About Lou
High Flow Coach, Award Winning Poet And Writer
I grew up in a highly creative, entrepreneurial and challenging family environment, which set me up for a life of exploration, experimentation, achievement and adventure.
A phenomenal journey interspersed with equally phenomenal mishaps, setbacks, false starts and deep drops.
These days, I live a tranquil existence in East Sussex, UK with my husband, stepdaughter and menagerie.
A lover of long walks, early mornings, jazz, animals and poetry, I’ve recently started a Substack, where I am serialising 2 books as I write them - an unconventional memoir/ flow field guide, Magical-Sceptical and a poetry collection, Jazz Mystics.
Some Highlights
Trained with Tibetan, Zen and Shamanic masters for 25 years, certified Yoga Nidra teacher and active apprentice in the Qero tradition.
Coach and mentor for over 15 years, with creatives, leaders, entrepreneurs and seekers all over the world.
One of a finite number of certified High Flow Coaches with the Flow Research Collective (global leaders in peak performance and flow state research and training).
Founding member of the Flow Prone high-performance community, and Flow Lab Xelerate Programme.
Certified Integral Somatic Psychology™ Practitioner, Supervisor and Trainer (leading edge trauma-informed approach integrating Western neuroscience, energy psychology and Eastern philosophies).
Co-directed the UK’s first Meditation with Horses retreats
As a Child and Adolescent therapeutic counsellor, set up pioneering trauma recovery and resilience programmes with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in East Sussex.
Writer, Editorial Director and Writers Programme Founder at the Jaipur Literature Festival, the world’s largest literary festival and cultural phenomenon
“Lou was our lucky charm. A much loved and essential member of our core team, as we took the festival from boutique to global. She is an extraordinary writer and editor, and led her teams with precision and laughter under huge time pressures and tech constraints.” Sanjoy Roy, JLF Producer
Award Winning Poet and Performer
“Lou is doing something different. She is writing right on the edge, with genuine voice and flow. It is risky, highly original, highly ambitious and there is great power in it. She’s up there with the best of them.” Alan Jenkins, Poetry Editor of the Times Literary Supplement
Published in the acclaimed, groundbreaking anthology, Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency about the intersection of spirituality and mental health, inspiring thousands. My talks include TEDx, the London Philosophy Club, the Psychedelic Society and the British Psychological Society.
“Lou‘s chapter in Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency is often highlighted by readers as particularly moving and beautiful. Her talks also deeply connect with audiences. She has the ability to mix together poetry, psychology and spiritual wisdom, with humour and empathy.” Jules Evans, philosopher, author, editor of www.ecstaticintegration.org
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Lou helped me navigate one of the most transformational times in my life. It was like working with a long lost friend who knew exactly who I was, and showed me the vision. Through many practices, she helped me connect with myself. She is highly skilled, knowledgeable, personable and just a pure light. I can't imagine where I would be today without the work we did together.
- CE, Real Estate Entrepreneur, USA
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One of the best decisions I have ever made was in choosing Lou to mentor me. She has changed my life in the most beautiful of ways and I have the deepest respect and gratitude for her powerful work. She is a wise, gifted and highly intuitive coach, lovingly supporting me while empowering me to find my own light. Through her guidance, I am in the process of creating a new iteration of myself. One that is more whole, confident and authentic than ever.
- TH, Psychologist, USA
With the right mind,
all walls go out -
we are that
ocean of potential,
where life starts life.