I love life. I love nature, food, the earth, my body, healing, connecting to people and different expressions of life. I am passionate about chinese medicine and integrate this philosophy into my daily life. I practice acupressure and shamanic healing to assist individuals in restoring harmony within and enjoying health and vitality! I also teach yoga and integrate these teachings in my classes. I enjoy writing poetry and creating music from my poems. I play guitar and do spoken word, expressing my own journey of discovery and growth. I am open-minded and enjoy learning from other people and their experiences and traditions!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I want to meet real people as I travel, connect with local life, how locals enjoy and live their lives. I like getting to know a place from the inside scoop. And I enjoy being in a homey, cozy environment even as I travel!

Interests

Music, healing, dance, ritual, nature, ocean, ancient traditions, festivals, conscious communities, and good food!

• writing
• poetry
• singing
• festivals
• dancing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• spoken word
• swimming
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Lauryn Hill, Bonobo, Cinematic orchestra, Rising appalachia, MaMuse, Sound healing, african drumming, Hip-hop, cool electronic beats, and more. As for movies- memento, run lola run, all of miyazaki`s movies and deepa mehta`s movies. Books- Secret life of bees, A fine balance, The Prophet, The eyes of horus...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Singing and doing spoken word on stage in a festival in front of 500 hundred people. https://oshanmaria.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-harmony. Riding camels in the desert in Jordan, seeing a whole city built into the sandstone. Swimming, or rather floating!, in the dead sea.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach- Yoga, Chinese Medicine, Peruvian medicine wheel, Macrobiotic cooking, Meditation. Learn- to love, to connect, to open myself to the flow of life. To share- all of the above.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer healing sessions- acupressure (like acupuncture but no needles), energy work (including rituals of transformation) , and yoga classes (active as well as passive and relaxing)! I can offer help to clean and/or beautify your home. I have a good eye for interior decorating and feng shui. Also delicious meals!

Countries I’ve Visited

Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada