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Hello ,
I recently returned from Panama, where I was attending my annual yoga retreat. I have prioritized this almost annually for close to 20 years, to meet with a group of women to disconnect, reconnect, rest, move, play and explore. It is a time to reflect on my past year, plant the seeds to create what's next and ultimately to settle my system so I can continue to show up in my work, relationships and to myself!
This year I was honored to share a workshop on PEP!
Shapeshifting more PEP, Playful Expansive Pleasure, into your moments.
It is a neurobiological fact that we are ALLWays creating something both consciously and unconsciously.
What if that something was pleasure?
PEP - Let's break it down with some basic definitions
Play - engage in activity for enJOYment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose
Expand - become or make larger or more extensive.
Pleasure - a feeling of happy satisfaction and enJOYment.
In preparation for this workshop I began to look a bit more at pleasure and of course like many things this created more questions then answers!
What is pleasure?
What is the neurobiology of pleasure?
What is the pleasure / pain relationship?
And why neuro-chemically do we need both?
What is the role of dopamine and pleasure?
From Wikipedia:
Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad.
It is closely related to value, desire and action: humans and other conscious animals find pleasure enjoyable, positive or worthy of seeking.
A great variety of activities may be experienced as pleasurable, like eating, sex, listening to music, or playing games.
Pleasure is part of various other mental states such as ecstacy, euphoria and flow.
Happiness and well-being are closely related to pleasure but not identical with it.
There is no general agreement as to whether pleasure should be understood as a sensation, a quality of experiences, an attitude to experiences or otherwise.
Now for you.......
How do you define pleasure?
Set your timer 15 min and let go journal all ways you experience pleasure.
What is one simple thing you can do to invite more pleasure in your moments?
Want more?
Check out the 2 videos below
1. Short snippet from Anna Lembke's book Dopamine Nation on the relationship between pain and pleasure - Fascinating! (13 min)
2. Enjoy a replay of last week's Group Visit - guided meditation and an active journalling process to choose for yourself how to create more PEP! Grab paper, pen, quiet space and a curious mind (50 min)
Intend, Attend, Tend.......
~ Lynn 🌈
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