Founding Hearts

Aim

Support us in building our forever home: a self-love community in the heart of Westbourne where movement and connection help people thrive!

If you’ve found yourself here, thank you.

Whether you’ve been part of our community for five years, five months or five minutes, I’m so grateful you’re here.

My name is Lillie, and I’m the founder of The Loving Life Studio.

Five years ago, I opened the doors to a small yoga studio in Parkstone with one simple hope: to create a space where people could come home to themselves.

What I never imagined was that one day, hundreds of people every week would call it home too. Today, The Loving Life Studio is so much more than a yoga studio, It has well and truly become a third space concept. We support hundreds of people every single week through yoga, Pilates, breathwork, sound healing, massage, retreats, workshops, beach classes and our online community, reaching people across the UK.

We’ve watched strangers become best friends. We’ve celebrated fresh starts. We’ve held people through grief, heartbreak, anxiety and some of the hardest chapters of their lives. We’ve laughed together, cried together and watched people completely transform the way they see themselves.

People often tell me “The Loving Life Studio changed my life”

The truth is… It changed mine first.

Over a decade ago, I was a personal trainer competing in bikini fitness competitions. From the outside, I looked like I had the DREAM body. Inside, I was battling an eating disorder and had completely lost myself.

Then I found yoga. Honestly? I hated it at first, I didn't go back for 3 months. I didn’t understand why anyone would choose to move so slowly, intentionally. 

But something kept drawing me back.

Little by little, yoga became less about touching my toes and more about learning to meet myself with compassion. It taught me to trust my body again. To soften. To breathe. To appreciate my own existence.

Eventually, that journey took me all the way to India, where I completed my yoga teacher training.

I’ll never forget sitting my final assessment and thinking "THIS is it" - This is what I came here to do. Not to teach perfect poses. But to help people remember that they are worthy of love exactly as they are.

That realisation became The Loving Life Studio.

That’s why we’ve never been interested in creating another intimidating wellness space. We built colourful rooms with no mirrors because comparison doesn’t belong here. We filled our ceilings with disco balls because they’re a reminder that even something made from shattered pieces can become a beautiful source of light.

We created a space where every body belongs. Where movement is medicine, but community is the heartbeat. Where people don’t have to earn their place. They simply belong.

And now, because of the love, time, effort we have put into our community... We’ve outgrown it.

In January 2027, we’ll be opening the doors to our forever home in Westbourne. If I’m honest, this part feels incredibly emotional. Because Westbourne has always been home. I grew up here. My mum brought me here every Friday after school to buy my favourite magazine. I bought my very first crystals here as a teenager. My nan took me for haircuts here. Even after travelling the world, Westbourne has always been the place I’ve returned to. I still live in Westbourne, I still get my haircut here, I still love just walking around Westbourne, I still love buying books from the local independents. 

So bringing The Loving Life Studio home feels like life coming full circle. Our new home will allow us to welcome more people than ever before.

Yoga, pilates, reformer, breathwork, sound healing, massage, creative workshops, community events. More cups of tea before class. More laughter in reception. More strangers becoming lifelong friends. More people discovering that life can feel good again. You CAN get your spark back. Movement CAN be joyful and not punishment, it CAN be intentional and still make huge ripple effects in every aspect of your life.

Because this isn’t just a bigger studio. It’s a bigger opportunity to change lives.

SO, why are we crowdfunding? The honest answer? Because you asked us to. There is something else I want to share because it feels important. If you’ve followed my journey for a while, you’ll know I’ve always been fiercely independent. Everything you see today has been built from the ground up. There hasn’t been outside investment. There hasn’t been a family fund waiting in the wings. There hasn’t been someone else quietly making this happen behind the scenes. 

Every class I’ve taught. Every retreat I’ve hosted. Every sunrise on the beach. Every workshop. Every late night replying to emails. Every weekend spent painting walls, building furniture, carrying yoga mats and dreaming about what this community could become. It has all slowly built The Loving Life Studio into what it is today.

I’ve always believed I had to prove I could do everything on my own. Truthfully, asking for help has never come naturally to me. But this move has taught me something beautiful. Community isn’t just something we’ve created for other people. It’s something I get to lean on too.

When I shared the news about Studio 2.0, I was completely overwhelmed by the messages. “How can we help? Can we contribute? Please let us be part of this.”

For the longest time, my answer was always, “No, I’ve got it”

Because that’s what I’ve always done. But somewhere along the way, I realised that maybe accepting support is just as powerful as giving it. This move is already happening. We’re not crowdfunding because we can’t afford to open our doors. We’re crowdfunding because this stopped being my studio a long time ago. It became our community. This is simply an opportunity for the people who have loved this space to leave their fingerprints on its next chapter.

This project is huge! Our new home is FOUR FLOORS and I am already putting in my house deposit. But it is my calling and I know I have to do this for the greater good of our community and before one of our community members encouraged me to start a crowdfunder, I simply promised myself that "I would find a way to make it work" and I absolutely will - crowdfunding or not. Because this dream is bigger than me, but it is my life's purpose to give it my best shot.

So through this crowdfunder, you’re helping create the room where someone takes their very first yoga class after years of believing they weren’t “the yoga type”

You are helping to build the reformer room that doesn't feel pretentious or make people feel like they need to look a certain way to do reformer, where someone discovers they’re stronger than they ever imagined and that little bit of strength filters into their life in so many other ways. Strong enough to say no, to walk away, to let go of anything that no longer serves them.

You are building the treatment rooms where someone finally allows themselves to rest. Maybe they have been caring for a loved one, feel emotionally exhausted and need an hour that feels like the longest hug.

You are creating the sound healing space where somebody remembers what peace feels like for the first time in a long time.

You are helping us build a reception where strangers sit down together and leave as friends.

You’re helping us create a true third space. A place where people can escape the pressure of constantly doing and simply enjoy being. A place where someone can come after work, before school, after heartbreak, during burnout, in celebration or just because they need somewhere that feels safe.

Every contribution helps us transform a beautiful building into our magical home. The colourful interiors. The beautiful fit-out. The equipment that will serve thousands of people for years to come. The little details that make someone walk through the door and instantly think, “I can breathe here.”

If The Loving Life Studio has ever made you feel seen, if you’ve ever left class feeling a little lighter than when you arrived, if you love our story, our message, our community. If you’ve ever laughed, cried, healed, found friendship or simply felt less alone here, then THANK YOU

You’ve already helped build this community just by showing up.

Years from now, when thousands more people walk through these doors looking for hope, healing, connection or simply somewhere they belong, you’ll know that YOU helped build this and we are truly grateful for your support.

With all my Love & Light, Lillie 🩷

Please note that all supporting donations are non-refundable and our Founding Friend and Cheerleader offers will need to be used by 1st April 2027. Thank you!

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 18th December 2026 at 9:14pm