Definition of Pleasure
Definition of Pleasure
Pleasure is a sensory process, experienced in the body, connected to the ability to open to the goodness of life, and let that goodness nourish and replenish us.
Pleasure is a sensory process, experienced in the body, connected to the ability to open to the goodness of life, and let that goodness nourish and replenish us.
Pleasure is an inner state we open to, create alignment with, and surrender to. Pleasure is beyond the will and ego function - like orgasms – we can’t “make ourselves feel pleasure”; but we can prepare the conditions for it to arrive - like grace. Pleasure is an involuntary force. We can use intentionality and positive will to develop the conditions that are amenable to pleasure.
Pleasure allows us to re-orientate towards positive expectancy, and away from the “negative brain bias” that has been a significant factor in our evolutionary process.
Some of the “Hallmark of Pleasure” in include increased ease and relaxation, creativity, optimism, joy, and a feeling of being in the flow.
Madeline combines her experience as a gifted teacher and facilitator with her exquisite sensitivity to guide us into unlocking pleasure. In her gentle way she helps us to make friends with our bodies, softening the places where we feel resistance, shame and pain and learn how to tune into the myriad sensations of pleasure. She embodies her teaching and the expression of her own pleasure is contagious. Madeline creates a safe space to (re)discover that we are wired for pleasure and can overcome the negative conditioning of fear, trauma, and messages of “not good enough”.