INNER GURU CIC
Community members outside Inner Guru on Walton Road
Inner Guru CIC · Walton, Liverpool

Helping our community move, connect and belong.

From funded movement programmes to shared community space, Inner Guru helps people in North Liverpool take part, build confidence and find connection. Our home is on Walton Road, serving the communities around us in L4, L5 and L6.

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A Community Interest Company serving North Liverpool since 2020.
What Inner Guru does

Making wellbeing more accessible.

Cost, low confidence and health or mobility challenges can make it harder to join in. Our community work brings movement, practical support and opportunities to meet others closer to local people.

We have delivered projects supported by Sport England and The National Lottery Community Fund, and work closely with NHS social prescribers. We bring that experience to our work with residents, community groups and local partners.

01 / COMMUNITY

Movement people can access

Community programmes that help people take part in movement and wellbeing activities, including those facing health or financial barriers.

02 / SPACE

A place to connect

Shared classes, events and gatherings where local people can spend time together and build relationships.

03 / PARTNERSHIPS

Support through local links

Working with social prescribers, practitioners and community organisations to help residents find opportunities that suit them.

Our community work

Local projects.
Practical support.

Support from Sport England and The National Lottery Community Fund has helped us deliver movement and wellbeing projects in North Liverpool. These programmes reflect our commitment to making participation more accessible.

Supported by Sport England

Active Roots

A movement programme for adults facing physical or mental health challenges, bringing together gentle strength, mobility and breath.

What the project offered

Supported activity with a focus on helping people take part in movement, including those whose health or mobility can make mainstream exercise harder to access.

Why it matters

A welcoming group setting gives people space to move at a manageable pace and connect with others while working on their wellbeing.

Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund

Community Roots

A community project supporting access to wellbeing activities and shared space for local people affected by financial pressure.

What the project supported

Making wellbeing activities more accessible, with community space where residents can take part and spend time with others.

Why it matters

When household budgets are stretched, opportunities to look after yourself and connect with your community can be harder to afford. This work helps address that barrier.

These examples describe work supported through previous funding. For current activities, eligibility and availability, talk to our team.

Life at Inner Guru

The people and moments behind our work.

From group gatherings and creative sessions to movement and conversation, these photographs share moments from community life at Inner Guru.

A group posing together in the Inner Guru studio, with flowers and refreshments in the foreground
Coming together at Inner Guru.
People seated in a circle on mats and cushions in the studio
Time to sit together.
A group seated around the edges of the studio with notebooks and cups
Space for shared conversation.
People sitting on yoga mats around a circle of lights in a softly lit studio
A quieter moment in the studio.
A smiling group standing together with their arms around one another at Inner Guru
Faces from our community.
People seated in a circle with drawings, paper and coloured pens
Creativity and connection.
People gathered around a table with microphones beside BBC Radio Merseyside banners
In conversation with BBC Radio Merseyside.
Three people seated together and smiling towards the camera at a gathering
Making time for one another.

Movement in our shared space

Three people practising tree pose on yoga mats in the mirrored Inner Guru studio
Yoga in our shared space.
A group practising standing balance poses together in the studio
Finding balance together.
Three people exercising with weights at Inner Guru
Strength and movement together.
In the press

Our community story,
in the local news.

Liverpool Echo and La Vida Liverpool have covered the people, fundraising and shared effort behind Inner Guru’s community work.

La Vida Liverpool · Justin Hopper

The opening of our men’s mental health hub

A look back at the opening of The Hub in Walton, following community fundraising, and its plans for groups, activities and a place for men to connect.

Read the La Vida article (opens in a new tab)
Liverpool Echo · Charlotte Hadfield

A family’s fundraising for Inner Guru

The Echo reported on a family’s fundraising in memory of a loved one, supporting Inner Guru’s planned men’s mental health hub in Walton.

Republished by inkl. The article discusses bereavement and suicide.

Read the Echo article via inkl (opens in a new tab)

From our archives: these articles describe earlier projects. Venues, activities and timetables may have changed. Get in touch for current opportunities.

Take the next step

Find your place at Inner Guru.

For local residents

Interested in movement, wellbeing or meeting people locally? Ask what is currently available and tell us about any access needs. We can discuss suitable options, costs and any funded places available.

Ask about activities

For social prescribers

We work closely with NHS social prescribers. Contact us to discuss current community opportunities, suitability and how to make an enquiry for someone you support.

Please arrange a suitable way to share any personal or health information before sending it.

Discuss a referral

For community partners

Bring your experience, group or project idea to our Walton Road centre. We welcome conversations with local organisations, facilitators and funders about work that benefits our community.

Talk about working together
People gathered together at Inner Guru
Venue hire

Bring your community together here.

Hire our Walton Road venue for community events, gatherings, workshops, meetings or support groups. Tell us what you are planning and what space you need.

Enquire about venue hire
Nexus at Inner Guru logo
At our Walton Road branch

Nexus is our fitness studio.

As Walton Road develops, Nexus is the dedicated space where fitness and wellness meet. It sits within Inner Guru’s wider community centre, alongside our local projects and shared venue.

We’ll share more about the studio and what’s next as plans take shape.

A new collaboration

Ellevate × Nexus

Something new is taking shape at Inner Guru. More soon.

Coming soon
About Inner Guru CIC

Rooted in North Liverpool.

Inner Guru is a Community Interest Company founded in 2020. Our centre creates space for people to meet, contribute and find support, with community benefit at the heart of the work.

Our work combines funded community programmes, relationships with local support services and a shared place to gather. Nexus is the fitness studio within our wider community centre.

Inner Guru CIC · Company number 13045858
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Let’s talk about how you can take part.

For current community activities, social prescribing enquiries, venue hire or partnership ideas, contact our team. We’ll help you find the right next step.

Find us
3 Efik House, 81 Walton Road
Liverpool L4 4AF
Email
innerguruliverpool@gmail.com
Call
07482 871127
Send an enquiry