Stephen Bushell

Stephen was born in London in 1960. As a teenager, he was drawn to spirituality and has followed that thread all his adult life. He studied Religious Studies and later trained in Analytical Psychology to become a Junagian psychoanalyst.He attended his first 10 day vipassana retreat age 20 and for five years trained in Tai Chi and meditation with Tew Bunnag, founder of the European School of Tai Chi. He later completed his Vipassana teacher training with the Thai master, Dhiravamsa.Never seeing any discrepancy between Buddhist practice and the deeper currents of the Christian mystical tradition, in his early 30s, Stephen was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church; in this capacity, he offered spiritual care in inpatient and community psychiatric care. From here he went on to work privately in psychoanalysis.Stephen brings together many threads of his spiritual journey, particularly to offer psychological insight within the practice of meditation. He has been leading silent meditation retreats since he moved at Kshanti-Les Gavatxes and offers personal support to those who wish special guiadance.