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Bio

I have lived in Pennsylvania most of my life, with a couple of years in New York at Syracuse University, and a couple years' stint in Massachusetts during my previous marriage, a very short stay in South Carolina for basic training and another very short time in Virginia for advanced training for the National Guard.

I am probably going to stay in Pennsylvania, but I love the Great Smokies and Asheville sounds awesome and I have never been west of Pittsburgh, PA, but Colorado sounds really great, too. I would probably move for a full time teaching position if offered one.

I am spiritually bound to a hybrid "path with no name," having read Tibetan, Mahayana, and Zen Buddhism; Taoism, Shintoism; Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian Mythologies;
Wicca, Witta, and other pagan traditions, Judeo-Christian traditions, Native American myths and traditions, and a bit about Hinduism and yoga. I practice ashtanga yoga whenever possible. I have also read Dan Millman's works extensively, especially Way of the Peaceful Warrior. So, combining many different and concurrent ideas from all of this, I have an open minded spiritual path. The only thing I shy from is closed-minded, dogma based traditions.

Skills and talents

Teaching. Computers. Watercolor Painting. Pencil Drawing. Calligraphy. Subtractive Sculpture. Hiking. Camping. Mountain Biking. Rock Climbing. Ashtanga Yoga.

Interests

Climbing, comparative religions, green living, reading, simple living, teaching, Yoga

What I'm Listening To

Krishna Das, Tina Malia, Miten and Deva Premal, Ubaka Hill, Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Website I'm Into

Integral Life - Ken Wilber

Education

High school

Parkland High School

College

Kutztown University

Graduate school

n/a