Meditator and writer born in Europe, grown in New England, made in Berlin, and now back in Brooklyn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to share my purpose and passion for mindfulness, meditation, music, breathwork, and psychedelic medicine.

Interests

• technology
• travel
• techno
• comedy
• virtual reality
• artificial intelligence
• cryptocurrency
• berghain

Music, Movies, and Books

My Top Films:
1. Parasite, by Bong Joon-Ho (2019)
2. There Will Be Blood, by Paul Thomas Anderson (2007)
3. Children of Men, by Alfonso Cuarón (2006)
4. Enter the Void, by Gaspar Noé (2009)
5. Blue Is the Warmest Colour, by Abdellatif Kechiche (2013)
6. The Holy Mountain, by Alejandro Jodorowski (1973)
7. Dune, by Denis Villeneuve (2021)
8. In Bruges, by Martin McDonagh (2008)
9. A Hidden Life, by Terrence Malick (2019)
10. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Stanley Kubrick (1968)
11. Love, by Gaspar Noé (2015)
12. No Country for Old Men, by the Coen brothers (2007)
13. The Lobster, by Yorgos Lanthimos (2015)
14. Drive My Car, by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2021)
15. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, by Michel Gondry (2004)
16. In The Mood for Love, by Wong Kar-wai (2000)
17. A Scanner Darkly, by Richard Linklater (2006)
18. The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (2006)
19. The Lighthouse, by Robert Eggers (2019)
20. Superbad, by Greg Mottola (2007)
21. Borat, by Larry Charles (2006)
22. Pineapple Express, by David Gordon Green (2008)
23. The Wolf of Wall Street, by Martin Scorsese (2013)
24. Pulp Fiction, by Quentin Tarantino (1994)
25. Mulholland Drive, by David Lynch (2001)
26. Eyes Wide Shut, by Stanley Kubrick (1999)
27. The Guard, by John Michael McDonagh (2011)
28. Inherent Vice, by Paul Thomas Anderson (2014)
29. Enemy, by Denis Villeneuve (2013)
30. Before Sunrise, by Richard Linklater (2005)
31. The Departed, by Martin Scorsese (2006)
32. Her, by Spike Jonze (2013)
33. Interstellar, by Chris Nolan (2014)
34. Marriage Story, by Noah Baumbach (2019)
35. The French Dispatch, by Wes Anderson (2021)
36. A Clockwork Orange, by Stanley Kubrick (1971)
37. The Wailing, by Na Hong-jin (2016)
38. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2010)
39. Wild Tales, by Damián Szifron (2014)
40. The Shining, by Stanley Kubrick (1980)
41. The Favourite, by Yorgos Lanthimos (2018)
42. The Tree of Life, by Terrence Malick (2011)
43. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003), by Peter Jackson
44. The Matrix Trilogy (1999-2003), by the Wachowskis
45. The Star Wars Trilogy (1977-1983), by George Lucas
46. Ghost in the Shell (1995), by Mamoru Oshii
47. Spirited Away (2001), by Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli
48. Shoplifters, by Hirokazu Kore-eda (2018)
49. Oldboy, by Park Chan-wook (2003)
50. The Master, by Paul Thomas Anderson (2012)

My Top Musicians:
1. Nicolas Jaar
2. Westerman
3. Giegling (Leafar Legov, Konstantin, Kettenkarussell, Traumprinz, Edward)
4. Daft Punk
5. Okay Kaya
6. Tame Impala
7. Donato Dozzy
8. Minilogue
9. RHCP
10. MGMT
11. Hot Chip
12. The Weeknd
13. Moderat
14. Phoenix
15. Floating Points
16. Kanye
17. Drake
18. Chopin
19. Joep Beving
20. Empire of the Sun
21. Kendrick Lamar
22. Nils Frahm
23. Connan Mockasin
24. Isaac Tichauer
25. Lana Del Rey

My Top Books:
1. Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle
2. The Presence Process, by Michael Brown
3. The Untethered Soul, by Micky Singer
4. The Heart of Zen, by Jun Po Roshi
5. A Heart Blown Open, by Jun Po Roshi
6. Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu
7. Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
8. The Way of the Superior Man, by David Deida
9. The Slight Edge, by Jeff Olson
10. Atomic Habits, by James Clear
11. Mindset, by Carol Dweck
12. So Good They Can't Ignore You, by Cal Newport
13. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, by Mark Manson
14. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
15. For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
16. Ulysses, by James Joyce
17. Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace
18. Island, by Aldous Huxley
19. 1984, by George Orwell
20. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson

My Top Shows:
1. Succession, by Jesse Armstrong
1.1 Breaking Bad, by Vince Gilligan
2. Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin
3. True Detective (Season 1), by Nic Pizzolatto
4. Dark, by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese
5. Silicon Valley, by Mike Judge
6. Narcos, by Chris Brancato
7. Arrested Development by Mitchell Hutwitz
8. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, by Rob McElhenney & Glenn Howerton
9. Fleabag, by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
10. Twin Peaks, by David Lynch
11. 30 Rock, by Tina Fey
12. The Office, by Greg Daniels
13. Curb Your Enthusiasm, by Larry David
14. Key & Peele
15. Girls, by Lena Dunham
(Still yet to watch The Wire, Sopranos, Seinfeld, Mad Men, Atlanta, Better Call Saul, The Good Place, Firefly, Barry... there's only so much time in a week, haha)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I’m working towards creating an integral meditation style and framework of Zen Buddhism called Eden Zen.

Teach, Learn, Share

I hope to teach, learn, and share meditation.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good music and a good pair of headphones can make anything into a journey.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States