Marc is an International Mountain Leader and has always felt close to God in nature. He grew up in the charismatic movement in the UK but but went through a spiritual crisis in mid-life in which his entire evangelical faith was deconstructed. He spent many years exploring global spiritualities, looking for answers, practicing things like meditation which had been forbidden to him in his upbringing. He found a guide in St John of the Cross and found his way through the Dark Night to a deeper, more mystical understanding of faith and spirituality. After these troubling years he has found his vocation as a wilderness contemplative. He is trained in Conservation, Forest Therapy, and recently graduated as a Spiritual Director in the Carmelite tradition, the monastic order in which John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila are key inspirations. He desires to help others on their spiritual journeys, especially through the dark valleys!