“The act of creating does not simply express the self, it shapes it”

Muriel Hofmann-Forster

Registered Creative Arts Therapist (ANZACATA), Zhineng Qigong Teacher, Performance Artist.

I guide individuals and groups toward greater vitality and personal growth through a gentle, integrative approach that blends creative self-expression and somatic awareness.

My work helps people reconnect with their bodies, listen to their inner wisdom, and discover their creative potential: fostering resilience and alignment with their authentic selves.

Rooted in Daoist philosophy and expressive arts therapy, my approach focuses on nurturing energy flow, and using creativity as a way to explore, heal and understand oneself and the wider world.

At the heart of my practice is a commitment to holding space with clarity and depth, supporting people through both the subtle and the profound.

I create environments where all aspects of experience can be safely explored, where transformation can unfold, and where insight, resilience, and vitality can emerge in their own time.

  • Postgraduate Degree

    Master of Expressive Arts Therapy (Distinction) – The University of Hong Kong, 2019

    Qigong & Internal Arts Training

    I practice Zhineng qigong, and share this practice with care, humility, and deep respect for its cultural heritage and lineage.

    • Zhineng Qigong Advanced Higher-Level Teacher Training - Master Zhu Conghua, China (2025).

    • Zhineng Qigong (ongoing training) – Master Zhu Conghua, China (trained under Grand Master Dr. Pang He Ming at the Huxia Centre).

    • Zhineng Qigong (ongoing practice and instruction) - Simon Clarke, Bath, UK. (Trained under Ling Ming, Lu Zhengdao, Jeremy Colledge).

    • Tai Chi Chuan Yang Style – 450+ hours with Sherry Tschernisch, California Institute of the Arts, USA, 2001-2005.

    Professional Training and CPD credits

    • Certified Health and Wellbeing Coach – Raw Horizon Academy, 2024 (Accredited by The Association for Coaching and NHS Personalised Care Institute).

    • Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher – School of Positive Transformation (CPD Accredited), 2021

    • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2020

    • Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFA) – Mind Hong Kong, 2019

    Undergraduate Education and Training

    Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Acting -California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Los Angeles, California, USA, 2005

    Acting: Mary Lou Rosato, Craig Belknap, Marissa Chibas, Mark Lamar Stewart (Stew)

    Voice (Linklater Technique – 540+ hours): Fran Bennett, Natsuko Ohama, Irene Connors

    Speech: Denise Woods, Dwight Baquie

    Movement & Somatic Practice: Marvin Tuney, Heather Ehlers, Sherry Tschernisch

  • The Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA)

    Registered Creative Arts Therapist (AThR).

    Membership Number: 51060058

    International Meditation and Mindfulness Alliance (IMMA)

    Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher

  • Balens Professional Indemnity - Expressive Arts Therapy, Qigong Instruction, Meditation and Mindfulness teaching and facilitation (includes moving meditations), Health and Wellbeing Coaching.