Mark Walsh

is based in Brighton, but takes his unique approach and cutting edge training across the UK and internationally.

Mark has dedicated his life to studying embodied training. After studying Psychology at Leeds University, he has trained in Somatics (the study of the conscious body) and Embodied Leadership at Strozzi Institute, California, with Wendy Palmer and with Being In Movement founder Paul Linden in Ohio, USA as well as training in the linguistic coaching system of Fernando Flores.

He has also graduated from Newfield Network's "Theory and Practice of Ontological Coaching" and has attended many training courses on meditation an mindfulness.

Biog

Mark is an Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Based in Brighton, Mark trains throughout the UK and internationally. He specialises in

• working with emotions, the body and spirituality at work in order to  help organisations get more done without going insane (time, resilience and stress management)
• coordinating action more effectively (team building and communication training)
• helping leaders build impact, influence and presence.

Mark has extensive training and facilitation experience with large and small organisations in the UK and abroad, and clients include Virgin Atlantic (Sussex), Harrow Primary Care Trust (NHS London), The Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex, Brighton) and Liberty Global (international telecoms blue-chip). He has organised projects, training and conferences for the international organisation Aiki Extensions Inc, included leadership training, stress management and conflict resolution work in the Middle East alongside the UN, in the slums of Brazil and with an HIV awareness charity in East Africa.

In addition, he has 14 years of aikido training and teaching on five continents and an internationally recognised black belt. Mark also has experience of training in numerous other physical systems such as yoga, tai chi, Feldenkrais, flamenco, Uzazu, tango, contact improvisation, jiu-jitsu, MMA and Five Rhythms.

Mark spent four years in the outdoor education industry, training climbing, abseiling, team building, orienteering, fencing, archery, snowboarding, trampolining and leadership and five years Non-Violent Communication training, including residential training and study with NVC founder Marshall Rosenberg, and pioneering work with "Embodied NVC" in areas of conflict.