Trudi Simpson is an engaged artistic practitioner, meditator and martial artist. Formally trained within the field of fine arts and psychotherapy she has worked both as a freelance artist and mental health practitioner. Trudi has spent over 20 years as a Buddhist practitioner. Training with a variety of traditions and teachers globally (Sri Lanka, India, China, UK, USA) and specialising in compassion and death practices. She has trained extensively in China's Wudang Mountains. Drawing upon the embodiment of martial arts, the thinking of psychotherapy (specialising in trauma), and mixed media creative practice (including performance art). Trudi combines Mindfulness creativity and contemplative practices in the service of supporting the most vulnerable and traumatised members of the community.
Currently, she is involved with creating artwork in creative and artistic mentoring projects that have a healing potential at the individual and collective level.
