What truly gives you pleasure during the holiday season? Pleasure is unique to each of us. Holidays by their nature are full of expectations and traditions that may or may not currently hold meaning for you. Read more >
Dec 10, 2015The Pleasure of Winter This long extended fall has us fooled that winter will never come, but the cold in the air at night tells me it’s just around the corner. I revel in how each season has its own unique pleasures – a pleasure that is gleaned by the surrender to what is. The pleasure of winter for me is that it calls me inward. Read more >
Oct 28, 2015Pleasure means different things to different people. When I talk about Unlock Pleasure, the first question I’m often asked is, “What do you mean by pleasure?” … And sex is what people are thinking of. The pleasure of our everyday, moment-to-moment lives is what I’m primarily focusing on in this work, and this includes the pleasure of our intimate relations and our sensuous capacities. Read more >
Oct 15, 2015I return from Italy feeling really good. It’s the odd thing about travel. While one is actually out there doing it – its not 100% pleasure. There are aspects of travel that are annoying, frustrating, and downright inconvenient. But the pay offs are worth every unpleasant moment. That is if travel is for you. It’s okay not to like to travel. Home can be a very good place. What’s important is to do the things that are pleasurable for you. Read more >
Oct 13, 2015The day before I left for Italy I was the celebrant at a wedding in Lanark County. The two women getting married asked me to speak about union, so I began with a poem by Rumi, The Gift. Read more >