Wendy Loughlan
Teacher, writer, creator and space holder weaving together embodiment, beauty, nature and consciousness.
For over twenty six years I have devoted myself to the study and practice of yoga, embodiment and conscious living and for more than sixteen years I have guided others through the practices of yoga, breathwork, meditation, ritual and embodied awareness; weaving together intelligent biomechanics, somatic movement, philosophy, nervous system healing, seasonal living and earth wisdom.
My work is rooted in the understanding that yoga is not simply something we practice on a mat… but a way of meeting life itself with greater presence, honesty, strength and sensitivity.
Nature has always been one of my greatest teachers.
The changing seasons, moon cycles, elements and rhythms of the earth deeply influence the way I teach, create and live. Through movement, breath, sound, stillness and ritual, I invite people back into relationship with their bodies, intuition, senses and inner knowing.
My approach bridges both science and mysticism.
Insight into my path of work and healing
The Path of Transformation That Shaped My Offerings
Alongside decades of personal practice, I hold qualifications in Environmental Science, Sports Science and Education, and have undertaken extensive studies in yoga, therapeutics, biomechanics, pranayama, meditation and embodied movement practices across the UK, Europe and US.
My training includes multiple advanced 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher trainings, together with further studies in sound healing, herbalism, feminine wisdom traditions and earth based practices.
I have also completed year long priestess and earth wisdom trainings, Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowl trainings, herbal apothecary studies and immersive Wild Woman work in America; experiences which deeply shaped both my personal healing journey and the seasonal, embodied nature of my teachings.
At heart, I remain an eternal student of life; devoted to the ongoing exploration of the body, consciousness, healing, beauty and the wisdom of the natural world.
My teachings are also deeply shaped by lived experience.
Yoga entered my life during a profoundly challenging period; navigating heartbreak, stress, single motherhood, university and the overwhelming pressure of trying to hold everything together whilst feeling completely disconnected from myself and trying to heal.
Although I had always been active through fitness, running and gym training, I realised I had no idea how to truly rest, soften or listen to my body. My nervous system was overwhelmed.
Yoga changed that.
It brought me out of survival mode and back into relationship with myself.
It changed the way I breathed, the way I moved, the way I thought and ultimately the way I experienced the world.
What began as a practice for stress relief slowly became a path of healing, remembrance and transformation.
Over the years my work has continued to evolve into what I now describe as Embodied Consciousness Yoga; an alchemical weaving of movement, breath, philosophy, ritual, beauty, sound, nature and deep inner listening.
I am the founder of Alchemise Yoga & Wellbeing Studio and creator of Wildly Botanica; spaces devoted to embodied wellbeing, beauty, ritual and conscious living.
Through classes, workshops, retreats, trainings and seasonal experiences, my intention is simple:
To help people come home to themselves more deeply.
To soften what has become hardened.
To strengthen what has been forgotten.
To reconnect with the wisdom already living within the body.
And to live with greater awareness, intentionality, beauty and soul.