CURRENT MISSION
Carrier transition from academic to private office - offering integrative care through Contemplative practices (Qi Gong, Inner Alchemy Meditation, Mindfulness)
Enjoy relationships (nature, animals, people, friends, family, myself), make clearer my vocation and manifest it

ABOUT ME

I am Brazilian with Japanese background
Some experiences and interests:
- I've been a Mindfulness teacher, trainer, researcher and Qi Gong and Inner alchemy meditation instructor.
- I have lived for 3 years in a semi-monastic contemplative community/school (Nazare Universidade da Luz, Brazil), many meditation retreats, some personal interest in detoxification process, diets, was a vegetarian for 10 years; interests also in Conflict resolution, Non-Violent Communication, Familiar Constellation, Circle dances, eco-friendly stuffs, Gaia education, etc.
- I'd worked as a hatha yoga-meditation instructor and Self-knowledge courses manager, but until now my main source of $ was studies€™ and scientific researches scholarships.
- Undergraduate: Physical Therapy, Master's in Kinesiology-Health Promotion, PhD in Health Sciences.
- When Teenager: Boy Scouting, Japanese School, Baseball, Judo, Swimming, Gymnastics, little of Capoeira.

PHILOSOPHY

Sometimes it seems that I am living the life, sometimes it seems that the life is living me. We are dancing all together, sometimes it seems we are not dancing the same song, and we have many steps on foot. But there are really sometimes that we are just the perfect pair, a whole living in the ever-changing flow. Recently, It seems I'm letting my free will flourish and manifest.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

- get to know locals and their life styles,
- do not need or want to pay for a fancy hotel room

- share my place and lifestyle, be in contact with people around the planet

Interests

Contact with the nature, my newest practice are the Tao practices like Qi gong and Neidan gong (Inner Alchemy). I like to get to know peoples values and habits, I like to taste different perspectives, have conversation about philosophy, communication, food, self-knowledge, talk and listen to stories of personal experiences.

• animals
• dancing
• capoeira
• education
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• instructor
• meditation
• camping
• baseball
• gymnastics
• swimming
• teaching
• beaches
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-I've lived for 3 years in a semi-monastic contemplative community/school (Nazare Universidade da Luz, Brazil);
-Climbed Fuji Mountain in Japan;
-10 day Silent Vipassana Retreat in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro and others retreats like 4 day Sesshin(Zen Buddhist), Theravada retreat, Tao retreat..
-Camping in many beaches and mountains around Brazil(Ilha bela, Ilha grande, Trindade, Chapada Diamantina, Ibitipoca, etc.)
-4 day trekking - Camino Inca - Machu Picchu, Peru

How I am touched with the love of my family and friends.
The power of listening, kindness, gentleness. How sometimes a simple attitude, posture, smile or one phrase like "I am here to listen to you", " You are important for me", "I trust you", "I value your feelings and needs" can connect people.

Teach, Learn, Share

- Qi Gong, Inner Alchemy meditation
- Mindfulness meditation,
- Forró Dance

What I Can Share with Hosts

- Cooking together,
- Stories about life, trips, retreats, detox process, relationships
- life philosophy, cosmologies, ideas, perceptions, questions, curiosity
- Contemplative practices - Yoga, Qi Gong- Tai-chi, healing sounds, Inner Smile, Mindfulness

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Peru, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Japan, Wales