Hello Couchsurfing people!

I'm Imogen Rose and this is my fiance Sam!

Above all we are kind and loving people who want nothing more than to experience life and share as many beautiful sights and experiences with others. We believe life is most definitely about the journey, and all the things along the way.

Sam and I moved out of our flat in Exeter, Devon UK and flew to India where we spent five months travelling and exploring. We had the most amazing time there, travelling from Delhi to Varanasi, all around Rajasthan to Jaisalmer desert, down through the country past Mumbai and down in to Goa where we studied Yoga and Indian philosophy while staying on the beautiful beaches. We then travelled right to the bottom of India and worked our way back up to Kochi where we flew home. Now we live back in North Devon, England on a beautiful small holding with my family, I teach Yoga and offer my therapies from an eco studio. We have plans to set up some really cool stuff here. Watch this space :)

We live a conscious life, practice yoga daily and take great pleasure in creating and cooking delicious healthy food. I make natural organic face and body products.

I am a qualified massage, complementary therapist, reflexologist, and yoga teacher with a passion for natural health and the happiness that good health brings. I have a holistic approach to life and when treating clients I aim to treat the root cause of an issue, healing the symptoms in the process. I offer Yoga tuition and sessions, Reflexology, Holistic massage, Swedish massage, Deep tissue massage, Acupressure, Seated tension massage, Hand and foot therapies including holistic manicures and pedicures, Organic facials, Intuitive Reiki healing and more.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share experiences with others, to open our home to people who enjoy the simple things in life, and to learn and share stories whilst were at it.

Whilst we were travelling we enjoyed homestays the most because you really got to experience real life and culture of local people instead of just staying in a hotel/hostel and feeling a little disconnected. So we would love to travel this way again in the future, and also be here for people who like to travel this way too.

We would love to come share stories/food/laughs/travel advice/yoga/therapies/whatever!

Interests

Health and healing, smiles, good food, music, sunshine, travel, yoga, dancing, plants, making homemade products, sitting by a fire, forests, making cosy dens, the sea, raw cacao... things we love!

• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

We absolutely love music! Not sure what we'd do without it..
Love anything deep and tribal that puts you in meditative states and feeds you with amazing energy. Also love jamming with instruments and singing around a fire.

I can never think of the names of my favourite films off the top of my head but i love imaginative adventure films that inspire you.
Pans Labyrinth, Blueberry, Into the Wild, Finding Neverland, Blood Diamond, Fight club, Alice in wonderland, The beach.. lots!

Favourite books...
I mainly read informative/guide books on the subjects I'm interested in like Yoga, nutrition, therapies, travel, permiculture/forest gardens, nature conservation, philosophy etc but also love;
'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho
'Happy Belly' by Nadya Andreeva
'The Backpacker' by John Harris
'The Gringo Trail'
'Anastasia' by Vladimir Megre
Hermann Hesse
'The Conch Bearer'
'The Man Who Planted Trees'

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled India!

Teach, Learn, Share

At home we have a large vegetable plot and conservation woodland that needs love and care, if you would like to come and help out on the land then you are most welcome! Theres always stuff to do and its a really rewarding thing to do some good old hard work, theres also easy jobs if 'hard work' scares you ;-)
But also, this can be a really beautiful way to connect with nature, re-connect with yourself and just breathe some fresh air.

We would love to share stories and experiences with the people we meet, also travel tips and recipes etc.

Id love to meet fellow therapists and yoga teachers and swap treatments, but if your not a therapist and would like some treatment then I'm happy to trade with a skill you can offer me.

We both lived in different sides of Devon and I grew up on the North Devon coast in Woolacombe and between us know the whole of Devon really well so if your looking to go that way then we can share some good info! Also for England in general.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a qualified massage and complementary therapist, reflexologist, and yoga teacher with a passion for natural health and the happiness that good health brings. I have a holistic approach to life and when treating clients I aim to treat the root cause of an issue, healing the symptoms in the process. I offer AOR accredited Reflexology, Holistic massage, Intuitive healing massage, Swedish massage, Deep tissue massage, Acupressure and Energy point massage, Seated tension massage, Hand and foot therapies including holistic manicures and pedicures, Organic facials, Intuitive Reiki healing and more.

My yoga classes focus on the health and happiness of the practitioner, aiming to make you feel the excitement, personal growth and self acceptance that are natural outcomes of yoga. Exploring many styles, I like to work on a one-to-one basis to assess a good asana sequence for the individual taking into account any health issues, concerns and personal goals that we can work with. I can teach you techniques to use to create and keep health, vitality and peace in your life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, France, Hong Kong, India, Spain