My name is Becky Mackeonis and I come from a family of strong Yorkshire women of great integrity and deep faith, and I honour them for infusing my cells with that steadfast strength and for teaching me the most important lesson of all, it is all about LOVE, love and relationship. This is my touchstone. Nor do I forget the honourable men in my family who have taught me the importance of justice and fairness.

We cannot always see clearly though, and there have been times when I have been lost, when I did not honour my creative spirit. In truth I danced as soon as I could walk, and continue to do so, I wrote my first poetry when I was about 5, and as a child I was always making things. Like so many though, I understood early on that what was expected was good grades in school and a good job. I obediently obliged. In doing so I buried myself alive. I qualified as a lawyer, worked in the City and as a government policy advisor. It took a mugging to bring me to my senses! I honour the two young men who knocked me over and stole my bag for giving me the opportunity to reflect on the life I was living, a life that was not mine. I often wonder what happened to them, I can only imagine. It has been a long haul from that to where I am now, and there have been many teachers and teachings that have inspired and guided me along the way. I retrained as a drama and movement therapist working for many years with a variety of clients. Later I also trained as a Shakti Dance teacher and since reconnecting with my own Muse trained as an Intentional Creativity teacher. I have had art and poetry published in the very wonderful Earth Pathways Diary.