CURRENT MISSION

To inspire and be inspired, laugh often, and live with integrity

ABOUT ME

I love being outdoors in the woods - hiking, climbing trees, trail running, jumping in creeks and lakes, meditating. I spent five years working on my masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine (2005-2010), and sadly did not travel much during this time. After finishing this degree I started a clinic in Rapid City, SD, which I ran for two years before passing it on and moving to the Boston area. I love to write and teach, and recently moved to Boston to return to school to learn Chinese and do research on the relationship between Daoism, Buddhism, and Chinese medicine. I have a beautiful 2 year old pup named Serena, who is half Tibetan Mastiff and half Great Pyrenees.

PHILOSOPHY

We are all separate, and we are all one. It is through the exploration and understanding of the boundaries between self and other that one can know when and how to transcend boundaries, and when and how to maintain them. This allows one to live in integrity with oneself as well as in relationship to others. It is through this dynamic interplay of yin and yang that we grow and evolve.

"The Natural State"

Cultivate love and passion
And truth will prevail

Being true to oneself
The energy flows freely
And happiness ensues

Allow happiness to flourish
And love becomes the natural state
Between and among
Beings in the universe

The All requires nothing
And offers everything
This is the natural state

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just joining to meet more people, expand my awareness, and enjoy good conversation...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not much...other than randomly meeting people while traveling and ending up spending a night or two on their couch, or becoming friends with people who are passing through and having them stay a couple of nights on my couch...before I even knew there was a website devoted to such encounters :).

Interests

Yoga, meditation, and qigong; herbal medicine, acupuncture and bodywork; dancing, culinary arts, and climbing trees; languages, pulse diagnosis, writing and teaching; taoism, tantric philosophy, sharing good conversation; laughter; coffee, tea and all forms of chocolate; exploring relationship and all aspects of humanity.

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• chocolate
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• scuba diving
• trail running
• buddhist
• rock climbing
• languages
• medicine
• lakes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked a volcano in Guatemala to a place above the clouds; Scuba diving off the coast of Guatemala; witnessed awe-inspiring pulse-diagnosis.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Cyprus, France, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Costa Rica, United States

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