I live quietly and simply. I am a meditative compassionate friendly introvert. I grew up in Europe and moved to the US in my late teens to go to school and ended up getting married, having little US citizens, and staying. I love VT where I raised my kids and found ways to be and work that suit me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe in sharing resources and generosity. So far, I absolutely LOVE all the people who have stayed with me. Couchsurfing has enriched my life. I wish I could host more than I do, but my life is not always conducive to hosting. My apologies if your request has to be denied, it always pains me to do so.

Interests

I have meditated most of my life. I have taught forms of meditation, including active meditation, presence meditation, loving-kindness meditation.

In the past I worked as a mediator in and out of the court system. I noticed many times people sabotaging the agreements they came up with. I decided that inner conflict is at the root of outer conflict and started focussing more on addressing inner conflict than interpersonal conflict. I now teach people how find inner peace, love and accept themselves, heal and integrate past and current trauma, and embody presence.

From a place of inner (spiritual) well-being, we are in a better position to address healing our physical and emotional health, and work on interpersonal, social justice, environmental, and political issues.

• meditation
• minimalism
• social justice
• healing
• activism
• love
• compassion
• taekwondo
• conflict resolution
• health and wellness
• microbiome
• restorative agriculture
• drawdown

Music, Movies, and Books

Any book by Charles Eisenstein, including The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible, Climate a New Story, and more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I raised two kids and lived to tell about it.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook for people and have sharing conversations about life experiences, meditation, social justice, climate solutions, spirituality, and well-being.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Presence, meditation, healing, cooking, conversations.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Morocco, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States