Faculty

Tina Burchill

Faculty

Tina Burchill stepped into the school’s year programme in 2009, and never left.  She became the first port of call for emails and enquiries about the school, and is now a key figure in managing the school’s practical affairs.

After going back to academia for a year, she gained an MA in Myth and Ecology, and completed a four year training as a wilderness vigil guide. She is an occasional storyteller and never tires of the bounty that the stories so generously offer.

Her previous career includes some 18 years in journalism, including working as a freelancer for national magazines and newspapers. She qualified as a homeopath in 2005 and still maintains a small practice, as well as working as a consultant in marketing and event management.

David Stevenson

Faculty

With two degrees in biology and psychology, David Stevenson was a participant on the very first year programme run by what evolved into the School of Myth.

19 years later, which has included a third degree in fine art, an MA in Myth and Ecology, and four years of training with Martin to guide wilderness vigils, he is an integral part of the school’s faculty, and is still being nourished by the magic of the stories.

His career has been varied, including several years as a Shiatsu practitioner, managing a wholefood warehouse and caring for his elderly mother. Currently he is focusing his artistic talents with the artisan arm of the Cista Mystica press. He also brings a wealth of outdoor experience and has previously worked with the Mankind Project for 14 years.

Tim Russell

Faculty

“I once found myself in the heart of a story, some years before meeting Martin, it was a powerful moment; I never remembered the later part of the story, but I am trying to live it as best I can; to make something worth giving in payment for a life lived. This is the business of the School of Myth; beauty, generosity and what it is to be a human being.”

Tim is a graduate of the MA programme in Myth and Ecology at Schumacher College and has undergone training with Martin over four years in guiding Wilderness vigils. He has worked previously as a gardener, acupuncturist, mental health worker and is currently working with ceramics and book making with Cista Mystica Press. He’s an occasional storyteller and offers some of the talks throughout the year course.