Core Team Biographies

Ratnadevi (Luise Holtbernd Phd)

Together with Larry, Ratnadevi is one of the founder members of bodhi. She is an ordained Buddhist and has been teaching Yoga and Meditation for over 20 years, both in ongoing classes in Glasgow and on retreats. She has a special interest in MBCT (mindfulness based cognitive therapy), using mindfulness for dealing with stress, pain and depression. She is also a trained musician, a visual artist, a deviser of contemporary rituals and an ecologist. Her work is motivated by a desire to contribute to the re-emergence of a way of life that honours the inter-connectedness of all life.

Ratnadevi also has her own website.

Larry Butler

Larry Butler was born in Illinois and has been living in Glasgow since 1981. His day job is teaching tai-chi in healthcare settings, and he leads a life-story group at the Maggie Cancer Care Centre. His passion is poetry & dance.

Margo Winning

Margo Winning has long had an interest in community living and building. After 18 years of living on Scotland’s beautiful west coast, involved in a broad range of work and community activity, she is currently back living in Glasgow, with her 14 year old son, Lewis. A co-counsellor for many years, she is interested in authentic relationships, considering this to be the basis for connection and true community building. Presently working in a community arts context, she believes the arts to be a powerful tool for social and personal transformation. She hopes that both of these interests can help her play a part in the development of Bodhi’s aims. She needs to dance regularly.

Lusi Alderslowe

Lusi is from Edinburgh, traveled around and settled in Glasgow with her partner, Danny, and two lovely little boys, Robin and Luis. I became involved with Bodhi after finishing an MSc in Human Ecology with my thesis on Ecovillages and Planning Permission. The timing worked out well for Bodhi and I have done various pieces of consultancy work for Bodhi, in between birthing and bringing up toddlers. I am also passionate about permaculture, studying towards my diploma, and reducing my eco-footprint in every possible way.

Candrika (Suzanne Gaskill)

Candrika is an ordained Buddhist, has a literature degree, a community education post grad and works as a psychotherapist. Therein lie her interests in mindful living, creativity, community and our psychological response to the plight of our planet. Candrika finds joy in meditation, in the hills and in the dance.