About Us
Who Do We Think We Are?
Sarah and Tony Pletts are learning to live fully with both love and loss without shame, to embody and express more of ourselves. Our projects aim to encourage connection with our bodies, in relationship with others, in community and with nature through playful exploration of profound themes. Sarah and Tony Pletts love to collaborate and often work with other facilitators and teams.
Sarah Pletts – Artist and Facilitator
Looking for a missing piece in celebratory communities, I discovered Grief Tending. Now an experienced space-holder, I have had the honour of hundreds of hours sitting alongside people, practicing this much needed medicine for our times. My approach to facilitation weaves somatic awareness, and creativity with heart. I regularly co-facilitate with partner Tony Pletts, as well as Bilal Nasim, Sophy Banks and others.
My first conscious initiation into grief came at 23 when my father died suddenly. Exploring this landscape became my focus following the care and deaths of other friends and family. Via a deep journey through years of chronic ill health, I consolidated practices for my wellbeing. Then I came out as bisexual, found my way into conscious relating and sex-positive community. A close scrape with death and a deepening spiritual practice supported my enquiry into mortality.
My work with grief is balanced with play – making textiles, drawing animations, designing interactive experiences. I am also a student of Healthy Human Culture. I live with partners and chosen family in London. Walking the dog in the urban wild keeps me sane. I love to feed birds, eat virtuous chocolate, and dance for pleasure.
2022 Tending the 5 Gates of Grief Francis Weller
2019 Apprenticing to Grief Workshop Sophy Banks and Jeremy Thres
2018 Autobiographical Theatre Workshop Bryony Kimmings
2005 Starting the Journey – Rites of Passage Workshop – Dead Good Guides
1987 MA Fine Art Chelsea School of Art
Tony Pletts
So much of my life has been about Love and Loss. In the conscious sexuality scene and in my private life I have explored love to the full with Sarah and others. In losing parents at an early age I had an early introduction to Loss. Over the last few years loss has been an increasingly profound teacher, both in exploring traditional therapies and more esoteric pathways.
Professionally since 1987 I have been managing director of Einstein’s Octopus Ltd. My company specialises in art direction, set building, model making and special effects for the film & music industry, events and exhibitions. I am used to handling substantial budgets on prestige projects, large crews and challenging situations.
I have also travelled extensively (to over 60 countries) and found myself exploring many different cultures and belief systems. Above all I am drawn to countries at the sharp end of Western opinion. Relishing time in places like North Korea, Iran, Yemen and both China and Russia in the early 80’s. I have been published as a travel photographer & writer and made and presented two series for BBC Radio 4, one about tourism in North Korea, the second about staying with Kazakh Eagle Hunters in Western Mongolia with my son.
Part of the 5 Rhythms community for 25 years; Burning Man for 20 years; and the Conscious Sexuality community for 10 years. I am not afraid to go on external and internal journeys.
Other Co-Facilitators
Bilal Nasim
Bilal Nasim is a facilitator and artist exploring what it means to be alive and our relationship with death. Alongside holding grief spaces, Bilal regularly hosts Death Cafe‘s, is training as a death doulas, is a personal resilience trainer with Tough Cookie and the co-founder of Dark Matters LDN.
