Imagine a guy who like most of us suckered right into the middle class dream of a decent paying 8-5 job; and then one day woke up. I am well educated with a masters degree in of all things computer science. I did the corporate thing for many years and found my true passion. I started practicing yoga, which led me to discover myself. I quit the job, traveled the country for a year, and started a new life.

I am profoundly happy with my life now and everything in it. Over the years I've taken up numerous things; to name a few: I remodeled my kitchen with my own two hands, I'm a musician, a former athlete (starting to re-enter the triathlon world), I learned acroyoga, I picked up fire spinning, and most recently aerial acrobatics (silks). I also enjoy or have enjoyed mountain biking, swimming, road biking, caving, skydiving (not anymore though), skiing (snow and/or water), and oh the list goes on. I love to do too many things and wish I had time to do them all!!

In short I am a centered, well rounded, well traveled man whose passions flow through music, nature, adventure, yoga, acrobatics, craftsmanship, and much more. I play hard and relax soft; I listen and speak from the heart; I love passionately and openly.

That's most of my outward facets. The inside, my soul, my heart, that's hard for me to make vulnerable in this setting. Hard for me to even describe, although I share it openly with those around me. A yoga student of mine recently said that if her husband couldn't be there for the birth of her child she'd want me there instead. I don't even know what to write after that. I am a very sensitive, kind, loving man looking for romantic love.

*** A little blurb about my drinking status since enough people have asked. I'm not an alcoholic or in AA. Not drinking is a choice I made years ago. Also no, I don't have a problem with your drinking but if alcohol is necessary for you to have a good time we won't fit well together. ***

I'm helping people find themselves and in so doing finding myself. I teach yoga and give Thai massage for a living. Discovering yoga changed my life completely, I found a way to directly impact people's lives for the better. To share with my students the gift that so dramatically helped my personal growth is the most important thing I'm doing with my life. That and the never ending journey of discovery and growth, seeking balance in all things.

A lot of things - seemingly the more I try the more I'm good at. This comes not from a place of ego but a place of deep gratitude to the realization that limitations are for the most part false and purely self-imposed. I do silly human tricks on my hands or with other people. I play piano and guitar. I'm great at eating so I've learned to be a decent cook. I build and fix things. I spin fire poi. I hang upside down from silks and walk on my hands. I have an easy time deeply connecting with people, I'm less about the superficial and much more into who we are as people, why we're here, and what makes us tick. Big talk as opposed to little talk. Don't worry, I have my playful childish side too, I'm not always serious. =)

I have no idea so I started asking:

"The first time we met, you flew me. I just remember unclenching my eyes after being suspended in the air and looking down into your green eyes and just knowing that you weren't going to drop me. Pretty memorable!"

"Apart from the fire spinning wildly in the air?"

"Your intense eyes that seemed to look into my soul with so much compassion - you really care."

I discovered my favorite book when I was a kid: Ender's Game. Nothing else can ever top that first love.

Movies? That's a long list... here's a few classics that touch me no matter how many times I watch: Pay it Forward, The Green Mile, Braveheart - that's a weak start but better than nothing! I enjoy most every genre.

Music: good morning blues on 89.3 WRFG from 6-10AM. Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, Pearl Jam, old school 80's metal, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, and of course yoga music. Better said this way: my radio is usually on Dave FM or the new 99X.

I love all foods, especially flavorful ethnic foods. The spicier, sweeter, more unusual the better!

Beyond the basic necessities: Friends, Love, Laughter, Nature, Play, and Music.

Life. What it's like to see the world through an animal's eyes. I notice a lot of judgment and attachment in the world, including my own, I think about how to minimize that. I think about how I'd build an electric car if only the parts didn't cost so much.

I teach yoga and then - who knows. Sometimes I'm tired and want to take it easy, sometimes I go out, sometimes I'm in the woods.

You mean other than my superfluous third nipple??

...you're happy and you know it (clapping optional).