About Me

I am a transformational coach specializing in working with men who feel stuck in their relationships. I also help men overcome and heal from trauma, boarding school issues, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and live a happier and more fulfilled life.


I am also an artist, a poet and a musician.

I went to boarding school from ages 11-18. It was an exceptionally challenging time. I changed my name to Simon and then Ziggy Cross. I lost a friend to suicide, a teacher attempted to sexually abuse me and I tried to take my own life. On the surface I was a success. Underneath I was hurting.


I then trained in International Business at universities in France and London. I worked for several Fortune 500 companies in Paris and London.


In 1997, while in London, I started on an internal journey and started to study meditation and different self-healing paradigms.


In 2000, I suffered burnout through a combination of my father passing, and leaving my long-term relationship. Essentially, I became homeless for a few months. I eventually left London to work in Africa helping volunteers.

“Believe in Your Heart

Believe in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic 
and miracles.”
“Believe in Your Heart

Believe in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic and miracles.”
- Piers Cross -

Meditation and Self-healing

Several years later I found myself living in a Buddhist monastery where I took Postulant robes (Novice) and stayed for over 3 years.


My years in the monastery were extremely intense – I had another breakdown, attempted suicide, self-harmed and did intense Jungian analysis -  healing boarding school trauma and childhood trauma - having grown up with an alcoholic. I also had Chronic Fatigue during this time.


After 3 years I felt a changed man and on leaving the monastery in 2005 I started to study with different teachers in differing areas: shamanism, tantra, EFT, NLP, Hypnosis, raw food, metaphysics, Taoism, Qigong…

Continuing the journey

After meeting my wife, Michelle, in 2007, I began learning about intimate relationships and have continued my learning journey about how to awaken happiness in all areas of life. 


I now work as a transformational coach, workshop and retreat leader focusing in particular on helping men in relationships, boarding school syndrome, and with trauma, stress, anxiety, sleep problems and developing internal happiness.


I am trained as an NLP practitioner, EFT practitioner, Matrix Reimprinting practitioner, Hypnotherapy practitioner, and spent 5 years training in Shamanism.


I live in West Yorkshire and when I am not coaching, I paint, I volunteer with the Mankind Project (MKP), Scouts, & Duke of Edinburgh Award, I like to travel, garden, spend time with my wife, learn about human potential, play music, be creative and spend time in nature.

Qualifications:

  • 1986-1993: A Well Known Boarding School: 3 A-Levels & 10 GCSEs
  • 1994- 1996: ESC Reims (French Business School): Diplome D'Etudes Superieures Europeennes de Management - French degree (equivalent of a 1st).
  • 1996-1998: Middlesex University: European Business Administration - 2:2 
  • 2000: Alcohol Counselling and Prevention Services: Mentor Training
  • 2000: EFT: Emotional Freedom Therapy Awareness Class
  • 2008: Reiki Master
  • 2009: Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) INLPTA Diploma
  • 2009-2010: Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)  INLPTA Practitioner
  • 2010: ABH Hypnosis Practitioner
  • 2011: Reiki 1
  • 2012: EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques Level 1 Practitioner
  • 2018: EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques Level 2 Practitioner
  • 2018: Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner
  • 2018-2019: NOCN Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders
  • 2022: Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege Professional Development Training day (CPD)
  • 2022-23: Certified Heroic Coach 9 Month Coaching Program.
  • 2023: Training with Dr Gabor Mate (CPD)


Personal Self Development & Lived Experiences:

1995-2000: Worked for several Fortune 500 companies in London and Paris

13.02.2002: Sobriety Date

1998-2000: Volunteered for Alcohol Counselling and Prevention Services in Brixton.

2000: Volunteered for Jacob's Well delivering aid to Romania.

2001: Worked in Ghana, West Africa, as a volunteer coordinator and assitant country manager.

2002-2005: Trained as an Anagarika - a postulant (novice) monk in the Thai Forest Buddhist Tradition.

2006-2011: Trained in Shamanism completing First and Second Gateways.

2009-2023: Explorer Scout Leader and Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Assessor and Supervisor.

2016: Mankind Project (MKP) - New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA) - Rites of Passage Weekend

2016: Mankind Project (MKP): Primiary Integration Training

2019-2021: Menfest: Supported and was part of the Collective responsible for running the event in 2021 and attended 2019, 2020.

2019: Published first book, How To Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times

2022: Winner of the Ron Hering Award from the Mankind Project for "breathing life into outstanding Missions of Service in the world".

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