I discovered the dharma quite out of the blue in 2008 and it really impacted me deeply. I’ve been devoted to practice and to service ever since.

In that time I’ve spent a year as a monk, over two years on silent retreat, and a further three years living and working in different retreat centres.

I seem to have been in the right place at the right time for some fantastic projects, too. I joined together with one group of friends in founding Freely Given Retreats, and another in creating the Dharma Action Network for Climate Engagement (DANCE). I was invited to sit on the board of the Mandala Trust, and to serve as a director of the Hermes Amāra Foundation. For two years I also pioneered taking mindfulness courses into UK prisons.

Most significantly for my dharma journey I was blessed to have known and been a close student of Rob Burbea, and even more blessed to have acted as a personal assistant to him in the years before he died. I was trained to teach by Rob and by Zohar Lavie.

Right now I remain dedicated to my own and others’ liberation, and to meeting the crises of our time with wisdom, compassion, and ongoing, open inquiry. I teach at Gaia House and around the country, and will happily travel elsewhere if reachable overland or by sea.