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The basics about me - male - born in the early 90s - from the country side in the Netherlands in a town with more cows than people. I can be very direct, or as I like to call it open, curious and interested.

I have a very simple motto in life, that is to Love, Grow and Shine.

Most of me you can find in the summed up interests, also I recommend to read some of the reviews and lastly just write me a message and talk to me!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To have the feeling of travelling while not travelling.

To be amazed by the place I am because the spirit of the traveller brings with it joy for what you already have.

To learn, connect and share life or some days just a hello and a couch :)

Interests

• dancing
• salsa dancing
• yoga
• meditation
• bouldering
• minimalism
• mountaineering
• rock climbing
• marketing
• mysticism
• coaching
• psychedelics
• vegan cooking
• fractals
• zouk
• fungi
• guitar playing
• chaos theory
• ecstatic dance
• shodo
• barefoot
• zen buddhism
• kabbalah
• carl jung
• ecstatic dancing
• ice swimming
• wim hof method
• eye gazing
• mindful eating
• past reality integration
• healing trauma
• memorization techniques

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to read / listen to books, the right book at the right time will change your life.

These are among ones that have had the biggest impact in my life:

Illusions - Ingeborg Bosch
The Red Book - Carl Jung
Hold Me Tight - Dr. Sue Johnson
Loving What Is - Byron Katie
The Anatomy of Peace - The Arbinger Institute
The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk
Fingerprints of the Gods - Graham Hancock
How to Be a Stoic - Massimo Pigliucci
Nonviolent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg PhD
The Book of Disquiet - Fernando Pessoa
The Listening Society - Hanzi Freinacht
Chaos: Making a New Science - James Gleick
Breath - James Nestor
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
The Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben
Evolve Your Brain - Joe Dispenza
The Better Angels of Our Nature - Steven Pinker
Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink
The Untethered Soul - Michael A. Singer
Anam Kara - John O'Donohue

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Letting go of my biggest fear

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share with you my story of transformation and with it my belief in the importance of uncovering your automatic patterns to childhood defensive mechanisms that may very well not serve you any more in your current days. Whether they influence your choices for the food you eat, the hobbies you have, the profession you go after or the love you choose, I believe it's extremely valuable to be free in these choices. Perhaps the most valuable thing we have.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like to cook (vegan), I love dancing though im never in a club, I dance whatever form, ecstatic, expressive, but also couples dancing like salsa, zouk, kizoma, bachata, west coast swing or whatever you can teach me! I can help if you would like to know how to become friends with cold weather. I can introduce you to bouldering I go three times a week so you are free to join. I can teach you how to memorize complex things like the number pi to 1000 digits. How to befriend your triggers and get out of the mental maze of illusions that are, with all good intentions, self sabotaging who you are supposed to be.

Im always interested in learning about healing traditions, mushrooms, philosophy and psychology studies.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands