Greetings! I am gentle soul making his way as a bodyworker/massage therapist and learning about fixing peoples' pains.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm studying to be a Structural Integrator (a.k.a. Rolfer) in Laguna Beach at The New School for Structural Integration. Structural Integration is a form of manual therapy, similar to massage, but has much more lasting effects on pain management and posture correction. I'll be flying there from Philadelphia about once a month for long-weekend classes and am in need of a place to sleep. I'm open to helping out with meals or light chores! I don't know if I'll have access to a car but, if I do, I can do some grocery runs, too. :)

Interests

• cooking
• meditation
• reading
• podcasts
• live music
• travel
• holistic health
• mysticism
• playing music
• audiobooks
• bodywork
• being friendly

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Yusef Lateef, Bill Withers, Mal Waldron, Jimmy Scott, Gil Evans, The Jazz Messengers (Really anything from the 60's) but also Grizzly Bear, Radiohead, Laura Mvula, Elliott Smith, Gnarles Barkley, Abner Jay, The Bad Plus, James Blake, Hiatus Kaiyote, Johnny Flynn,

Movies
Amadeus, Waking Life, Do The Right Thing, the documentary about Nina Simone, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Embrace of the Serpent

Books
Mo' Meta Blues, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind, Creating on Purpose, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2010 I took a trip to Belize. Worrying about running out of money while I was there and potentially not being able to get back home, I spoke to a man who told me that I could get by on a few dollars a day in Guatemala. He said that a boat would be leaving from Belize to Guatemala in an hour. I gathered my things and took a boat to a country I knew very little about with no real plan. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a lot about your body, can offer bodywork, can teach massage, etc.
I also play drums and (a little) piano and can teach some.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, groceries, cooking and cleaning

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Canada, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, South Africa

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States