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Overview
About Me
ABOUT ME
I feel I'm an open and honest person. I love exploring new things about myself and the world and growing as much as I can from them. I enjoy meeting interesting people and having real conversations. I'm open minded and try to be accepting of all people and above all, just practice being more and more myself and supporting others to do the same.
I've developed a system of healing called "Lenses That Liberate", feel free to check it out if you'd like to learn more about me:
http://lensesthatliberate.com/
PHILOSOPHY
To rest in the present moment and to be kindly with whatever is happening.
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Rumi
“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.”― C.G. Jung
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us" Joseph Campbell
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've had an amazing experience with Couchsurfing over the years, the highlight for sure was about 4 years ago when my brother travelled a lot of the West United States for 6 weeks couchsurfing the entire way and had some amazing interactions with people. Couchsurfing brings people together in a way that is so needed in our world right now.
Interests
Life, deep connections with people, good music...
- yoga
- meditation
- politics
- music
- kundalini yoga
- nature lover
- meditating
Music, Movies, and Books
Celtic Finger-style Guitar, Brian Setzer Orchestra, almost all kinds!
The Power of Now ~ Eckhart Tolle
I Am That ~ Nisargadatta
Any of Barbara Ann Brennan's work
Adyashanti, Byron Katie, Non Duality teachers in general and so many others!
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Seeing AC/DC for the first time when I was a teenager!
Being in India and Burma getting to meet some amazing people!
Teach, Learn, Share
As many different and varied cultures as possible. I love people and diversity!
What I Can Share with Hosts
Meditation and how it has changed my life.
Countries I’ve Visited
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, United States