Pamela Bowen, BA Cert Ed studied Art at the Coventry Teacher Training College. In recent years she has concentrated on flower paintings in watercolour - a step inspired by her love of gardens and wild flowers. Her hobbies include wildlife gardening and keeping a sketch book diary. She has had several exhibitions and has written articles for The Leisure Painter.
Harriet Devlin is the daughter of Gerda Geddes and has taught T’ai-chi and Shiatsu for many years. She lives in Shrewsbury and teaches in Oswestry and Telford.
Ursula Dickenson works as counsellor and trainer in the field of stress proofing, sexism and gender issues, listening skills, self-esteem work and relaxation techniques with groups in the business world and the caring professions. All her work with groups and individuals is aimed at attitudinal and emotional healing in a loving and supportive atmosphere to enable the separation within to be healed, thus creating peace and harmony as a prerequisite for world peace.
Annie Elkins is a T’ai-chi teacher of many years’ experience who trained with Gerda Geddes and practises the long form, Yang style. She lives in London and has classes mainly at Studio ‘E’, London NW6 and The Place, London WC1
Jenny Brook is a Rebirth practitioner with the British Rebirth Society, and has taught stress management and meditation for many years, specialising in breathwork. She is a Reiki master and reflexologist and has over twenty years of experience in leading workshops and working with groups and individuals.
Jenny Brickett has been involved in courses on healing, meditation and natural therapies for many years. She has led workshops and is now a teacher of Focusing recognised by the British Focusing Teachers’ Association and the Focusing Institute in New York.
Sheila Ward has lived in other parts of the world and learnt from other cultures. She has been exploring the second half of life for over twenty years and founded the Grange Retreat Centre twenty years ago initially to provide space for this. She has now retired and will be 78 this year.
The Second Half of Life website is www.sophiatree.co.uk
Rosemary Ward was formerly a Special Needs teacher and is now concentrating on a second career in counselling and psychotherapy having trained at Leicester University and the Psychosynthesis and Education Trust. She now has her own private practice and runs workshops in psychosynthesis. She will be 70 this year.
