Mother Nature

In an attempt to escape the recent baking Swiss sunshine on Saturday, I headed to the river for a familiar walk along the shady path. On my way I discovered a hidden route which I had never taken and found an exceptionally tranquil spot to bathe my feet and relax. It was lovely to discover a new angle to an old jaunt. Mother Nature is full of surprises! The new energy that I took from these hours of cool refuge reminded me of the spirit behind my coaching business name (New Flow Coaching) hence the title of the poem.

New Flow

Today I found a secret path

It made the walk brand new

Reminding me, familiar roads

To see from different views

The river current here flows strong

White bubbles briskly bobbing

The trees vibrate in full bird song

My river chilled feet, throbbing

Black butterflies, they flicker by

Their passing beauty warning

It matters not, what I have got

There’s joy in each new morning

A duck surfs past, adept and fast

His beak high with the pleasure

Complete immersion in the ride

Enjoyment shines like treasure

To find a space of rare escape

Upon familiar ground

Makes me feel grateful for the wisdom

That in nature’s found

Published by Sam Allen Creative Coach

As well as being a poet, highly-sensitive being and self-confessed Crazy Cat Lady, I am a Creative Leadership Coach, Trainer and Team Coach with considerable experience in coaching clients in the Creative, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical sectors. I specialise in helping individuals and teams to work past limiting beliefs, to think outside-of-the-box and to show up as conscious, inspiring and dynamic leaders. I am passionate about helping leaders to show up authentically and I design and co-lead bespoke Conscious Leadership programmes for FMCG organisations wishing to create opportunities for their employees to shine and truly maximise their potential. In addition, I co-facilitate Happy Teams workshops, helping remote teams to build trust and connect to their strengths, purpose and vision in playful, creative and experiential ways. A co-active coach with PCC accreditation from the ICF, I am also Leadership Circle Profile certified and ORSC trained. I graduated from the CTI Inner Leadership programme in February 2020 and know from firsthand experience what it means to do the deep, inner work needed for personal growth. I hold a BA in French and Drama and a PGCE in Modern Foreign Languages. Throughout my coaching career I have empowered individuals to write books, make life-affirming career changes, overcome anxiety and to take giant leaps towards heightened self-realisation, increased authentic leadership presence and spiritual growth. An ex-lawyer and C-suite executive client recently shared that she had “never experienced anything so powerful” and that she is now able to “trust her truth”. One global client team leader reported being “touched, motivated, encouraged and brimming with energy” and another shared that his team was able to “demonstrate their creativity and really get behind their vision”. My personal and team coaching style is playful, intuitive, somatic and compassionate. My workshop facilitation style is dynamic, inclusive, expressive and authentic and my 20 years experience as an international school educator and team leader have contributed to my ease in leading group facilitation. My superpower is using my incredible intuition and sensitivity to see into people and challenge them in a powerfully courageous way. A prolific poet and podcaster, I live and breathe my own creativity and in turn inspire others to do the same View all posts by Sam Allen Creative Coach