Ian Mowll is an Interfaith minister, a co-editor and layout artist of GreenSpirit magazine, is GreenSpirit's Administrator, and an editor and co-editor of three titles in the GreenSpirit Book Series, including 'The Rising Water Project: Real Stories of Flooding; Real Stories of Downshifting' (GreenSpirit 2016). Santoshan (Stephen Wollaston) is a member of GreenSpirit's editorial and publications committee, the designer of GreenSpirit magazine, and an author, co-author and editor of several books on spiritual matters, including 'Spirituality Unveiled: Awakening to Creative Life' (Earth Books 2011).
Ian Mowll is a co-editor and layout artist of 'GreenSpirit' magazine and is GreenSpirit's Administrator.
His career started with computing in the financial markets, followed by charity/social enterprise work and is now more involved in Earth-centred spiritual development. He is also involved with the Interfaith Foundation and is an independent celebrant.
Stephen Wollaston was born and lives in the east end of London, and was given the name Santoshan (contentment) by an English swami. He holds a degree in religious studies and a post-graduate certificate in religious education from King's College London.
He also studied typographic design, as well as transpersonal psychology for three years. In the late 70s he was the principal bass guitarist of one of London's first punk rock bands, The Wasps. He has taught world religions and other humanities subjects, English language, and academic writing at various educational establishments in the UK and at a medical university in the Middle East. Stephen is an author, co-author and editor of more than twelve books, including 'Spirituality Unveiled: Awakening to Creative Life' (Earth Books, 2011), 'The House of Wisdom: Yoga Spirituality of the East and West' (coauthored, Mantra Books, 2007), 'River of Green Wisdom: Exploring Christian and Yogic Earth Centred Spirituality' (GreenSpirit Book Series, printed edition, 2016), and 'Realms of Wondrous Gifts: Psychic, Mediumistic and Miraculous Powers in the Great Mystical and Wisdom Traditions' (revised 3rd edition, 2020).
Along with being a member of GreenSpirit's publications team, he is also the main typographic designer of the GreenSpirit Book Series and has compiled and edited titles in the series.