Hello! It's nice to meet you! I'm Cheryl Wimperis. Former professional ballerina now working as a yoga, ballet and lifestyle coach in Leicester, Oadby, and online.
Yoga is a very effective way to achieve this! It's not only good for your body, but also great for your mind and emotions.
I am a Leicester yoga coach with many years of experience. I can guide you through the correct alignment of your body, so that you can safely enjoy the benefits of yoga. People who are new to yoga will enjoy my beginner yoga class on Friday morning at The Squash Club Studio in Leicester.
Our beginners class is designed to help people who are new to yoga learn the basics of the practice. We offer a gentle introduction to the fundamentals of yoga, with an emphasis on breathing techniques, relaxation, and how to connect your body, mind, and breath. This class is suitable for anyone wanting to try out yoga for the first time.
My other Leicester yoga classes are based in Oadby, which is just 4 miles from Leicester City centre.
These yoga sessions will leave you feeling relaxed and at peace.
In addition to my experience as a professional ballerina, I have studied anatomy and physiology for many years. Using my knowledge of the body, I can safely guide people through yoga exercises with the correct alignment of their bodies.
On my website, you can book a yoga class and attend these group yoga classes per week if you are interested in joining our Leicester Beginner yoga class, or our evening Oadby yoga class.
Please note, my yoga class at Parkland Leisure Centre requires you to book directly with them on their app or call them.
Alternatively, I offer online classes and one-on-one private yoga tuition (private classes) in person or Zoom online. Please contact me with any questions.
Join one of my Leicester yoga classes today or take one of my online classes!
Everyone is welcome.
I look forward to meeting you and working with you as your Leicester yoga instructor.
Namaste 🧘🏻♀️
A smaller intimate, welcoming space for people - 15 beginners yoga - 10.00 - 11.30am Friday mornings.
It is important to practice and understand how our body, mind, and gentle breath control are interconnected. With a simple guided beginners yoga Leicester class, you will tone, improve your mobility, calm your mind, and feel relaxed.
A larger Oadby yoga class of up to 50 students of all abilities is welcome - timetable 7:45 - 8:45pm Tuesday Evenings.
Unwind with a restorative class after a long day. You can reconnect with your body during this guided class. Afterwards, you will feel energized and relaxed after guided relaxation and a few dynamic poses tailored to your needs and abilities.
An inviting space for 25 students. All abilities welcome - timetable 7:30 - 9:00pm Thursday Evenings.
Body-mind connection can be re-energised and relaxed with dynamic yoga classes in Oadby that help you get back into your body. These adult yoga classes in person are taught jointly by Nilesh Bhatha and me, so you can try different styles and benefit from hand support.
I teach yoga to beginners at Leicester Squash Club on Friday mornings at 10.00 am on London Road in the East Midlands.
This is an intimate, welcoming and safe environment for complete beginners. It is a wonderful place for those who want to learn at their own pace. This is not Hotpod yoga Leicester or a heated yoga studio.
If you're interested in yoga, I highly recommend it.
It is a pleasure to learn yoga at Leicester Squash Club Yoga Studio. Beginners will find it a comfortable place to gain confidence and learn new skills, because of the intimate learning environment and the pace that feels right.
Having taught yoga to beginners for several years, I have seen firsthand how it can transform lives.
Yoga is more than just a workout; it is a way to discover yourself and heal yourself.
With regular practice, beginners will quickly see changes in their bodies, minds, and spirits. It gives me great pleasure to share this practice with beginner students in Leicester, and I look forward to helping people on their journey to self-awakening through yoga.
Leicester Squash Club is located at 189 London Rd, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1ZE.
Phone: 0116 2708 068
Simply come along on Fridays. Beginners Class - £9 per class
Rachel Brathen, Yoga Girl
I have worked with my body and mind my whole life as a trainee ballerina at the Royal Ballet School. It took me a long time to develop my discipline to become a ballerina.
After an international career as a dancer, I felt a strong desire to return home. When I was 18, I returned to my hometown of Leicester after travelling throughout Europe.
I have gained a lot of insight into energy, anatomy, ease of movement, fitness, mindset, nutrition, and physical wellbeing from years of working with my body as a dancer. I have always been fascinated with how the mind and body interact. I returned to Wigston to complete my Masters of Arts in choreography.
It is fascinating to look back on my life and see how it has led up to this point. I have evolved spiritually and personally through these little steps.
With my Master's Degree, I worked in the dance and education sectors at various Leicester education facilities, such as Leicester College and De Montfort University, and founded a dance school.
As a professional dancer, I discovered the benefits of yoga and yoga therapy, and after my first lesson, I was hooked! A sense of calm, centeredness, and connection to something larger than myself was felt in my mind. Because of this, my yoga practice and yoga teaching abilities have grown. In 2007, I earned my 200-hour Sun Power Yoga yoga teacher certification.
Through the immersive yoga experience, I developed a passion for personal development and personal practices.
I have learned a lot about myself through yoga, including how my body and all its systems work, how my energy body works, how to stay healthy naturally, how to detoxify my body and mind, and how to control my mind.
These teachings have supported me throughout my life, in addition to improving my dance and teaching.
In addition to my weekly classes in Oadby and Leicester City, I also offer online yoga classes for students who live far away or prefer to practice at home. Plus an online yoga subscription service, which you can follow along at your own pace and at anytime. Both absolute beginner and advanced classes for adults are available.
Additionally, you may find it interesting to know that I have developed multiple wellness, mindfulness, and nutritional support programmes that you can follow along with and work with me on.
Learn more about my fun, well-instructed yoga class in Leicester, my courses, my online classes, my timetable, and prices. Please contact me if you have questions.
Yogis live by the practice of yoga. As a famous saying says, "yoga is as much about what we do off the mat as it is about what we do on it."
Practising asanas provides us with a way to connect our mind and body, improve muscle strength and muscle tone, flexibility, and mobility. However, the ability to control our "monkey mind" will transform our breathing habits, thoughts, emotional state, self-esteem, physicality, and lives.
Life On Pointe's work is based on the foundational pillars that enhance our quality of life. When we address, organise, and practice each of these pillars consistently, our health improves.
We focus on:
Yoga Leicester goes beyond the mat and physical exercise.
In yoga as a way of life and our practice, we learn that success means being in balance with all aspects of yoga and our lives.
We can all serve in ways that suit our lifestyles and the ways in which we can serve. Being a mentor in your community, donating to a charity, and sharing knowledge and experience of yoga are all acts of service.
Contributing to our community keeps life in perspective and provides a solid foundation from which to build.
Are you prepared to receive as much as you give?
Bring your yoga mat and try it out! 🧘🏻
Please reach us at my email address info@lifeonpointe.co.uk if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Yoga during pregnancy is a wonderful way to support a woman during this incredible time in her life. Pregnancy yoga helps calm the mind and body to prepare for childbirth, and strengthens the body effectively during pregnancy and into postnatal care.
Eat well! Fuel your body to assist in this incredible transformation. The body will need lots of whole foods, a balanced diet, and a full range of vitamins and minerals. The body doesn't need to be overloaded with foods that don't serve the body, like lots of chocolate and processed food. Your baby and your body need fresh, whole foods so that you and your baby thrive. My 30 days of healthy living and beyond is a great place to start if you want to learn about nutritionally dense foods to support your body's health.
It helps relieve back and leg pain and encourages better sleep by learning deep relaxation techniques. It's a great way to connect deeply with your body and your growing baby. Our bodies need to be adequately strong to prepare for childbirth and recovery. Many people eat and stop exercising, but the right kinds of food, exercise, and mental health exercises are part of nurturing yourself, your body, and your baby during pregnancy.
There are many different yoga styles, depending on the teacher you resonate with and what you want to get out of your yoga class. Warm Yin yoga, for example, is a languid pace and can require the practitioner to hold and sit in the pose for some time. This is to allow them to fully release and support their health from a deep tissue perspective. An approach like yin yoga helps us heal on a deep level: tissues, bones, connective tissue, fascia. The other end of the spectrum would be power yoga. For example, this is very physical and demanding on the physical body, integrating upper bodywork, core and leg work.
Kundalini yoga focuses on the energetic body and awakening the dormant energy that lies coil at the base of our spine. When we awaken this energy, our whole vibration rises. We become more self-aware and live in our flow state, where we manifest with ease and joy. Kundalini Yoga is embedded in the work at Life On Pointe, because there are many practices to awaken our connection to Self.
That we are energetic, and our path to healing and living a joyful life starts with our energy and coming back to ourselves. Because we are energy, everything is energy, and everything is connected. When we live in fear, anxiety, or even perfectionism, we are separated and have a dualistic mind, which causes unease. When we tap into our deep-seated energy through various practices, not just on the mat, but also off the mat, we wake up our kunalidina energy and release Self and One consciousness.
I don't have a preference, in all honesty. Yoga happens through our interaction with life. I can practise yoga whilst calming myself down from rage or anxious moments in the supermarket, or I can practise yoga through reading with my little ones. Yoga practice is how we live our lives. I honestly can enjoy yoga from anywhere, because it brings me back to my inner centre regardless of my external location.
When I hear the word yoga, I think of peace. Yoga brings about a sense of peacefulness and serenity: progress and personal achievement through growth and inner strength. I think of all the people who have crossed my path and entered yoga training, whether yoga philosophy, mindfulness, nutrition or peaceful studio-based practice, and think about it.
I practice yoga at home. It would be nice to create a clean spiritual space for you and your physical practice. This creates an environment where you can relax and let go. However, I have also practised mediation around my noisy children, and Lego filled the floor, bringing me back to my centre. It's interesting how children respond to you when you practise at home. They will understand in time to respect your quiet time, and maybe even join in. Try it, give it time, and see what happens!
Yoga helps create a clean space, because it is about respecting yourself, your time, your practice, and your environment. As you look inward, part of the yoga journey is 'cleaning and purifying'. When you realise that your environment becomes part of your inner work, you will have started a part of your healing process. Social and home environments are all part of your inner work. Household decluttering is an energetic process of dealing with emotional energy and making safe space in a yoga house. The colours, smells, rituals, and plants you fill your house with will also become more conscious, as you will realize that your inner world reflects your outer world.
Yoga is a way of life. Yoga is not just standing on a mat in a tree pose. Yoga brings us closer to our true selves. With eight limbs to yoga, the list helps address all areas of our lives and well-being. In Life On Pointe, we focus on body awareness, mind, and nutrition, because these are gateways to release ourselves from negative patterns and raise our vibration. It is also important to note here that yoga is not about passive meditating. Yoga is a challenging path. It encourages us to turn darkness into light. Be aware of your ego. Being honest with ourselves is the key to shining a light on the areas of ourselves we hide.
The ultimate goal of yoga is self-realisation and the creation of one consciousness.
It is unnecessary to learn or understand the philosophy of yoga before beginning your practice. However, somewhere along your yoga path, you will be drawn to learn with the right guidance and encouragement to open up to yourself. This will happen when the time is right for you.
Yes, there are many countless benefits. We are just as natural as nature is for us. We are the sun, the moon and the stars. Sometimes it's easy to forget this or lose connection to the actual work when we are so focused on material things or work and external achievements. Simply taking our shoes and socks off and walking is healing as we connect to the earth's frequency. To practice yoga in nature allows us to listen, feel, smell, see, and connect to what is real; the connection between ourselves and nature. When you can completely surrender to this practice, it will help you feel more at ease, less stressed, happier, and healthier.
Yes. I love those tranquil garden spaces designed to sooth your soul. I love my yoga garden outdoor space for people in my family to enjoy.
The yoga studios at the Squash Club in Leicester have a few stairs, and we are on the first floor. St. Paul's Church in Oadby doesn't have stairs and is all on one floor.
My children and I love running around and "grounding", where we take off our shoes and consciously feel the earth under our feet. Spending time in nature is healing. It helps us heal, because we are back in our natural environment. Do not underestimate the power of being among nature and animals. Whenever we are in nature and in union with Mother Earth, we are at home.
Yes, yoga vouchers are a popular gift at Life on Pointe, and a thoughtful gift. Giving a yoga gift voucher deeply cares for someone's health and wellbeing. Please contact us for details.
Using crystal singing bowls, voice and tuning forks, sound healing is a beautiful technique. It helps us rebalance our frequency at a cellular level by synchronising with our brain waves and achieving deep relaxation and trauma healing.
I love walking, listening to the birds, sitting on the beach, and listening to the sound of the ocean. There are many vocal healers. I enjoy paying attention to their voice, and songs are such a powerful method of lifting my vibration.
Sit comfortably in your chair and let your spine lengthen for you. Feel your feet grounded on the floor if that feels comfortable to you. You breathe in, lift your left arm to the side, over your head, and gently stretch to the left as you breathe out. Recover and repeat to the right side. Inhale and lengthen the spine, place your left hand on your right knee, and gently twist your waist to look over your right shoulder. Recover and repeat to the left. At the start of a chair class, the same health and safety advice is offered in a non-chair class. Every day, the body needs something different, so tune in to what your body needs today. If you need to rest or come out of a pose to a more comfortable position, do so and breathe. Gentle chair yoga-modified yoga practice is great for elderly people to enjoy.
Regular yoga practice means a conscious way of living. Therefore, you will have a more positive outlook on yourself and your life. Your physical and energetic body will feel lighter and more balanced, and your muscles will become stronger and more supple. You will feel more peaceful, content, and grounded as your life improves.
Since teaching and yoga coaching, my mind is much more organised. Passing on these ancient tools of mindfulness and energy work helps me learn more about myself. Every time I coach someone, I learn something new about myself. In the same way, my dancing also improved when I became a ballet coach, because I studied my physicality as I taught others. It helped me analyse my yoga and breathing techniques and make improvements.
I was in a transitional phase of life, from being a dancer to becoming a teacher. I just felt drawn to the particular yoga teacher course I found at Sun Power Yoga. I had been practising yoga for a while and knew I loved how it made me feel, so I decided to dive deeper into my practice.
I have been practising yoga for over 15 years now. It was a natural progression from my ballet training to moving into yoga, because it was a physical art form. Still, I loved how much yoga taught me about myself and took me on a personal development journey.
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