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Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
@larissa-werren
Member since 2015
Hi there! Who I am? A young yoga teacher from Switzerland, trying to go where life takes me. I am a very open-minded and talkative person with a mind full of ideas. Up to now, I've tried so many different things and I still have sooo many on my bucket list. (do a full Vipassana Retreat, walk the Camino de Santiago, live with Shaolin monks, learn how to surf, learn how to do gardening, live as a self-supporter... just to list a few ;)) Currently, I am back in Lucerne but I am definitely gonna move on at some point. You wanna know where? I have absolutely no idea :) I always try to listen to my heart and to go with the flow. Let's see what life has in store for me.
Interested in Cooking
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in German
Learning Persian (Farsi)
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I love meeting new people with their own interests, cultures and ways of seeing life. It's an enrichment! Also, I like Couchsurfing because it's not part of the capitalistic system. I love doing things for free. My personal yoga lessons as well as my one-to-one therapies don't have a fixed price. I want to make sure, that everybody, who's interested in yoga or health can afford it. Health should not depend on people's salaries. Also, I do website optimization (SEO) and copywriting for free to promote new ideas and projects of other people. In our society, all is about money. To me, this doesn't make a lot of sense. We should not help people for money but for the sake of making them happy and giving something back to the world.
Music, Movies, and Books
music: I love music but, I actually don't have a real music preference. To be honest, I am just listening to what my sister shows me - very independent hahaha She often asks me: Hey Larissa, do you know this song? & as she looks into my face, she has to laugh so much cause she asks herself: Why did I even ask her? hahahah As you see: I have no idea but I do enjoy music very much ;) favourite books: five regrets of the dying the alchemist eleven minutes teach us to sit still the why café 21 lessons for the 21st century freakonomics monk who sold his ferrari the big five for life favourite movies: still alice interstellar capernaum just mercy favourite series: the society & when they see us
One Amazing Thing I've Done
When I was in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia I booked a flight to Kuala Lumpur. I had all my luggage with me (it was not that much but still I had some) because I worked in Kudat for two months. I didn't realize that I booked a flight where you can NOT add any luggage, only a small hand luggage. Instead of booking a new flight, I felt like reducing my luggage. Therefore, I went to donate almost all my clothes and gave a lot of things to my new friends in Kota Kinabalu. It felt as if I was a free supermarket haha Finally, I travelled with my very small backpack and I absolutely loved it! The simple life is the good life :)
Teach, Learn, Share
I love exchanging languages because if you can speak a person's language, it completely changes thte way you're connecting. Also, I enjoy teaching people German or other languages I speak. In addition, I can teach you yoga or meditation for free and I can give you a free Reiki or fascia therapy session (helps for proper alignment, releases pain & is just amazing experience) Also, I work as a journalist so if you have an exciting story to tell, I can maybe manage to publish something about you. We can work on that ;) What I've learned from hosts up to now: - How to eat Durian the right way - Chinese painting - How to speak Malay
What I Can Share With Hosts
yoga and meditation for free free fascia therapy free Reiki language exchange (Swiss German, German, English, Spanish) writing an article about you helping you with optimizing webpages
My Interests
When I started yoga, I didn't like it at all. I found it boring and an activity for old people who don't know what to do instead. Some years later, my mother made me meditate a bit. I found it difficult, but I felt the impact on my body, my brain and my mind. So, I joined this yoga class in my town and before I realized, what was happening, I found myself on the mat every day. Well, I also like other sports such as running (wanna finish a half marathon soon), pilates, SUP, cycling etc. I wanna learn how to surf. In general, I am interested in so many things. I enjoy talking and high quality discussions so much - be it about spirituality, religions, philosophy, politics, economics, maths, statistics or something else. I love numbers but I also enjoy languages. As you see: I am open to a wide range of topics. As much as I love talking, I love the silence. From time to time I join silent retreats where I can recharge fully.
