CV Issue 1 2018

6 CORPORATE VISION / Issue 1 2018 , RawHorizons Academy is the UK’s leadingWellbeing Coach training academy. We profile the firmand its inventive techniques as we take a look at what makes the academy so successful. Inspiring Coaches, Empowering People Established by Dr Claire Maguire, Raw Horizons provides residential courses to train students as life coaches specialising in holistic wellbeing, stress management and personal potential. Accredited by the Association for Coaching, these programmes are for small exclusive groups of eight students per course. The five-night residential course provides the tools, techniques and support to enable students to start coaching immediately and to build business rapidly. Developed and taught personally by Dr Maguire herself, the small groups ensure that students receive her full attention, expertise and encouragement. Students include those working in the corporate arena who wish to add to their current qualifications, holistic practitioners who wish to complement their existing skills and individuals looking for a new rewarding career. Placing an emphasis on Wellbeing Coaching, Raw Horizons specialises in training a small number of new life coaches of exceptional quality and integrity in the rapidly growing and exciting market of personal wellbeing. Dr Maguire is leading by example, as she also runs her successful private life coaching practice plus renowned residential wellbeing retreat programmes at Raw Horizons Wellbeing Retreat. She is passionate about wellbeing life coaching and the benefits that can be derived from it. Using methods and techniques that she herself used to regain her own self-confidence, re-set her goals and recreate a positive body image after her trauma with breast cancer, she developed her own in-depth proprietary programme for wellbeing coaching. The Raw Horizons Wellbeing Coach Training Course is designed to give students the tools to both coach effectively and to build a successful business. Along with learning about life coaching techniques and tools, there is practical coaching practice with fellow students during the course to give immediate experience in using these new skills. As part of the course, the essential business aspects of setting up and running a coaching business are also covered. Plus, each student is automatically enrolled as a Student Member with the Association for Coaching. Possessing a wealth of experience, Dr Maguire has trained and worked with outstanding world-class coaches to learn extensively about wellbeing and lifestyle, how the mind works and success. For her, learning never stops and she is always updating her knowledge and skill set to ensure her clients and students receive the best information available. To assist in providing the best instruction for Raw Horizons’ students, Dr Maguire shares the training with Andrea Maguire and Kay Turner. Kay Turner not only trained as a Wellbeing Coach under Dr Maguire, but also facilitates the personal development programmes for Raw Horizons Retreats. This ensures she keeps her coaching experience current and practical. Mrs Turner’s extensive experience of teaching and the mind- body-spirit connection make her an exceptional wellbeing and spirituality coach. Through her background in theology, spirituality and psychology, her down-to-earth nature makes her a natural wellbeing teacher. Andrea Maguire is integral in presenting the business-related modules. She has many years of working in private enterprise, from starting her own IT/website design business over 20 years ago to consulting for luxury brands. Her background as an engineer means she enjoys all the technical aspects. Current studies show that every year mental ill-health costs UK business billions of pounds and millions of sick days are taken due to stress, anxiety and depression. However, recent research demonstrates that by improving the wellbeing of employees and individuals, their overall performance and productivity improve dramatically. 1712CV28 Although corporates and businesses are aware of this, it can be difficult to achieve budget and resources approval for a wellbeing initiative. The challenge for the wellbeing arena is to continue education, showing there is a path where there are mutual benefits for the organisation and its employees for implementing wellbeing schemes. Fortunately, people are beginning to understand the importance of looking after their own wellbeing especially in relation to stress management, anxiety and personal growth. Recent surveys show that the global wellness industry is one of the fastest growing sectors with preventative medicine and mind-body wellness growing at over 20% over the past couple of years. Ultimately, for Raw Horizons Academy, this is an ideal time to enter this exciting and expanding wellbeing arena. With Claire, Andrea and Kay at the helm, there is a lot to look forward to for the academy. Contact: Andrea Maguire Contact Email: [email protected] Address: Split Farthing Hall, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 2AF, UK Phone: 01845 591 272 Website: https://academy. rawhorizons.co.uk