NEW CO-SPECIAL INTEREST COORDINATOR – LEARNING DISABILITIES AND NEURODIVERSITY (AND A VISIT TO THE ‘PEBBLES’ SANGHA IN BRIGHTON)
At the recent WCCM National Council meeting it was proposed that the role of Special Interest Coordinator for adults with learning disabilities be broadened to incorporate neurodiversity. Serendipitously there were already plans afoot for a second Coordinator to join me (Celia Gurowich) and we are delighted to announce that Sam Kilpatrick will be the joint Coordinator from the beginning of February. Sam calls himself an Autism Ambassador and attends our weekly WCCM Monday evening online meditation group with people with learning disabilities.
Recently this group gave a talk about our online meditation to a group in Brighton called ‘Pebbles’ who follow the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, and Sam and others in our group spoke and answered questions about autism, learning disabilities and meditation. People in the Pebbles group were very welcoming and appreciative, and agreed to have their photograph taken to share with the wider WCCM community. Sam is holding the laptop in the photograph. Sam says ‘I am happy to be the new Coordinator. I like doing talks about autism and I think the meditation group is a fantastic idea”. Both Sam and I are very happy to be contacted by anyone with expertise or interest in this area as we would love to collaborate with other people across the country.
Celia Gurowich and Sam Kilpatrick