Sanctuary of Sophia is a UK-based training school offering womb healing training, practitioner courses and embodied pathways for women.
Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and the ancient ways, our work weaves together the elements of air, fire, water and earth with anatomy, feminine spirituality and shamanic practice. We honour the cycles of the moon, the tides, the seasons of the soul and the deep intelligence of the body.
This is more than a place. It is a path for women who feel called to return to themselves through grounded learning, sacred practice and deep remembrance. Our work supports women seeking womb healing training through embodied, practitioner-led pathways. Wherever you are in the world, the Sanctuary welcomes you into a living temple of feminine wisdom, healing and training.
We all need a sacred space – a place to unravel, to be held, and to remember who we truly are.
The Sanctuary of Sophia is not just a retreat from the world. It is a living lineage of healing, learning, and initiation for those walking the womb path. Rooted in Earth-based wisdom and feminine spiritual traditions, it’s a place where you can reclaim your connection to your body, your power, and your purpose.
Whether you are beginning your healing journey or are a seasoned practitioner seeking deeper specialisation, our offerings are here to guide you. From one-to-one support to the signature 13 Moons Apprenticeship, from transformative community ceremonies to our pioneering 3-day CPD courses, the Sanctuary invites you to return to the sacred wisdom of the womb.
This is a place to remember. To reclaim. To rise.
We founded Sanctuary of Sophia as a sacred container for remembrance, healing and transformation. What began as a vision rooted in devotion has grown into a living sanctuary offering womb healing training, practitioner pathways and embodied support for women in the UK and around the world.
As partners in life and spirit, we have walked this path together for many years, guided by the wisdom of the womb, the cycles of nature and the call to restore the sacred within everyday life. Angie Twydall is the founder, author, visionary, therapist and luminary guide of the Sanctuary. Rod Twydall brings steadiness, meditation, practical support and grounded presence to the wider holding of this work.
Today, Sanctuary of Sophia is supported by a circle of accredited Associate Teachers across the UK, USA and Portugal, each bringing their own depth, experience and unique medicine to this growing body of work.
Today, Sanctuary of Sophia is supported by a circle of accredited Associate Teachers across the UK, USA and Portugal, each bringing their own depth, experience and unique medicine to this growing body of work.
Together, we offer womb healing training, practitioner courses, apprenticeships, ceremonies and continuing professional development pathways. These teachings support both women at the beginning of their healing journey and experienced practitioners ready to deepen their knowledge, confidence and embodied practice.
This is more than a school. It is a living movement of remembrance. A return to the body. A reweaving of feminine wisdom for this time and for the generations to come.
From gently entry point to deep immersion into Womb Practitioner trainings and group facilitation, these Sanctuary pathways support womb healing, embodiment and your professional development.
Whether you are taking your first steps or ready to deepen into practitioner training, Sanctuary of Sophia offers a range of pathways to support healing, learning and embodied practice.
If you are new to the Sanctuary or looking for a gentle way to connect with the work, Womb Whispers is a beautiful place to begin.
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Begin with Womb Whispers
Our signature 13 Moon online apprenticeship is a deep journey of womb healing, self-development and feminine remembrance. Held within a rich online learning space, this path offers teachings, practices and a strong container for transformation over time. Each woman is supported by a dedicated womb mentor throughout the journey.
Explore the 13 Moon Apprenticeship
A grounded, accredited online course designed to support women, therapists and practitioners in building confidence working safely with the female body. This self-paced training offers clear anatomy and physiology as a foundation for informed and embodied practice.
Explore the Anatomy Course
This practitioner training brings together womb wrapping, yoni steaming and sacred anointing as a powerful and holistic approach to womb healing. Rooted in traditional practices and held within a modern, trauma-aware framework, it supports safe, confident and embodied work with the female body.
This course is suitable for both personal healing and practitioners wishing to expand their skills within womb-centred therapies.
Explore Womb Wrapping and Yoni Steam Training
Our original and pioneering practitioner training, this course is the foundation from which Sanctuary of Sophia has grown. It offers a deeply embodied approach to womb-centred bodywork, weaving ancient practices with modern, trauma-aware understanding.
This professional training supports practitioners to work safely and confidently with the womb and abdomen, developing skill, sensitivity and deep presence in their practice.
Both a personal initiation and a recognised practitioner pathway, this training forms a strong foundation for those called to work with the body in a grounded and informed way.
Explore Shamanic Womb Massage Training
This practitioner training weaves sound healing with womb-centred practice, using weighted and unweighted tuning forks to support deep release, regulation and reconnection within the body. Rooted in shamanic practice and held within a trauma-aware framework, this work offers a powerful yet gentle approach to womb healing.
Working with vibration and frequency, this training supports practitioners to access deeper layers of the body and nervous system, bringing awareness, balance and integration to the womb space.
Suitable for both personal healing and professional development, this course offers a unique pathway for those called to work with sound, energy and the embodied intelligence of the womb.
Explore Shamanic Womb Healing with Tuning Forks
This unique and pioneering residential retreat is a deep immersion for those called to step further into womb healing, facilitation and embodied leadership. Held in a powerfully held group field, it offers an established and transformational pathway for women ready to deepen their practice, presence and capacity to hold this work.
Explore the Facilitator’s Retreat
This bespoke womb healing retreat is a space to receive, restore and revive. Created as a deeply personal healing experience, it offers time away from the noise of everyday life and a chance to be held in a nurturing and carefully tailored way.
Each retreat is shaped around your individual needs, weaving together womb healing, rest, embodied practice and sacred support to help you reconnect with your body, your inner wisdom and your own deeper rhythm.
For women moving through change, depletion, grief or a simple call to pause, this retreat offers a unique and restorative path back to yourself.
Explore the Bespoke Healing Retreat
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Online and in-person womb healing training for those ready to deepen their practice and step into the practitioner work with clients and groups.
Handcrafted ritual tools, oils and womb-based creations to support your healing and daily practice.
A residential immersion into the Shamanic Way of the Womb for those called to deepen, embody, and facilitate this work.
Angie Twydall is a Therapist, Healer, Yoga Teacher, Doula, Bee Keeper and Priestess with over 20 years of healing experience. She blends together the combination of practical and grounded experiences in the working world, together with a magical, liminal life of living in the wilds of Exmoor, England.
Angie is a sensitive intuitive, soul healer and workshop facilitator, helping others to release deeply held emotions and wounding. She is trained in many different healing lineages; Grail Mystery School, Celtic Priestess of Rhiannon, and Dragon lineages. Her healing work is supported by teachings from NFSH, Reiki, Shamanic, sexual and emotional healing, and the Path of Love & Sacred Union.
Our next apprenticeship intake starts October 2026 to 2027 for a year and a day, or 13 moons!
Next course with Kiki in Glastonbury 1st, 2nd and 3rd December 2026
Next courses: September 2026 North Wales with Claire and April 2027 with Luna in Glastonbury UK.
Access this free introduction to The Shamanic Way of the Womb, including self-healing practices for natural womb healing.
