River Wolton trained as a social worker and psychotherapist. She has offered writing workshops for therapy and community arts groups, and is a Buddhist teacher, mindfulness coach, and LGBTI+ and peace activist. She co-founded the Sheffield Insight Meditation community, and teaches at Gaia House, UK. She lives in Sheffield, UK with her partner. She was the Poet Laureate for Derbyshire and has published three volumes of poetry.
Emma Burleigh is an artist, illustrator, comics creator and teacher. She is the author of two art course books, ‘Soul Colour’ and ‘Earth Colour’, which are designed to nurture mindfulness, creativity and nature connectedness.
After experiencing burnout as an activist and school-teacher in her twenties, Emma ended up at Gaia House where she fell in love with the potential of dharma practice to transform her world at both the personal and collective level.
Emma first met River Wolton through a friend at Gaia House, and soon after that they decided to work together, exploring ways of combining River's words with Emma's images. This book is their third collaboration.
