Other Teachers

Margaret Harlock is a sister of La Retraite with considerable experience in spiritual accompaniment and retreat giving.  Among many interests she has a particular enthusiasm for the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and appropriate adaptations.  This interest was developed during a year with the team at the Jesuit Spirituality Centre at Guelph, Canada.  Since then she has worked in Birmingham and London and in more recent years she has been enriched by the experience of working in spirituality, with both groups and individuals, in South Africa and Cameroon.

Elizabeth-Ann Llewellin began training and experience in spiritual direction and prayer guiding in 1981.  Since then she has followed weekend courses and the St Bueno’s training for prayer guidance and in Berkeley, USA. She has had experience of guiding individuals over the long term and through 6 and 8 day retreats and weeks of guided prayer in parishes, both in the UK and South Africa.

Mary Colwell is a freelance natural history producer and consultant on religion and the environment.

 Sister Ishpriya (pictured) is a Sacred Heart Sister, who holds a  Doctorate in Psychology from the University of London. For more than  30 years Ishpriya lived in North India where she studied with  internationally respected Hindu and Buddhist masters and co-founded  three Ashrams based on the dialogue between different religions. She has become a much sought-after spiritual guide and teacher. When she is not travelling, together with Sister Gitti she runs a Sadhana Ashram in Austria named “Die Quelle” or “The Source”. Founded in 1996 it continues to flourish under their open and warm-hearted direction.

Gina Sherwood  is a freelance tutor in adult education and training with teaching experience stretching back over 20 years. Her work is in all areas of development with a particular interest in psychology and relationships. She completed the qualifying workshop for MBTI in 2007. She has a degree in Education and Training and completed a PhD in Education in 2011. Having been introduced to Enneagram in the 1990s she has visited Emmaus House on many occasions to further her knowledge and experience. She continues to gather greater insight and understanding through courses, reading and retreats. She joined the team in 2008 and works with Ann and Michael delivering Enneagram 1 and 2.

Kevin Murphy is an experienced teacher of creative writing and song-writing, has written and produced two musical plays and published psalms, songs and poems. He has gained an MA in the Practice and Teaching of Creative Writing at Cardiff University.

Gretel White is a biologist with a long standing faith and a life long passion for the natural world. The combination of wonder at the created order, together with a deep appreciation of the Creator, makes seeing God in the world around and caring for that world a natural part of her life journey. She sees caring for the planet as an integral part of life, permeating all areas of interest and activity and influencing our life choices. Originally trained in horticulture/crop science, she has long held the belief that biodiversity can be maintained and global food security achieved within a sustainable system. She is keen on gardening, and is attempting to grow as much of her own produce as possible in her small suburban garden, using an organic approach. Her current employment is in relation to agricultural development, mostly in the developing countries of the world.