad rep for being too difficult, rigid, and well, old fashioned but we’ll…
Ashtanga Love Notes Series - Emma Isokivi
This episode is the second in my short podcast series, Ashtanga Love Notes.
My guest on this episode is Emma Isokivi. She is a devoted Ashtanga practitioner and teacher and is the owner of Ashtanga Yo…
Ashtanga Love Notes Series - Lucy Crawford
This episode is the first in a short series I’m sharing called Ashtanga Love Notes.
I feel Ashtanga has fallen a bit out of fashion and often gets a bad rep for being too difficult, rigid, and well, o…
The Relationship Between The Yoga Sutras & The Bhagavad Gita - James Boag
In this episode of the Chai Sessions, I'm talking to good friend, podcast regular and yoga philosophy maestro James Boag.
We explore the relationship between two of the best known yoga texts, the Yoga…
Yoga, Personal Development & Wellbeing - Heather Gweneth Bird
In this episode of the Chai Sessions I'm talking to clinical research and health professional Heather Gwyneth Bird.
I first met Heather way back in 2015 when she joined our Yoga Teacher Training prog…
Osteopathy, Anatomy & Yoga - Gareth Magee
In this episode of The Chai Sessions I'm talking with Osteopath Gareth McGee. Some of you might know Gareth already from his anatomy and physiology sessions on our yoga teacher training programme her…
The Bhagavad Gita & Yoga Philosophy - Ema Čulík
This is Ema's third time on The Chai Sessions! I think that makes her a regular guest now. I'm thrilled she was able to join me again for a chat and a cuppa on the sofa.
Ema offers courses rooted in t…
Bonus Bit 2 - James Boag on Yoga and Religion, Yoga Philosophy
When James joined me on The Chai Sessions (episode #28) to discuss the 8 limbs of yoga ahead of his weekend immersion here at MCY in March, we dived into a few conversations that didn't make it into …
Bonus Bit 1 - James Boag on Bramacharya, Yoga Philosophy
When James joined me on The Chai Sessions (episode #28) to discuss the 8 limbs of yoga ahead of his weekend immersion here at MCY in March, we dived into a few conversations that didn't make it into …
The 8 Limbs of Yoga - James Boag
I'm delighted James Boag could join me on The Chai Sessions for a third time to chat about yoga and yoga philosophy.
For anyone who hasn't met James yet, he has been teaching yoga for over 20 years. I…
A Mindful Approach to Ashtanga Yoga - Scott Johnson
What is a mindful approach to Ashtanga yoga? Scott Johnson joined me for a chat to explore this and chat about his upcoming visit to Merchant City Yoga on Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th February.
This is Sc…
A Full Heart - Yogability
Debbie is back! She joined me for a catch up and this time brought some very special guests to chat about Yogability.
Yogability is a local Glasgow-based charity who offer yoga to children and adults …
Practising & Teaching Ashtanga Yoga - Lucy Crawford
Lucy Crawford is a very well known and respected international Ashtanga yoga teacher. I'm thrilled I got the opportunity to chat with her and so excited she'll be here at Merchant City Yoga this week…
Yoga for Children - Laura Breckenridge
Laura Breckenridge joined me for a chat about yoga for children.
If you haven't met Laura, she's a qualified child development officer and has worked in the education sector for many years. She's one …
Yoga Nidra: An invitation to simply be - Lucie Potter
Lucie and I are both very passionate about the benefits of yoga nidra. She regularly comes to MCY to share her beautiful seasonal practices with everyone.
If you haven’t heard yet, her late summer se…
Yoga & Advaitya Vedanta - Ranjana Thapalyal
If you haven't met Ranjana yet, let me introduce you. She's a Glasgow-based artist and lecturer. She's been a regular at Merchant City Yoga since 2016 and we've had many rich and diverse conversation…