03/10/2026
Here are a few photos from the early years…a look back at the first 2 years of Chi J***y at 70 McGee St. Wild to see these photos compared to the studio we know today in image 1. Thank you to this incredible community who keeps this studio going. 🖤
January 25th marked the 12th anniversary of Chi J***y, hard to believe what this studio has become, far beyond anything my imagination could have ever dreamed up. From my small dream and humble start in 2014 at 70 McGee St, I started in one small room that held 4 mats. They were multi coloured, the brand was purple and green and I was a one woman show with my sidekick, the studio greeter and sometimes feet warmer in savasana, Coconut.
My day one vision was to have a full service experience where people could have a semi-private class, complimentary tea and water and no more than 4 people in class for $25 and that’s where the full service started…
In 2016 after 2 years of giving it my all, bootstrapping trying to run a brick and mortar, all while still teaching at other studios and in home private yoga lessons to pay the bills, it was relentlessly hard and no one was showing up. Gutted and exhausted I decided I would give it 6 months more before I would close the Chi J***y studio. And before I knew it and even though I changed nothing, people just started to show up…. and the Chi J***y studio grew to the studio you know today.
Ps. IYKYK slide 7/8 before metrolinx we had a secret garden roof deck where we ran outdoor classes, it was an oasis in the city.
All my gratitude