LOLA Community Podcast

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 pleasancesilicki.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this deeply personal story, I share a bit about my Grandmother's transition and a prayer/ poem that supported me through it all. Thank you Kohenet Ketzirah for your divine creation and Octavia Butler for your incredible gifts. You can learn more about Kohenet Ketzirah's work, here. And as always, send me your stories, questions, comments at pleasance@lilomm.com Thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this episode, I share a little about my death and grief practices. I'd love to hear about your practices and what topics around death/ dying/grief you are most interested/ called to. pleasance@lilomm.com or you can watch this on our Youtube Page! https://youtu.be/_eRCFMNuSE8 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this episode, I share a little about where I am, where we are going and some journaling questions for this new moon. Enjoy! As always, send me a note at pleasance@lilomm.com. You can get all the goodies, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this episode, I read quotes and contemplations from Rabbi Alan Lew. I think this type of soulful inquiry is great for all of us ( not just Jews!) and invite you to dive in over the next few weeks / months to some of these questions. Let me know how it goes. pleasance@lilomm.com and the book is "This is Real and You are Completely Unprepared" by Rabbi Alan Lew. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

It's been a while... here's the latest! As always, you can reach me at pleasance@lilomm.com or visit us at lolacommunity.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Short summer check in with some reflections from the past few weeks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

In this short episode, I invite us to use "The Work that Reconnects" Model for healing, wholeness, and being with the challenges of life. You can see the visuals on the YouTube channel, here and listen to the playlist for embodied practice, here. Reach out to pleasance@lilomm.com or visit us at www.lolacommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

This short meditation is for anytime you need to stabilize. Feel free to return again and again, and may it help soothe and support your system. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

This week I share a bit on some Rabbi Yael teachings and my own personal heart and grief practices. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

An intimate reflection on some wisdom teachings for this week about our inner fire.  Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

Quick review of some basic elemental healing practices for any season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

In this episode, I talk about healing pods and why I created them and what they are for. You can sign up for a future pod, here. Questions? pleasance@lilomm.com Pleasance Silicki, M.S. ED. Rising Kohenet, Shamirah Bat Kol Healing & Sacred Arts Integrative, Holistic & Trauma- Informed Coaching, Community & Circles LOLA Community Dancing Death Doula Linktree “Without community, there is no liberation.” ― Audre Lorde --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

This is a post Legacy Trip conversation with Kelly Matlock. You can learn more about legacy trips, here. You can learn more about Kelly's church, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

In this Legacy Trip Series Episode, Nicki Pappas shares her reflections and integrations on the trip to Alabama we shared in December 2021. You can learn more about Legacy Trips, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

In this Legacy Trip Series Episode, Nandi Kayyy shares thoughtful reflections and integrations on the trip to Alabama we shared in December 2021. You can learn more about Legacy Trips, here and Nandi's work, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

Meet Tina Strawn, Legacy Trip founder and hear the history of the trips and her vision of what's to come for future trips. You can learn more, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

This is a tiny teaching for your day on how to move forward during this great turning. Sending care to us all. Join our Village, here. pleasance@lilomm.com or lolacommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message

Here's the annual year in review! Please reach out with any of your own insights and shares, pleasance@lilomm.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This episode was so interesting and meaningful to record ( also super vulnerable for me at the end, where I share my own breakthrough) This is a conversation with emotions and empathy expert, Karla McLaren. Here website is https://karlamclaren.com and I highly recommend checking out her books and resources. Enjoy! Questions, Reflections to pleasance@lilomm.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Hi Ya'll today I share a little quick update on the new podcast name:) You can find the song here, And thank you to the rupi kaur for the amazing closing words. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Laura Davis is the author of seven books, including The Courage to Heal and I Thought We‘d Never Speak Again. Her groundbreaking books have been translated into 11 languages and sold two million copies. In addition to writing books that inspire and change people's lives, the work of Laura's heart is to teach. For more than twenty years, she's helped people find their voices, tell their stories, and hone their craft. Laura loves creating supportive, intimate writing communities online, in person, and internationally. Laura has posted the first five chapters of her book for free on her website. Laura's new memoir, The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story is the riveting story of her embattled relationship with her mother Temme, their determination to love one another, and the dramatic and surprising collision course they ended up on at the end of Temme's life. For the millions of readers of Laura's first book, The Courage to Heal, The Burning Light of Two Stars is both prequel and sequel, revealing in page-turning, intimate detail how Laura reconciled with the mother who betrayed her, and came to care for her in her final days. You can also read the opening chapters here: https://lauradavis.net/the-burning-light-of-two-stars/ If you're a writer or want to use writing as a tool for healing or self-discovery, you can learn about Laura's online writing workshops and in-person domestic and international retreats here: www.lauradavis.net And if you want to go to Tuscany with Laura in June of 2022, check it out here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this personal episode, I share some phrases, teachings and experiences over the past few weeks and months. As always, reach out- pleasance@lilomm.com with any of your own reflections. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Thank you, Brigit, for this powerful conversation about Alchemical Alignment and sharing your wisdom with us. You can learn more, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Bring your candle for this practice. You can watch this practice, here. Thank you Sarah Salem for the LEAN BACK song. https://sarahsalem.bandcamp.com/track/lean-back --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Ohh this was so fun and we'll have to have Rachel back on the show for MORE conversation. And the video for Mermaid Esther. Here's how to find Rachel and all her amazing offerings; http://realizeparadise.com https://linktr.ee/RachelKann https://www.eventbrite.com/o/rachel-kann-27341152665 https://www.zumba.dance/i/ecb2c2b1 https://rachelkann.zumba.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this episode, I go a bit deeper into The Language of Emotions by Karla McLaren and the relationship to the elements. If you want part 3, let me know! pleasance@lilomm.com You can learn more at lolacommunity.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this episode, I read aloud from The Language of Emotion book, to give a foundation for ways we can work with emotions more skillfully. Enjoy! Thank you Karla Maclaren for this text, The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings are Trying to Tell You. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This is a personal reflection about Yoga and Ayurveda in modern times, where we have been, the troubles that have arisen and where we go from here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Thanks Aly Halpert for your beautiful, Loosen Loosen & adrienne mares brown for the Radical Gratitude Spell that were used in this episode. You can learn more at lolacommunity.com or pleasance@lilomm.com. Thanks for listening and sharing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

* Activation Alert* This reading is from God of Love By Mirabai Starr and is an essay on trauma and forgiveness. This is an invitation into healing, grace and forgiveness for anyone who is a survivor of any form of abuse from childhood. May it be a support on your journey to healing and wholeness. May it be a prayer / blessing for ALL those who need grace and forgiveness, including ourselves. May it be a meditation for all children who suffer and help us all move into the world we dream and vision into, where all humans are cared for and respected. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This reflection is about taking time to rest the land, and ourselves. It's about being a creator in service over a consumer of information. It's about alignment and coherence in how we speak and communicate our power. You can integrate more deeply with us at lolacommunity.com or pleasance@lilomm.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This is a practice by Martha Beck from the Way of Integrity. May it provide you access to the Compassionate Witness. Pleasance@lilomm.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Sacred Ordinary Life Embodied Practices are here to support your daily life. You can learn more at lolacommunity.com or contact pleasance@lilomm.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This week on S.O.L. Practices. ( Sacred Ordinary Life) we have mantras to work with for our days and money alignment practices. There's also a reading from My Body, My Earth by Ruby Gibson. You can reach out with comments, questions, reflections at pleasance@lilomm.com OR find us at lolacommunity.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

"Between this world and the one beyond, it's a window and not a wall." This conversation was about life and death from an astounding teacher, author, counselor, speaker, Rabbi Dr. Simcha Raphael, founder of Da'at. You can find his books and resources, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Sacred Ordinary Life ( S.O.L.) practices are embodied integrations and practices for your SOUL. Enjoy! Learn more at lolacommunity.com, pleasance@lilomm.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

After a few months off, Pleasance is back to share some readings from one of her favorite books, " Present over Perfect" by Shauna Niequist. She also shares a life update on her own work and future themes for episodes. Enjoy! You can learn more at lolacommunity.com or email her directly at pleasance@lilomm.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This will be the last episode for a while. I share a few teachings that can be helpful during the pause and a few reflections from my own life. lolacommunity.com or pleasance@lilomm.com to connect. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Here's a quick teaching on a way to think about your days and your life. Please reach out with your questions, comments and feedback, pleasance@lilomm.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

SHORT poem/ meditation/ inspiration for you- TODAY! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

It's been a minute since I last recorded. Today I share behind the scenes of my own life and offer some suggestions for your own Spring Pause Retreat. Thanks to Rebekah Erev for this chant that I start and close with. You can join our conversations, here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

In this episode, I talk about how I see the ebbs and flows of life as a game and how this perspective has helped me navigate all the challenges and all the celebrations. If you want a copy of the Grief Ritual we hosted in our community, please reach out for a link, pleasance@lilomm.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

Today I share with you some deeper teachings around Welcoming the Sabbath Queen and ways you can sit with, hold and cherish your own Sabbath practice as a way to honor life and death and take a breath and a pause for your soul. I share Batya Levine's beautiful, Lecha Dodi, about the Welcoming of the Sabbath Bride and Queen into our hearts and homes, https://batyalevine.bandcamp.com/album/karov. I recommend a " Sabbath practice" in the same time/ day of the week each week - no matter what your beliefs are. It's really about the soul pause, the time to listen to your inner self and to sit with the compassionate one.. try it, relax and enjoy. If you want more books recommendations that I mention, pleasance@lilomm.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support

This episode is a little different than others. Today, LOLA friend, Robert, asks Pleasance questions on the history of LOLA and the transitions and practices that have led to the ever evolving community. As always, pleasance@lilomm.com for questions or comments and you can join our community and get the PLAN TO THRIVE and LOLA Workbook, and online courses, here. Thanks Robert! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lolacommunity/support