CURRENT MISSION

Relax, rejuvenate, play, get to know shakaya better and go on a pilgrimage of discovery reawakening into Awe- Some Field of Love & Joy and spreading it all around.

ABOUT ME

June, 5 2011
Hi, We're traveling together and have been dating for about a year. I'll let the lady go first:
I am Shakaya. I am 55 and very healthy. I have taught art for many years to different age groups. Eleven years of that time was in the public schools in DE and VA. I am in retirement now, and want to pursue my art more seriously.
I have enjoyed living in Twin Oaks Community very much for the last 3 years (www.twinoaks.org). I loved the level of connection between the people there. We worked, played and supported each other in every way. I also enjoyed the open minded perspectives and earth friendly lifestyle. I felt it was lacking in that I didn’t have enough time to pursue my art.
I also have skills in gardening, building repair and maintenance (other than plumbing or elec), and organization of chaos in any form. I have a lot of experience in leading group workshops. I am mainly a visual artist, but love to dance, sing and drum. I like people and enjoy hearing about what people value and their experiences in life. My main form of art is clay sculpture, painting/drawing, and fashion design.
I’m Prem (aka Lloyd Katz). I’m a very healthy 55 year old chiropractor (except for an occasional sore low back). I recently retired from working and running a holistic health center for 25 years in the small town of Amherst, VA.
I am also certified to do acupuncture, have diplomat status as a chiropractic orthopedist and have specialized and presented research in the fields of Total Body Modification, Applied Kinesiology, and Energy Psychology. I have a fondness for both sensitive touch and high tech gadgets like lasers and the Asyra computerized bioenergetic system. I plan on continuing my research in Energy Medicine and Sound/Light/ Vibrational Healing and to teach workshops in this field.
I now wish to spend more time enjoying the outdoors, playing music (mandolin, didgeridoo, tablas, Roland Hand Sonic, ipad, guitar), dancing (contra, west coast swing, flatfoot…) yoga, chanting and meditation, writing (I have a BA in English), healthy cooking (especially raw foods) and creating multi -media healing events.
I moved to Virginia to be near the Yogaville community (www.yogaville.org ) started by Swami Satchidananda, and currently own a log cabin with 5 wooded acres on a small peninsula near the town of Lynchburg, VA.
We are traveling for several reasons. One really big one is to meet people living in community, and to experience what it is like for them. Another goal of our trip is to connect with people to share thoughts and experiences. We also want to visit our families, who are spread all over the US and to experience breathtaking countryside..
We are looking for a community that is very earth friendly, health conscious, fun, values relationship, caring about personal and/or spiritual growth (in a non-dogmatic way), and who govern using some form of consensus. I would also be open to living in a small town that fit the same descriptions as my ideal intentional community.
We spent a lot of time reading about areas, and intentional communities, before we planned a trip that would allow us to pass by these places. So, if we are sending you this introduction letter, it is because your area or community was of specific interest to us, and we would love to come meet you and talk with you. We want to visit communities that seem to fit our values and interests, and then to follow up later with more extended stays with those who seem to be a really good fit. A community could be an intentional one, or a small town that seems to be a great fit for us. The intentional variety appeals to us the most.
Please reach us at our cellphone ( 434) 944-5913 or e-mail at drkatz@wildblue.net Wishing you peace and joy, love and light,
Shakaya & Prem

PHILOSOPHY

Don't sweat the small or big stuff, we really don't know what's in store next. So Just learn from it all and enjoy the ride and keep an open heart. Having a human life during these times of immense change is an enormous opportunity!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

filling out my profile so far All new to me, but sounds great so far.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Heard several others talk about some really fine experiences.

Interests

Reconnecting to the source of love and truth that rests in my soul and making new heart connected friends. Lending a hand, contra dancing with children of all ages, kayaking rapids again (if I have the courage), vibrating with a dozen digeridoo players, pilgramiging to holy places, losing myself in the beat of the drum, taking special effect closeup photos of flowers, loving my sweetie, and creating a massive mass media healing event that will raise the vibration of the planet to experience real love, compassion and caring for each other and the earth.

• arts
• writing
• singing
• design
• fashion
• dancing
• cooking
• raw food
• yoga
• running
• instructor
• meditation
• gardening
• flowers
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• drums
• outdoor activities
• kayaking
• communications
• medicine
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Now listening to the Beatles LOVE -cirque du soleil album. Recently saw the show in Vegas for the second time. Just got my tickets to the Gathering of the Vibes Festival -fan of the Grateful Dead, In the past year I've seen the Dave Mathews Band, Lady Gaga, Robert Plant and the band of joy, donna the buffalo, doobie brothers, the phantom of the opera. I want to write a book and have it be the favorite book I've ever read. the next movie I will see is about how thousands of Estonians sang banned protest songs and created a revolution.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Took a stroll on some hot coals while chanting "cool moss" and then boogied to the beat of African Drums with a couple of thousand other participants of the "Fear Into Power " workshop with tony robbins.

Teach, Learn, Share

I specialize in Energy Medicine and mostly use kinesiology - muscle testing. i've been a guest instructor at a massage school. I also like to teach people to play the digeridoo.

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