Current Engagements:

Since 2024: author of the children’s educational book Julia and the Snow Fairies (Amazon.de).

A book about courage, adventure, friendship, life, and death.

• Since 2022: offering Ecstatic Dance sessions and expressive free dance together with Zarick Berger (musician and filmmaker) in Switzerland and on the Balearic Islands.
• Since 2020: founder and leader of a weekly yoga class at the nursing home Im Brühl in Spreitenbach, AG.
• Since 2020: activation worker at the Im Brühl nursing and care home in Spreitenbach, AG.
• Since 2020: providing individual art therapy sessions in Switzerland and on the Balearic Islands.
• Since 2016: conducting workshops on painting mandalas on stones in Switzerland and on the Balearic Islands.

Education and Training:

2019 – 2021: Training as an Integrative Art Therapist, iac Zürich

• 2005 – 2009: Certified Yoga Teacher Training, Zürich
• 1998: Intensive Artistic Training, Foundation Course at the University of the Arts, Zürich
• 1992 – 1995: First profession as a Certified Pharmacy Assistant (EFZ), Thurgau.

About me:

Birth and Background: Born in 1975 in Switzerland and raised on a farm in the canton of Thurgau.

• Professional Statement: I am an art and painting therapist specializing in creative and therapeutic work with older adults. My experience includes yoga, bodywork, dance, and medicinal herbs, with a holistic approach to my practice.
• Core Values: Passion for creative expression, holistic well-being, and sharing art and movement as pathways to healing.
• Soft Skills: Empathy, creativity, communication skills, patience, adaptability, and a good sense of humor.
• Languages: Native German speaker, with proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Interests: Creative forms of expression, dance and movement, natural medicine and alternative healing methods. I enjoy reading and writing, as well as exploring philosophical themes, especially about life and death.

Further Training and Professional Development:

2023: Conflict Management in Couples Therapy with Sound and Voice, Valais, with Zarick Berger (musician and filmmaker)

• 2021: Intensive Week in Music Therapy and Art Therapy, iac, Zürich
• 2021: Process Week on Group Dynamics, iac, Zürich
• 2021: Intensive Week in Dance Therapy and Art Therapy, iac, Zürich
• 2020: Intensive Week in Sculpture and 3D Work with artist Elisabetha Bleisch, Zürich
• 2020: Process Week on Biographical Work, iac, Zürich
• 2019: Process Week on the Artistic Process, iac, Zürich
• 2019-2021: Various Courses: Pottery, design, painting with paper and cardboard, collage, paste and plaster, wood, canvas, fabric
• 2017: Hoffman Process Week (intensive biographical work) at the Hoffman Institute, Switzerland

• 2014: Dreams and Their Meaning, Spain
• 2012: Dance, Movement, and Healing, Spain
• 2012: Introduction to Biodanza, Spain
• 2011: Workshop on Voice Liberation, Spain
• 2011: Therapeutic Yoga Workshop, Spain
• 2011: Workshop on Yoga and Breathwork, focused on breathing exercises, Spain

• 2008: Personnel Management and Leadership, Zürich
• 1995-2018: Various Advanced Trainings in Pharmacies and Drugstores: natural cosmetics, pharmacy cosmetic brands, phytotherapy, alternative healing methods, spagyric remedies, homeopathy, Ceres drops, Dr. Vogel, compression stockings, blood pressure measurement, Thurgau, Zürich
• 2004: Advanced Training in Pharmacies: Communication Skills, Marketing, and Product Presentation, Zürich