Hi, Im Kirst and I look forward to meeting you.

Little bit alot about me..
Im a former yogi turned creatrix-explorer of the mystery and Tantric arts. Tending to move toward spaces of freedom and people who live lifestyles of freedom. Often living from festival to festival or summer to summer, as I facilitate workshops at festivals and generally love being in spaces of unity consciousness and vibrantly expressed arts, dance and connection under the sun. 🌱🫶🌞

My curiosity for life has lead me to many many places around the world, I’m pretty grateful I started young, but the travelling bug has not really stopped since. Settling down is my resistance. Perhaps it will come eventually, but for now im still mostly about change, movement and constant discovery for expansive purposes.

Human relating, Anthropology, Psychology and Somatics are of big interest to me and pretty much define alot of what I do. I can be a very social creature but I also have a good balance of alone time/introversion in order to reflect, look inwards and create from that space of less distraction.
Stoked for all the souls from all around who have imprinted nuggets of wisdom within me and the ones im yet to meet who continue to do so.

Nature, natural rhythms, animals, the elements and the Ocean specifically come first and foremost in my life. I’m part human, part mermaid. Actually when im not in the ocean surfing, I tend to get bored easily.. for me it’s arguably the best sport/hobby. 🌊🐬☺️

More of my interests revolve around alternative therapies, self development, ancient wisdom and movement practices. I’m passionate about healthy living for vitality & longevity, working on just being and being the best version in this human form. Stoked to be living in a body. Advocate for minimalism, animal rights as well as community living.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love surfing and couches are comfy, so I thought its a good match :) traveling as a local experience rather than a tourist.
To connect with like-hearted humans, pick up on new languages, exploring and sharing secret spots/hidden gems I may never have discovered on my own.

To form more intimate relations with like-minded people and develop deeper trust with strangers who turn to friends.

Interests

• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• technology
• minimalism
• music
• surfing
• anatomy
• mountains
• art
• travelling
• forests
• massage
• cosmos
• creativity
• health
• ocean
• mysticism
• tantra
• nutrition
• simple living
• islands
• plant medicine
• love animals
• earth
• gut health
• the energy of food
• ayurverda

Music, Movies, and Books

I prefer reading poetry to books. Anything by Rumi and Hafir. Books i like reading of the wild feminine and traditional tantra texts/sutras. Tantra illuminated hy Christopher Wallis.

MUSIC to me IS MEDICINE. The dancefloor is where I go to pray. I listen to a variety of music..my playlists range from Organic mid-tempo to Techno, deep house, psychedelic trance to middle Eastern, dub, acoustic to deep tribal, meditative sound frequencies to alternative rock or cheesy 90’s- millennial music. I tend to stay away from commercial radio music with crappy lyrics, as music is pretty meaningful to me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

• Trusting my dad’s invitation to my first AfrikaBurn experience in 2014. I arrived completely unprepared with little expectation, not knowing what to expect actually. Only to have returned changed, mind body and perspectives on life completely altered and transformed.
Since then, returning to burns again and again have taught me everything I need to know about life and our humanity.

Teach, Learn, Share

Laughs, insights, dreams and hugs. My deep listening.
I believe we learn new things from each other everyday and Im open to sharing all I know from my own experiences. I can tell you alot about South Africa, the state of our nation, our interesting history/diversity/cultural background.

I am also an intuitive healer, I work with the body, therefore I can assist you with any support, guidance, identifying and releasing of blocks you may be carrying.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My peace, sense of humor, enriching conversations and connection. Healing, intuitive guidance. Massage, my yoga practice, my cooking skills to offer you a home cooked meal so that you can relax and receive back too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, Viet Nam