I’d been hard at my computer all morning, doing focused, detailed work. My brain was tired and my being felt cramped. I went to my favourite reclining chair and rested back into it with my feet up. I picked up a book I’m reading, “Fingerpainting on the Moon” by Peter... read more →
Jul
30
Jul
24
Soul Work is a Long Haul Flight Dear Friend and Fellow Traveller, I’m starting a whole new chapter of Tribe in Transition and I’ll be covering the whole range of experiences that you and I may be having as we navigate our way through the transformational journey – spiritual awakening,... read more →
Jul
16
In the birth canal I’ve been in the birth canal for a long time. I’m committed and there’s no going back. All escape routes have disappeared. I’m working hard to move forward but progress feels slow and laboured. It can feel lonely in here and claustrophobic. I know there will... read more →
Jul
07
Here in Britain we have a new Labour government and a door has opened for the possibility for positive change. I am quietly and soberly excited. I rarely speak or write about politics because it is one of those volatile and polarised areas of public life where people have... read more →
Feb
18
From Sundy Gilchrist I used to be ...... A child A daughter A mother and housewife A different kind of sister In a young body A single woman Aggressive and forceful A public health specialist A hockey player A farmer Able to run a marathon.... The list is... read more →
Feb
18
I know many of you have been living through very challenging times in the last few years. Since lockdown we have moved collectively into a much more intense transformative process; a global dark night of the soul. I was watching a report from the devastating earthquake disaster in Turkey and... read more →
Oct
05
With COP26 fast approaching I invite you to join me in these few pages to take a look at why it is important to consider grief when we are thinking of solutions to our climate, ecological and humanitarian crises. My brief answers to this question are: Grief is a... read more →
Feb
12
Yesterday I launched a new group into, Transforming Grief for Our World into Sacred Activism, which is a three month adventure of inquiry, discovery and co-creation. This feels like a good moment to share a little from the resources I created last year during the first months of lockdown: The Sitting... read more →
Oct
22
Soul Cycles and Soul Contracts There are chapters in every human life when a stage of our journey ends and a new one begins. These may be marked by the beginning or ending of a significant relationship; by a move to a new neighbourhood or country; by a new stage... read more →
Aug
29
I am enjoying deeper and longer experiences of inner peace these days but I can still be disrupted by the impact of outer events. Even though these disruptions can be painful and uncomfortable, especially in contrast to deep peace, I’m choosing to see them as opportunities. The philosophy... read more →