Cabinet d'art-thérapie et thérapie par le mouvement et la danse Cecilia Mones

A graduate of the Institut de Formation l'Atelier in Geneva in art therapy and movement and dance therapy, and certified by the Institut PROFAC in Grenoble, I offer workshops for children, teenagers, adults, and seniors.

Born in Argentina, I started dancing at the age of 9. In 1978, Maurice Béjart offered me a place at his multidisciplinary school Mudra in Brussels, where I trained in classical and contemporary dance, theater, music, singing, visual arts, and more.

At the end of my training, I was hired by the Ballet du XXème Siècle, which became the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in 1987.

I became Mr. Béjart's assistant and right-hand woman, and after this wonderful period of more than twenty-two years, I became the mother of two children.

In 2006, the Ecole de Danse de la Côte was founded, a school created and run by Mateusz Kowalek and myself.

Touched by certain children, young people, and adults in difficulty, I decided to take my research further, and in 2015 I began training in art therapy and movement and dance therapy, finding in this profession the opportunity to share what I had learned. My life experience, the way I was able to overcome the obstacles that came my way, trying not to lose hope even in the most difficult moments, is what I would like to share with those who come to my workshops.

Human beings possess immense resources that they are sometimes unaware of...

Throughout my life, I have been interested in and questioned the paradoxes that inhabit us, namely the fragility and strength within ourselves.