Powered By Pleasure
Summer Delight- Develop a Summer Pleasure Practice
Summer is upon us. While any season can be a season to focus on pleasure summer has to top the list. Here in the north country everyone is excited about getting outdoors into the garden, out of the cities and into nature – lakes, hiking and biking trails, or perhaps your thing is all about arts and cultural events that happen all summer long. Whatever your fancy, summer is a great time to deepen your relationship to pleasure. Read more >
May 16, 2017Is There Pleasure in Store for you This Summer?
Summer equals downtime in many people’s minds. If there’s one season that smacks of pleasure it has got to be summer. The warmth, long holiday weekends, travel, the pool or lake, bike riding, laying in a hammock with a good novel – it's summer – we give ourselves permission to have pleasure! At least that’s how we hope it will be – but pleasure takes intention I’m a dedicated journal writer. I sometimes worry about those four boxes of journals dragged around with me since my early 20’s – don’t want the kids to have to deal with that!! Read more >
May 03, 2017Pleasure: An Ego Prop or Support for your Real Self?
“Does your pleasure support the emergence of your real self or is it an ego prop?” This is a question that emerged at one of my recent workshops – and it’s such a good question! Because pleasure is a charged issue for many, even just the word alone can make one anxious. The dilemma goes like this: I should be having pleasure all the time and if I’m not, there must be something wrong with me. And to boot it’s got to be the “right kind” of pleasure. Read more >
Apr 19, 2017Facing a fear, self-confidence, and pleasure
I have always appreciated the aboriginal saying, "It’s a good day to die," attributed to the Oglala Lakota chief, Low Dog (c. 1846 – 1894). This expression invites us to live each day in a way that allows for no regrets or significant tasks left undone. Another way to say this is to live fearlessly. Read more >
Apr 05, 2017Exquisite Self-Care – How are you doing?
In past few weeks I’ve facilitated a number of workshops for community social support organizations on the theme of pleasure and embodiment. As we worked with the idea of Pleasure Pause—frequent short breaks during the day to tune into the goodness of life—an obvious thought occurred to me. Who needs self-care? Professionals who work in helping professions particularly need exquisite self-care, as they extend a lot of energy to support others. But everyone needs it. And self-care is a by-product of a pleasure–centric life. Read more >