• coaching
• Training
• mindfulness

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Executive and Personal Coaching

A Crocus Coach will help you make conscious choices about how you work and live. They want to see you discover, define, and develop and take ownership for your work and life and become the best you can be.

A Crocus Coach will help you discover an unknown level of self-awareness, and assist you in developing yourself towards reaching your goals and being successful.

Coaching isn't something we do to people; it's something we do with people. A coach helps you to be focused and move forward towards reaching your goals.

Through careful use of questioning a Coach will help you develop by building on your knowledge and insight.

What is the difference between Coaching and Mentoring?

Crocus views the key difference between the two methodologies as being the approach.

Coaching is often focused on a particular area and identified goals with clear outcomes. The coach is skilled in questioning and listening and enables the individual to find answers within themselves.

Mentoring is usually part of a longer term development plan which is less defined. Mentors are experts within particular fields and will share experience, open doors and widen the individual's networks.

Crocus sees Coaching and Mentoring as having similarities, they link together very closely and both offer a way to facilitate analysis, reflection and action that will enable you to achieve success in life.

Executive and personal Training

As professional Training Consultants Crocus has experience in facilitating and delivering a variety of personal and management development courses.

We use learning techniques that adapt to different learning styles and bring out the best in everyone.

Each course is designed to achieve specific learning objectives, is suitable for people at all levels and is available in a choice of interactive development workshops.

We know that each business is unique and has different requirements and needs. We can adapt and create bespoke programmes and courses to meet these needs.



All of our workshops are facilitated to encourage exploration, curiosity and the fundamental benefit of learning and sustaining this after the workshop. At Crocus we believe the 70-20-10 approach to development really embeds a participant's learning and gives them the incentive to use all they have learned in the real world. Whether a two hour programme, a half or full day, our delegates leave with much more than knowledge, they leave with the benefit of a career and life developing experience.

Mindfulness

the energy of awareness, of being conscious of the existing moment. Living life deeply throughout each day and being fully alive, right here, right now. It is connecting with what we do and with what and who is around us...

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Google, Transport for London, the NHS and Military are practicing Mindfulness are you?
Parents, Sports men and women, Teachers, students and young children are practicing it are you?

Firstly you are not required to adopt any particular religious beliefs or philosophy to learn Mindfulness.

Make it part of your Wellness Programme

Thousands of studies have documented the physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness in general and MBSR (Mindfulness based Stress Reduction), inspiring numerous programs to adapt the MBSR model for schools, businesses, hospitals, NHS and the military.

What is Mindfulness and what are the benefits?
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally." Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them – without believing that there's a “right" or “wrong" way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we're sensing in the present moment rather than reviewing the past or visioning the future.

Although mindfulness does have its roots in Buddhism, it is a non-religious practice which anyone can learn and benefit from. Originally Jon Kabat-Zinn introduced the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme, which he introduced at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979.
Our Mindfulness Trainer and Coach studied MBSR with Michael Chaskalson the author of The Mindful Workplace, and member of the core teaching team at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University. Our trainer practice's meditation and mindful movement as part of their regular daily life and likes to recall this quote:

“Weave your parachute every day, rather than leaving it to the time you jump from the plane!" Jon Kabat-Zinn
Our Mindfulness trainer Suzanne Izzard is a certificated Mindfulness teacher (2013). She gained her certification with Shamash Alidina, Teach Mindfulness, Author of Mindfulness for Dummies and Teacher and Lecturer of Mindfulness.

Benefits of Mindfulness
Reduced absence from work due to stress, anxiety and depression
Improved relationships
Improved motivation and retention
Increased organisational performance
Increased focus and attention
State of calm and ability to work through challenges under pressure
Improved creativity, innovation and thought



Our bodies:
Boosts our immune system's ability to fight off illness.



Our minds:
Increases positive emotions while reducing negative emotions and stress. One study suggests it may be as good as antidepressants in fighting depression, preventing relapse.
Changes our brains: Research has found that it increases density of grey matter in brain regions linked to learning, memory, emotion regulation, and empathy
Helps us focus: improves our memory and attention skills
Enhances relationships: feel more optimistic and relaxed, and makes them feel more accepting of and closer to one another.



Great for parents and parents-to-be:
Studies suggest it may reduce pregnancy-related anxiety, stress, and depression in expectant parents.
Parents who practice mindfulness report being happier with their parenting skills and their relationship with their children, and their children were found to have better social skills. – see testimonials



Mindfulness helps schools and school children:
There's scientific evidence that teaching mindfulness in the classroom reduces behaviour problems and aggression among students, and improves their happiness levels and ability to pay attention.
Teachers trained in mindfulness also show lower blood pressure, less negative emotion and symptoms of depression, and greater compassion and empathy
Mindfulness has been used in schools to help students prepare and feel balanced and focused before their exams



Health care:
Health care professionals cope with stress, connect with their patients, and improve their general quality of life. It also helps mental health professionals by reducing negative emotions and anxiety, and increasing their positive emotions and feelings of self-compassion



Fights obesity:
Practicing “mindful eating" encourages healthier eating habits, helps people lose weight, and helps them savour the food they do eat



Mindfulness Coaching
One to one coaching for individuals,

please contact us for more details

Mindfulness Courses – Open course

Individual or small groups at The Log Cabin – Beautiful, relaxing setting enabling you to get the benefit of focusing on being present in the moment.
6 week course
Standalone session
maximum 4 people



In-House Mindfulness Course (stress reduction and wellbeing)

for Businesses, organisations and groups
We can discuss a bespoke option to fit with your requirements
Examples:
On your own premises
Minimum 2 – Maximum 1
6 weeks x 2 hour sessions or 8 weeks 1.5 hours
standalone session 2 hour
e.g. a large global company wanted monthly sessions, we can work with you to meet your requirements.