River attended her first Insight Meditation retreat in 2000 and subsequently helped to establish Sheffield Insight Meditation. She trained as a Dharma Teacher with Bodhi College. A former Derbyshire Poet Laureate, she leads writing and art projects and is an LGBTQI+ activist. Her non-fiction book ‘The Subtle Art of Caring: A Guide to Sustaining Compassion’ (Windhorse, 2023) explores how the capacities of friendliness, joy, compassion, and equanimity, can build resilience in challenging times.
