🐴 About Cheryl Kish

Hi, I’m Cheryl — but you can call me UglyHorse.
It’s me. A nickname gifted by my grandfather, csúnya ló, or “Ugly Horse” in Hungarian. He said it with love — a nod to my tattoos, my wild spirit, and my refusal to conform. It stuck. And now it lives in my teaching, in my healing, and in the practice I share with others.

 

🧘‍♀️ My Journey to the Mat

About 11 years ago, with two young kids at home, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia — a condition that brought chronic pain and overwhelming sensitivity. After years of trying pharmaceuticals, I turned to plant-based medicine and eventually yoga. I didn’t expect much. But I found not only relief — I found myself again.

Yoga helped me reconnect with my body, even through pain. It gave me enough stability and strength to return to work, go back to school, and earn a degree in Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan.

In my final year of study, I was also diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, and slower-than-average cognitive processing speed. That diagnosis brought clarity — not limitation. I’d always known I experienced the world differently. Yoga became the place where my body and my brain could finally speak the same language.

 

🌿 My Philosophy

I hold space, not judgment.

I teach from lived experience — not perfection. My classes don’t follow a rigid formula. They follow your breath.

I don’t fix, force, or push. I invite. I support. I adapt.
I expect you to work with your body, not against it.

My background in psychology informs everything I do — from how I cue poses, to how I structure classes, to how I communicate boundaries and safety. I understand nervous systems, trauma responses, learning differences, and the importance of consent, choice, and autonomy in all forms of care.

You won’t find fluff here — but you will find truth, challenge, softness, and presence.

My classes range from spicy yang-yin flows to slow, grounded yin or hatha. I currently partner with Play Studio, hosting workshops and classes there, and I also offer private sessions in my home space — The Yoga Room.

 

💆‍♀️ Beyond the Mat

My work extends beyond yoga.

I have also completed my lash extension certification and will be offering lashing services again for clients in the future. Just like my yoga, my approach to lashing is intentional, consent-based, and rooted in care, boundaries, and professionalism.

No matter the service, my goal is the same:
to help people feel more at home in their bodies.

 

💛 Why I Practice

Yoga helps me listen — not just to my body, but to my emotions, my spirit, and what I’ve ignored or buried along the way. It steadies me in grief, excitement, rage, and softness.

This work isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about remembering yourself.

 

✨ Let’s Practice Together

Whether you’ve been practicing for years or this is your very first time — you’re welcome here.

Step onto the mat.
Settle into your breath.
Let’s come back to what matters — one breath at a time.