Hello, I'm Elya, a drop in a vast ocean and a vast ocean in a drop.

I'm from Cyprus but currently live in Athens and studying my big passion: Shiatsu! (in case you don't know, it is a massage technique from Japan)

I am 'high on life' most of the time, happy, deeply appreciating life and embodying all my senses. Meditation and yoga help also.
I am a big big nature lover and especially a Sea and Sun lover. I go swimming whenever I can, all year round.
I came to realize that there are 3 things in life that deeply fulfill me, and these are:
--Helping people in any way.
--Let creativity FLOW through me: be it jewelry making, writing, singing, photography, painting, dancing, you name it.
--Be close to Nature - the best way to push the 'Restart' button of my mind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm always up to meet interesting souls. I have met many amazing people through the site either by hosting/surfing and became good friends with many of them.

I cannot currently host now but I am open to hang out!

Interests

Meditation, shiatsu, salsa dancing, Chinese medicine, Reiki, swimming all year round, ecstatic dancing & singing, Ashtanga yoga, writing, psychology, exercising, spending time in nature, camping, hiking, crystals

Music, Photography, Art, Macrame jewelry, Reading,

Anime and Japanese language/culture <3

Music, Movies, and Books

Rock, metal, latin, ambient, jazz, and many many more kinds of music I am not even aware of..yet ;)
Movies: Shawshank redemption, Forrest Gump, Spirited away, The Truman show

Books from:
Kazantzakis, Krishnamurti, Albert Camus, Dostoevsky, William Blake, Richard Bach, Eckart Tolle, Abraham Hicks, Alan Watts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

---Walked inside a cloud!
---Bathed in waterfalls, sea and hot springs all in the same day.
---Experienced out-of-this-world silence while in the Sahara.
---10-day silent mediation retreat.
---Heard to the most amazing sounds of nature and watched hundreds of fire-bugs decorate the scenery while passing through a forest in Madagascar.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some Ashtaga yoga poses, greek/cypriot recipes, macrame jewllery.

Teach me languages, especially spanish and japanese.

Let's share some happiness!

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Morocco, Netherlands, Réunion, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Greece, United Kingdom

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