CURRENT MISSION

To live fully awake in the moment, to breathe into the hard times, and to live & love with integrity and courage

ABOUT ME

Snapshot of me: open, avid learner, thoughtful, passionate, communicative

For 6 months this past year, I worked long-distance for a naturopathic doctor who provides support to women with cancer from around the world. I organized & facilitated retreats, assisted women in getting the necessary documents to get labs run, did website development, and also wrote blog entries & newsletters as needed.

I also assist in writing blog entries for an herbal company and do business consulting for a nutraceutical company. For fun, I am a contributing writer & editor for an online group called "Female & Fungi," a site that explores women's role in the filed of mycology (study of fungi a.k.a. mushrooms).

I have lived in Durango, Colorado for the past 6 years and the past year I have spent traveling to different conferences, retreats and other events for work.

I would describe myself as an autodidact and have constantly fluctuating interests, though thematically similar- usually around social justice, health, and quality of life arenas.

I enjoy cooking and eating good food, being outside, taking long walks, and making things with my hands.

PHILOSOPHY

breath into it- this is exactly where I am supposed to be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have made some really good friends through CS- only positive so far!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met some really sweet people- will never forget the wonderful woman from France that made us quiche from scratch!

Interests

Yoga, walking, bouldering, spending time with friends, drinking tea, learning about holistic medicine, writing for Female & Fungi, meeting new people, dancing, listening to good music, feeling the sun on my face, playing with cats

• cats
• writing
• design
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• running
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• blogging
• bouldering
• music
• rock climbing
• business
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Top all-time favorite books (or just the ones that stand out in my mind):
* The Forgotten Pollinators
* The Bone People
* Molokai
* Healing Spices
* Herbal Constituents
* How Now Shall I live Knowing One Day I will Die?
* The Fifth Sacred Thing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing I have ever seen is someone face their death fearlessly and in connection to spirit & others. Beautiful.

Teach, Learn, Share

Website development/design (self-taught). Naturopathic Cancer Care- current trends/development (work trained). Spinning with a drop-spindle...so lots of strange, interesting things- can't think of them all right now. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States

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