CURRENT MISSION

To be free

ABOUT ME

“The birth of the thought of 'I' is the birth of a person and the death of that thought is the death of that person. Identifying yourself with your body makes you falsely identify others with their body."
-Sri Ramana Maharshi

PHILOSOPHY

Your own Self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world.
- Sri Ramana Maharshi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have surfed in Canada, USA, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Australia, Italy, UK, Ireland, Norway, Hungary and The Netherlands. I attended a few events organised through couchsurfing in Malaysia and Scotland.

I hosted people for nine months while living in Vancouver and am keen to balance out my surfing/hosting ratio by hosting guests next time I have authority to do so.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since 2008, I've mostly had good experiences and met great people. Honest hospitality is a treasure. There have been a few negative experiences but they taught me lessons I needed to learn at the time.

Interests

I live in Tiruvannamalai and try to practice the spiritual teachings of my guru Ramana Maharshi. I practice yoga daily. I spend a lot of time visiting sacred sites wherever I am.

• yoga
• meditation
• music
• hinduism
• divinity
• nature
• freedom
• forests
• spirituality
• sustainability
• mysticism
• ancient history
• love
• silence
• healthy lifestyle
• peace
• environmentalism
• organics
• tamil
• joy
• sacred sites
• sanskrit
• pilgrimage
• advaita vedanta

Music, Movies, and Books

I like to read yogic texts and books on Indigenous wisdom of the lands I am visiting.

I like bhajans and folk music mostly. I have discovered the joys of programs like Amazon Music, Spotify, Soundcloud etc so am listening to lots of interesting stuff pretty much constantly. I like to sing and love going to see live music, but if the music's bad I can't stick around for very long!

Don't really watch films but I do watch the occasional documentary, usually about some interesting culture.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived daily in peace without desiring more than what I have.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like the ethics of work trade. Don't be afraid to ask for anything in this regard. I love WWOOFing and also use www.workaway.info when traveling.

I am a qualified energetic healer in a couple of modalities. I am also qualified as a tantra yoga teacher through Heart of Shiva Tantra Yoga.

I have a Teach English as a Second Language qualification, I could help people with English skills

We can have good conversations about sustainability, spirituality and cultural perspectives

I want to learn:
*To cook
*Gardening
*Nutrition
*To build a house/shelter
*Different healing modalities
*Dance
*Languages
*Your local spiritual culture

But mostly just to be free and happy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Love

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, India, United Kingdom, United States

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