136: Pleasure, Beauty, and Capacity

What this episode covers

Ah, pleasure and Beauty in your life… What if more things could feel pleasurable or good? How about feeling aligned and guided in life from inside? What if you were so present you savored each moment, and even in discomfort, you could extract pleasure from it or experience it differently? You can have it all. You are worthy of deep and juicy pleasure. This episode is a primer with six ways to discover and deepen into what pleases you, whether that be simple joys, sexuality, purpose, or sensuality of any kind. Also: Pleasure is the compass to your essential being, enhancing your capacity to feel, releasing shoulds, digesting pleasure and what might come with it, and the Ability to Respond (Response-Ability) to your Spirit.   Links, Article, and Resources All Show Notes for This Episode 📝 https://CandiceWu.com/pleasureprimer  Podcast Homepage 🎧 https://candicewu.com/podcast Newsletter & Embody Community 💌 https://candicewu.com/embody-community Donations – Your Support Means So Much! 💝 https://candicewu.com/support Candice Wu Page on Facebook 👫 https:///EmbodyYourNature Follow Candice on Instagram 📷 https://instagram.com/EmbodyYourNature   Sponsored By Support The Embody Podcast with a small donation! I appreciate you receiving my sharing and if you would like to give back and nourish the Podcast, you can make a one-time donation @candice-wu-2 on Venmo (just put a subject line indicating it is a donation) or go to my website for other options at CandiceWu.com/support.   Show Notes 00:00 Intro 01:33 Brought to you by Donations 02:08 The expanse of Pleasure 04:30 Previous Episodes about Pleasure 05:46 How to Open Your sense of Pleasure 06:43 Going for What Feels Good — Learning From Horses 08:29 Basing Joy in Shoulds? Is there a truer way? 09:52 Everyone is Worthy of Pleasure and Joy ❤ 10:15 Discover your Pleasure — Savor Past Moments 14:02 Unblocking Silent Rules 15:33 Digesting Pleasure — more pleasure, more everything 17:30 The Geography of Sorrow — Denying the Difficult 19:09 Will others Suffer if I Have More Joy? 21:46 Looking for Pleasure in Your Space 22:54 Extracting Good from Everyday Moments 23:48 Ask Yourself: “What would give me Pleasure now?” 24:27 Response-Ability to our Spirit 27:39 Teaching My Mom to Feel More Joy : Is Boredom a Pathway? 29:47 Feeling into my Pleasure & Joy 30:17 Outro 30:35 More Embody Podcast Episodes 30:40 And Meditations & Experientials