CURRENT MISSION

sit, breathe, smell, feel, chill out, get excited, repeat

ABOUT ME

I'm all about yoga an meditation right now, and am spending time in France this summer at different retreat centers, some time in Paris just feeling the vibe...maybe I will move there for a while... need an english speaking yoga teacher?? ;) I have been a dancer for most of my life, in many different forms. I still make costumes, but am shifting out of that now as I travel the world!
I tend to be cheerful an boisterous, and the sardonic edge is leaving me as I get deeper into my meditation practices, but I am still rather on the edgy side (seriously, the group I sit with here in NYC is Dharma Punx - check em out! http://www.dharmapunxnyc.com/ ).
hmm what else... struggling with my addictions to Cheese and Iced americanos... keeping fit with gym and class, sucking marrow out of life's bones, ya know - stuff like that...)
Living wise, I have very little these days, and am packing very light as I travel this summer. I like quiet and clean, although I realise I am saying this having lived in some of the noisiest cities EVER, so...
I DO NOT: snore, smoke, get plastered, or litter.
I DO: see live music when I can, walk everywhere, appreciate a well made espresso, and love my parents. :)

PHILOSOPHY

"be truthful, gentle, and fearless" - Gandhi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

JUST started

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

pending

Interests

see above

• singing
• dancing
• cheese
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• live music
• opera
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKs:
Winter's Tale, Mark Helprin

The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World, David Abram
Books:
Sex, Ecology, and Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, Ken Wilber

Hafiz, Landinsky translations

Ajhan any of them

MOVIES:
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut
2046 (Kar wai wong)
Andre Rublev
The Hangover
Midnight in Paris
{shows: SP (see above), Mighty Boosh, Shameless, Game O Thrones (mostly just the short guy)}
MUSIC:
Yeahs yeah yeahs
Smog
Bach
Flaming Lips
Die Antwoord
Blind Boys
Sleigh Bells
LCD Soundsystem
Hospital Ships
Clap your hands say yeah
Shins
Radioheadish
Animal Collective (and related)
Pixies
Neutral milk hotel
White Stripes (and related)
Dandy Warhols
blablayouget the idea

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

AMAZING??? wtf - ok - having an opera company sing happy birthday to me (I was their choreographer) sticks out. Conquered 2 of my major phobias and the experiences were amzing and a bit private for this site... hmmm... Maybe waking up on a train to sunrise over "amber fields of grain" quite literally. the smell of a Redwood Forest. Big Round Stone beach in NZ... but heck, feeling my ribcage expand and contract when I breath is amazing to me, so...

Teach, Learn, Share

hmmm
how to grow an herb garden on your fire escape
yoga asana
mindfulness and metta meditation
how to dye your hair bright colors
how to chill tf out ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Bermuda, France, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States