YogaChats: Recent Episodes
Greg Walsh
Join in the yoga chats with Greg Walsh, owner of samadhi Yoga Studios in Temple Bar, Dublin. Greg will chat with yogis, foodies, friends, heroes, seers, and seekers. Some you will know, some you will enjoy getting to know!
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Immerse yourself in the serenity of the season with "Yuletide Yoga: Let It Flow," the Temple Bar Yoga festive podcast. Join Greg and some of the radiant TBY team—Hilary, Jeanette, Maria, and Paul—as they unwrap the secrets to a harmonious holiday season through yoga. Discover how some of your favourite yogis navigate the yuletide spirit on and off the mat, offering a blend of laughter, reflection, and a touch of magic. It's more than a podcast; it's a journey into the heart of Christmas, where the breath flows, and the spirit glows.
Tune in and let the Yuletide yoga magic begin!
Join Greg Walsh and Ewa Szczupak of Temple Bar Yoga in a frank conversation, as they unravel the art of adapting your yoga practice to life's ever-changing landscape. Discover the wisdom in tailoring your poses, tweaking sequences, and embracing the support of yoga props. From age and lifestyle adjustments to overcoming physical setbacks, find out how the key to a resilient practice lies in the beauty of adaptation. Tune in for insights that will reshape the way you approach your mat and the journey of self-discovery through yoga.
Join Greg Walsh of Temple Bar Yoga in Dublin, as he chats with Jeanette Keane, who leads Calm and Flow yoga sessions in Temple Bar Yoga. Jeanette is an artist and professional dancer, skilled in Public Relations, Digital Communication, Marketing, and Arts Administration, and of course a highly skilled yoga teacher.
Join guest host Lauren Godfrey, who qualified as a yoga teacher in July 2023. Lauren has the YogaChats with Alex and Caroline, who also qualified with Lauren. They talked all things YTT, the struggles, the joys, the surprises, and how they feel when all the work is over and they are certified.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with renowned Dublin based vinyasa yoga teacher and teacher trainer Susie Murray about vinyasa yoga, yoga sequencing, the power of repetition, and self practice being like a love song.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Rebecca Bennaroch, Samadhi's longest distance zoom yogi. Rebecca zooms into at least one class per week from Philadelphia PA. With so much yoga on offer in the USA, why does Rebecca join a class 5,000 kilometres away and 5 hours ahead? Tune in to hear why!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Tara Duffy, an Iyengar Yoga teacher based in Galway. Tara co-founded the not-for-profit studio Yoga Darsana. Tara and Greg talked not-for-profit yoga, the Galway yoga scene, yoga teacher training in China, and so much more.
Join guest host Fiona Waters, who is currently finishing her yoga teacher training in Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as Fiona has the YogaChats with Emma and Paul, who are also finishing their training in Samadhi. They talked all things YTT, the struggles, the joys, the surprises, and how they feel, one week before the final exams.
Join guest host Fiona Waters, who is currently finishing her yoga teacher training in Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as Fiona turns the tables, and interviews Greg Walsh, owner of Samadhi! Fiona asks Greg about his journey to yoga, his vision for Samadhi, and suggestions for yoga beginners...
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Beare, Rachel Beare to her bank manager, long term yoga teacher, owner of The Yoga House in Waterford. Beare and Greg talk yoga post-covid, staying true to the practice, honouring the tradition of the 8 limbs while delivering them in a way that is relevant to modern times, running a small yoga business ethically and more. It gets dark at times, I have to tell you!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Niamh Daly, senior yoga teacher, teacher trainer, nutrition and health coach, and creator of the Yoga for the stages of Menopause Training.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Yael Margalit, physical therapist, menstrual cycle educator, yoga teacher and osteopath in training, about menstrual cycles and yoga.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Colm Walsh, owner of Yoga Dublin, and Lisa Wilkinson, owner of The Elbow Room. Check out 3 yogi "old timers" reminisce about 20 years of yoga in Dublin, the joys and pains of owning a yoga studio, how Covid impacted the yoga industry, and the future of yoga...!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he has the Festive YogaChats some of the Samadhi teachers: Aine Kerrigan, Maria Caldwell, Melanie Taylor, and Siobhan Flynn. Together they chat about the holiday season, their plans, and what food they will enjoy!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Dearbhla Glynn about her many lives: as a filmmaker, artist, lecturer, yogi, and retreat facilitator.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Yin and Vinyasa Yoga instructor Siobhan Flynn. Siobhan explains some of the theory of yin yoga, talks stretching from cold, and exploring styles of yoga.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Iyengar instructor and studio owner Stephanie Tencer, of Studio Po Yoga in Toronto. In 2018 Greg spent the month of June in Pune, in the Iyengar Yoga Institute. He maintains that it was a really wonderful experience, and quite life changing. while there Greg met Stephanie, and really appreciated her dedication and joyful enthusiasm for practice. Stephanie talks about aligning with joy, playful exploration of yoga, and gets serious also, chatting about the role of the guru, empowering students, and more!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Iyengar instructors Deirdre Sheehan and Olwen Golden. In 2018 Greg spent the month of June in Pune, in the Iyengar Yoga Institute. He maintains that it was a really wonderful experience, and quite life changing. When his two good pals Dee and Olwen decided to go over to Pune for a huge Iyengar festival in December of that year, Greg invited myself along. They had the best of times, with wonderful food, with some great yoga, with some hilarity, and with some sadness. Tune in to hear them relive the event on YogaChats!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with CC Darlington about how we can make yoga studios and spaces more gender inclusive, and support trans and non-binary yogis in our community.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Aileen Slein. Aileen, who trained as an Iyengar Yoga teacher, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. She had surgery and then 6 months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and Aileen is cancer-free for the last year. Aileen used her yoga practice to support her journey of recovery, and is now offering a yoga course to support anyone who is recovering from cancer.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Linda, Michael and Noeleen, recent graduates of the annual Samadhi yoga teacher training course. On the 2020/2021 course Samadhi planned blended learning, but then Ireland went into Covid lockdown. Trainees had expected to work side-by-side with a small group of like minded yogis in the studio, but in the end many never even met their classmates. Yet here they are, certified yoga instructors. Let's hear their story!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Adrian Martin. Adrian has become a regular face in Samadhi Zoom classes, had dabbled in yoga before, but took it up in earnest via Zoom. He calls himself a Zoom Yoga Baby!
Greg thought he would be a good guest on YogaChats. And he was not wrong!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Naomi Sheridan, owner of NOMS, a natural, organic, mindful and sustainable shop with heart in Dublin 7. Naomi shares her experience of sustainable shopping and conscious consumerism.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Tony Keogh, Head-Chef in Cornucopia vegetarian and plant based restaurant in Dublin about ethical eating.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with women’s health yoga specialist, Melissa Curtis. Melissa discusses her journey into using yoga to support women's health, and also how she uses yoga to manage stress in the body.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Tamara Howard, of Tamara Howard Communications. Tamara qualified as a yoga teacher in the middle of the Covid pandemic, and has a story to tell!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with senior Iyengar yoga teacher Melanie Taylor about staying with the practice, and not changing systems.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Dave Brocklebank of the Burren Yoga & Meditation Centre. Dave talks about running a residential retreat centre for 22 years, and his hopes for the future.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with the inspirational Paula Mitten of Durga Yoga. Paula is a pioneer of teaching online, and advised Greg and many other yoga teachers when we all moved to Zoom in March 2020.
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with yoga teacher Sharon Brady about how yoga is for everybody, not just the young and able!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with Jivamukti yoga teacher Aine Kerrigan about taking up yoga, how to find a class that works for you, advice for beginners, and if flexibility matters at all!
Join Greg Walsh of Samadhi Yoga in Temple Bar, Dublin, as he chats with long term yoga teacher Maria Caldwell about the benefits of consistency over intensity, and other yogic gems!