Powered By Pleasure
The Spiritual Significance of Pleasure
People often wonder – How can pleasure be spiritual? The common assumption we make is that pleasure is such a human thing, but in my Unlock Pleasure work, I like to promote the holistic nature of pleasure. I like to open it up – expand the scope of what we name as pleasure. So, last night in my Online Pleasure Program that I’ve been running since January, I did a teaching on the intersection of pleasure and spirituality. I want to share some of that with you here. Read more >
Mar 11, 2019A Take Away from Mexico
years ago on New Year's Eve, I was musing about the year to come, and while I don't make resolutions, I do like to use the new year to re-align and articulate what's important for me in the coming year. Always on the list is self-care. For me self-care is wholistic – mind, body, and spirit. Randomly under the heading of spiritual self-care, I wrote – remember to engage the elements: earth, air, water, fire. This instruction just fell off the end of my pen onto the page. At the time I thought, of course, these basic elements will nourish my spirit, my life force energy. Now many years later it’s second nature to do this. Read more >
Feb 18, 2019Simple Pleasures
A common misconception about pleasure is that something has to be over the top fabulous and exceptional, to give us pleasure. However, most of the time the pleasure we experience is from the common and ordinary things of life. But it could be so easy to overlook it. What’s there for us might not have any bells or whistles to catch our attention. Read more >
Feb 06, 2019The Price of Admission
As I go deeper into the topic of pleasure, it's so clear to me how our defences keep the experience of pleasure at bay. In fact, I'd go out on a limb and say – pleasure is not possible while our defence is solidly in place. We all have defences that were put in place originally to protect us from the vulnerable experiences and feelings of being human. No doubt they did serve a purpose way back when, but today, most likely those same reflexes of protection, get in your way, especially when it comes to pleasure. Read more >
Jan 16, 2019Living with Intention
A few years back, I got intentional about getting out of the cold and snow of Canadian winters. I wanted to try living and working in Oaxaca, Mexico for the winter months. So, I arrived last Tuesday, and have mostly settled in. Read more >