CURRENT MISSION
Living in the valley of Pai across from the Mountains. Slow life. Having guests once in a while is nice.
I prefer guests who want to learn and exchange skills. I am an experienced yoga teacher/practitioner. I also have a number of years of experience with Thai and Japanese massage and enjoy trading skills or learning more. I also love to jam and play music with people so musicians who like to jam are especially welcome. I play clarinet, didgeridoo, some tabla, and a little bansuri. I have guitars and ukulele and a djembe in my house too if you don’t have your own instruments

ABOUT ME

I backpacked in India for about 11 months, lived like a gypsy in New York, playing music on the street, and am now settling in the mountains of Thailand.
I meditate, play music , do yoga, and enjoy a simple wholesome life.

I was born in Israel, grew up in the USA, and lived in Japan for over a decade. I am fluent in Japanese language and culture, though being so has made me less fluent in English and American culture. My brain is mixed up.

I studied psychology and biology in college and am enjoy talking about ‘deep’ things including philosophy, religion, beliefs, etc... I am not a fan of small talk.

PHILOSOPHY

Faith in God is important to me personally, but I am not involved in any religion. I am connected with a beautiful loving and non-judgmental Jesus Devotee community in the town.
I also have a lot of experience with meditation and self awareness. I have sat and served many courses at multiple vipassana centers. Right now I prefer mahasi’s noting method and development in insight.
I also share many values with secular Humanists, I believe Empathy is the key to world peace, and unlocking compassion and Unconditional love the key to true happiness. I also have practiced the law of attraction and have read and been strongly affected by Ekhart Tolle’s “you are not the voice in your head” philosophy of trying to separate self from Ego or conditioning.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I live alone in paradise. It’s nice but there are not many people nearby, so having guests once in a while is nice.

Interests

Meditation, Didgeridoo, clarinet, tabla, Bansuri, playing music with friends and strangers, massage (doing and learning), yoga (teaching, doing, and learning) , camping in nature.
In the past I was a lover of surfing, snowboarding, traveling, kickboxing, Poi fire spinning, sports in general, pole dance for fitness.

• culture
• books
• festivals
• dancing
• fitness
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• sports
• teaching
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The first time I climbed a Stratovolcano to the very top (2,038 m), with the wind blowing so hard threatening to blow me off, I felt, very very alive... :-D

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a teacher by trade and personality, which means I love teaching, anything. If u travel with, stay with, or host me I will probably end up offering to teach u something, hopefully something u want to learn!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Russian Federation, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Israel, Japan, Thailand, United States

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