{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb3e20f3e-2fb5-4e87-9285-8bf978c4458b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"87 | Opening to More Pleasure","description":"Summer is officially here in the northern hemisphere. Huzzah! Bike rides, swimming, hikes, picnics: this is the season of pleasure.\n\nYet, living in a (mostly) pleasure-adverse culture\u2013- and emerging from the underworld of the pandemic-- can make feeling good feel hard at times. \n\nToday I'm sharing an excerpt of a dharma talk I gave a couple of months ago during an online course I taught called \"The Book of SHE Club.\" In this course, we covered one chapter of my second book (The Book of SHE) per week. I gave this particular talk when we covered chapter ten, \u201cTurning on Your Brights.\u201d\n\nSince The Book of SHE outlines the 13 stages of the heroine\u2019s journey-- or a woman\u2019s path to turning crisis into opportunity-- This chapter was the first chapter in the \u201cascent\u201d portion of the heroine\u2019s journey. \n\nI felt like this was a relevant talk to share right now given that we\u2019re in the midst of a collective ascent. We\u2019re coming out of the descent of the pandemic and adjusting our eyes to the light and our senses to more joy and pleasure. \n\nAnd, on that note, later this summer I\u2019m hosting a free, online gathering to support us all in coming together to cultivate more pleasure, more connection, and more fun in our lives.\n\nIt\u2019s called \u201cWomen\u2019s Summer of Celebration,\u201d and it spans over 5 weeks, from July 21 to August 18. We\u2019ll meet for 45 minutes via Zoom each Wednesday during that time. And, each week, a new guest teacher will join us to lead us through experiences from creative writing to sensual dance to devotional music therapy and more. \n\nYou can join us (for free) at www. WomensYogaTeacherTraining.com/Summer.\n\nI\u2019d love to see you there to celebrate with you this season!\n\nAnd, for now, enjoy this dharma talk on \"Opening to More Pleasure.\" \n\n\nWomen's Summer of Celebration: www.WomensYogaTeacherTraining.com/Summer\n\nSara's website: www.SaraAvantStover.com\n\nSubscribe to Sara's newsletter: www.SaraAvantStover.com/#subscribe\n\nSara on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SaraAvantStover\n\nSara on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SaraAvantStoverAuthor","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bc7fadf6-acb7-44e6-bcbd-8edc53ba350b/avatars-9wksiekqz7t5mxrc-lb1w1w-original.jpg"}