CURRENT MISSION

To share meditation, art, and philosophy with other beings in a meaningful way. www.alma.ayon.me

ABOUT ME

My partner and I have spent the past three years traveling, studying and taking retreat in Colombia, India, Nepal, Thailand, the UK and recently, traveled by bicycle, from Málaga, Spain to the island of Santorini, Greece. Then we were destined for North Africa before we flew back to the Americas.

We are "Digital Nomads", both have work we can do over the internet, and travel with laptops and other things that talk to the internet. Quinn operates Strangecode, a company offering website programming and server management, and I teach mindfulness, yoga and art through online courses, I also work on different projects as painter and architect and translate Spanish-English.

We are certified teachers of “Cultivating Emotional Balance” and we’ll continue traveling around the world offering workshops and developing an online community of students.
our travelblog: www.dreamlike.us

Some people think we must return to a normal way of life someday. Our bodies will become old and broken eventually, regardless of our way of life. It would be foolish not to benefit from society’s support networks, and invest in finding pleasant places to wind down. This leaves many options beyond the quotidian: a monastery in Nepal, communal farm in Thailand, a little fisherman’s hut on a Greek isle. Why be normal?

PHILOSOPHY

Meditation. Observing Nature. Mindfulness. Silence. Listening. Compassion. Kindness. Being in the moment.Silent eating. Being aware. Breathing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We did a tandem-bicycle-tour recently from South Spain to Greece, during that time we surfed in many cities and towns, and so far our experience has been wonderful, we feel incredibly grateful for so many people's generosity and kindness, we've made many good friends, and we really appreciate CS community, This is a wonderful network of generous, interesting and lovely people! we hope to have the chance to host many people when we're back home.

Interests

Meditation, Buddhist Philosophy, Yoga, Tai Chi, Painting, Sculpting, Architecture, Sustainable Living, Earthen Building, Traveling.

I like pursuing joy through bringing benefit to others, gathering wisdom in daily experience, and reflecting my perspective back as art.

• arts
• architecture
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• investing
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Waking Life, Matrix, American Beauty. Kundun. Amongst the White Clouds, The Seasons of Life. Baraka. Buñuel's. Carlos Saura's films. Wes Anderson's films. Silent movies.

Music: Bach Cello Suites, Chopin, Madredeus, Radiohead, Enya, Sara Brightman, Emma Shapplin, Norah Jones, David Sylvian, Ravi Shankar, Yo Yo Ma, Ani Drolma, Manose,Carlos Vives, etc.

Books: Dharma books, philosophy, psychology. My current favorite authors: Alan Wallace, Thich Nhat Hahn, Dalai Lama, Mathieu Ricard, Mingyur Rinpoche, Tsokni Rinpoche.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending 5 months in a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Asia.
Traveling on a Tandem bicycle with my partner for two and a half months.
Sitting in meditation under the Bodhi Tree.
Doing a one year meditation retreat.
Feeding beggars in India.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have experience teaching: Meditation, Spanish, Painting, Sculpting, Drawing.

I practice Yoga and Tai Chi, I would love to share these on a very basic level.

I would like to learn more about sustainable living, computers, philosophy, also I would like to practice tibetan, italian, french.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Meditation, yoga and hikes!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Monaco, Nepal, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Greece, Mexico, Nepal, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

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