Pearls of Wisdom

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...

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 worki...

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.

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 runn...

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 c...

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 impo...

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...

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 r...

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 Le...

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 @isportsa...

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 ove...

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... 

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 h...

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 o...

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...

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...

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 acc...

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 p...

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...

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;...

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 creati...

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&ap...

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 inne...

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&a...