Recently I was reading an article by sex educator Emily Nagoski on the concept of desire. She disputed the idea that desire was an essential element in a long-term relationship. She discussed the idea of creating specific moments for pleasure instead. Pleasure...
And another year passes so now is the time to start creating intentions for the year to come! It is always around now that I spend some quiet time reviewing the year that was and set up my new year with intention. Yes, my new diary beckons, but I know spending time...
Life circumstances (and the Western World) often teach us that to be in control is to be on top of things and therefore achieving (or soon to be achieving). Ie that control = achievement. This belief system can run so deep that it becomes not only our primal drive,...
We all (or at least everyone I know!) fall in and out of our everyday Self-Nourishing practices. While Self-Care can become non-negotiable, Self-Nourishing often falls by the wayside. That is because our commitment to our Self-Care is often about keeping the machine...
The end of a year – whether personal (a birthday or another big event) or annual (January 1, Chinese New Year, etc) offers us a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the year and re-set our goals, intentions and desires for the future. This is a powerful process,...
I thought I would share this little story around emotional triggers and the subjective nature of reality. Why? Because it’s a wonderful example of an old pattern almost hijacking an incredible experience. This is a slippery little pattern that hides out in many...