Gill Thackray, Mindful Rewilding founder, is the author of several books including:The Power of Ancient Wellness. Traditional Activities Redefined for Modern Living, How to Manifest: Bring Your Goals into Alignment with the Alchemy of the Universe, The Mindfulness Coach, The Positivity Coach, published by Michael O’Mara Books, London. She has lived and worked in Tibet, China, Thailand & India studying wisdom traditions with teachers of the sacred spiritual pathways of the Q’ero, Toltec and Tibetan shaman. She was apprenticed to Don Miguel Ruiz (author of the Four Agreements) in the Toltec tradition, she is also a Master Certified Energy Medicine & Shamanic Practitioner and teacher with the Four Winds. She is currently conducting PhD research into indigenous wisdom traditions and ecopsychology. An experienced lecturer and teacher, holding a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Cardiff University, Gill is a member of the British Neuroscience Association. She is also a mindfulness teacher (MSc Aberdeen University) and a qigong and Shibashi teacher in the Dragon’s Gate Lineage. She lives in the UK Lake District. She is lead facilitator and heads up Mindful Rewilding's Mindfulness in Nature teaching faculty.