I have a background in Creative Arts, Special Needs Education and Therapy.
I have professional training in Shiatsu and Oriental Medicine (MRSS) from Ki Kai school of Shiatsu 2000-2006 as well as on-going training in Seiki.
I have additional post-graduate training in Therapeutic Arts from IATE (Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education) 2014
I have training from the Tavistock and Portman in Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Well-being Post Grad certificate 2017 in which I gained a Distinction.
I have additionally a wide range of Art's training and practical experience in Music, Movement (Contact Dance Improvisation) and Art andI am a practising Artist.
Between 2002-2009 I founded and coordinated an Outdoor Arts and Sensory Project with programs for both adults and children called "Memory Gardens". This was in Islington. It is now being re-established as a Schools Outreach Project, Hand and Sky Schools Project *See page for details.
My academic qualifications are a BA in Social Anthropology and an MA in Research Architecture, in which I researched the Somatic and embodied learning styles of autistic children at Memory Gardens.
Proffessional Membership: Shiatsu Society UK No. 6828