I am a yoga instructor from Arizona and taking off indefinitely to explore SE Asia and New Zealand! I have never left the country before and am very eager to start this new journey. I want to learn cultures outside of the american life I have been brought up around. I know these worldly experiences will help shape me and give me a proper perspective on the kind of life I want to create here in this beautiful world! Please connect with me and my travel partner, Danielle, to share our ideas on health, nutrition, cuisine, yoga, outdoor adventures and more :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet locals and be within the community. I have been teaching solely hatha yoga for over a year. That has been a passion of mine (to work in a field I am proud of and happy with) because I meet a community that is interested in the same ideas and philosophies and learn DAILY! This is what I'm looking for as I travel abroad. I hope to help you with household chores (indoor/outdoor), cooking, cuisine, yoga/fitness goals, and all around mind/body health/awareness!

Interests

• animals
• arts
• culture
• dancing
• environment
• yoga
• meditation
• adventure
• laughing
• health
• cuisine
• outdoors
• climbing
• alternative medicine
• nutrition
• wild animals
• housesitting
• international cuisine
• health and fitness
• dogsitting

Music, Movies, and Books

Music-I like many genres from the 60s/70s (basically my records I've collected!), alternative, and folk/traditional music. I love expressing my emotions through dance, so any music to move to is always a plus!

Movies-I lean towards documentaries on outdoor adventure (climbing videos), nature (Planet Earth) and nutrition (forks over knives, conspiracy). But also love a good thriller like Six Sense or The Village.

Books- Light on Yoga, (Yoga philisophy books like Yamas/Niyamas), Voice of Knowledge, Clockwork Orange, Catcher in the Rye, King of Things and the Cranberry Clown

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Became a professional yoga instructor where I learn from it everyday in regards to myself and in return life itself.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to teach yoga through asana (the physical), yoga philosophy, meditation, health, nutrition, mindfulness through awareness and self-love. I want to learn and share with others about these beliefs on these similar concepts of health and nutrition.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my knowledge of yoga/health (through the physical and mental), the english language, nutrition (I've been a vegan for a year+ and a vegetarian since I was 9 y/o). I am an eager helper and worker, very motivated and determined to learn :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis