About us: Koldo and Lisa
We are two with the common goal of laying a joint path. We are simple, unpretentious people. We are citizens of the world; Koldo, from the Basque Country, and Lisa, from the USA. Our cultural differences enrich each other.
We know that we are very fortunate to have each other and to share this life project. We want to reach the end of our lives with a smile on our lips. For us, love for ourselves as individuals and as a couple and for our family comes first. There is also the love of friends and nature.
Among our values are non-violence, equality, solidarity, ethics, and self-awareness. Good communication among ourselves and with others is very important. We love hiking, yoga and body-mind-spirit care, observation of plants and animals, organic gardening, backpacking, music, literature, and film, among other things. We see ourselves as very good Life partners, with skills for mutual support and encouragement, which helps us to grow and move forward together.
We offer the activities at Perunea mainly in Spanish. Basque and English are also languages of our home, along with Galician, French and a smidgen of Slovak. We love what we do each day and what we’re able to offer by sharing our home with those who come to Perunea and providing our services in a friendly and hospitable way.
For each and every one of us:
- taking care of those who come to Perunea so that they feel “at home” is important.
- accompanying people in their personal growth is part of our priorities and profession
- empathic and respectful communication is a priority value
- not harming animals, growing organic vegetables, gathering wild edible plants, preparing healthy and tasty meals and taking care of the house and the earth in the most sustainable way possible is a daily act of love.
- meditation and yoga are a spiritual path that allow us to grow, maintain balance in our lives, be happy and healthy, expand our inner and outer worlds and age gracefully
- taking care of ourselves and continuing to educate and learn are part of our daily life.
- gratitude is an important pillar of our lives.
- with our projects we seek to contribute to a better world.
Our professional experience
Koldo Núñez Betelu: 15 years of experience in Family Constellations, Gestalt therapy, Bioenergetics, ecological agriculture, geologist (I have lived 6 years in Canada where I did my doctoral studies) and I was a university professor in the Basque Country.
Lisa Kuriscak: 14 years doing yoga and meditation (trained in USA and Spain; my teaching style is based on Hatha yoga but also influenced by Iyengar and Sivananda styles), and for 29 years I was a university professor in the USA in the field of linguistics.