NY born, FL raised. INFJ I am a yoga teacher, writer, & former chef at a mostly Vegan Vegetarian Restaurant. I am VX aka vegan straight edge aka sXe I live a minimalist lifestyle. I have few material possessions with the expectation of books. I love books. The possessions I do have are high quality. I love the aesthetics of minimalism. I live a free and simple lifestyle. Simple living, high thinking is my motto. I teach yoga full time in San Francisco. I just published three memoirs of my travels in India. I spent over three years in India over eight Winters and nine trips from 2005 to 2015. I have backpacked around the world. While still will travel I am enjoying putting roots down living in the dynamic and diverse City of San Francisco year round. I enjoy spending my free time doing my daily spiritual practices of Ashtanga yoga & Vipassana meditation, hiking, cooking amazing vegan food, writing, reading, seeing live poetry readings, seeing live music, & listening to music. I like forest bathing. I love making and sharing yummy vegan food & conversation with others, getting crafty making things from scratch, by hand, making a mess. Lokha Amasta Sukino Bhavantu!! and my sanskrit is better chanted than written out in a self summary.... I am genuine, adventuresome, and disciplined