Owner-Director 'Move-N-Music'
My name is Marni Levitt. I’m an artist and a teacher. I belong to the Ontario College of Teachers, the Ontario Camps Association and I am a certified Sivananda Yoga Instructor (RYT 200). Through OCT, I am certified to teach Primary to Senior, as well as Special Education, Music, Drama and French. I am currently a member of Folk Music Ontario and Akin Artist Collective in Toronto. I have been building Move-N-Music programs for many years, both through my work in public school, and independently. I have worked extensively with children in the mainstream population, as well as children with special physical and developmental needs. I also love working with adults and seniors. I have been performing, creating productions, writing songs and teaching for as long as I can remember!

I love to help people of all ages get in touch with their strengths, talents, creativity and passions, as well as to locate the balance, health and peace that are inherent. When we are able to establish a connection within, then it is possible to extend that connection to others and to our ecological environment. The result is an embodied sense of connection with the community and with the natural world.

I believe it is very important for children to start to develop lifelong healthy habits from a young age. When the brain and body are growing rapidly in the early stages of development, it is essential to make those mind-body-emotion connections. It is so rewarding to see that spark ignite in children when they tune-in to a heightened awareness of self. This awareness in turn becomes a building block to nurture strength, resilience and flexibility in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing to find places to stay and meet new local people as I travel to study African music and dance, Yoga, develop my business as a Social Entrepreneur and Teacher, and as I explore and develop other areas of passion in my life.

Interests

We are passionate about integrating: mind, body & emotions; artistic disciplines (ie. music, dance, drama); diverse cultures (ie. West African and North American); education and the arts; education and health; education and spirituality.

We are passionate about growth: physical, emotional, psychological, cultural and spiritual.

We are passionate about healthy living: to benefit self, community and our ecological environment.

We are passionate about mindfulness: awareness of self (mind, body, emotions), others, community and our ecological environment.

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• education
• environment
• yoga
• instructor
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• business
• teaching
• entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite book: the little prince
Favorite movies: whale rider, what the bleep do we know, the never-ending story, spinal tap
Favorite shows: sex and the city and Seinfeld
Favorite food: Italian, japanese

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have travelled to Guinea, West Africa to study traditional drum and dance.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Yoga, meditation, African dance and drum (beginner).

Countries I’ve Visited

Guinea, Israel, United States Minor Outlying Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guinea, Israel, United States Minor Outlying Islands