Leyla Gulcur

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9 Steps to Perfect Health – #9: Practice Pleasure

This is a fascinating study about rats who were genetic couch potatoes – they started out with having fewer neurons in the pleasure-reward areas of their brains and were not genetically inclined to feel the rewarding benefits of exercise. But through forcing the rats to do daily disciplined doses of Read more…

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Enhancing pleasure in your life….is a practice, just like going to the gym… My trip to the ER

“Learning to be guided but not driven by our desires requires that we learn to hold the tension between blindly following impulses & denying the well-spring of wisdom in soul desires. If we can “engage” desire, we will learn who & what we are.” ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer

I’ve been thinking about the role of drama in relationships. Drama can shine a light on all the patterns that bind and constrict us that want release: fears, resentments, power struggles, childhood traumas. In this sense, drama can be our teacher. But it can also take a heavy toll, using Read more…