Hi there!
Who I am? A young yoga teacher from Switzerland, trying to go where life takes me. I am a very open-minded and talkative person with a mind full of ideas. Up to now, I've tried so many different things and I still have sooo many on my bucket list. (do a full Vipassana Retreat, walk the Camino de Santiago, live with Shaolin monks, learn how to surf, learn how to do gardening, live as a self-supporter... just to list a few ;))
Currently, I am back in Lucerne but I am definitely gonna move on at some point.
You wanna know where? I have absolutely no idea :) I always try to listen to my heart and to go with the flow. Let's see what life has in store for me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people with their own interests, cultures and ways of seeing life. It's an enrichment!
Also, I like Couchsurfing because it's not part of the capitalistic system. I love doing things for free. My personal yoga lessons as well as my one-to-one therapies don't have a fixed price. I want to make sure, that everybody, who's interested in yoga or health can afford it. Health should not depend on people's salaries. Also, I do website optimization (SEO) and copywriting for free to promote new ideas and projects of other people. In our society, all is about money. To me, this doesn't make a lot of sense. We should not help people for money but for the sake of making them happy and giving something back to the world.

Interests

When I started yoga, I didn't like it at all. I found it boring and an activity for old people who don't know what to do instead. Some years later, my mother made me meditate a bit. I found it difficult, but I felt the impact on my body, my brain and my mind. So, I joined this yoga class in my town and before I realized, what was happening, I found myself on the mat every day. Well, I also like other sports such as running (wanna finish a half marathon soon), pilates, SUP, cycling etc. I wanna learn how to surf.
In general, I am interested in so many things. I enjoy talking and high quality discussions so much - be it about spirituality, religions, philosophy, politics, economics, maths, statistics or something else. I love numbers but I also enjoy languages. As you see: I am open to a wide range of topics.
As much as I love talking, I love the silence. From time to time I join silent retreats where I can recharge fully.

• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• cycling
• hinduism
• languages
• philosophy
• language exchange
• travel
• nature
• learning languages
• spirituality
• buddhism
• diving
• meeting new people
• trying new things
• reading and writing

Music, Movies, and Books

music:
I love music but, I actually don't have a real music preference. To be honest, I am just listening to what my sister shows me - very independent hahaha
She often asks me: Hey Larissa, do you know this song?
& as she looks into my face, she has to laugh so much cause she asks herself:
Why did I even ask her? hahahah
As you see: I have no idea but I do enjoy music very much ;)

favourite books:
five regrets of the dying
the alchemist
eleven minutes
teach us to sit still
the why café
21 lessons for the 21st century
freakonomics
monk who sold his ferrari
the big five for life

favourite movies:
still alice
interstellar
capernaum
just mercy
favourite series: the society & when they see us

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia I booked a flight to Kuala Lumpur. I had all my luggage with me (it was not that much but still I had some) because I worked in Kudat for two months. I didn't realize that I booked a flight where you can NOT add any luggage, only a small hand luggage. Instead of booking a new flight, I felt like reducing my luggage. Therefore, I went to donate almost all my clothes and gave a lot of things to my new friends in Kota Kinabalu. It felt as if I was a free supermarket haha Finally, I travelled with my very small backpack and I absolutely loved it! The simple life is the good life :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I love exchanging languages because if you can speak a person's language, it completely changes thte way you're connecting. Also, I enjoy teaching people German or other languages I speak.
In addition, I can teach you yoga or meditation for free and I can give you a free Reiki or fascia therapy session (helps for proper alignment, releases pain & is just amazing experience)
Also, I work as a journalist so if you have an exciting story to tell, I can maybe manage to publish something about you. We can work on that ;)

What I've learned from hosts up to now:
- How to eat Durian the right way
- Chinese painting
- How to speak Malay

What I Can Share with Hosts

yoga and meditation for free
free fascia therapy
free Reiki
language exchange (Swiss German, German, English, Spanish)
writing an article about you
helping you with optimizing webpages

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland