Love to learn and celebrate life...

Natural healing in all ways tickles my fancy and I'm always ready to be of service. I love the world and culture and getting to know it all personally. Sustainability and self reliance are very important for me as well as building community and global community towards those ideals. To this end I strongly advocate for people to know self defense particularly women and children. I'm a lover, not a fighter... but I will protect us if necessary.

PHILOSOPHY:

First, do no harm.

Being happy makes one healthy, being healthy makes one happy.

Live simply so that others may simply live.

Make love, not war.

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. "

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.”

“You have to forget about what other people say, when you're supposed to die, or when you're supposed to be loving. You have to forget about all these things. You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven.”

― Jimi Hendrix

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS offers a great way to meet really interesting people and help build a Global Community.

My couchsurfing experience has been super positive! In Europe I've stayed in London, Edinburgh, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada & almost made it to Morocco. In China, Hangzhou, Lizhong, Yangshuo, Guilin, Huang Shan, Beijing, Huairou.

I apologize for my lack of references but spend more time surfing in temples and sacred sites or with friends who aren't on this site.

Interests

Art, Music, Dance, Nature and Love...

I love the diversity of arts and culture and especially ethnic food.

I'm very supportive of food and land rights, sprouting, gardening, farming, permaculture, biodynamics and organics. Power to the People and even more to Nature and all other forms of life...

• arts
• culture
• books
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• music
• surfing
• martial arts
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

"There are two kinds of music, the good kind and the other kind. I like both."
attributed to Sir Duke and I agree wholeheartedly.

Ask and I'll make music for you...

Passion: the Last Temptation of Christ and the Story of OVO by Peter Gabriel are two of my favorites for many reasons.

My Sitar Master killing me softly with his song...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCuIKOhQbi8
another more complete video of the same song from his younger days...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Vh1TZLxt8

K-Pax
Star Wars
Cast Away
Cloud Atlas
The Notebook
Immortal Beloved
The Gods must be Crazy
Like Water for Chocolate

The Mission of Art, Sacred Mirrors, Transfigurations Alex Grey
Siddhartha, Demian, Glass Bead Game Herman Hesse
The Way of Freedom HH Dalai Lama
The Book of Change
Dao De Jing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Night walk under bright celestial light along the Southern Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to share music and have traveled with my Sitar to China and to Europe. I love to practice and share Meditation, Creative, Healing and Martial Arts and Yoga. I love to learn about art, culture and creativity.

I'm particularly interested in learning and practicing speaking Chinese.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Easiest to share is my compassion, kindness and open heart.

Yoga, Martial Arts, Visual Art and Music with great passion and success and am happy to share what's appropriate. I am also very fond of eating and preparing delicious food with healthy ingredients.

My current focus is upon Chinese Medicine and a Martial Art, Yin style Baguazhang, which is based on yin, yang and the Book of Change. I will be enthusiastic to share the meditative, healing and martial efficacy and beauty of Yin style as I see it. This is an art that encompasses self defense as well as self healing and healing of others and thereby the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, England, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Scotland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States