I’ve known Chris for a while, but we do not have much contact these  days. So, I was quite excited to speak to him on Meet me in the field. I  was really interest in hearing how he moved from working in logistics  to be a Councillor in the City of Cape Town. I also really wanted to see  how his spirituality features in politics. What I got, was far more  than I bargained for. Chris turned out to be the Forest Gump equal of  his “life is a box of chocolates”. The more we chatted the more new  dimensions of him came alight. If you are interested in Chris; music, click on this link and listen to one of his songs.

Kurt is a friend of friends. We always used to see each other at  social gatherings. One day I swallowed my shyness and chatted to him. I  thoroughly enjoyed it. I am so grateful for being able to let go of fear  these days. It has opened new worlds for me. I was fascinated to hear  that Kurt was fundamentally involved with the Oranjezicht City Farm  (OZCF) and now in the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust. Have a look at  the OZCF website. The Trust does  wonderful work in communities all over Cape Town. I wanted to know from  Kurt, how he journeyed from America to managing farms at the South point  of Africa.

Brad and I ran into each other on Twitter. I liked his attitude on  there and started paying closer attention to his posts. He posts as  @BeBraveSA on Twitter and on Instagram as bmetraining. What I like about  him on social media is his no-nonsense, direct approach. He really  seems to care about people, but he is not going to entertain their  bullshit. He says things are they are, while being respectful and not  engaging unnecessarily. I wanted to know more about the person behind  these posts and thought you might enjoy him too. So, here he is.

I have actually known Frances, or maybe, known of Frances, for quite a  few years already. But, it was only last year, due to The Recovery  Festival, that we got to know each other better. I am doing her TRE  (Trauma/tension release exercise) classes every few weeks and find it  immensely valuable. If you want to reach Frances, go to the Prospect Hill Recovery Practice website.

I met Julie on Facebook. I was intrigued with her posts, which I saw  through friends sharing and then befriended her that way. I really  enjoyed her posts of her dog, Lunar, and her recovery related posts,  especially those around harm reduction, as I know this can be a bit of a  controversial topic. Due to my intrigue, I decided to ask her to be our  guest and here she is. Julie can be reached on Facebook at Julie Mac  Donnell and on Instagram at julesmacdonnell. Her work website is TB HIV Care.

I’ve always likes Charles and enjoyed his openness and frankness  about his spirituality. When I met his wife, I realised there is more to  this man than what he allows others to see. My intrigued deepened when I  saw him with his eldest son. I saw a side of Charles which I wanted to  know more about. I found him soft, gentle, patient and incredibly  unconditional. But, the final nail in my intrigue coffin was when  Charles gave a presentation at the Recovery Festival last year. Here was  this soft-spoken and gentle man, always with a shy giggle, confidently  giving sharing his knowledge. It was then that I just knew he had to  come and talk to us.

This time I figured out how to do the sound, the only problem was  that I forgot to switch my microphone on! The internet connection was  quite bad, so I again apologise for the quality.

Monica is an astrologer (I accidentally referred to her as an astronomer in the recording - oops, sorry Monica - my apologies) and the owner of Somaland – a group which offers mushroom retreats. I heard about her many years ago and tried to get her on Meet me in the field for a long time, but we kept on missing each other. I am very happy to welcome her as our guest. You can find Monica on the [SomaLand facebook page]( https://www.facebook.com/monica.cromhout/).

I have been wanting to corner Roland for an interview for a long-long  time, but only got around to it now. Whenever I hear Roland speak about  spirituality, he always sounds so sure of himself. He speaks with such  confidence and authority, that I always wonder where this comes from and  how he achieves it. He also has an incredibly serene air around him. I  definitely want what he has. So let’s hear how he got it and how we can  get it too.

I need to figure out a way to get better sound via Skype. I again  apologise for the sound quality. I am running some tests on Sunday and  hope to get the sound quality sorted soon. Thanks for enduring it and  for your patience.

Frank and I have known each other for many years, we even ended up  being neighbours at some stage. I had Frank on my list of people to  speak to right from the start, but never got around to asking him. I was  quite interested to hear Frank’s journey, because I suspected he was  not religious, but I had no idea what his spirituality entails. What I  did know was the he would have an opinion and I wanted to hear it. I am  very happy that I did. As always I discovered stuff about my guest I  never knew and for that reason I love brining you these episodes. This  episode was recorded via skype, which means that the sound quality is  not great. I apologise for that.

Maryna is one of those people whose spiritual journey again reminds  me of the resilience of the human spirit. She has been through a lot in  her life and has come out at the other end with her head held high and  in a better place than ever before.