Wellspring with Emma Mills London

Eileen Campbell is well known for her pioneering publishing and was responsible for many many ground-breaking books in the health and well-being arena, eg. Light on Yoga,  Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus, The Alchemist, A Course in Miracles and A Return to Love. 

Starting out in 1970, she went on to become the first woman main board director of HarperCollins UK.  She has written a series of highly successful inspirational books including A Dancing Star, Wake Up and Hear the Thunder! Finding Hope in a Hopeless World, The Woman’s Book of Joy, and The Woman’s Book of Hope. 

All of which inspire you to change, and living a meaningful and fulfilling life. She is a serious student of yoga and meditation, after travelling in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran via converted dutch mail bus (painted to match an art icon) during the early 70s.

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I first discovered Liz (www.lizlooker.net) and her lovely photographs while in Paris celebrating a big birthday several years ago. I was captivated by her pictures which seemed to have a transcendental quality, transmitting something beautiful that I couldn't quite put my finger on. I looked her up and began to follow her on Instagram! (@Liz_Looker)

I was thrilled to be able to spend some time on the phone to Liz over in Perth in Australia. I do hope you enjoy getting to know Liz and discovering her world, I know I certainly have.

Read her interview here: https://www.emmamillslondon.com/interview-with-liz-looker-wellspring-series/

Emma 

Roger Phillips, 87, (@RogerPhillips_RedGlasses ) has been at work replanting Eccleston Square garden in London for nearly 40 years, the result is best described as a plantsman’s garden with interesting plants from all over the world, many of which he has collected himself

Roger is acknowledged as the most prolific plant illustrator of all time. He has published more than 30,000 plant identification photographs of roses, trees, shrubs, mushrooms, perennials, annuals and wild flowers, in more than 40 major books, using his advanced photographic techniques, in the manner of botanical drawings. Culminating in a two volume ground-breaking work on the botany of all garden plants, ‘The Botanical Garden’ volume one deals with Trees and Shrubs. 

Roger has published major works on mushrooms and fungi. His two main mushroom works (Mushrooms of northern Europe and Mushrooms of North America) have now sold over two million copies. He has just published a new revised edition of his book on foraging “Wild Food a complete Guide for Foragers”, which naturally includes a large section on finding and cooking mushrooms. His Mushroom work is also published as an interactive App “Rogers Mushrooms”. 

His TV work includes a six part history of the rose’; ‘Quest for the Rose’ and a series on his own garden at Eccleston Square London written and filmed in conjunction with the garden of an American cookery writer Leslie Land and her work in Maine; ‘The 3,000 Mile Garden’.

In this interview Roger and I explore:

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Alex Smith is the founder and owner of Ideas on Paper, an independent shop offering a thought-provoking and collectable selection of magazines, journals, and books in Nottingham, England. You'll find Independent titles on fashion, art, culture, design, business, economics, food, wine and travel, are complemented by a range of stationery, enabling you to get your ideas on paper. In this interview, we chat about Alex's journey from working in Londons Harrods to opening his iconic bookshop. Ideal listening for anyone out there who ever dreamed of opening a bookstore, or any creative outlet.

María is an advanced Jivamukti yoga teacher living in Barcelona with her children and husband.  She also specialises in yoga for mental disorders and in 2016 she founded Fundacion Radika – a non profit dedicated to offering yoga as a complementary therapy for mental disorders with a special focus on trauma, addiction, depression and anxiety. (www.radika.org) María founded Radika Sports in 2018, where through yoga, breath and mindfulness she helps elite sports competitors to improve performance and prevent injury.

We talk about:

Wellspring: The New Mindfulness Podcast + Interview Series from Emma Mills London

Welcome to Wellspring! A new and exciting way to connect and learn from leading experts in meditation, wellness, psychology and the arts.

More than just a wellness series, wellspring is here to celebrate the spirit of enthusiasm. We’ll learn what people are excited about and how they tap into their own wellspring. Because when we share in anothers enthusiasm, we too are lifted and encouraged to find and follow our unique passions in life.

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