CURRENT MISSION

~ B E P R E S E N T ~

trust, flow, grow, create, inspire

ABOUT ME

I own and operate an organic apothecary line called Chiky Botanica. I craft and formulate all of the products myself at my workshop in the mountains of Southern California. Many of the products in the line are made with wildcrafted herbs that I harvest from the land I live on.

I live on a ranch in the Southern California wilderness. I absolutely love the adventure of travel. For 15 years I've been steadily making my way around the globe.. I can't seem to resist the urge to explore :).

I enjoy practicing yoga, herbal medicine making, dancing, hiking, reading, snowboarding, mountain biking and baking. I love meeting new people and making new friends wherever I go.

PHILOSOPHY

I am continually fascinated with life. To me, everything that happens is informative, and I do my best to synthesize that information in a way that grows compassion and understanding. I'm a dreamer - and I do my best to find a balance between being guided by my intuition and by holding steadfast focus on my ideas and visions. Gratitude is a big part of my practice, and I make sure to give thanks on the daily for this extraordinary thing called life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the idea of creating a web of open hearted people around the world.

Interests

I channel a lot of my energy into my work/business. I'm often found formulating a new product or redesigning packing on a bottle. I am very passionate about what I do and create so much of my time and focus is spent there.

In my free time I like to unwind at home with a cup of tea and a warm fire. I enjoy crafting, baking and creating herbal medicines. I love spending quality time with my wonderful boyfriend. I'm interested in holistic healing, neuroscience, yoga theory and philosophy. I love to laugh and be outside in the sunshine. Cooking nourishing foods and taking good care of my body is a priority and a pleasure of mine as well.

• dining
• cooking
• baking
• yoga
• running
• boating
• flowers
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• snowboarding
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

I like to jam out to all different kinds of music -----world music, electronic, classical... depends what kind of mood I'm in. Lately I've been reading fiction, which is a lovely break from all of the non-fiction books I focused on in the past . I love watching movies - especially romantic foreign films...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling from Panama to Colombia in a cargo boat was pretty amazing. My friend and I hitchhiked a ride from a remote island in Panama and made it all the way down to Colombia. It was quite an adventure.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to talk about anything regarding holistic health and healing. I am all about feeling great and being well while finding a sense of balance in life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Organic oils and magical potions, smiles, healthy food, flower essences, stories and love.