i'm sarah luczaj (phd), poet, writer and painter. i'm also a professional therapist (dip couns. BACP), specialising in gendlin's focusing, a reiki master and a literary translator. i'm the cofounder of the terrealuma healing refuge, and  mother of two daughters. i run the creative regeneration community and chanting sessions in the star and stone academy of healing arts.  i live in glasgow, uk, and rural poland.