After a short career in the Royal Navy, and a rather longer one in I.T. , Ian was accepted, trained and ordained into the Anglican Church in 2005. He remained in full-time ministry until 2023 when he retired. After serving his curacy at Great Malvern Priory, he became Priest and Warden of the award-winning Holland House Retreat House in the Diocese of Worcester. As well as managing the business, Ian also created and ran retreats on Christian mystics, Yoga, Zen and Contemplative prayer. He's a trained Yoga Teacher authorised by the Association for Yoga studies (AYS) and a long-time student and practitioner of Zen. He lives in Worcester, UK.