Marya

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Activities i am interested in:

singing, dancing, vocal movement therapy, any type of traditional ancient dancing and singing, foraging, organic farming, herbology, permaculture, horse riding, psychology, psychotherapy

Description

Hello!

I'm Marya! I am 29, born and raised in the UK, with middle-eastern ancestry. I studied psychology and criminology at university, and later worked for 3 years as a Conference Producer for a successful company, organizing conferences around food and agriculture technologies (although it wasn't my passion).

I am currently in South Africa studying Vocal Movement Therapy which is an expressive arts therapy that uses the voice and body together for a full, holistic expression of the psyche and can be used in many fields. The course is spread out with large 6 week breaks in-between learning, and therefore I would love to explore South Africa as well as surrounding countries in Africa, perhaps even sharing expressive art therapy with communities as it is incredibly powerful. I am looking for community, nature, starry nights, and learning traditional ways of the indigenous people, such as their songs, dances, living off their land, ceremonies perhaps. I am a very open-minded individual with a desire to learn people's different cultures and way of living,

As you can guess, I absolutely love expressive arts- music, singing, dancing, painting, and holistic modalities etc. I like feeling connected to nature (I LOVE animals- i'm a frequent pet-sitter), foraging , growing organically (permaculture) and using natural medicine. I live my life as consciously as possible, to be in good health (mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually). I do not drink or smoke or use drugs- sunshine, nature, camp-fires, music and dance are my drugs! Healthy food and nutrition is important to me and therefore I cook most of my meals to ensure full nourishment- access to a kitchen is therefore a need of mine.

I teach middle-eastern belly-dance and would be happy to share. Most people are unaware that this dance did not originate as a 'sexy' dance to please men....the dance honors women and their wombs- it is designed to strengthen the pelvic floor for women, which comes in handy before and after childbirth. the dance improves posture, hip mobility, flexibility and is super fun to do!

I am also a Feng-Shui practitioner on the side- i help improve the energy flow in your home to create a 'spirit place' for you, and bring you/your family better spirit, health, fortune, good energy.

I am a quick learner and don't mind getting my hands dirty. I have a strong work ethic and a positive attitude when it comes to being of service.

From November 2022-July 2023 I was in Peru, in the Sacred Valley of Cusco where i had one of the best experiences of my life working on a medicinal mushroom farm for 4 months, learning to cultivate them from a lab. I also took part in tamezcals (sweatlodge), and organised community projects with the local children. Here is a video of one of the community project mural- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnK2IsY1fNQ
I also become part of a local choir and sikuri (traditional andean hand-pipe) group.



*Interests/hobbies:

-Singing, dancing, music
-sitting around a fire
-Spirituality, doing 'the work', meditation
-Organic Farming, mushroom cultivation, foraging, fasting
-Qi-Gong, Tai-qi, Feng-shui, yoga
-Forest bathing, being in natureh
-Dancing- afrobeats, forro, kizumba, salsa, cumbia
-Psychology, Psychotherapy, Carl Jung, healing trauma, the psyche, developmental and child psychotherapy.

For those who like astrology, my North Node and star sign is Scorpio...very passionate, motivated by helping others reach their goals, and strong willed.

Hope, and look forward to hearing from you!

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent

More details about my language interests
I want to learn Spanish. Happy to teach english and arabic.

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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Animal Care

Charity Work

Art Projects

Teaching

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

Babysitting and creative play

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Hospitality/Tourism

Languages

More details about your skills

-I teach belly dance

-I am a feng-shui practitioner, and happy to help with making your home more energy ascending. I do some dousing with this.

-I am a henna tattoo artist. Henna or Mendhi originates from India, and uses a natural paste from a plant, adding essential oils to form a temporary tattoo paste for the body and hair.

-I have trained in a certain style of energy cultivation which looks similar to qi-gong, and also combines some yoga. I'd be happy to teach many of the exercises i know.

-Kinesiology, i can help you identify foods that are good/ not-so-good for you using energy testing.

- Although not certified, I am highly informed on good nutrition, natural medicine, some foraging and some herbology. I would be happy to help you create all-natural healthy meals and snacks.

- having had singing lessons for a couple years, i'd be happy to share what i know when it comes to breath work, and vocal training.

-excellent skills in sales and corporate work.

- can coach sports, especially basketball and badminton!

-can teach some belly dancing, and little bit of afrobeats (which i'm currently learning)

Age

29

What else ...

I am also a member of Trusted Housesitters where i look after peoples pets and homes when they go away. I am verified on there, with reviews- here is my profile https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/house-and-pet-sitters/united-kingdom/england/brighton/l/512061/

Here is a community project i organised in Cusco, Peru and helped make a movie about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnK2IsY1fNQ

Some more information

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  Special dietary requirements
  My body is unfortunately intolerant to gluten and cow/goat dairy, so i try to avoid them best i can. More than happy to cook my own food to not be a bother/ be flexible.