My name is Ava (pronounced like avatar). If I asked my friends to describe me in a few words, they'd probably say that I'm spiritual (to which I'd say: we all are), intelligent and witty, creative and also *pause* charismatic.

The sense of self is always evolving, and thus the ways in which I dress my spirit changes as well. But as of April 2024, I wear the following masks in my life:

Firstly, I am a Singer and Songwriter with a deep love of RnB, Neo-soul and New age music.

Second, I've spent the past few years living an intentional yogic lifestyle at an Ashram (in Toronto!) and being seasoned as a Yoga Teacher.

Third, I am an Astrologer and slowly stepping into my power as a Timekeeper.

Fourth, I am a Digital Marketer by day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My first real travelling experience was studying abroad in SE Asia (Singapore) for a semester, where I stacked all my classes on 1 school day and spent the 4 months backpacking through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and more. I did the whole hostels thing, and it was just what I needed as a 20-year old in university.

During that time I began hearing about Couchsurfing, but never actually gave it a try. Now, after 8 years of very limited travel, I am reaaally craving travel experiences that have more depth, maturity, cultural exchange and living like a local-ness. I want to learn about the places I visit in a way that gives me greater appreciation for the history, values and spirit of those people (yes, this includes you too New Yorkers..)

I myself was born in Punjab, India, to a Sikh family but was raised in the multicultural Greater Toronto Area (GTA) where I grew up with friends from the Caribbean, Greece, Japan, Nepal, India, UK, Africa and more! Needless to say, I have lots of culture oozing out of me at all times, wanting to be expressed and shared.

Interests

• singing
• dancing
• yoga
• meditation
• investing
• music
• new age music
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• philosophy
• psychology
• nature
• rnb
• psychedelics
• songwriting
• nature walks
• kundalini yoga
• plant medicine
• spiritual growth
• yoga and meditation
• freestyle rap
• songwriter
• financial literacy
• stock market
• earthing
• neosoul
• cold plunge
• peak experiences

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Music:
- Starling Arrow ("Cradle")
- Danit Treubig (literally anything she touches)
- Erykah Badu ("Mama's Gun")
- Stevie Wonder (“Innervisions”)
- Michael Jackson (90s "Invincible" Michael)

Movies:
- Lagaan (from Indian Cinema)
- The Shawshank Redemption (cliché I know)
- Anything Sandra Bullock
- Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (second movie, final scene)

Books:
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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Forgiven my parents.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a singer, songwriter and music producer, with some skills on the guitar and keys so I can definitely share lots about my songwriting craft and songwriting theory. As a yoga teacher (and student) my life revolves around yoga, meditation and spiritual growth, as well as very esoteric and mystical spiritual practices that you won't be able to source elsewhere. I am a proud plant medicine and psychedelic advocate, and have a deep connection to and reverence for all of Earth's psychedelic medicines, especially Ayahuasca, Psilocybin and Empress Ganja. Lastly, I am a bomb-ass chef and Indian and Thai are my favourite cuisines to cook.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Spiritual practices, ancient wisdom, modern neuroscience as well as the music that holds it all together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Cuba, India, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India, Netherlands, Singapore