PDXyogini

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I'm a Renaissance geek (think computers not faires), yoga nrrd, zen, vegan, queer, writer, yoga teacher living in Portland, Oregon!

I practice Zen Buddhism and Hatha yoga, I garden (organic veggies & flowers), hike, cook awesome vegan food, knit, and make art (collage, drawing, sculpture)

I am interested in...

The Boundless Mind and Heart, joy & bliss regardless of the comfort of the body, ease in effort, precision of alignment in both body & ethics, the expression of the essential self, finding my voice in writing & chanting, seeing the big picture, knowing connections, teaching, vegan donuts, more productive food gardens, learning to knit socks...

How to be at peace in my world. Being an advocate for more loving-kindness in the world. Seeing others as one.

Food -- the state of the food "culture" in the west and what we can do to wake people up to how unhealthy it is. Food -- how to make kick-ass cupcakes, Indian dals, Thai curries, and anything else that catches my interest.

This list could go on and on! Peter Gabriel, Deep Dive Corp., Ani diFranco, Sounds from the Ground, Son Volt, Banco de Gaia, The Clash/Joe Strummer, Thievery Corporation, Me'shell Ndegéocello, Sphongle, REM, OTT, Sheila Chandra, 1 Giant Leap, Faithless/Maxi Jazz, Feli Kuti, Femi Kuti, Joan Osborne, Younger Brother, Goldfrapp, U2, Billy Bragg, The Crystal Method, Manu Chao, Thelonious Monk, Imogene Heap, Manu Katche, Miles Davis, Johhny Clegg (Savuka & Juluka), Steve Earle, Dreadzone, Bhakta, Kid Loco, Gigi, Amy Ray, Cowboy Junkies, Jay Farrar, Son Volt, M. Ward, Talking Heads, etc.

'Earth' (David Brin), 'Player of Games' (Iain Banks), 'The Dispossessed' & 'The Lathe of Heaven' (Ursula K. LeGuin), 'Good Omens' (Neil Gaimen with Terry Pratchett), 'The Little Prince' (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry), I have several collections of Grimm's stories. I am a big fan of the following fiction authors: Ursula K. LeGuin, Iain Banks, Neil Gaimen, and William Gibson. I also read a lot of books on Zen, Buddhism, yoga & other Vedic stuff, nutrition, food-related industry & politics (frightening stuff), and just about anything that catches my interest.

'Until the End of the World', 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', 'Chocolat', 'Far Away So Close', 'Million Dollar Hotel', 'Smoke Signals' (also enjoy Sherman Alexi's books), 'The Magic Christian', 'Casablanca', Python movies, '1 Giant Leap', 'Baraka', '1 Giant Leap - What About Me?'

Likes: Unusual paper & emphera; Interesting rocks; Boddhisattvas & Buddhas; Ganesh, Saraswati & Vishnu images; Yoga images & materials; Zen writing, images & brush work; vegan recipes; Beads; wax seals; animal images (particularly Owls, Herons, Bats, Turtles, Octopus, Otters and cats); Mushroom images; Kinder Egg type & other small toys; Tea; Tree/Leaf and flower related items/images, Nature/natural world imagery in general; Photography; boxes; maps.

Food likes: Please send vegan food items and recipes. I adore dark chocolate, and vegan "gummy" type candies. Interesting vegan products. I drink both coffee and tea (black, green, white, herbal, etc.). I'm quite fond of rice crackers of all kinds.

Handmade? Sure! I also send handmade things that are as well-crafted as possible.

Recycled? Yes! I am happy to exchange and swap recycled items of good quality.

Private Swaps? Just send me a message to discuss!

Dislikes (the much shorter list): Animal products (I'm Vegan), marmite, or mushrooms to eat (strangely enough, I like images of them). Anne Geddes, Disney stuff, "Country" (either in the country/western meaning or the floral/cutesy stuff way), or Precious Moments -- just not my thing.

Generally I'm not a cutesy, girly kind of person - there are exceptions to this rule. I like some of the cartoon-y Buddha figurines from Japan (I have one for a keychain) as well as some Hello Kitty things (I have a business card holder). I also like Totoro images a lot!