A little more about us

The Wild Times was created to help you reconnect to yourself, through reconnecting with nature.

This is what we like to do at The Wild Times:

Spending time outside, grounding into our bodies, into nature and properly slowing down.

We also like to challenge ourselves, try new things and be open to learning. Finding that beginners mindset, flowing, exploring, and finding that childlike sense of wonder at the world

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SEE YOU IN THE WILD...

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“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”

ALAN WATTS

TWT Dream Team

People are at the heart of everything we do and we often have different lovely humans (friends, family, and most often - previous retreat guests turned friends!) helping at our retreats. From co-hosts to workshop facilitators, kitchen helpers to fire starters, everyone helps to shape the energy of the retreat.

Founder of The Wild Times, yoga teacher & children's book author

Jenny Clark

I believe in the healing, calming power of nature. I love being in, on or by the sea, reading lots of books, taking my morning coffee outside, campfires and planning retreats, adventures (and adventurous retreats). After lots of travelling, I am now based by the sea in the New Forest, where I grew up.

I completed my first training 200 hour vinyasa teacher training with Emily-Clare Hill and Michael James Wong at the Frame Academy in 2017.I have since studied Yin & Ayurveda with The Yoga People, Assisting Techniques with Sunday School Yoga and trauma-informed yoga with Ourmala. I am a qualified BSUPA paddle board instructor and Level 2 SUPTA paddle board yoga teacher.

On The Wild Times retreats I love sharing the practice of yoga and any tools, techniques or little things that I have figured out along the way that can help others feel more connected to their bodies, to others and the world.I also teach corporate and 1:1 yoga classes in-person in London or online.

I lead and teach many of our Wild Times retreats, but these days you might find another trusted, wild teacher leading one of our retreats or away days too.You will also often find one of my siblings or friends and family members helping out, and we now have an amazing community of wild workshop hosts and friends facilitating rest, adventure and connection across the UK and abroad.

Retreat Host & Yoga Teacher

Maya Howell

I'm Maya, a Scottish lass who grew up next to the sea - I'm happiest when in water, preferably with the sun on my face. Currently based in London, 2 years ago I quit my burnout corporate 9-5 events role, met Jenny, joined The Wild Times, and my life changed forever. I do lots of the behind the scenes stuff here at TWT, but also get to meet you all on retreat too! When I'm not on retreat I'm either finding pockets of green in the city, or hanging out at my local movement studio, where I also teach.

In my yoga classes you can expect creative, playful sequences, with moments of nervous system reset, and lots space to make it tailored to how you feel in the moment. I am passionate about helping people feel at home in their bodies, encouraging curiosity over perfection.

I trained with the Embodied Beings (200hrs Embodied Vinyasa) and completed further studies in Trauma-Informed Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. My teaching blends these influences, focusing on sensation over form for an accessible practice.

"I relate to yoga as a way to explore the human experience in community, creating space for deeper connection with ourselves, each other, and the world around us, both on and off the mat."

Retreat Host, Yoga Teacher & Breathwork Facilitator

Georgie Lawlor

I’m Georgie, a newly graduated physiotherapist, yoga teacher and breath work coach. I transitioned from a busy London life as an actress and model to a slower pace in the Yorkshire dales and swapped my tap shoes for some K-tape and honestly, I’ve never been happier. Everything I do and teach is about connection. Connecting with yourself, nature and the world around you. The information about “wellness” nowadays can be so complicated; so hopefully my breathwork sessions will help to make things a little simpler by teaching you to breathe less, think less and move more.

"In our fast-paced world of overstimulation so many of us have fell into a viscous cycle of rushing, over breathing and living in a constant state of stress. Functional breath work is all about learning how to optimise your everyday breathing and utilise some simple techniques to become more self aware and self-regulate stress. The breath is the gateway to your autonomic nervous system, and learning to master it can bring about a renewed sense of focus, energy and calm."

GOOD STUFF

We are proud to have partnered with One Tree Planted and Sea Trees.
We have planted 1 tree for every retreat booking made in 2021 and we have protected 1 square foot of kelp forest in the ocean with every booking made in 2022.

In 2023 and 2024 we supported Moroccan charities including the Eve Branson Foundation and Education For All.

In 2024 we raised £529 for Movember and £529 for the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund at our yoga & sauna birthday day retreat in London at the Community Sauna Baths in Hackney. Then for our 5th birthday in 2025, we raised over £1480 for Medical Aid for Palestinians during our yoga & sauna day retreat in London at Waking Dreams.

Every November we'll be celebrating our birthday with a charity day retreat somewhere where 100% of the profits are donated to charity, come and join us!

SeaTrees

We have planted a tree with One Tree Planted for every retreat booking. - 143 in total! One Tree Planted are a non-profit organisation focussed on global reforestation, working with 80+ carefully selected reforestation projects around the world to restore biodiversity since 2014.

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ONETREEPLANTED

In 2022 we planted or protected 1 square foot of sea grass for every retreat booking with Sea Trees - 150 square foot in total! Sea Trees works with coastal communities around the world to reforest the ocean and is focussed on repairing and replenishing ocean ecosystems to help reverse the climate crisis.