Flow Coaching & Training

27/08/2026

🐾 It’s not about how the animal looks — it’s about how well we listen.

Some animals make their body language easy for us to read. Others? Not so much.
Long hair, short ears, fluffy feathers or a constantly moving tail can hide some of the subtle signals an animal is giving us.

My Silkie chickens are a perfect example. 🐔✨ Their beautiful feathers can make certain body language much harder to see.

But that doesn’t make their communication less clear.
It means we, as handlers, have to become better observers.

Understanding an animal means knowing their individual signals, recognising changes in behaviour, and responding early—before a small signal needs to become a big one.

In Animal Assisted Services, responsible handling starts with listening to the animal. ❤️

The question isn’t: “Can everyone read this animal?”
It’s: “Can I read my animal?”

26/08/2026

If something is meant to you, it will find its way to you. And you, sweet little Valkyrie 🪽, you found your way to me.

Counting the days to have you between my arms. Counting the days to start anew. Counting the days to build our path together.

After many years I will be introducing a new puppy to my pack. Valkyrie’s choice was personal and not chosen for an AAS path, but, who knows where her flow will take her?

I will certainly share about her training and preparation in society and urban areas, because those are goals that I have to myself as an owner as well. You will see that many things are linked to AAS preparation as well.

20/08/2026

At Flow Coaching and Training, I work with certified therapy animals within personal and professional development programs.

Animals respond immediately and honestly to body language — without assumptions or social filters. By observing these reactions, you discover how your non-verbal communication actually comes across, and how you can strengthen it in a targeted way.

Want to learn more about this approach? Link in bio.

08/08/2026

Soms heb je even tijd nodig om te zien wat er écht gebeurt wanneer je blijft oefenen, doorzet en vertrouwen houdt in het proces. ✨

Ik was gisteren oprecht verbaasd over de ontwikkelingen sinds de vorige sessie. Zoveel groei, zoveel ontwikkeling en zoveel mooie stappen vooruit! 🐾

Het laat opnieuw zien dat resultaten niet altijd direct zichtbaar zijn. Soms wordt er op de achtergrond hard gewerkt, geoefend en gebouwd aan vertrouwen… totdat ineens alles op zijn plek lijkt te vallen.

En dát is precies waarom doorzetten zo waardevol is. Blijven oefenen. Blijven kijken. Blijven vertrouwen. En vooral: blijven geloven in de mogelijkheden.

Wat een prachtige ontwikkeling hebben jullie laten zien! En wat gun ik dit team van Hondwikkelaars deze groei ontzettend.

Op naar nog veel meer mooie stappen samen! 💪🐶

28/07/2026

🐔When people think of Animal Assisted Services (AAS), dogs and horses often come to mind. But chickens are proving to be remarkable partners in supporting wellbeing, learning, and personal development.

One of the fascinating aspects we look at is trainability. Unlike traditional obedience training, trainability in chickens isn’t about teaching tricks—it’s about understanding how a chicken naturally engages people in interaction.

Does the chicken show curiosity towards people? Does it voluntarily approach, respond to human presence, or seek contact? Can it remain calm and confident during interactions?

These behaviours help us identify chickens that are well-suited for Animal Assisted Services, where positive, voluntary engagement is essential.
Every chicken has its own personality. Some prefer to observe from a distance, while others eagerly walk over to investigate, accept gentle handling, or happily participate in clicker training sessions.

Recognising and respecting these individual differences allows us to match each chicken to the role that best fits its temperament and ensures the welfare of both the animal and the people it supports.

11/06/2026

Meet Blue 💙🩶 The “chosen one”.

Blue has joined my flock so that he can guide them and protect them. He and Violet are going to be my Brahma couple, and hopefully 🤞 help people seeing that every a huge chicken can be awesome, if the character is right.

Blue is 5 months old and so far I see confidence, awareness in what he does and eagerness to train. He doesn’t get distracted easily and has a solid presence.

I think that he will be truly mesmerising once he will be fully grown 😍.

Oh… I also have another flock member staying at Flow that I can’t wait to present to you 😃 (nope, not Violet 😏, although Violet will be officially presented as well).

08/06/2026

When Siri walks away during an exercise, it's often not because he is uninterested—it's because our communication isn't clear yet.

People assume that it is simple to tell an animal to do something. With Siri, the excuse they find is that "he is a cat, that is the reason he doesn´t do what he is being asked", they say.

Cat, dog, horse, chicken, person.... if what you are asking from another is not something that you believe, or feel (suppose you want someone to connect with you, or have empathy for you, but you are not making this connection possible), the other most probably will not correspond either.

Animals show it immediately, providing a confronting, yes, but also honest feedback.

Would you like more examples regarding this topic?

04/06/2026

The client is not in the center anymore.

While in the past research focused on the client en the wellbeing that AAS brought on humans, thankfully research and professionals switched their focus to the animal.

Actually, the ideal AAS session can be seen as an intersected pyramid, where 3 elements are connected: client, animal, session. One cannot succeed without the success of the other.

Meaning: for a session to be successful, all 3 elements must be aligned successfully.

Think like this...if a session does not go well, it might have impact on the client or on the animal; if an animal is not feeling well in the environment, it might affect the client and the session; if a client does not feel comfortable enough due to the environment, or with the animal, also in this case, the session and the animal can be affected by this.

This concept of balance is called One Health, and it's been mentioned since the 80's. which has been advancing since then, until the modern concept within AAS.

31/05/2026

Social beings carry a generational wisdom about their group. In systemic coaching it is said that there are no individual problems.

This is because the theme you bring with you is not only about you, but related to the system around you (it can be your family, your working team, or any other group that you belong to.

Looking at the theme in a broader way will most probably grab the problem by the roots instead of only treating the symptom.

28/05/2026