Angus Clark

Angus specialises in self-development through the medium of the holistic exercise of tai chi and qigong. His 27 years of study reflect an enthusiastic research into and passion for how the ancient principles from these arts can become a valuable tool for individuals and teams in the modern world.

Tapping into the body’s innate wisdom, Angus facilitates enquiry, using personal moves and interactive partner exercises, into themes such as personal energy management; learning to lead through following; understanding change as a creative process; and improving office management and team working skills based on principles of listening, sensitive direct action and response awareness.

Angus is a movement consultant, author and group facilitator as well as being a gifted and experienced tai chi instructor (TCUGB). Using his classical training as a platform (he was the last westerner to study in 1987, with the late grandmaster of tai chi Dr. Chi Chiang Tao), Angus distils tai chi to its essence and now works with a wide range of people from many walks of life, enabling them to realise potentials and engage positively with the challenges of modern living.

He is Head of School and Senior Instructor at his School of Living Movement based in Devon, UK, and has written several books on tai chi and qigong.

Valerie Schuch

Valerie’s blend of experience in personal development and life coaching, coupled with her natural ability to create relationships and environments where people feel comfortable to question and explore pertinent issues, provide the ideal opportunity for initiating positive and profound change.

Val has been designing, developing and delivering personal development, leadership and soft skills programmes for all ages and levels for over ten years. Some of the clients she has worked with include The Body Shop, Blockbusters, GlaxoSmithKline, BP, BT, Investors In People, the MOD, CEL (Centre for Excellence in Leadership), and Groundwork UK, as well as running open programmes and working with children and the public sector.

Val raises awareness and understanding, and explores practical application and personal examples - influencing how people not only perceive and respond to things, but also how they behave. More than that, she leads and lives by example and ‘keeps it real’. Ultimately, inspiring and empowering people to make responsible and pro-active choices, develop the skills that will help them be successful at what they care about, and therefore make the most of themselves and life.

Louis Parsons

Louis is a full time professional Artist creating works that are emotionally charged and thought provoking. He draws upon his experience as an intuitive personal development coach, his extensive world travels and his own spiritual exploration.

Now widely collected, his beautiful art stirs something profound and positive in the soul, inspiring people to connect with a realm of beauty beyond the physical senses.

“My art explores the values and ideals of humanity. I enjoy the challenge of attempting to understand our spirit, our inner most being and our direction - following which I attempt to translate this ‘SoulScape’ onto canvas.”

His artwork has deeply affected the lives of many throughout the country.

The Royal Bank of Scotland, The Bank of America, and GlaxoSmithKline have all used Louis’ artwork as part of their training and personal development.

Harriet Worthington

Horses have evolved to be highly sensitive to the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of other creatures around them. Like humans, they are social and hierarchical creatures and many of their priorities are similar, such as the need to belong and social cohesion, being flexible enough to adapt to changing conditions or environment, and making alliances that bring security, comfort and influence.Thus their nature makes them wonderful facilitators for personal development because, without judgment or agenda, they reflect us back to ourselves.

They respond to positive leadership and they challenge us when that is not shown. They forgive us for our mistakes because they exist fully ‘in the moment’. They glaze over or disassociate when our intentions are suspect or unclear, while they flourish in responsive, two-way partnerships in which vision and direction are clear. The horses offer ‘live’ biofeedback, following which participants can experiment with or modify their ways of ‘doing’ and ‘being’.

Harriet is an experienced and certified facilitator of Equine Assisted Growth and Learning, and her training with Monty Roberts in natural horsemanship (or ‘horse-whispering’) enables her to interpret the responses of the horses to those participating in her workshops. Her approach is not that of traditional horsemanship which was founded on control and human expedience, but rather on a high level of two-way communication and mutual recognition of each others’ needs and wishes, leading to greater motivation and performance.

Harriet designs playful activities that bring participants into close contact with the horses, working on issues in leadership such as influence, authenticity, connecting more deeply with the Higher Self, becoming more intuitive, developing a greater self-belief, experiencing challenge and heightening confidence. The subjective experience of participants is drawn out and the meaning developed during reflective facilitation, supported by feedback from observation and video clips.

As well as being a skilled horsewoman she is an experienced group facilitator. Her clients include GlaxoSmithKlein, Paypal, Apple, Royal Mail, a division of Ogilvie, Tamar, the Shaw Trust and Look Ahead Housing Association. She has recently spent three weeks in Dubai teaching leadership skills to 55 Arab professionals. Harriet has been a Probation Officer for eight years, her approach being one of releasing potential. She has trained in motivational interviewing, brief solution focused therapy, and has a Foundation Certificate in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her work approaches mind, body and spirit as an indivisible One, and she is particularly interested in energy-focused work as a swift and effective means of personal and professional growth and transformation. As well as group sessions, she is also available for individual consultation.

Tim Rawlins

Tim is a full time professional sculptor and visual artist, working mainly in ceramic and mixed media. He has exhibited his art for over 12 years and his work can be found in collections in USA, Europe and Australia. Before his career in the visual arts Tim, trained as a scientist, worked successfully as a business consultant for 15 years, is an experienced facilitator and team builder and is qualified as an NLP practitioner. This broad spectrum of experience makes him ideally suited to facilitate the powerful link between Art and Business.

Tim has worked creatively with senior management teams from NGO’s, public sector companies and large plc’s. Most recently he has worked with Price Waterhouse Coopers, Schumacher College, Look Ahead, Forum for the Future and the DTI. As well as developing personal creativity as a fundamental skill for problem solving and innovation, has also developed programs to assist in strategic leadership and corporate communication.

Mark Lewis - Relationship Director

Mark founded Wizards in 1999 with the objective of harnessing the diverse talents of inspirational people committed to transforming relationships in the workplace.

Today, Mark’s prime role is as Relationship Director, with overall responsibility for fostering and nurturing relationships with all our clients and partners.

Mark has been designing and delivering learning experiences for ten years. Whether as a coach or consultant, the unifying purpose of his work is ‘making work better’. He applies creative thinking to support individuals re-frame the perceptions of themselves, their work environment and lives more broadly. Organisations with which he has worked in recent years include Lufthansa Europe, MW Kellogg and Ashridge Business School.

His work experience before Wizards had been in the fields of marketing, coaching and business development, working throughout the Asia Pacific, where he has lived for 27 years.

Mark is committed to his own learning and the exploration of his ‘truth’. He is a student of a number of energy-based development disciplines, including The Alexander Technique and Seemorg Matrix. His passions include being outdoors, conversations with inspirational people and the pursuit of meaning in his work and throughout all his life.