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Beer made from bread? The story of Toast.

Just before Christmas, Rob Wilson, ‘Chief Toaster at Toast Ale’ (see photo below), visited Totnes to come to New Lion Brewery, a social enterprise brewery I am involved with. You’ll see why he came later in this blog. Toast is a fascinating and ambitious initiative, and the beer’s

January 2016 – Transition Network Newsletter

We begin a period of reflection with looking at burnout; say farewell and celebrate two key members of the Transition Network team; share some more reports from COP21; some offers of collaboration and review the latest Star Wars film. Balance or Burnout? This blog, the last from Sophy Banks as

A Transition review, in 7 Episodes, of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

**Warning: SPOILER ALERT: if you don’t want to know what happens in the new Star Wars film, don’t read this. ** Like so very many people, I fell for the hype, and at vast expense, took my kids to see the new Star Wars film, ‘The Force Awakens’, just

Editorial: Sophy Banks on Balance or Burnout?

This blog, the last from Sophy as she leaves Transition Network, focuses on the causes of burnout – the physical, the personal, the cultural and some of the unconscious processes that are much harder to spot. We’re giving ourselves spacious time over the next two months to explore the theme,

Touching the Earth.

It is said in Buddhism that just before his enlightenment, as the Buddha sat beneath the bodhi tree, he was challenged by Mara, the demon, who tried to distract him from attaining enlightenment with desire and fear. Mara demanded that the Buddha produce a witness to confirm that he had

Sophy Banks reflects on 10 years at the heart of Transition.

Today Sophy Banks, the founder of the ‘Inner Transition’ aspect of what we do, moves on from Transition Network to pastures new, a moment we felt needed marking. So I cycled up the not inconsiderable hill to Sophy’s house, and over a cup of tea we talked about Inner

Help us celebrate two of Transition’s great pioneers.

During 2015, two of the key ‘thought leaders’ of Transition have stepped aside to focus on other things. Fiona Ward was the founder and originator of the concept of REconomy, and Sophy Banks has pioneered the whole field of ‘Inner Transition’. Both have played a huge role in making Transition,