CURRENT MISSION

walk life in balance, achieve my potential, follow my bliss, give back, help others

ABOUT ME

I am a family medicine physician recently ventured into private practice. I've completed a fellowship in integrative medicine, combining the best of conventional and alternative medicine, and am now offering holistic primary care. Mother of three amazing and beautiful children ages 16, 13 and infant. When not working or with my kids, love to go dancing....reggae, world music (african, indian, middle-eastern, caribbean, latin). Stay in shape w/ hiking, biking, jogging, yoga, swimming. Travel when I can.

PHILOSOPHY

Live love. Work hard, play hard. Balance and moderation. Increase mindfulness, enjoy the abundance, gratitude for each day. Learn, grow, spiral home to the essence within that is eternal. Don't postpone joy. Cultivate DAO, uplift others to return home on the enlightenment path.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

want to surf when travel about on business trips, continuing medicine education conferences. Host too for travelers coming through the southwest

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Been hosting folks by the dozen since Sept 2011. All good experiences. Affirms my faith in humanity, and exercises the old Biblical command to "welcome the stranger."

Interests

cooking, outdoors, hiking, travel, DANCING, community dinners

• perfumes
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• world music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming
• business
• divinity
• teaching
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

music yes, dub reggae, jazz, latin, african genres, hip-hop, middle-eastern, soul, R&B

Movies w/ my kids

Books: I'm burnt out on reading, but try to keep up with medical literature

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1994 Worked on Israeli kibbutz 2 months, traveled 6 weeks to Sinai Egypt, Jordan, all over Israel.
1996 Costa Rica for 6 weeks, explored whole country, studying medicinal plants and various eco-systems, hiked highest peak, enjoyed both Pacific and Caribbean coasts, went down to Panama
2009 Jamaica, Ocho Rios
2010 Costa Rica, Nosara
2011 Guatemala 4 weeks by Lake Atitlan and Peten

Teach, Learn, Share

All people carry the spark of divinity, the original GOOD heart within. Learn from all future Buddhas

Countries I’ve Visited

Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Egypt, Guatemala, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Mexico, Panama

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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