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Overview

  • 11 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Spanish
  • 50, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Web Designer, Vedic Astrologer, Yoga Teacher, Coach
  • ba + much yoga and massage training
  • From Philadelphia & Boston
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About Me

This is a co-profile now. We mostly travel together at this point. We live in Marin County, California, in a Yurt on a hillside.

ABOUT ME

We are web designer and a vedic astrologer. we're really easy going, we play guitar and ukulele and tablas and harmonium. we garden. We make our own cleaning products, pickles and sauerkraut. We cook, and philosophize and spend a little too much time online.

PHILOSOPHY

you've got an empty cup, only love can fill- Grateful Dead

I believe the very best philosophy, is when we live to give love with generosity. give it consciously, and constantly. when we all give love there is no stopping we. - MC Yogi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted and stayed with a good number of people over the past several years, and with very few exceptions, the experiences were amazing.

THE GOOD:

I met Joe and Lana through couch surfing, and have been friends with them for going on about ten years. I've watched their son grow up.

I stayed with a really cute couple in chicago, and they liked to do these communal art pieces, where we would sit at the table, and draw a little, and pass it to the left. it was sweet, and fun, and amazing, and I really should do that more often.

I stayed with a woman in Columbus that took me to a drum circle and let me swim in her parents pool at midnight.

There was a woman in Vienna that showed me that little island park in the middle of the River.

THE BAD:
There was one neighborhood i was worried my car containing all of my possessions might have been broken into, so i left. I didn't feel safe there, but the host herself was perfectly nice.

There were two strange girls who wanted to interview me for a super weird documentary they were filming, but at the end of the day, that was actually entertaining.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed more back in my younger days. lately I've stayed pretty close to home, but am looking forward to my upcoming travels.

Interests

yoga meditation guitar ukulele gardening sustainability vegetarian astrology web development

  • dogs
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • massage therapy
  • meditation
  • gardening
  • guitar
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

i've been reading neil gaiman lately, and also yoga, hindu, & buddhist philosophy.

I listen to mellow instrumental stuff. sigur ros, album leaf.

the classics, leonard cohen, bobby d, gd,

yoga music, kirtan, bhajans

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

took over a failing yoga studio, saved it, built a community, and passed it on

Teach, Learn, Share

Yoga massage pickling meditation

What I Can Share with Hosts

Vedic Astrology
Yoga Instruction
Massage Therapy
Meditation Instruction
Couple's counseling
dog massage

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Jamaica, Nepal, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, India, United States

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