I’m Sukhasiddhi…

I was born in Scotland in 1974 to a loving family. I was focused on making sense of the world from a young age. I often felt overwhelmed by the suffering in the world. I found solace in wild flowers and wild places. In making pictures and stories and those loves have stayed constant through my life.

I studied Fine Art at Glasgow Art School which was just up the hill from the Glasgow Buddhist Centre. I went on my first Buddhist retreat in 1993. When I heard the story of the Buddha’s life I knew I’d found my path for this life. Meditation and yoga have remained central to that journey.

I spent my 20’s working for a Buddhist ethical trading co-op in Cambridge. I designed handicrafts and travelled in the Far East buying from makers and checking out working conditions. I also had a few of my corners knocked off and trained for ordination into the Triratna Buddhist order. I was ordained in 2004 and given the name Sukhasiddhi. I was named after a medieval Tibetan woman who became a dakini (enlightened sky dancer). 

I spent my 30’s in East London having two children, which knocked off a few more corners… I discovered Steiner education, helped run a home birth group and engaged with the London Buddhist Centre.

I now live in Sussex in a village in the woods. I spend a lot of time sitting with trees. When I am doing this healing work I feel that I am using every scrap of what I have been born with and all that I have been so generously given and taught by my family, friends and teachers.

 …that feels like a blessing.