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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…