I am an enthusiastic and kind person, and love finding kindred souls everywhere. I believe the world is a fundamentally good place, and enjoy seeing this goodness manifested in so many forms around the globe. I love being in nature and have been (for the past 5 years) investigating the overlap between body and earth. My passion is somatic movement education -- offering and exploring methods of bringing more body awareness to myself and facilitating that process in others; as well as diving deep into our environments to come to know them like I know myself. I am transitioning into making art and performing with this material, and am in my very early stages.

I am 38 years old and live (most of the time) in Columbus, Ohio, USA. I am grateful for connections when I am traveling -- I have done a lot of solo travel, and I just find sharing company to be one of my favorite things. I can find anything interesting and love learning about the passions of others.

Interests

• hiking
• hot springs
• earth
• somatic movement
• art making

Music, Movies, and Books

Books I'm Reading Right Now:
--Emergent Strategy, Adrienne Maree Brown
--Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams
--Sound Healing

Favorite Books:
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
A Long Curving Scar Where the Heart Should Be, Quintan Wiskwo
God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
Midnight's Children, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino
House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I travelled to Marin County California to spend a week dancing with Anna Halprin, a then 95-year old leader of healing dance.

Teach, Learn, Share

Somatic Movement Education. I'm very interested in Somatic Psychology, Mind-Body connections, and methods of working with the body and in relationship with others and the earth.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am happy to cook meals, do some cleaning, offer bodywork.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Senegal, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, United States