A life rebuilt:
Teaching peace. Building justice.
Two Roles, One Purpose
Paralysed at 18. Mayor at 50. A teacher who found stillness in life’s loudest storms.
Steven Webb is a meditation teacher and podcast host (Stillness in the Storms, Inner Peace Meditations) guiding millions worldwide to find peace amid chaos, including one of the planet’s most popular sleep meditations. By day, he’s a Truro City Councillor for Moresk and Trehaverne, former Mayor of Truro (2021–2023), and trustee for Community Energy Plus and Cornwall Museum and Gallery.
Paralysed at 18, Steven’s journey, from a life-changing diving accident to fundraising for Cornwall Air Ambulance (traveling 500 miles in his wheelchair towing a replica helicopter), fuels his belief that “inner stillness births outer action.”
Here, you’ll find tools for quieting the mind, blogs on Zen simplicity, and reflections on community politics, because true change begins within and at the pavement level.
Two roles, one mission: less suffering, more humanity.
Latest Podcast Episodes
Meditation for the Restless Mind
For those who think peace requires perfection:
Steven’s podcasts and courses (10M+ downloads) don’t ask you to “fix” your mind, they help you trust the wisdom of the breath and discover stillness exactly as you are. Paralysed at 18, rock bottom at 40, he rewrote the rules of practice for restless souls.
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Calming the storm within:
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Non-doing, not trying:
Let life move through you, like “hollow bones.” Your breath already knows how to breathe. -
Crisis as your teacher:
Storms never leave, but neither does the calm beneath them. Start where you are.
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During my weekly calm newsletter
Politics with Presence
For those who believe communities thrive when leaders listen first:
As a Lib Dem Cornwall Councillor for Moresk and Trehaverne, former Mayor of Truro, Steven practices mindful governance: leadership rooted in compassion, fairness, and the quiet work of hearing over grandstanding. No ideology trumps lived experience, your community’s needs shape his action.
Together, we’re building:
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A politics of dignity: Where no one is left unheard or left behind.
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Pavement-level progress: Solutions forged in Truro’s streets, not Westminster’s echo chambers.
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Climate action as stewardship: Honoring our bond with Cornwall’s land and future generations.
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