A quick goodbye from me to you. 

After 5 years, I'm ready to put this podcast down. 

I am so proud of all the episodes and conversations.

Please keep in touch.

with love and gratitude, pleasance 

Feel free to reach out: pleasance@lilomm.com 

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Today I share a little wow!wow! moment that I recently had with a self- coaching/intention setting exercise I did a while back.

Enjoy! And as always share your reflections with me pleasance@lilomm.com.

Or learn more at https://linktr.ee/lilommyoga

You can watch the video version, here. This is a 3-2-1 chakra energy rehab and repair teaching and practice! You can schedule a private alchemical alignment somatic healing session at www.lolacommunity.com.  Please send any questions or comments to pleasance@lilomm.com

In this episode, I talk about the connections with Ayurveda & The connection to your inner voice.

Enjoy! And if you want the Lifestyle Ayurveda cheat sheet, just email me pleasance@lilomm.com and I'll send you a copy.

Our Inner Voice Intensive called, The Sacred Playground starts in June 2020, if you feel called to join the circle, apply, here.

Join our next book circle, The Power of Now, here.

This episode is so very special to me, and I hope to you all! 

It's about the #1 thing I do each week that brings joy and rest and deep peace.

Please listen and all the links can be found, here.

And as always, I love to hear from you!

Pleasance@lilomm.com

Thanks for listening.

This episode is a mix of Pleasance's own journey with the inner being and how/ why to use in your own life.  She recently finished an Inner Voice Facilitator training with Jess Lively, so this helps give you some context with why this is all coming up now. 

This episode is a shift from many of our past conversations and teachings and is a very personal and intimate way. We hope it is of service to your life and your essence at this time.

As usual, feel free to send any questions, comments, reflections to pleasance@lilomm.com.

In this episode, you can here Aza talk about Mamatoto Village, an organization that is close to our heart, here in DC. To learn more or donate visit: 

Mamatoto Village. Aza, mother of 3, shares wisdom for us all here, and I love her guidance and knowledge. ENJOY. 

This is a short reflection on how the I and the We integrate into our lives with wellness and wholeness.

Of course, send any comments to pleasance@lilomm.com, enjoy.

Rita & Pleasance record their weekly check in during COVID to talk about all things life, death, and LOLA living. 

Feel free to contact us anytime,  rita@lilomm.com & pleasance@lilomm.com 

This episode gives a little overview of the shifts and changes in the LOLA Community.  Pleasance shares openly about the expanding ideas and directions we are moving in and how  this is a time of deep integration and listening for our own inner being. She also talks about what it means to trust and be effortless. 

Pleasance guides us through a short and sweet visualization to lean back and feel totally supported. 

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl

As always, you can reach her at pleasance@lilomm.com.

Allison Tepper is back on the podcast talking about food and body images issues that are arising during COVID, 2020. You can learn more and contact Allison at https://www.teppernutrition.com. 

Meghan Leahy, Parent Coach is back on the podcast for some tips and wisdom around parenting & "homeschooling" during this time of shelter in place with our families. You can find Meghan at https://www.mlparentcoach.com and her new book is for pre-order now, released in August. 

Cate Stillman, founder of Yogahealer.com is on the podcast today talking about her new book, Master of You. This book integrates the Vedic teachings  of the 5 elements with modern behavioral science for habits and life design. Cate's powerful coaching tips and tools are weaved all through the book. I hope you enjoy this conversation with an amazing teacher and leader. You can get her new book,  here. 

In this episode, I share personal guidance on the Shabbat for All Guide to Sacred Rest & Renewal that I created. You can get the guide, complimentary, at lilomm.com. And to get coaching on how to start your own Sabbath practice, email me to schedule! pleasance@lilomm.com 

Enjoy! 

We are back! This is a quick update on the direction of the LOLA COMMUNITY in the future.  Pleasance describes how the past few weeks have been going and what to look for down the road. Thanks for listening! 

Phyllis Fagell, author and therapist, wrote a wonderful book about Middle School for parents and educators.  Parents with younger and older children will also benefit from some of the strategies and tips that are in the book. We hope you enjoy this important conversation about the "dreaded" Middle School Years. You can contact Phyllis, here and buy the book, here. 

James S. Gordon, MD, author of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma, is a clinical professor of medicine at Georgetown University and the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind- Body Medicine (CMBM). Dr. Gordon has created the first comprehensive, evidence-based program for reversing the biological and psychological damage of trauma. He and his 160 international faculty at CMBM have brought this program to communities across the world.

In Dr. Gordon’s new book, The Transformation, he creates a healing partnership with readers and shares practical and accessible mind-body techniques for discovering and growing through the challenges of trauma to become who they're meant to be. We hope that you enjoy learning more about Dr. Gordon and CMBM.

For more information on The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, please visit www.cmbm.org. If you are interested in Pleasance running a Mind-Body Skills group in your DC-based organization, contact pleasance@lilomm.com. For community-wide or international program inquiries, contact Rosemary Murrain, Managing Director of CMBM at rmurrain@cmbm.org.

Chris Grosso is an author, musician and speaker who I got to know online in the past few years. I asked to come speak with the LOLA community about his work, his writing and his life. I think you will love hearing Chris's perspective and insights about his life. You can learn more about Chris at http://theindiespiritualist.com. Enjoy! 

Meet Jennifer Harvey, author of Raising White Kids : Bringing up Children in a Racially Unjust America. We talk about parenting and race, identity and practical ways to bring her work into your home.  We hope that you buy the book and download the guide to have these conversations in your own communities. You can get the conversation guide, here. 

Summer 2019 recap!

This is the first in a series of conversations with phenomenal men who teach, write, speak, lead and love with their whole heart.  They will  share their perspectives, ideas and thoughts about what it means to be a man in this world we live in.

Today, I chat with Josh Courage from Courage Performance, a training gym in California.  Josh is an old friend, who co- created TOUGH/ LOVE with me at lululemon DC when we were both ambassadors. In this conversation, Josh talks about his depression and parenting, his views on the miracle of pregnancy, marriage and raising a daughter. The audio isn't awesome, but stick with it- b/c Josh is a true spiritual warrior- promoting peace, common sense, wisdom and encouragement! 

Follow him @badassdads on Instagram! 

Today, The Artist's Way Community Leader, Sharon, and I talk about why we are co- leading this powerful circle together this Fall. Our Artist's Way group is about cultivating creativity, spirituality and inner reflection. You can learn more here and ask pleasance@lilomm.com for more information. Thanks for sharing and supporting the podcast!

Today,  I speak with my friend and author, Rachel Louise  Snyder about her new book, No Visible Bruises:  What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us. This is a must read book for all humans. Seriously. Get the book now. There is so much to learn. No, it's not easy, but essential at this moment in history.  In this chat, we jump right in and discuss  many of the things  I learned from reading this book and the statistics that shocked me.  Here is the article we talked about in the podcast. Please share with people and feel free to write to me at pleasance@lilomm.com with your questions, concerns and insights. I deeply appreciate your listening and sharing this. You can learn more about Rachel, here. 

This week I share a short teaching and poem on the practice of a simple day long retreat and how it's essential to finding harmony and balance.

Thank you to Rabbi Shefa Gold and Rabbi Yael Levy for your teachings on this.

In this episode, I talk about the basics of Buddhism for my parenting journey and how to start working with some of the concepts that are relevant and helpful for our daily life.  This is the article I mention and the book. Also,  I talk about the LOLA Model for Living in Love which is the 4 rays of Forgiveness + the 4 rays of compassion which = A Loving Spirit that Arises Within. To see my hand drawn version of this, email pleasance@lilomm.com.

You can join our community with the self-compassion course or THRIVE at lolacommunity.com. 

In this episode, My husband, Mel, and I talk about how we do planning retreats to set goals for the family and ourselves. Here's a link to the podcast and biz community Mel was referring to in this episode, https://www.the1thing.com/blog/family-health-happiness/improve-your-relationship-with-a-couples-goal-setting-retreat/, where you can download the Retreat planing guide  right at the website. To do planning in real life with the LOLA Community, lolacommunity.com. OR learn more about THRIVE planning  in our online course AND get our PLAN TO THRIVE GUIDE at lolacommunity.com/offerings. ENJOY! 

In this episode, Rita talks about what self- care is for her and her life, what she has learned about it and gives some great tips for your real life! Enjoy! Contact Rita at rita@lilomm.com. 

This episode gives you a great overview of our biggest take aways and learnings from the National Ayurveda Medical Association Conference that we both attended in April, 2019. This was such a treat to go back and discuss what we learned. You can learn more about NAMA and the 2020 conference ( COME WITH US!) https://www.ayurvedanama.org And about THRIVE and our other offers at lolacommunity.com.

Feel free to reach out to us with your questions, concerns, reflections and insights! pleasance@lilomm.com, rita@lilomm.com.

In this episode I chat with my therapist friend, Stacy Notaras Murphy, about EMDR. EMDR is  a technique she uses in her DC based therapy practice that has been very helpful to her clients. I'm personally thrilled to learn more about this and to make the connections between the wisdom traditions, self- care and daily practices for all humans.  We are thrilled to have this tool for the toolbox! You can learn more about Stacy and EMDR here, www.DistrictEMDR.com or www.StacyMurphyLPC.com.

Please excuse the little tech interruption in the middle, stick with us!

You can join Thrive and being your LOLA journey at lilomm.com/offerings. 

In this episode, I learn a lot about the framework for Internal Family Systems! My friend and yoga teacher, Jen shares with us the general framework and why it has been so powerful in her own life and sharing with others. You can learn more about Jen, here. And as usual, reach me at lolacommunity.com or pleasance@lilomm.com . Thank you ! 

In this episode, Rita and I jam on what it means to "do the work." Rita shares her own experiences with growth and development and her big A- HA on  changing her life. I bring in some quotes from Radical Dharma by Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Lama rod Owens. Email us with your reflections, pleasance@lilomm.com, rita@lilomm.com and find the Self-Compassion Challenge at lolacommunity.com. Thanks for listening and supporting the podcast.

In this episode, Rita and I talk about how we are both processing and moving through difficulties in our own lives. We share some of the learning we are doing from the book Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski and how interrelated everything is.  The pillars and practices that seem to be helping us right now are having meaningful work/ contributing to society outside of our own micro worlds, as well as working with community care and what it means to be in authentic relationships. Lastly, we talk about the stress cycle, sensations in the body, and feeling the feels. Reach out to us with questions or comments- pleasance@lilomm.com, rita@lilomm.com.  You can also joint self- compassion course, here lolacommunity.com.

In this episode, I chat with Sande Hart, founder of SARAH and author of, The Liminal Odyssey: The Alchemical Power of the Spaces in-Between. 

You can learn more about Sande here. Enjoy! 

Loves, It has been 1 year since Rita joined the LOLA, lil omm family- and this episode shares all the behind the scenes of shifts and changes with a year of intentional study and commitment. 

YIPPEE the. Self- Compassion Challenge is now available. You can sign up for it, here. 

ENJOY! Thanks for listening and sharing. XO, pleasance

Today we talk about this amazing organization and the work they have been doing in Baltimore and now across the world.

Ali shares the creation story for Holistic Life Foundation and practical tips for those who want to share these teachings and serve humanity. Enjoy! 

You can learn more about HLF at https://hlfinc.org. And write to me at pleasance@lilomm.com 

Calling all women who are exhausted!!! This episode is for you.  I loved chatting with Karen Brody  about Yoga Nidra, REST AND RELAXATION. Karen is an advocate for deep rest and teaches women in her fabulous book, Daring to Rest, how to take control of their own stress and care with Yoga Nidra. She has gifted us with a 5 minutes guided meditation, which you can find, here. And you can learn more about Karen, her groups and community, here. 

As always, if you want to learn more about LOLA and the online and in person offerings that we have, you can find us at lolacommunity.com or email me, I love to hear from you! pleasance@lilomm.com. 

Here's one of my favorite things to talk about! Today, Licia and I jam about writing and writing practices. Licia is an author, you can find her book here. I love meeting new friends online and digging into our commonalities and then sharing with our community the ways in which we can deepen our writing practices. Licia is a delight and I hope you enjoy this conversation. You can find all of our offerings at lolacommunity.com or email me at pleasance@lilomm.com. Thanks for listening! 

Goddess Amadea is here with us today! Amadea has been teaching Ayurveda for many years not to mention Polarity Therapy and Nutrition. 

She is an incredible teacher, guide and woman who I have loved learning from.  In this episode, we dive into the cycles of women's health and recommendations for each stage. Enjoy! You can learn more about Amadea and get her books and trainings  at https://amadeamorningstar.net. 

You can learn about our offerings at lolacommunity.com or email me pleasance@lilomm.com for private consults and mentorships. 

This is inspired by a meditation that Saylor gave to our families at our Mother's Day Retreat.

This is a great meditation to listen to with your children.

Enjoy. 

In this episode, Trauma Resolution educator and coach, Rachael Maddox, and I jam on sexuality, pleasure, healing and trauma. Rachael brings a grounded presence and strength that I really appreciated. You can learn more about her work, here. 

This is a very special episode with my mother, Cathy Darling Muir. My mom and I talk openly and honestly about our very complicated relationship and the healing and rebuilding we have done over the years. We wanted to share this with you in honor of Mother's Day and in honor of all the complicated and challenging relationships in our life and the unique identity of Motherhood. Thank you for listening. Email me with questions, responses or reflections, pleasance@lilomm.com 

In this episode, I share my own personal practice on how I work and continue to work with The 5 Regrets of the Dying by Bonnie Ware as a life plan and priority in my own days . I'm curious what shows up for you and how this lands. Blessings on your journey. 

In this episode,  Dr. Lindiwe and I chat about health, career changes and shifts, as well as eastern and western medicine.  We met at the Center for Mind- Body Medicine Training and love to talk and share ideas around healing and wellness, advocacy and raising children.  ENJOY! 

You can learn more about Dr. Greenwood here.

This woman is incredible!  Dr. Sabrina is a teacher, storyteller, therapist and peace builder. She is one of my favorite humans, and I'm thrilled to have her on the podcast today talking about Ancestral Healing. You can find out more about her at http://www.drsabrinandiaye.com. 

I've known Jennifer a number of years from the Kids Yoga and Mindfulness world  and it's my pleasure to chat with her specifically about anxiety. We hope this conversation helps listeners learn some new perspectives and tools for managing anxiety in daily life.  Jennifer is also the author of some great books and resources for classrooms and families, which you can find here.  You can learn more about upcoming trainings and online classes at Little Flower Yoga.