Bodhisattva Conversations with... (Julia Chi)

Ed Rios is a runner, who shares with us here, his extraordinary story of triumph over adversity. 
He was hit by a car in the summer of 2020, sustaining serious injuries and was told that he would never run again, and would always walk with a limp.
On May 1st 2022 Ed ran a marathon... 

In this podcast, you can hear the continued adventures of Katie Cole, who has just moved from Wales to Scotland to start her new role as an "Education and experience officer" for Trees for Life.

Katie previously shared her journey of recovery from abuse as a child and a subsequent eating disorder.

In this podcast, she tells us about her continued evolution and the changes in her life over the past two years.

You can listen to Katie's previous podcast by clicking here.

In this podcast, Anadi James Taylor explores the concept
'An overnight success takes about ten years'.

Anadi is the founder of iSportsAnalysis, which is the leading software for online Sports Analysis worldwide.

He shares with us his journey to this point, which began ten years ago...!

You can listen to our previous podcast by clicking here.
And you can find Anadi on instagram @isportsanalysis

Chris Hobson is a marathon runner extraordinaire...

In the last ten years she has completed 117 marathons on all seven continents in the world - with a plan to make it 120 by her 70th birthday this coming July 2023!

In this podcast, Chris tells us about her transition at 60 years old from a high level career in education, to her new career as a marathon runner.

She has also just achieved a world record for being the oldest person to complete the South Pole marathon in December 2022.

Chris has become an influencer for 'Super Ageing'!

You can find Chris on instagram @christinehobson60
This is a link to an article about Chris's recent Antarctic ice marathon
And this is an instagram post that her Granddaughter wrote about her

Bijou Harding is the founder of 'Bijou Creates' which specialises in hand-made authentic fashion designs with West African textiles.

In this podcast Bijou shares with us how her enterprise developed through her love of designing, making and creating so many different things.

We met in a cafe in London and  started chatting and were delighted to discover that we both come from Sierra Leone!

Click here for Bijou's website
And you can find her on instagram @bijoucreates

Katie Sollohub is an artist.

She draws, she paints, she teaches and she sea swims.

In this podcast Katie speaks about how she looks at world intensely, noticing everything, making connections and finding narratives.

Her work records the process of looking, crossing through time and space, drawing on memory and history. 

“I like to bring things alive through my creative practice, animating objects and spaces. My eyes reach out like an octopus’s tentacles, my hands and body follow, with gesture and movement, leaving traces of this experience of looking as marks on the page. Observation, sound and touch help me feel present, anchoring me in a place from where I can dream.”

Katie is currently exploring meditation through drawing.
You can find out more about Katie and her work here
And you can follow Katie on instagram @katiesollohub

Paul Cox was a professional football player in the 90's playing his home team for Notts County.

After his football playing days ended, Paul went on to be a successful coach and football manager for various football clubs, namely Eastwood town, Mansfield town, Torquay united, Barrow and Guisley.

He has recently started in a new role with iSportsAnalysis.

In this podcast he talks about the importance of resilience and a winning attitude, but also the understanding of the importance of coaching and managing at the emotional and mental level as well as the physical.

Jo Taylor is a real tour de Force....

In this podcast she talks about her life full of adventure and her decision at 16 years old not to have children which leant itself to a different life path....

When I met her in 1985 she had already run 4 marathons with a personal best of 3.18.

She arrived in the City of Bath, and set up a fabulous running store called Running Free which became a hub for runners to meet and chat running!

She also became a Reebok big Sister, starting a 'Sisters running group that just grew and grew!

She  had already started a running group in Holland called 'Hague  road Runners' which is still vey much in action today.

69 years old this year she has retired to France with her husband Neil where she is walking, cycling, running, canoeing, hiking, teaching English and generally still living life to the full! 

Athena Jane Churchill is an artist.

She creates imaginary worlds, projects and experiences - inviting viewers, participants and audience to step into a world between the real and the imagined and journey within.

In this podcast she talks about her own journey within, both over the years and more recenlty during Lockdown when she was nursing her dying mother whilst working towards an installation called 'Free as a bird'.

'Free as a bird'  was launched at the exact time of her mother's death, and Jane speaks candidly of her loss, whilst also experiencing her art and flock of birds grow and her 'Free as a bird' installation travel further afield...

Click here to see Jane's website
To see what Bremner is up to on instagram follow Jane 
@athenajanechurchill

Torzi Robinson is an athlete and a yoga teacher, currently completing a masters in religion and philosophy at Oxford university, for which she was awarded a scholarship.

In this podcast she talks about her journey to run pain free again after many years of injury and chronic pain..
Torzi recorded a podcast two years ago where she talks about her journey out of despair.
And now thriving she lets us know how she lives in a way that continues to allow her to thrive and continue to grow.

You can find Torzi on instagram @healingwithtorzi
And if you would like to do yoga online with Torzi you can find her events here
She also has her own fabulous podcast That healing feeling

Philippa Jacobs is the founder of Champion Chanzige.
A charity which strives to make small sustainable changes to the educational environment for young people in Tanzania.

In this podcast Philippa  tells how she took herself off to Tanzania in 2013.
She spent ten days in a primary school and the idea that was to become Champion Chanzige was born...!
 
Philippa had spent the previous 10 years working in UK schools - and although she expected there to be big differences between the schools - she was not prepared for the lack of basic teaching resources and the terrible state of the classrooms. 

The attitude of the children inspired and motivated her, and in this podcast she speaks of their joy, their happiness and their enthusiasm to learn...

Philippa knew deep inside her that she had to try and help.
 Click here to read about Champion Chanzige

Anna Katehis lives in Corfu where she and her family own an aparthotel in Barbati called 'Stefanos Place'

In this podcast Anna shares with us her journey into running and competing in races.
She talks about the highs and lows and the importance of her coach and the community of women who support one another on the running trail and in the CrossFit gym.

The London Marathon had always been Sam Simpson's dream, but she was told by the medical professionals that running, was out of the question.

In this Podcast Sam tells us how she proved them wrong, and completed her first London marathon in October  2022!
Sam is now in training for her second London Marathon this coming April 2023.

Sam is raising money forChildren with Cancer UK a cause very close to her heart.
You will hear why in this conversation.

Sam is a an incredible woman, juggling her marathon training with looking after her four children, training to become a counsellor, as well as teaching ECO in a local primary school!

To read more about Sam's story and to donate to her cause click here 
To follow Sam on instagram :  sammy_runsamarathon

Joey Hogger started dancing when he was fifteen years old...

He went on to train professionally, and his dancing took him touring as a contemporary dancer with multiple dance companies, for several years.

Joey travelled all over the UK and Europe until 2020 when lockdown put a stop to his career, and resulted in a complete change of direction...

In this podcast Joey talks about how he managed the transition  and what happened next...!

Julian Oakland And I  recorded this podcast 2 years ago!

Many things have changed since then... 
I have put my shoes on the race again! I decided against running the length of the coutry barefoot and Julian has changed his job!

 In this conversation Julian shares with us his running journey and how he came to start running in races and enjoy training to improve his times.

Julian started on the LIFFE floor as a trainee in early 1995, and next month will 'celebrate' 25 years of actually trading.

In this podcast julian talks about his career as a derivatives trader and the positive attitude he has, that cross over and supports him in his career and sport.

He shares with us how he developed his resilience and investigates how he applies this in all areas of life, without stress.

'When it doesn't go so well there's always tomorrow'....

He also shared with us his goals in terms of times over distances from 5k - 1/2 marathon and a personal challenge to run twenty five Ealing half marathons. He ran the first one 10 years ago - and each one ( including virtual during lockdown) since.

In this podcast Julia  has a conversation with her husband Anadi about being conscious in relating, with the bedrock of this being Intentional Dialogue.

Intentional Dialogue which was created by Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt to help couple relate consciously.

Intentional dialogue keeps the space clean and clear between anyone in a conversation
We often don’t realise how little we are listening to our partner, children, friends or colleagues but are listening instead to our own internal response. 

We need to fully hear the message a person is sending so that they will feel deeply heard. 

The realisation that you accurately understand someone is wonderful for them and a growth experience for you, even if you do not agree with them! 

One of the most effective forms of healing communication between persons in any intimate relationship, or in fact in any relationship is the intentional dialogue.

It consists of three steps: mirroring, validation, and empathy.

Practicing these steps will feel awkward at first as well as difficult. But as you practice, the lines between each step slowly dissolve and you move from practicing dialogical to it becoming a natural way of communicating. 

Dialogue helps us understand the unique inner world of the person you are in dialogue with. We learn to see how their world works for them and so create and maintain connection, rather than misunderstanding each other or in conflict.

Katie and Julia created a podcast together recently where they talked about Katie's art... 
This is the link to that podcast
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192556/12046221

During the podcast they discovered they had both lost a parent when they were young.

In this podcast they talk about their loss and the effects of this they have seen in their adult lives

Katie Sollohub is an artist.

She draws, she paints, she teaches and she sea swims.

In this podcast Katie speaks about how she looks at world intensely, noticing everything, making connections and finding narratives.

Her work records the process of looking, crossing through time and space, drawing on memory and history. 

“I like to bring things alive through my creative practice, animating objects and spaces. My eyes reach out like an octopus’s tentacles, my hands and body follow, with gesture and movement, leaving traces of this experience of looking as marks on the page. Observation, sound and touch help me feel present, anchoring me in a place from where I can dream.”

Katie is currently exploring meditation through drawing.
You can find out more about Katie and her work here
And you can follow Katie on instagram @katiesollohub

Tim crook, AKA Tim B'Vard is the founder of the Bavard Bar, which is described as
'A delightful blend of TED, comedy and radio 4 - sort of'!

The Bavard Bars opened its doors in March 2017 and has grown in popularity exponentially. 

It 'happens' in the Towner gallery in Eastbourne on the 2nd Wednesday of each month; and in the Kino- Teatr in St Leonards on the 3rd  Wednesday of every month...

In this podcast Tim talks about his journey from Lawyer to his life now, on stage as a compere and comedian...

He also tells us of his love of the outdoors and how it has always been linked to his deepest desire to know himself and to live fully in a way he recognised as a teenager...

Here is the poem that Tim wrote at 16 years old, mentioned in the podcast 

The Hour Glass of Life

The sand falls fast, in the hour glass
For the balding man about town.
His youthful grin, his middle aged chin,
Are replaced with a nod and a frown.

He has searched for the meaning of life,
In a video, TV and wife.
He has climbed the rungs of success,
And always gave of his best.

But the sand falls faster now,
And still he struggles on,
Until his pills or his iron will,
Or his Ford Cortina are gone.

And what use is that video now,
And by how much is he cleverer,
Than the farmer’s wife, the miner’s son
Or death, the perfect leveller?

You can find out more bout the Bavard Bar by clicking here
And on Twitter, instagram and Facebook he is
@bavardbar

Jamie Jeffery is a an acrobatic gymnast.

With his partner Aden, they achieved a silver medal when competing for Great Britain in the European Games in 2019.

In 2021 Jamie ruptured his achilles tendon and although he made a full recovery, in this podcast he shares how his life and career changed direction following this event! 

Jamie is now a teacher of core strength, flexibility and acrobatic skills, operating out of the world famous 'Commando Temple' gym in Deptford.
 

Pru Dawes is an event rider competing at 3 star level; she also show jumps up to 1 meter 35.

Pru owns her own horse who she competes with, and she also owns Flash Cooley riden by Gemma Stevens. 

Flash Cooley is a 4 star event horse and he is aiming for 5 star which is the highest level possible.

In this podcast Pru talks about how she made the transition from ski ing as her main focus, to horse riding and she cites the similarities in the two sports!

In this podcast Julia Chi has a conversation with her husband Anadi James Taylor about presence, and how they experience this in their lives.

They also explore the process of clearing through being aware and present in every moment.

Roy Palmer is a 'working on the street' calligrapher...
He is affiliated with the Gagliardi gallery on the King's road.

In this podcast, Roy talks about his journey from becoming homeless at the beginning of 2023, to transforming his life into popular calligrapher and artist.

He can be found on instagram @royscribe

In this podcast, Julia Chi and Anadi James have a conversation about Consciously relating and what this means and looks like...

This is a definition of Conscious relationship:
'Conscious Relating involves becoming aware of how the imprints of your past experiences inform your current relationship patterns, learning tools to relate consciously from a place of safety and trust, and embracing challenges as doorways to inner growth and transformation'.

Julia and Anadi met in 2012 and have been in a Conscious relationship ever since...

In this podcast Julia and Anadi talk about systemic therapy and social construction and how this can help people understand themselves better, and see the wider picture in terms of how they define themselves in their families, friendship groups and in society as a whole.

By asking questions that are circular rather than linear it is possible to open the view of difficult situations and discover that solutions can be found - and the possibility of a brighter future where problems have previously seemed unresolvable and stuck.

But as always we return to the core of it all, our own responsibility to be the change we want to see!

In this podcast Julia and Anadi explore how to be aware of creating our lives consciously.

90 - 95% of all we do is coming from the subconscious mind... Julia and Anadi explore how the routines before sleep and upon waking help with clearing throughout the day and maintaining presence to create  from a place of stillness, free of unconscious patterns and programmes 

'To thine own self be true', but who is our true self, how do we know, and even if we do how do we live our lives true to ourselves, especially if it goes against family or societal expectations...

In this podcast, Anadi and Julia explore this, covering areas such as how much we are influenced by our conditioning that we may be living by default having lost the ability to hear our own true inner voice...

And how to begin to listen again...

In this podcast Julia and Anadi explore intentional dialogue in more depth, and talk about how it is the bedrock of being present in  every moment in every interaction.

Through a commitment to take responsibility for ourselves and our reactivities, we can play our part in keeping 'the space between' - where all relating exists - safe and harmonious and expansive.

In this podcast, Julia talks about how all relationships exist in 'the space between' us,
and how we can make a difference to the quality of the relating by being mindful of what we put into that space...

What we say and do can heal or hurt the space, create harmony or conflict...

In this podcast Julia and Anadi engage in a dialogue of exploration about 'Relationship as a mirror'...

They talk about how the closer the relationship is the closer the mirror is for us to see ourselves reflected back - it can become a magnifying glass!

And often when what we see, we don't like, we 'project' the un wanted  or unknown or unseen aspects of ourself onto the other...

Anything that we do not know about ourselves is in the shadows; and anything that is hidden or lost or we deny in ourselves is in the shadow - 'stuff' in the shadows has the potential to hurt us - as it will keep appearing in our relating!

In the podcast Anadi and Julia explore this and also talk about how to discover, work with and so transform what is lying is in the shadows...

And - the person who wrote about the four questions was Byron Katie
Is it true?
Is it really true?
What would I be like without that thought?
What if I turned it around?

This is part 1 of a dialogue of exploration between Julia and Anadi about the idea that 'If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you...'

In this podcast Anadi and Julia explore the concepts of challenge and change, and whether we need to do either?

They discuss investigating our own personal paradigm - our own map of how we see the world - to discover what is right for us and whether our beliefs and ideas are truly our own.

They explore the idea of being out of our comfort zone and whether this is necessary for growth...

Next week, they will continue the conversation...

In this podcast, Julia and Anadi explore further the idea :
 'If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you' ...
They discuss whether in being outside our comfort zone, we can discover inner strengths and attain skills we didn't know we were capable of.

Julia and Anadi also investigate resilience and explore how this aspect can be developed to enable us to discover and enjoy new experiences, and suggest that without resilience we may never have 'follow through' and so gain the benefits the challenges, and being 'outside our comfort zone' might bring.

In this episode Anadi James Taylor tells us about how he was given his name Shanti Anadi by Osho in 1991, and the significance of this in his life then and now.

Torzi is a yoga teacher and she has her own podcast called 'That Healing Feeling'...

She shares with us her love of running, adventure, and the outdoors and how yoga and meditation have played an integral part in her journey from chronic injury and the inner despair this gave her to the peace, ease, and joy she now experiences.

She tells us how adversity has lead her to this place of transformation.

Torzi is currently holding a four week yoga event to support doctors

Sue Ellam is a healer, an intuitive, and the founder of soulfully-connecting.com which is a website dedicated to the health of mind, body, and spirit and a space that offering people choices about their health on all these levels.

Sue has recently created a new version of mystic-matters.co.uk which she shares with us in the podcast, offering free guidance for those seeking it. 

She shares with us her spiritual journey which has been a life-long evolution.

Kathy has been the chair of Friends of Sussex Hospices for the past twenty years.
In our conversation, she talks about the ethos of the hospices which is to ask the dying person not 'What is the matter with you?', but instead 'What matters to you?', and about the importance of listening...

Kathy tells us about what matters to her and about her current pilgrimage - walking the Sussex Hospices Trail, a loop through footpaths and bridle paths which is over 200 miles long.

If you would like to donate to the Friends of Sussex Hospices please use this link https://www.friendsofsussexhospices.org.uk/

Clare is a writer amongst many other things!
Here she shares with us her leap into the unknown - trusting that 'the net will appear' and the importance of creativity throughout her life, in particular, her passion for writing.

Clare's passion lead her to make the big decision to leave her job at the end of last year and start a new life...

If you would like to experience Clare's creativity in motion please visit her wonderful blog http://souldew.co.uk/

Chloe Thomas inspires; she has a YouTube channel and an Instagram profile where she does just that!

In her social media channels, Chloe shares her journey to full recovery from anorexia. She inspires, guides, and offers ideas and suggestions to recover, gain wait to live a truly healthy life.

In our conversation today we explore her career as a body positive personal trainer and nutrition coach, cabin crew/flight attendant, and Model, and her quest for inner peace.

You can find Chloe on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ChloeThomasModel

And on Instagram:
http://www.instagram.com/_chloeinspires_

I am delighted to share my conversation with Carrie Beleno. She is an intuitive Reiki Master/teacher and a spiritual life coach. 

Carrie shares her ever-deepening and expanding personal journey, as well as giving us very valuable advice and wisdom.

Carrie has written two books: 
The night Yoda phoned, and Because Yoda said so.

If you want to contact Carrie or find more information on her and her books, please visit her website www.carriebeleno.com 

Debs Atkinson has been living in France for the past eight years renovating a cottage with her partner Tom.

They have just finished the project and are about to return to the UK to create a wildlife and nature reserve.

Their dream is to create a space where nature, wildlife, animals, and people can live side by side in harmony and find peace.

You can find out more about the project here at earthkin.org

Debs talked about how she came to be living in France, the Earthkin project, and her work giving distant healing and psychic readings.

You can find out more about her work www.naturesmessage.co.uk 

Ian Donnelly is a renowned level 5 performance analyst, of which there are only a small group in the world.

In our podcast, Ian shares with us his journey from being a semi-profession football player to qualifying as a PE teacher, his development as a coach in the States, and his pioneering influence, bringing performance analysis into top-level sport.

Here he talks about the expansion of this over the last 25-years and maintains that it is still relationship that is at the core of the coach & athlete dynamic.

Matt shore is a performance coach, a trainer of trainers and a mountain Leader...

He has a company called 'Coaching Shore' where his strap line 'It's a sure thing', speaks of the confidence his clients have in him to help them achieve their goals...

In January 2020 Matt summited Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside the Himalayas, at 6,962 feet of altitude.

He tells us here of his adaptation to on line coaching during Lockdown which has expanded his business, his Aconcagua adventure and his future plans

You can find Matt here 

Artist Athena Jane creates installations, imaginary worlds, projects and experiences inviting viewers, participants and audiences to step into a world between the real and the imagined and journey within.

 Her work encompasses all these realms and she loves living a creative life following her inspiration, creating artwork in many ways and working with people.

 Her work is highly imaginative expressing her inner world, at times that takes the form of theatre sets or walk through installations, gallery exhibitions, or art that appears in unexpected places. Sometimes it is tiny boxes of memories and dreams. Sometimes it takes the form of creating projects and working with others to help them develop their creativity.

 She has more than 20 years of experience creating and realising theatre sets and artwork and fifteen years creating and leading arts projects.

In our podcast we explore in particular the last 20 months of Athena Jane's life....
You can find out more about her here

Steve Walker is a veteran of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, he has been homeless and is a recovering addict. Steve is also an angling genius and has just come 5th in the veterans' carp fishing championships, at Fens Fisheries.

This is the first in a series of podcasts where he talks about his life and his road to recovery.

Steve shares with us his harsh childhood, his life in the army, his life on the streets as a homeless person, his drug addiction, and the incredible story of the Phoenix Heroes charity who found him, and set him on the road to recovery which he has embraced fully.

Steve Walker is a veteran of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, he has been homeless and is a recovering addict. Steve is also an angling genius and has just come 5th in the veterans' carp fishing championships, at Fens Fisheries.

This is the second in a series of podcasts where he talks about his life and his road to recovery.

In this podcast, Steve shares his process detox and learning to live without drugs.

Gary Stockton is the CEO and founder of Phoenix Heroes.

Phoenix Heroes is a British Veteran and non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC). Based in Colchester Garrison Town, home of 16 Air Assault Brigade. They support veterans and their families that are dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Phoenix Heroes do this by acting as a structured platform to place them on different community outdoor group activities, training courses and help them to gain employment.
They are focused on helping the families of our veterans too, because they feel that this is a very important factor of their support structure.

Gary served 22 years in the British Army, on leaving the forces he spent 5 years in Afghanistan and built a refugee camp in Iraq...

He shares with us his own life, the challenges he had himself transitioning to civilian life from army life and how he came to create Phoenix Heroes.
He tells us the model that the charity is based on and the wonderful way this means they can help the veterans form much needed communities and get the support they need to live fully again.

You can find more information about the wonderful work of Phoenix Heroes here  

Cecilia Morrison celebrated her 80th birthday in July 2020!
We met 10 years ago when I interviewed her following her breaking the world masters 5000m and 1500m track records for the over 70 year old age group!
In this conversation Cecilia shares with us her transition from running to walking and her challenge to walk a section of the Camino de Santiago, where she raised over £5000 for
Little People UK
She also shares with us how she came to be making mosaics and expressing herself creatively in this way... She now makes them on a commission basis too!

Steve Walker is a veteran of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, he has been homeless and is a recovering addict. Steve is also an angling genius and has just come 5th in the veterans' carp fishing championships at Fens Fisheries.

This is the third in a series of podcasts where he talks about his life and his road to recovery and he always honours the part that Phoenix Heroes has played in his journey.

In this podcast, Steve says he has always been infamous, and we learn a little as to why!

I met Josie eleven years ago! She had read my book 'Running to Learn' and wanted to meet me...
Here she shares with us very candidly her journey to greater inner peace and ease in her life; and how she has come to create the life she always dreamed of..
Being married in a truly conscious loving relationship with the potential to create a family and home together.

Her CV is impressive - a degree in zoology, a masters in conservation, with subsequent conservation projects in Central America and Spain... 
Josie then went on to become a qualified Personal Trainer, a massage therapist, a yoga teacher and to qualify with a first class honours degree as an osteopath...
As well as competing to a high level as a runner and triathlete...

Yet none of this brought her the peace and connection to herself she craved...

Rob Blair is the owner and founder of The Commando Temple in Deptford.
Commando Temple is a fabulous multi disciplined strength and movement space.

Rob shares with us his time spent serving in the Royal Marines, being medically discharged and going on to set up The Commando temple.

He talks about overcoming adversity, his love of people, helping them achieve their dreams and goals, overcome injury and pain - and in some cases support them in training to complete 'sadistic challenges'! 

Louise Camby is a multi talented  creative producer...
She has a portfolio career with her voice at the core of all she creates and produces...

In this podcast Louise tells with us how she came to discover her voice and shares with us some of her voice over recordings, her love of public speaking and her passion for holding workshops to develop others in the art...
Running her family business
Finding time for sell Aloe Vera and CPD products
Celebrating ten years since her own product 'Strupz' came to market
Her creation of Choiroke which has been held seven times so far and has proved to be very popular

John Thomson creates videos for use on websites, social media and conferences...

He had a very successful career in the television industry as a journalist, producer and director,  which spanned fourteen years - but he had some deep unresolved trauma from earlier in his life which lead him to become an alcoholic.

He lost his job, his marriage and his family and reached his rock bottom.

John has now been in recovery for ten years and he openly and honestly shares his story from rock bottom to recovery.

Katie Cole is a Mountain Leader and mountain running guide.
She has also been involved with Mountain Rescue for the past four years.
Running has been a huge part of her life and in recent years she has had great success as an ultra runner.

Katie is also a qualified Sports Therapist and is currently training at Swansea University as a Paramedic.

Katie talks to us about her life and in particular her hugest triumph which was to recover from near death from a serious eating disorder, and to work her way to freedom from the pattern of abuse that started from her experiences as a very small child.

Natalie Liczbinski Edwards is in the midst of a healing journey which she is just starting on the path to communicate this with others.

In the next few weeks she is launching her YouTube Channel...

Chronic illness has helped her change the way she views the world...
She can see that the life she was living was not for her higher good and she has been coming home to herself through listening to her inner child
Releasing tension
And finding freedom

You can follow Natalie  on instagram natalie_liczbinski_edwards

Welcome to number 4 in Bodhisattva Conversations with Steve Walker.
Steve is a Veteran of the Royal Army Corps.
He was homeless and a drug addict for many years...
He has now been in recovery for over 18 months and he talks here about his journey so far in recovery and his plans for a brighter future.
He holds Phoenix Heroes in very high regard as it was they who found him on the streets and supported his road to recovery....

Cathy Howells is a writer and a runner...
She talks to us here about both of these passions and her recent running challenge to celebrate turning 60 years young!
She writes a popular blog called Turning 60 
She also shares with us how at the end of her Mother's life she was able to heal her relationship with her.

Dr Jim Wallis is a principal lecturer in Sport Coaching and Exercise Science at the University of Brighton.

He has a PhD in Emotions and Learning and talks to us about finding limits....
And much more.

Jim and I first met in 2003 when he came to listen to a talk I was giving at Brighton university.
And in 2008 we ran together in the inaugural London to Brighton cross country Race

Mayyah Blair is operations manager at the Commando Temple  - a multi discipline strength and movement facility in Deptford London... She is a strength coach, and she describes herself as a 'hybrid athlete'.

But she says that her full time role at the moment is Mother to baby Flo who arrived on June 15th 2020.

Mayyah shares with us her journey into the strength industry, her achievements in competition including placing 3rd  in the British Strong Woman Championships.
And she is also an ultra runner having completed the Marathon du Sable amongst other events!

She speaks about identity and the different roles she has played and how much she is being fulfilled by her most role - motherhood 

Angela Rigby works in the field of physical emotional and mental health, using a complementary therapy  called Pranic Healing

She tells us how she discovered Pranic healing and shares her journey to becoming a Pranic healing practitioner.

Angela talks about the value of meditation and of her healing work in all aspects of life, including business and sport, as well as the  general stresses and strains of day to day living.
She has helped herself and others avoid burnout through this wonderful therapy - and instead flourish and thrive.

Here are the links so that you can follow and find Angela and engage with her if you'd like to take her up on her offer of a ten minute taster of Pranic healing to feel for yourself its benefits...

Web: http://www.ukpranichealing.co.uk/angela-rigby/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaRigbyPH

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AngelaRigbyPH

Instagram: @angelarigbyph

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-rigby-wellbeingofthemind/ 

Katie Carew-Robinson has a Health Focused Career.
She works as a nutritionist, a running coach, a personal trainer and delivers training in life skills .

In 2018 she became the leader in Portsmouth of Good Gym

Katie has been a runner since she was fourteen years old, and she shares with us how her passion for sport, health and fitness lead her to abandon her banking career and live her dream life - teaching others how to embrace a healthy lifestyle.

We also talk about how she adapted her business during lockdown, with the result that her fitness classes now reach people all over the world.

You can find Katie on Facebook 

Gill Butchard cared for her husband Rob during his long journey through dementia, until his death in June 2019.

She shares with us her experience of caring for him, and losing her partner and best friend, even before his death.

She also tells us of her own journey since his death into her new life alone.

Gill became a bright light in the world of Dementia with her Facebook page 'Dementia Care - Love Laughter Tears and Lessons with Gilly B ' which brought healing energy love and light to many on the very tough path of caring for someone with Dementia.

Joshua Marable has always had an interest in energy healing, wellness and creating the space for creativity, performance and healing whether in music, body work, sports and movement or business.

He began his career in the music industry in audio engineering, which lead into energy body work and has naturally developed into his current role as chief innovation officer for Cipher Sports and Wellness

Cipher Sports and Wellness unifies the sports, wellness, and human performance industries, by serving as a program developer and value stream coordinator to wide-ranging partnerships. 

Their shared value coordination begins by leveraging their proprietary hardware, software, and programming elements to enhance their partner’s product, technology, and revenue potential. 

The Cipher Sports and Wellness programs expand their partners’ ability to assess, record, analyse and monetise human performance regionally, nationally and internationally.

In this podcast Joshua shares with us his belief that relating from the heart is at the core of all business partnerships and their ultimate success and revenue flow.

He also tells us about his journey through the music industry to body work and onwards to partnering with companies in Cipher Sports - and he explores common themes that have linked everything energetically.

Tony Hewett works in the lives of young offenders and young people with special needs and behavioural issues.

He shares with us his enjoyment of his work and what he derives from what is often perceived as a difficult role.

Tony is also a life time runner, and for the last ten years he has gravitated towards longer and longer distances, including running seven marathons in seven days; twenty four ultras in one year which included a five day race in Spain!

He talks to us about his philosophy of stretching to try things we're not sure we can do and the value of being prepared to fail and the learning that can arise from this .

He explores how his approach works in both his work and his sport. 

Don Came is the senior teacher at The Karate Academy in Eastbourne

He has been actively involved in Martial Arts since 1976, and in this podcast Don shares
with us his journey from a thirteen year old child with Dispraxia to becoming The Chief instructor at Kissaki - Kai UK. 

Don is a 7th Dan in the Kissaki - Kai method.

Rob Harley is a principal lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at The University of Brighton.

In 2012 he won the Beachy Head Marathon, an off road race over the South Downs - which starts and finishes in Eastbourne - the last stretch  running over the  exacting Seven Sisters.

He talks about his loss of running through a hip replacement and how cycling has become his passion.

Rob took part in L'Etape in 2013 - an event which sees thousands of cyclists complete one of the sections of the tour de France.

In this episode - as a fun twist - I am in the interviewee position rather than interviewer.

Joshua Marable interviews me about my work in the lives of others as a
'Guía y Sanación' - Guide and Healer ( on all levels) - how it all began, how it has evolved and my own journey within it.

Joshua Marable has always had an interest in energy healing, wellness and creating the space for creativity, performance and healing whether in music, body work, sports and movement or business.

He began his career in the music industry in audio engineering, which lead into energy body work and has naturally developed into his current role as chief innovation officer for Cipher Sports and Wellness

Kate Buchanan is a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.
In this podcast she shares with us some of her own journey and the value of self acceptance  -of herself and as a therapist with her clients.

She is the mother of two grown up daughters, and has lived in the same house for thirty two years - and she loves it!

Kate is also my landlady and tells about the many people who have lived in 'my flat' over the past three decades.
This is a link to the blog we talk about in the podcast

If you would like to contact Kate to work with her you can do so by email
Kate@katephillips.co.uk

Sashi Radley is an intuitive healer, a face and soul reader and a soul numerologist.
You can find out more about her work by clicking here

 She is  descended from a long line of Welsh Bards and Druids.
In this podcast Sashi tells us her fascinating story and how she came to be working and healing in the lives of others as well as teaching  and writing.

She is the author of 'Unleash your inner Psychic' - how to reboot your natural super skills.
As well as 'Secret and Ritual' which is Book 1 of  'The Ancient Power Trilogy'
Both are available on Amazon by clicking the book title links.

It was wonderful to talk with Gillian Alexander - to be in the space together discovering what would unfold.

She spoke about her life and her work which are integral, and her sacred touch...
Sacred Touch is a sacred space of unconditional love and safety where Gillian supports all who come to her to explore who they are in a way that goes beyond the persona that they dare to share with the world; space where everyone is honoured, loved and accepted just as they are.

'Gillian works in a unique way that would best be described as both shamanic and tantric, to support you as you are in the moment to come back into your own Power, Alignment and Sovereignty.

Much of what she does is to support you to let go of attachment that draws your power and energy: attachment to past and future, attachment to expectation, and to come into the present and to start fully living. This can also entail letting go of physical, mental and emotional pain, and clearing any energies or issues which are not serving you'
You can find out more about her work on her website
Or on her Facebook page 
Email Gillian@Sacred-Touch.co.uk

Mary Thornton is a leading Physiotherapist in Clinical Pilates in the South East, she has over twenty years experience of using Pilates as a clinical tool within the NHS and private clinics and she is also a Yoga Teacher.
Mary  established The Clinical Pilates Studio in 2007 which is a wellbeing Centre for physiotherapy, pilates and yoga where she empowers people through movement giving them tools to live a healthy life.
She saw the need for developing a centre of excellence to provide treatment and education to ensure people take control of their own bodies and become empowered through Physical Therapy.
In this podcast Mary shares with us her own journey and the importance of the breath in our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing.

This is Part 1 or a 2 Part Conversation with Tim Crook aka Tim B'Vard...

In this podcast he talks about his journey of self investigation.
In Part 2 we will explore more about his life in Law and as creator of the Bavard Bar
Which is described as 'A delightful blend TED, comedy and radio 4. Sort of' !

Tim Crook founded Housing Law Services with Julie Allen in 2003.

He is currently perhaps better know for creating the Bavard Bar.

The Bavard Bar website describes him thus

'Tim is the genial compere and host of the Bavard Bar. An all round passionate guy, in a previous life Tim believes he may have been a lawyer. However there is no evidence to support this belief, so it may simply be delusional. Late last Wednesday, using a complex system of algorithms and assorted 18th century medical paraphernalia, Tim changed his name to ‘Tim B’vard’. It is arguable that this change may also be delusional. As well as illegal.'

Kareena Lawson has just started a new blossoming business called Orange Hands
Her new journey combines Yoga practise, Ayurveda - the traditional Hindu system of medicine (incorporated in Atharva Veda, the last of the four Vedas), which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing.  and she also shares  wonderful recipes on her instagram account
orangehands.official

Kareena shares with us her 10 year journey towards her own personal healing since the death of her mother when she was 14 years old and how her passions have turned into her new business. 

And since we recorded this podcast her yoga course has begun!

Wenche has been sharing her love of yoga for the past twenty one years with people all over the world.
She created the yoga Life Studio in Eastbourne in 2007 and went on the create yoga life retreats and holidays.

Wenche is one of the countries leading yoga instructors and a qualified British Wheel of Yoga teacher, in 2013 she qualified as a Senior yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals and went on the create yoga Life Teacher training educating students from all over the world.

Her teaching goes beyond the physical postures exploring philosophical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the traditional ancient teachings of yoga.

In this podcast  Wenche shares  with us her journey - 'the road less travelled', from heading off on an adventure at nineteen years old - to creating Yoga Life Studio, the retreats and the teacher training... Her life has unfolded through trusting her heart and her intuition, through following the flow with her inner sat nav, which has now taken her back to the place of her birth Norway.
Her teaching and her life come from the heart - her yoga is real yoga.

Damien Pestell has lived many lives in his thirty nine years.
He has been exploring himself and life though business and spirituality.

He was an accomplished rugby player throughout his twenties.
He has travelled the world.
He worked in the City in two huge organisations - Intel and BT .
 
Damien then went on to own and sell two businesses - Community Oven and Street Food Trailers.

Throughout his life there has been the constant theme of spiritual investigation, including travel to India and a 'nine day vipassana meditation'

In this podcast Damien talks candidly about his life, his experiences and his journey so far...

It was wonderful to talk again with Gillian Alexander.

She spoke about the Spring Equinox that had just been - our choices in each moment - the dimensions we live in and experience - and the eternal question
'Why are we here?'
 
Gillian works in the lives of others and she spoke again about her life and her work which are integral, and her sacred touch...
Sacred Touch is a sacred space of unconditional love and safety where Gillian supports all who come to her to explore who they are in a way that goes beyond the persona that they dare to share with the world; space where everyone is honoured, loved and accepted just as they are.

'Gillian works in a unique way that would best be described as both shamanic and tantric, to support you as you are in the moment to come back into your own Power, Alignment and Sovereignty.

Much of what she does is to support you to let go of attachment that draws your power and energy: attachment to past and future, attachment to expectation, and to come into the present and to start fully living. This can also entail letting go of physical, mental and emotional pain, and clearing any energies or issues which are not serving you'
You can find out more about her work on her website
Or on her Facebook page 
Email Gillian@Sacred-Touch.co.uk

Kay Shore is an intuitive body worker, whose practise is a blend all types of body work which she discusses in this podcast.

She specialises in chronic pain management and its relief, and also helps individuals who are experiencing challenging times in their life to navigate big shifts and transitions.

She is passionate about her work, and believes that this comes in part from the well spring of her own experience of  working with and overcoming pain herself.

In this podcast Kay shares with us her own journey and her own transitions and shifts that have lead her to where she is now. She also talks about the development of her practise and how her methods of working have evolved as she has.
You can find out more about her work by clicking here