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Overview

  • 22 references 20 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Hindi, Spanish
  • 45, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Art-therapist, artist
  • Arts school / English teaching (CELTA) and Training in Ar...
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About Me

"You must be the change you want to see in the world" Yep...trying my best to follow Gandhi's wise words...

I'm half French/half British and had the opportunity to live in and travel to quite a lot of countries. The travelling bug really got me and I spent most of my twenties in India first to study Indian classical flute and finally dropped it all to practice mainly yoga and meditation while teaching French as a foreign language in New Delhi. Back in France in July 2009, I taught English to adults in various institutes and companies in Nantes. In 2014, I took a 180 degree career change to become an art-therapist.
In 2016, I arrived in Saint-Breuc and recently, one of my dreams became true: I have my own art-therapy studio and manage to make a living out of my passion!
I've got a Youtube channel called "J'kiffe l'art-thérapie!" (= I'm crazy about art-therapy!"), and I have real fun sharing my videos on the Internet!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I believe in quality more than quantity, so I receive people when I'm totally available, physically and mentally.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Great! I really met fantastic people...actually i've made some real friends thanks to couchsurfing!

Interests

I love having a good laugh! / meeting people/5-rythme dancing/ art-journaling/ vipassana meditation / Yoga /Psychology / Art-therapy / Cycling / self-development / Reading /learning new things/attending conferences (like TED talks) / meeting people from different cultures /Surfing on the net / watching documentaries / inviting friends for dinner / contemplating nature /

  • arts
  • documentaries
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • psychology
  • art-therapy
  • art journaling

Music, Movies, and Books

"Pour une psychologie du futur" Stanislav Grof / "the power of now" by Eckhart Tolle. / TV programmes: "Rendez-vous en terre inconnu " or "Nus et culottés"/ Musically speaking, I get carried away by different artists and not any type of music in particular. At the moment, I'm listening to Avishaï Cohen, Agnès Obel, Richard Galliano or Vinicius Cantuaria. It changes all the time according to my mood.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In december 2016, I wet on a 5-rhythm dance workshop in the dunes of Merzouga, Marocco. It was an amazing experience to dance in the middle of the desert during 5 days. I loved every single minute of it. Lots of joy and laughter with all the people in the group, a deep reconnexion with myself and nature...

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be happy to show you around my area which is beautiful...
Love to learn more self-development techniques / new recipes /alternative lifestyle

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share different art-therapy, relxation, meditation, yoga exercices/techniques or other serlf-development techniques.
We can chill out in my studio and have creative moments.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, France, India, Ireland, United Kingdom

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