What does THANKS have to do with pleasure?
I’m just back from Haramara, leading my first ever week-long sensuality retreat in Mexico. And I’m still soaring!
Seven days in paradise with 10 women, learning the tools to stay in our feminine pleasure and power.
I knew we’d all expand into our radiance. That I was sure of. I’d seen it too many times before in shorter retreats to doubt it. But I didn’t expect the ah ha I’d bring home!
You see, I learned what exactly shifts us out of our stories and into our revitalized luminousness. I’ve finally gotten what feels like the simple key to a fuller, more pleasurable life. And, wouldn’t you know, it’s a spiritual truth, as well.
It wasn’t about the place, though going away to one of the most exquisite spots on the planet surely opens our senses to beauty we often so easily forget.
It wasn’t about who came to the retreat, though these were spectacular women. Any woman who recognizes the longing in her life and listens to her soul’s deep call to reconnect already carries an intuition that makes her magnetic and powerful. How could we help but fall in love with each other?
It wasn’t even about the curriculum I created, though my ego would love to think so. It was more than just the week’s offering of practices and possibilities that shifted every one of us.
The key is simple AND it’s available all the time, no matter where we are or who we’re with.
You must make the choice to notice what’s true.
First… Stop and take in the everyday beauty and blessing right here — in any moment. Haramara was exquisite, but did you see last night’s full moon as it rose above the horizon?!!! Or step outside now for three minutes and just listen for the most delicate sound you can hear.
Second… Allow yourself to be moved. Drop the incessant mind chatter and really take in what’s here NOW. Feel your connection to everything. And let your tears of joy flow freely. Invite awe to be a part of your daily diet. Be reverent to beauty wherever it presents itself… from the love etched in the wrinkled face of your grandmother to the row of leafless tree trunks silhouetted against a November sky.
And lastly… Respond with joy and gratitude. This is a magnificent world we live in. Your smile of recognition and thanks will unfailingly shift brain chemistry. In turn, you’ll notice more, and the cycle will repeat. Your shared joy will be the gift you give back for an abundance of greater magnitude than we can possibly comprehend.
Make an intention NOW for how you want Thanksgiving to feel tomorrow.
Stop and take in what’s here around you.
Let yourself really feel its effect on you.
And return the favor in gratitude and thanks.
May your heart be full to overflowing.
Seven days in paradise with 10 women, learning the tools to stay in our feminine pleasure and power.
I knew we’d all expand into our radiance. That I was sure of. I’d seen it too many times before in shorter retreats to doubt it. But I didn’t expect the ah ha I’d bring home!
You see, I learned what exactly shifts us out of our stories and into our revitalized luminousness. I’ve finally gotten what feels like the simple key to a fuller, more pleasurable life. And, wouldn’t you know, it’s a spiritual truth, as well.
It wasn’t about the place, though going away to one of the most exquisite spots on the planet surely opens our senses to beauty we often so easily forget.
It wasn’t about who came to the retreat, though these were spectacular women. Any woman who recognizes the longing in her life and listens to her soul’s deep call to reconnect already carries an intuition that makes her magnetic and powerful. How could we help but fall in love with each other?
It wasn’t even about the curriculum I created, though my ego would love to think so. It was more than just the week’s offering of practices and possibilities that shifted every one of us.
The key is simple AND it’s available all the time, no matter where we are or who we’re with.
You must make the choice to notice what’s true.
First… Stop and take in the everyday beauty and blessing right here — in any moment. Haramara was exquisite, but did you see last night’s full moon as it rose above the horizon?!!! Or step outside now for three minutes and just listen for the most delicate sound you can hear.
Second… Allow yourself to be moved. Drop the incessant mind chatter and really take in what’s here NOW. Feel your connection to everything. And let your tears of joy flow freely. Invite awe to be a part of your daily diet. Be reverent to beauty wherever it presents itself… from the love etched in the wrinkled face of your grandmother to the row of leafless tree trunks silhouetted against a November sky.
And lastly… Respond with joy and gratitude. This is a magnificent world we live in. Your smile of recognition and thanks will unfailingly shift brain chemistry. In turn, you’ll notice more, and the cycle will repeat. Your shared joy will be the gift you give back for an abundance of greater magnitude than we can possibly comprehend.
Make an intention NOW for how you want Thanksgiving to feel tomorrow.
Stop and take in what’s here around you.
Let yourself really feel its effect on you.
And return the favor in gratitude and thanks.
May your heart be full to overflowing.
