Name: Fanny Fuchs
Occupation: Jungle Dancer and yoga teacher
Origin: Germany / Ireland
What is your Koh Phanagan Story?
I met a girl in Chang Mai who is yoga teacher and she bought me here as she works in Samma Karuna. I then got asked if I wanted to join the centre. I was attracted by the yoga and vegan community. I have been here two months now and am going to stay for a while.
What are your favourite places on the island?
I volunteer a lot for Samma Karuna so haven’t explored much yet but I guess one of my favourite places would be in Sri Thanu on happy beach.
Tell us about your volunteering….
With Samma Karuna we do all sorts including free hugs. I’ve volunteered in the kitchen at Green leaf, been to organic farms and we do stuff for the animal shelter. At Samma Karuna we volunteer helping with computer work and cleaning etc and in return you get to practice your classes for free, things like Qi Gong, Yoga and meditations. Once you have done it for a month then you can go join the classes for life.
What do you think of the Phangan party scene?
Jungle Experience is pretty good, I love it. I thought there would be more drunk people but everyone was in a good mood and lots of people were talking to me, saying I look nice and complimenting me on my costume and make up.
Talk us through your style for last Jungle?
Sima Gandhi did the body painting, she had neon colours that she painted circles with, like bubbles, then outlined them with black and white for highlights, then she put some on my face and a little on my arms. Then she did my make up and also gave me the outfit with she had made herself.
What are you current and future projects?
I would like to work as a yoga teacher on the island, focus on the reiki, I am already doing private reiki sessions. Also I am working on EFT which is emotional freedom technique, You talk with the person first about what issues there want to deal with, ask them if they have any pain etc, some people may not know where the issue has come from,then you tap it out with your fingers on the meridian points., Most traumas are from the childhood or past, it helps to take it, feel it, and let it go.
What is your life philosophy?
Keep it simple and spread the love. Love what you do and do what you love.
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