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Yoga & Advaitya Vedanta - Ranjana Thapalyal, ‘The Chai Sessions’
Ranjana is an artist and lecturer living and working right here in Glasgow. We begin by chatting about her first experiences with yoga. How she was introduced to Advaitya Vedanta at a very young age by her parents. We get into what Advaitya Vedanta is too. How it is really about getting to know the Self that is in all of us, all life, all matter...
Freedom & Balance Through Yoga - Dan Gronan, ‘The Chai Sessions’
I'm delighted to welcome and introduce you to Dan Gronan in this, my 21st Chai Session!
Dan is offering a brand new weekly class here at MCY on Tuesdays 6-7.15pm. I thought it would be lovely to sit down for a chat and a cuppa to get to know him a little better…
Letter from a Zen temple
Some of you know Patricia from her regular classes and workshops. She’s been a part of the MCY family since 2014 when she joined us for her first ever Ashtanga class! When she told me she’d decided to leave Glasgow to spend an extended period of time living and practising in a zen temple in Sweden I felt excited for her adventure, curious about what life would be like there and of course sad that I’d be without her steady presence and wise insight.
I’m delighted to be able to share her recent letter giving us a glimpse of life there!
Yama-Niyama & Doing Yoga Philosophy - Ema Čulík, ‘The Chai Sessions’
Unbelievably, this is my 20th Chai Session! It’s super special for a few reasons…
One, Ema is back. This time we’re chatting about yoga philosophy, specifically yama-niyama.
Two, we’re chatting in person from the sofa in the studio.
And three, to celebrate episode 20, this is a special extended Chai Session.
The Yoga Manifesto - Nadia Gilani, 'The Chai Sessions'
Nadia Gilani is an author, yoga teacher and former news journalist. Her book, The Yoga Manifesto is what brought us together to chat. Plus she’ll be coming to visit us here at Merchant City Yoga next month! An afternoon of practise, tea and conversation…
The Magic of Restorative Yoga
When we create the conditions for rest something truly magical happens. Our state changes, often much quicker than we might have expected. We can access parts of ourselves that are familiar and known to us but somehow were small, forgotten or lost before we began. “Restorative yoga is a way of coming home to ourselves.” - Judith Lasater
The Subtle Body, Mantra, Sound & Music - Tony Young, 'The Chai Sessions'
Tony is a teacher of mediation, mantra and the energetic or subtle yogic body. This is what he shares with our yoga teacher trainees in his sessions during our 200 hour YTT course.
We begin our chat by considering if these traditional, more esoteric systems of yoga are getting a little left behind in this modern age of yoga.
This is a fascinating chat you won’t want to miss.