Dr Bruce Copley has spent the past 37 years totally engrossed in the most important business in the world - EDUCATION! The first 19 years were spent in formal academic education at 3 universities in South Africa (Pretoria, Rhodes and Witwatersrand) and at 2 universities abroad - Simon Fraser University in Canada and San Diego State in the United States of America. During this time Bruce was awarded no less than 6 university degrees, was the recipient of the prestigious British Association Medal for exceptional scientific research and was a Professor and Head of Sports Science at Wits University in Johannesburg..

For the past 19 years Bruce has immersed himself in the art and science of informal education. He has pioneered and developed a revolutionary holistic method of education and training known as COGMOTICS. Described as a real life version of John Keating, the poetry teacher played by Robin Williams in the famous award-winning film "Dead Poets Society", Bruce creates unforgettable holistic learning experiences for people ranging from pre-schoolers to senior citizens. He is a leading holistic animator whose unique presentations at major international business conferences and seminars throughout the world, consistently achieve the highest speaker ratings.

Utilising a remarkable array of activities and skills such as storytelling through a didgeridoo, vocal harmonics, commusication, drama, poetry, comedy, edutainment, holoprinting, etc., Bruce transforms boring conventional messages and topics into vibrant and captivating learning adventures. From these art-making experiences delegates rediscover the "learner within" thereby ensuring that something new is understood and/or something is newly understood.

Bruce brings a fresh and profound approach to holism, grounded in his own awakened awareness and fuelled by a passion to rekindle in others the freedom and fullness that is their innate birthright. He draws no sharp distinction between his teaching and learning, his labour and leisure and his mind and body. He is content to pursue his visions of excellence through whatever he is doing leaving others to question whether he is playing or working....to himself he always appears to be doing both.  As a playfully serious advocate of holistic wellness, his two most important ongoing challenges in life are to walk his talk and to hold his visions lightly.