Local spirit, global vibes
Dreamed of on a river bank in Belize, breathed to life in Chicago.
Transformed by the simplicity, intentionality, and adaptability of a consistent yoga practice, inspired by solo international travel, and committed to living a freedom journey to inspire ongoing liberation of self and community,
Kelli Wefenstette founded Wildlight in 2018.
Wildlight is a community of wild hearts and wanderers moving fearlessly toward lives of freedom and adventure.
We'll dare you to be your most authentic self and then we'll show you how.
BECKY
YOGA CONCIERGE
200-HR YOGA TEACHER
JULIA
200-HR YOGA TEACHER
CASSIE
PROGRAM MANAGER
500-HR YOGA & REIKI
KELLI
500-HR YOGA TEACHER
CHRISTINE
LIFE COACH
MEDITATION TEACHER
LINDSEY
200-HR YOGA TEACHER
JEN
500-HR YOGA TEACHER
MERRIL
500-HR YOGA TEACHER
PRACTICE MAKES PURPOSE
Jivanmukti means "liberation while alive."
At Wildlight, we believe ...
We believe that every person on this planet deserves freedom while they're living and that the transformative, lifelong practice of yoga is the journey toward that liberation.
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline that follows an 8-Limbed pathway incorporating abstentions, observances, postures, breathing, sense-withdrawal, concentration, meditation, and ultimately, consciousness, unity, and bliss. An intentional, yogic practice integrates the physical, energetic, emotional, mental, and spiritual layers of the self and restores balance of the elements of nature within us to experience wholeness.
We encourage authenticity in all its forms and the radical celebration of all people with their diverse experiences, stories, and needs. So we seek to offer yogic instruction that is safe, accessible, inclusive, and welcoming for anyone who wants to practice regardless of their abilities or pre-conceived notions because, as Dr. MLK Jr. preached, "nobody is free until we are all free."
Yoga is freedom and the journey toward collective liberation is an adventure.
As a solo female-owned business, Wildlight believes in sustainable community investment, the importance of partnership for social change, the dignity and rights of workers, and in bold advocacy for those experiencing oppression and marginalization in any form.
Wildlight is committed to donating a minimum of 1% of annual revenue to organizations or initiatives that embody these values.
Donations for 2022 will be made to the following:
PRISON YOGA CHICAGO
BRACE SPACE ALLIANCE
GIVE BACK YOGA FOUNDATION
Providing yoga mats to those teachers offering yoga to veterans, prisoners, and individuals facing mental and physical illness
PRISON YOGA CHICAGO
Prison Yoga Chicago provides trauma-informed Yoga programming as a rehabilitative tool and a form of social activism for individuals impacted by the criminal legal system.
BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCE
The first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ Center located on the South Side of Chicago,
MONMOUTH COLLEGE
The Brad Wefenstette Prize for Social Justice is a cash prize awarded annually to an outstanding student who is committed to peace, social justice, and social change.
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