Sukhema (Larry Butler), Ratnadevi

Sukhema aka Larry Butler is a poet and a publisher, teaches tai-chi in healthcare settings, leads therapeutic writing groups for Lapidus Scotland, and he helped establish Towards Transition Glasgow. He completed a facilitator training in the Work That Reconnects with Maitrisara, Chris Johnstone and others in England. He co-led a WTR facilitator training course in Scotland with Jenny Mackewn; Larry has 30 years experience facilitating groups and teaching others how to do it.

Ratnadevi: My practice of the Work that Reconnects (WTR) is embedded in decades of practice and teaching of mindfulness and Buddhism. I am also an artist and Dalcroze Rhythymics music and movement teacher which informs an organic and creative leadership style. Another influence is NVC, Nonviolent or Compassionate Communication and IFS, Internal Family Systems. I have been leading WTR workshops and retreats since 2005 and part of "resilience to resist" team, offering meditations and workshop for activists. I integrate WTR elements in many of my other teaching and retreats, as well as writing. I am the author of a book called 'Bringing Mindfulness to Life' and 'engaged mindfulness' is a big part of it. 

More information: workthatreconnects.org