Amy Thwaites
"My classes offer a grounding space for gentle unfolding"
Amy Teaches Vinyasa Flow, Workshops and Beginners at Love Yoga Leeds
Amy teaches Monday Vinyasa Flow 9:15am + Saturday Vinyasa Flow 9:30am
Amy is a Yoga Teacher and Life Coach on a mission to make the world a calmer place.
Her Yoga classes provide an opportunity to breathe, to switch off your mind, and to move as much or as little as you want. She keeps her flows simple with a strong connection to the breath and plenty of options to make your practice feel good for you. She’s a less is more kind of teacher who just wants to you to float out of the studio having had some time to let everything beyond your mat pause for a while.
As a Life Coach she also maintains a less is more approach. In a world where busyness is encouraged and often worn as a badge of honour, she helps clients move away from overworked and overstressed and supports them in reconnected to their own wants and needs, letting go of the ‘shoulds’, and finding more calm and balance in life.
Is there a quote, mantra, or philosophy that guides your teaching – or your life?
“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoing everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.”
Paulo Coelho
- What inspired you to become a yoga teacher? My first yoga class felt like the first time I’d stopped to breathe. I was hooked. Yoga taught me it was safe to slow down, to stop for at least an hour, and to prioritise myself. It’s no exaggeration that yoga changed my life and my perspective on life.
How would you describe your teaching style and the kind of space you hold? I would say I’m a ‘less is more’ kind of teacher. My flows are simple but effective where the breath is priority. I create a space in which you can pause, you can put all the responsibilities and to do lists etc etc to one side at least for the hour and breathe, move, and just be.
How do you want people to feel when they leave your class? Like they’ve had the time and space to feel however they feel, and that they’ve had an opportunity to pause.
What can someone expect if they’re coming to your class for the first time? The class will always begin with meditation and a moment to connect with the breath. We’ll then begin to flow, building a sequence breath by breath until we bring it all the way back down to a few moments of pranayama before savasana. You’ll have opportunity to explore, find what feels good for you, and hopefully laugh a bit too.
Is there a quote, mantra, or philosophy that guides your teaching – or your life? “Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoing everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” Paulo Coelho
What do you do for fun outside of teaching? I’m a Life Coach and Psychologist-in-training, I find that very very fun. I also love to find a nice wine bar and sip delicious wine on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, and I love going to see stand up comedy.
Join Amy every Saturday for a soothing Vinyasa Flow and start your weekend in the best possible way.
Here’s what Amy’s students say:
“What a lovely welcoming class and space.”
“Such an enjoyable experience, super welcoming, friendly and felt no pressure to keep up with every pose, encouraged to take everything at your own pace”.
“I always feel better after Amy’s class. It’s a lovely way to reset for the weekend.”
“Excellent as ever ❤️ love Amy’s teaching style – immersive, flowing, challenging, not to mention the wonderful breath guidance.”
“Amy sets a grounding and serene ambiance. Her guidance enables an immersive flow – gentle yet challenging, delightful 😊”