ELEMENTS is guided by Dr Lucy Tyler

Lucy is a registered yoga teacher and somatic movement practionner. She has been practicing for over 20 years. She teaches yoga & movement in educational, community & studio settings in the South East of England (Oxford, Reading & London in particular). Lucy holds space for anyone at Elements to practice affordable yoga & somatics in a supportive and safe space. Her offerings of are friendly, soothing, imaginative & inclusive.

Lucy specialises in teaching a highly personalised and embodied yoga, informed by traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa modalities, somatics, and a special attention to the breath, Practices can be cooling or heating depending on what you need on the day.

Selected Yoga and Somatic Learnings

Ashtanga Immersion with with Katia Major and Raili Maripuu for Yoga Chikitsa, Yoga Reading, (4 days), August 2025.

Ashtanga Immersion with Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldman (60 hours), Mission, July 2025.

Ashtanga Immersion with Katia Major and Raili Maripuu for Yoga Chikitsa, Yoga Reading, (4 days), April 2025.

Elemental Mandala Vinyasa Teacher Training with Emma Landolt (30 hours), The Shala.

Yoga Alliance Professional (RYT 200).

Body Landscape with Frank Van de Ven (60 hours), Peak District, UK.

Lucy practices Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga, and am a student of Katia Major and Raili Maripuu for Yoga Chikitsa (Primary) at Yoga Reading.

Lucy is a student with the School for Body-Mind Centering (an embodied approach to movement, body and consciousness). I am training as a somatic movement educator (SME), having completed over 300hrs of the programme (as of 2025), including:

Nervous System, Embody Move, Glasgow, January 2026

Ligaments, Embody Move, North Wales, October 2025

Fluids, Embody Move, Bath, June 2025

Righting Reflexes and Reactions, Embody Move, London, March-April 2025

Senses and Perception, Movimiento Atlas, Spain, October 2024

Organs Embody Move, London, September 2024

I am a student of Body Cartography, Norway, who are supporting my learning of Ecosomatic methods. I have undertaken to date three Ecosomatic intensives with the company (2024; 2025; 2025).

Stonewall UK Queer Ally (2018) & First Aid Trained (2025)

Lucy is Associate Professor of Performance at the University of Reading. She works across different contexts to bring care & creative self-enquiry to a wide group of people. She holds a PhD in Theatre Studies from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, an MPhil in Drama, a BA, a PGCHE teaching qualification. Lucy is DBS checked, and has a current first aid certificate. Her practices are insured by Yoga Alliance Professionals.

Lucy’s embodied experiences

Lucy is a mother & an able-bodied white, cis-woman entering her 40s. She has experiential knowledge of the peri-menopause, embodied de-sensitisation & depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, pregnancy, complex birthing, dysphoria & ED recovery. She has experience of taking time off work for both parental & sick leave. She has excellent knowledge of supporting students from a wide range of backgrounds, ages, and folks who identify as LGBTQ+. She is a Stonewall trained ally (2018). Her work involves applied practices of care in many settings.

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