I discovered Ausdrucksmalen/ Spontaneous Painting whilst living in Switzerland, and painted regularly in a free expression group  between 1986 -90 .  I felt as though I had a big river within and the practice of intuitive painting was like opening a sluice gate and letting the waters flow freely again, a great liberation. It led me to explore and discover depths of  myself and to a deep personal transformation. My background in psychotherapy, the understanding of subtle energy and my practice and experience of meditation, I realised that creativity was not a luxury but of vital importance in human life.I continue to practice intuitive painting passionately and regularly.

 

It felt natural to share all creative abundance of 

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Free expression with intuitive painting linked to body/mind awareness is a powerful self-healing practice, a way to embody Higher consciousness/spiritual energy.Besides the pleasure of using art materials and playing with colours, it is a feminine spiritual path, a way to bring love and light down onto the Earth and into all aspects of life.  

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I have written all my life and have explored other forms of spontaneous creative expression - intuitive singing, clay modelling and movement - in my search to deepen her understand the healing aspect of creativity. In recent years I  have occasionally painted icons, a very disciplined approach to creativity and the absolute opposite of intuitive painting.

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"Spontaneous creativity gives the means to free vitality & life energy from restrictions. Besides the great joy in being free to choose colours and forms and play with art materials, a real self-healing process happens. When practised regularly, it is an extraordinary tool for self-exploration, taking us beyond blockages into a contact with our own wisdom and spiritual dimension." 

I have worked therapeutically with individuals and groups for many years.I have taught in England, Switzerland, France & Ireland in a variety of settings. Since 2020 I continue to share my professional and personal experience mostly on Zoom or at home in South West France. 

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Between April 2022 and July 2023 I worked weekly with a group of Ukrainian women.

I was born in London and lived in England until 1983. 

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After completing a BA in English Literature & teaching for several years . I went on to study the body/mind connection, train as a yoga teacher, and as an intuitive massage therapist & Counsellor.

Between1978 - 2007Spiritual Healing between, an in-depth study of Spiritual Healing ( energy fields, aura, chakras) and meditation. 

My main teacher was Bob Moore, a gifted healer and Spiritual teacher with whom I studied Transpersonal Psychology, Meditation, and Spiritual Healing both in London and at Psykisk Centre in Denmark between 1978-1999. Bob's teaching about subtle energy, healing and consciousness were unique in their depth, precision and wisdom. This helped her to understand the healing power of creativity and its importance in every human life.  

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