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  • 25 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Norwegian, Portuguese; learning Hindi
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Bachelor Student of Physiotherapy
  • Photography, graphic design, media studies and Yogic Stud...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learn how to live life to the fullest no matter the circumstances. Take chances. Meditate, laugh and smile as much as possible. Travel and see the Earth.

ABOUT ME

Fresh air makes me happy, beautiful mountains make me happy, blue sky, wind blowing through my hair, drinking tea in the snow. I LOVE beaches and sunshine. I love a good night of sleep and laughter. I love a good movie. I love Mother Nature and pictures of all the beautifulness in the World. I love waking up with a smile on my face.

I'm always trying to get to know lots of new people,
and most of the time i think it is a blast.
At the same time I'm trying to get to know myself better - and most of the time it's a blast too. haha :)

I love learning. Live to learn and learn to live. I believe in a greater power than man. I believe we are all part off a bigger Whole. I believe in meditation and striving to always be a more positive, loving, caring and aware person. I believe in developing good virtues in life. I believe that ignorance is bliss, but that it's also the cause of all dis-ease of the human personality.

For me travelling is the best "school" in the whole world. I'm living my dream and will never ever stop travelling ever again. Mother Nature has too many treasures waiting to be explored <3 Life is the most wonderful journey we are gifted with, and that we have this body as a tool to learn, share, experience is just the highest blessing.

August 2011 until February 2012 I was in India and almost five of these months I was resident in an Ashram. It changed my life completely and was a tough but over the top-rewarding experience. For the first time I learned to "look within" and close my eyes for all external ongoing stimuli. For the first time I was in absolute peace.

So I spent a total of 5 years traveling. From 2010 - 2015. Best thing i've done ever.

PHILOSOPHY

The longest journey is the journey Within.

Equanimity is the road trough the dualities of life.

It's not what we get from our work that is important, but what we become from it" Sw. Satyananda Saraswati

“The ultimate aim of yoga is to develop spiritual consciousness in man, whatever the practice used.”. - Sw. Satyananda Saraswati

“You have to see yourself in everyone and you have to see everyone within your own self. Sw. Satyananda Saraswati

“Does a river drink its own water? Do fruits and vegetables eat themselves ? No, they are all for us. This is called paramaratha, the highest service. That which helps others is paramartha and that which is of no help of others is selfishness. “ Sw. Satyananda Saraswati

“The human mind today has become volcanic. We are reacting without a sense of inner balance” Sw. Satyananda Saraswati

If not now, when ? - Old sufi saying

what we do to mother earth, is what we do to ourselves

the pursuit of happiness is the source of all unhappiness

Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Let medicine be thy food,
and let food by thy medecine

Give and You will recieve

I feel alive and peaceful. I go where the sun always shines.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I always host when I am back home and have the opportunity. I love to share, everything and nothing. It makes living even more joyful.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far had great experiences with CS! It is something I highly recommend to everyone I meet! And I still am so excited to host, surf and travel a lot more in the future :)

Interests

Oneness, Learning, Being in touch with nature, Integral Yoga and Meditation practices, Chanting Mantras, Travelling, Cultures, The body, mind and spirit, Food, Camping, Dancing, Laughing, Cooking, Reading, Movies, Photography, zzz good night sleep ++++

  • photography
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • camping
  • medicine
  • beaches
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Bihar School of Yoga publications, The power of Now, A new Earth, Letting Go, American beauty, Into The Wild, Where the Wild Things are, Pans Labyrinth, The Art of Happiness, Cinema Paradiso, The Constant Gardner, Forest Gump ++

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life and Learning generally leaves me awestruck. Within as Without.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Malaysia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil, Norway, Spain

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