CURRENT MISSION

to wake up and love

ABOUT ME

i love the earth. i'm smart and fun. i am sincere in my desire to help others and grow into the best person i can be. i have a long way to go and i'm good for it.

PHILOSOPHY

"Purifying one's mind-stream and benefiting as many beings as possible" -Garchen Rinpoche speaking to me about the essence of all religions.

Always working towards greater humility and not taking myself too seriously.

Is it even worth mentioning that most of modern civilization was built on the most humanly awful atrocities and dysfunctional consciousness? I know I've worked for change outwardly but I've determined my initial approach will be somewhat internal as I haven't a chance of accomplishing peace and sustainability in the world until I master my own mind and clean up my act! In time the empire of illusion will unravel and I want to be capable of living well and helping others in the post-mortem struggle. We got gardens to grow!

The only hold the devil has on you is through what you're holding onto...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

not enough

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's worked when I've needed it too and it was great and now I have more friends. I wish there were more hosts in Mexico and Guatemala!

Interests

so much.

• perfumes
• coach
• flowers
• buddhist
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Jeff Buckley, Portishead, Aphex Twin, Bob Marley, Rage Against the Machine (old stuff), Beatles (later stuff) Ravi Shankar, Talib Kwali, Bach, so so much more.

Books: Resilience Thinking, No Death No Fear, The Culture of Make Believe, The Spell of the Sensuous, Pie Any Means Necessary, It's Here Now (Are You), Great Swan, a lot!

Um, Princess Mononoke is an amazing movie.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

life is so amazing. so far.

Hmm. I could recommend Garchen Institute in Arizona for buddhist studies and inconceivable blessings.

Mexico and Guatemala.

My mother passed away in the summer of 2012 and we had a 3 day vigil at home with her body in her bed and then buried her in a green cemetary wrapped in blankets and covered in flowers, honey, and various offerings. This was definitely one of the most beautiful and powerful times in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

There's always more to learn about anything... but I can certainly share insight into Buddhism. I'm really interested in working with others on figuring out how to be who we already truly are, in relationship to everything as it actually is, living peacefully and filthy rich with all that we have to offer. I am now a certified health coach which is some nice icing on years of passionate study in physical, mental, and spiritual well being.

What I Can Share with Hosts

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Countries I’ve Visited

Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States