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The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Before I really dove into the study of human sexuality I had some preconceived notions about what kink was, I had no idea it was a spectrum. The first things that would pop into my head when people would mention anything kink was that a person was going to be in a gimp suit and held against their will. I really didn't get that on the spectrum of kink all things are supposed to be consensual. The conversations are more and more open to talking about the spectrum of kink in the last 50 years. As more research has been done on human sexuality we have found out that we really are on a spectrum of all things pleasure and sexuality. In this episode we will discuss: What is kink really? Foundations of safe play Exploring the spectrum of kink without shame The benefits of going beyond vanilla Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach and Holistic Health Practitioner on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will explore going "Beyond Vanilla: Navigating The Spectrum Of Kink" Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Have you figured that if you are not in charge of most things in your life that everything will fall apart? If you find yourself needing to be in maximum possible control of your environment, your health and the people you love, you might just need a little surrender. The world of submission, trust, and surrender are very nuanced within intimate relationships. Surrender can deepen bonds, improve stress levels, and allow you to broaden your horizons with sex! In this episode we will explore: Submission and how we can redefine it How to trust yourself and your partner/s in order to be able to surrender Being willing to be raw and real Join Milica Jelenic Holistic Health Practitioner, Sex & Intimacy Coach on this episode of The Pleasure Zone which offers practical tips and tools to learn more about yourself through the exploration of "Submission & The Art Of Surrender". Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Many of us have been taught to disconnect from our bodies, feelings, and turn away from our true wants. This disconnection often leads to living a life that feels out of alignment and dull. When we deny our desires, we deny a vital part of our life force. And when shame takes the driver's seat, we lose touch with our authentic self. In this empowering and sensual episode, you'll learn: What Desire Really Is How Shame Gets Programmed Tools to Reclaim Your Desires Creating a Desire Fulfilled Life On this episode of The Pleasure Zone, Host Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach and Holistic Health Practitioner, invites you to know "How to Own Your Desires Without Shame". Together we'll explore how you can reclaim your pleasure and own your desires without the heavy burden of shame. Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host What if your sexual attraction wasn't just chemistry—but energy? Sexual energy is one of the most potent forces within us—and it's not limited to our genitals or hormones. It flows through our entire being, influencing how we connect, how we love, and how we attract. When we understand and align our energy centers, we open the door to more passionate, meaningful, and healing sexual experiences. In this episode, you'll discover: The Chakra-Sexuality Connection How Blocked Energy Impacts Intimacy Tantric Breathing & Kundalini Awakening Intro to Energy Play In this episode of The Pleasure Zone, host Milica Jelenic explores the powerful and often misunderstood connection between sexuality and the energetic body. “The Energetics of Sexual Attraction” invites listeners to shift their perspective from purely physical desire to a deeper, vibrational understanding of intimacy, desire, and connection. Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Are you ready to challenge everything you've been told about aging and sexuality? Join your host, Milica Jelenic, as she dives into one of the most powerful — and misunderstood — aspects of human experience: desire in the later stages of life. In this illuminating episode of The Pleasure Zone, we bust the myth that aging equals a decline in sexual pleasure and show how it can actually expand and deepen with time. In Embracing Desire At Every Stage Of Life, we explore: Myth-Busting the “Sexless Aging” Narrative – Discover how societal beliefs shape our expectations about sexuality as we age and why it's time to rewrite the story. The Hormone Connection – Get a clearer understanding of how hormone shifts influence libido and desire — and what you can do to work with your body, not against it. Pleasure Practices for Every Age – Learn simple, yet powerful techniques and mindset shifts to enhance or even revive your sexual pleasure — no matter your age or relationship status. Whether you're in your 40s, 60s, or beyond — or simply want to prepare for a pleasure-filled future — this episode offers the tools and wisdom to reconnect with your body, reignite desire, and reclaim your sensual self. Don't miss this empowering conversation. Listen, share, and join the pleasure revolution — because desire doesn't have an expiration date! Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach and Holistic Health Practitioner on this episode of The Pleasure Zone to find out how you can also be "Embracing Desire At Every Stage Of Life." Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
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The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host In this deeply transformative episode of The Pleasure Zone, host Milica Jelenic explores a groundbreaking approach to trauma recovery: healing through pleasure. While traditional therapeutic methods often bypass the body's innate capacity for joy, Milica sheds light on how safe, consensual pleasure is not only valid but essential for rewiring the nervous system and restoring a sense of safety, trust, and connection. Drawing on both science and embodied wisdom, Milica begins by unpacking how trauma dysregulates the nervous system, often leaving individuals stuck in cycles of fear, numbness, or hypervigilance. She explains how pleasure—when approached with mindfulness and consent—can create new neural pathways that foster calm, resilience, and emotional regulation. The conversation then moves into four key areas of focus: Understanding Somatic Healing: Milica breaks down how trauma is stored in the body and how somatic practices can gently guide individuals back into presence and sensation, offering a gateway to healing that honors the body's intelligence. Self-Pleasure as Therapy: Reframing self-pleasure as a sacred, therapeutic act, Milica discusses how it can support trauma survivors in reclaiming agency, rebuilding a loving relationship with their own bodies, and cultivating self-trust. The Role of Intimacy in Recovery: From conscious touch to heart-centered connection, Milica explores how intimacy with others can become a nurturing space for healing, provided there's clear communication and emotional safety. Rewiring the Brain Through Pleasure: Tying it all together, Milica explains how consistent, pleasurable experiences help reprogram the brain's response to stress, paving the way for long-term healing and empowered sensuality. Listeners of The Pleasure Zone and this episode, "Healing Through Pleasure" will leave with inspiration and practical insights for embracing pleasure as a powerful ally in their healing journey. Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Are you curious about exploring new desires? Have you ever wondered what it means to be truly kinky? If you're feeling curious about expanding your sensual experiences or intrigued by the world of kink, this episode is for you! Many people hold back from discovering their deepest desires due to fear, shame, or simply not knowing where to start. But what if curiosity and kinkiness could be pathways to greater pleasure, connection, and self-discovery? In this episode of The Pleasure Zone, we'll dive into: Breaking the Myths of Kink Curiosity as a Pathway to Pleasure Communicating Your Desires Kink for Connection & Healing Whether you're simply curious or ready to explore your kinky side, this episode will open your mind to new possibilities in pleasure. Join Milica Jelenic on this episode of The Pleasure Zone and find out "Are You Curious & Kinky?" Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
Ja sam Aleksandra Vančevska, geštalt terapeutski savetnik i UKCP terapeut pod supervizijom. Cilj mi je da kreiramo prostor gde se uspeh sastaje sa spokojem. Želim da podržim one koji u životu dosta postižu da nauče kako da stave negu sebe, autentičnost i ispunjenje na prvo mesto, a da pritom ostanu uspešni u onome što rade. Zakaži sesiju: https://calendly.com/aleksandra-vanchevska/discovery-callPodrži podkast tako što ćeš kliknuti SUBSCRIBE ili podeliti sa onima koje voliš.Milica je osnivačica brenda MILI D*OR | Authentic brands” kojim nastoji da pomogne preduzetnicama da od svog biznisa izgrade prepoznatljiv brend kroz rad na brend strategiji, dizajnu vizuelnog identiteta, vizuelnoj i verbalnoj komunikaciji.Autorka je metoda “Brand Inside Out” kojim kroz bolje upoznavanje svog brenda vodi klijentkinje do uspešnijeg predstavljanja sebe i svog brenda u online okruženju.Veruje da je znanje moć a prenošenje ideja umetnost i da se samo zajedništvu mogu napraviti promene koje želimo da vidimo u svom okruženju. https://www.instagram.com/milidor.authenticbrands/https://www.youtube.com/@MILIDOR/videoshttps://milidor.studio/Za informacije o radu sa mnom posetite https://www.instagram.com/aleksandra.phdtherapist/ Ovaj podkast predstavlja lične stavove i mišljenja mojih gostiju i mene. Sadržaj ovde ne treba shvatiti kao medicinski ili psihološki savet. Sadržaj je namenjen u informativne svrhe, a kako je svaka osoba jedinstvena, konsultujte odgovarajućeg stručnjaka za sva konkretna pitanja koja imate.S'ljubavlju,Aleks
Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Springtime Souvenirs: A Journey to Easter's Hidden Treasures Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-04-07-22-34-01-sr Story Transcript:Sr: Пролеће је мирисало у ваздуху док су Божан и Милица корачали уском уличицом према пијаци.En: Spring was in the air as Božan and Milica walked down the narrow street towards the market.Sr: Било је Ускрс, а њихова група пријатеља је одлучила да проведе празнични одмор у шармантном селу, познатом по ручно израђеним сувенирима.En: It was Easter, and their group of friends had decided to spend the holiday break in a charming village known for its handmade souvenirs.Sr: Пијаца је била жила куцавица овог живописног места.En: The market was the lifeblood of this picturesque place.Sr: Божан је био одушевљен.En: Božan was thrilled.Sr: Волео је да путује и купује сувенире са сваки својих путовања.En: He loved to travel and collect souvenirs from each of his trips.Sr: За њега, сувенир није био само обична ствар већ прича, сећање запечаћено у предмету.En: To him, a souvenir was not just an ordinary item but a story, a memory sealed in an object.Sr: Чврсто је веровао да ће пронаћи савршену успомену на овај ускршњи одмор.En: He firmly believed he would find the perfect keepsake for this Easter holiday.Sr: С друге стране, Милица је имала оштро око за детаље.En: On the other hand, Milica had a keen eye for detail.Sr: Увек је тражила нешто јединствено што би одражавало суштину путовања.En: She always sought something unique that reflected the essence of the journey.Sr: Њени сувенири су били више од предмета; били су мали трезори пуни значења и осећаја.En: Her souvenirs were more than objects; they were little vaults full of meaning and emotions.Sr: Пијаца је била жива.En: The market was bustling.Sr: Шарени украси висили су са сваких страна.En: Colorful decorations hung from every corner.Sr: Ваздух је био испуњен мирисом свеже цвећа и традиционалних пецива.En: The air was filled with the scent of fresh flowers and traditional pastries.Sr: Продавачи су гласно дозивали туристе, привлачећи их својим производима.En: Sellers loudly called out to tourists, attracting them with their products.Sr: Божан и Милица су знали да ће ово бити изазов.En: Božan and Milica knew this would be a challenge.Sr: Док су корачали кроз гужву, Божан се одлучио на ризик.En: As they walked through the crowd, Božan decided to take a risk.Sr: Уместо да бира између масовно произведених предмета, пришао је старом локалном уметнику.En: Instead of choosing from mass-produced items, he approached an old local artist.Sr: Милица је, пак, одлучила да истражи један тихи део пијаце, далеко од гужве, у потрази за скривеним благом.En: Meanwhile, Milica decided to explore a quiet part of the market, far from the crowds, in search of hidden treasures.Sr: Минут за минутом, сати су пролазили.En: Minute by minute, hours passed.Sr: Божан и Милица су се већ осећали уморно, али одлучни да не одустану.En: Božan and Milica were already feeling tired but determined not to give up.Sr: И баш када су мислили да је све изгубљено, Божан је угледао предивно резбарено ускршње јаје.En: Just when they thought all was lost, Božan spotted a beautifully carved Easter egg.Sr: Било је то савршенo.En: It was perfect.Sr: У међувремену, Милица је пронашла прелепу огрлицу направљену од локалних материјала, невероватно деликатно дело занатлије.En: In the meantime, Milica found a beautiful necklace made from local materials, an incredibly delicate piece of craftsmanship.Sr: Са осмехом на лицу, Божан и Милица су напустили пијацу.En: With smiles on their faces, Božan and Milica left the market.Sr: Свако је носио свој мали подсетник на ово путовање.En: Each carried their little reminder of this trip.Sr: Божан је научио да је каткад потребно погледати изван очигледног и осетити праву вредност у личним контактима.En: Božan learned that sometimes, it's necessary to look beyond the obvious and feel the real value in personal contacts.Sr: Милица је открила радост истраживања и узбуђење у проналажењу нечега заиста посебног на неочекиваним местима.En: Milica discovered the joy of exploration and the thrill of finding something truly special in unexpected places.Sr: Како се сунце лагано спуштало, они су се враћали у сеоце, носећи успомене које ће и даље причати приче дуго након што се врате кући.En: As the sun slowly set, they returned to the village, carrying memories that would continue to tell stories long after they returned home.Sr: Путовање овог пролећа на Ускрс постао је незаборавни део њихових живота, утиснут дубоко у њихова срца.En: This Easter spring journey became an unforgettable part of their lives, etched deep into their hearts. Vocabulary Words:narrow: ускомcharming: шармантномsouvenirs: сувениримаpicturesque: живописногthrilled: одушевљенkeepsake: успоменуunique: јединственоessence: суштинуvaults: трезориbustling: живаdecorations: украсиfresh: свежеsellers: продавачиattracting: привлачећиrisk: ризикmass-produced: масовно произведенихlocal: локалномexplore: истражиtreasures: благомdelicate: деликатноcraftsmanship: занатлијеsmiles: осмехомbeyond: изванobvious: очигледногvalue: вредностexploration: истраживањаunexpected: неочекиванимetched: утиснутreminder: подсетникunforgettable: незаборавни
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Pleasure isn't just about intimacy—it's a way of being. Pleasure can be woven into everyday moments, transforming the ordinary into something extraordinary. Whether it's the taste of a delicious meal, the warmth of sunlight on your skin, or the rhythm of your favorite song, pleasure is all around you. The key is learning how to tap into it. In this episode of The Pleasure Zone, we explore how to cultivate pleasure in everyday life by awakening your senses, shifting your mindset, and embracing joy in unexpected places. By prioritizing pleasure in your daily routine, you can enhance your well-being, boost your confidence, and create a more fulfilling life. In this episode, we discuss: The Science of Pleasure Activating Your Senses Movement as Pleasure Savoring Everyday Experiences Mindset Shifts Overcoming Pleasure Blocks Creating a Pleasure Ritual Join Milica Jelenic, Holistic Health Practitioner, Sex & Intimacy Coach on this episode of The Pleasure Zone to find out what is "Beyond the Bedroom: Cultivating Pleasure in Everyday Life." Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host In long-term relationships, the balance between desire and duty can shift, leaving passion feeling more like an obligation than an irresistible force. Desire is the fire that draws us together, while duty keeps the partnership running smoothly. But when duty overshadows desire, intimacy can become routine rather than thrilling. How can we break free from obligation and rekindle the passion that once burned so brightly? The Tension Between Desire and Duty – Are you making love out of passion or obligation? We'll explore how societal and relational expectations can turn sex into a checklist rather than a shared pleasure. Reawakening the Senses – Passion thrives when all our senses are engaged. Discover sensual techniques to reignite desire, from mindful touch to the power of anticipation. Communicating What Turns You On – Open, shame-free conversations about pleasure are key to shifting from duty to excitement. Learn how to express your deepest cravings and listen to your partner's in a way that builds connection. Creating New Erotic Energy – Routine is the enemy of desire. Find out how to infuse playfulness, mystery, and spontaneity into your intimate life to make passion feel new again. Join host Milica Jelenic as we dive into the art of keeping passion alive and transforming duty into desire once more. Tune in for tips, insights, and a fresh perspective on intimacy! Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Are you ready to unlock the connection between your mind and body for deeper, more fulfilling pleasure? Many people struggle to fully embrace pleasure due to stress, trauma, or disconnection. In this episode, we dive into powerful techniques that can help you bridge that gap and enhance intimacy, sensation, and overall well-being. What You'll Learn: The role of mindfulness in strengthening the mind-body connection How breathwork can heighten pleasure and deepen orgasms Ways to use body awareness to overcome blocks to intimacy An introduction to tantric techniques for expanding sexual energy The benefits of somatic therapy for healing through touch and movement The neuroscience of pleasure—how your brain influences sensation and desire Join Host Milica Jelenic as we explore how to connect more deeply with yourself and your partner for ultimate pleasure! Tune in now and discover new pathways to intimacy and joy. Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Unveiling Kalemegdan: Secrets Beneath the Snow Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-02-26-23-34-01-sr Story Transcript:Sr: Снег је падао полако на Калемегданску тврђаву.En: The snow was slowly falling over the Kalemegdan Fortress.Sr: Чинило се да се све зауставило у зимском миру.En: It seemed as if everything had stopped in the winter tranquility.Sr: Јован, Милца и Никола чекали су код старих зидина.En: Jovan, Milica, and Nikola waited by the ancient walls.Sr: Све је крио тајни звук који је долазио из подземног тунела.En: Everything was hidden by a mysterious sound coming from the underground tunnel.Sr: Људи су говорили да тунел чува нешто важно, али нико није знао шта.En: People said the tunnel held something important, but no one knew what.Sr: Јованова љубав према историји терала га је да открије шта се крије у мрачним дубинама.En: Јован's love for history drove him to discover what lay in the dark depths.Sr: Његово срце је куцало брже када је стао испред улаза у тунел.En: His heart beat faster when he stood in front of the tunnel entrance.Sr: Милца је могла да осети његову узбуђеност.En: Милца could feel his excitement.Sr: Била је спремна да покаже своје вештине инжењера.En: She was ready to show her engineering skills.Sr: „Ако нешто не желимо да пронађемо, можда је боље да не идемо напред,“ Никола је рекао са оклевањем.En: "If there's something we don't want to find, maybe it's better not to go forward," Никола said hesitantly.Sr: Страхао је да ће откриће угрозити тврђаву.En: He feared the discovery might jeopardize the fortress.Sr: „Веруј ми, открићу оно што треба да се зна,“ Јован је одговорио одлучно.En: "Trust me, I will discover what needs to be known," Јован replied decisively.Sr: Светлом батеријске лампе, закорачили су у тунел.En: By the light of their flashlight, they stepped into the tunnel.Sr: Са сваким кораком звук је постајао јачи.En: With each step, the sound grew louder.Sr: Необјашњива мелодија, као да је зид свирао неку загонетну песму.En: An unexplainable melody, as if the wall was playing an enigmatic song.Sr: Милца је проучавала зидове и под.En: Милца examined the walls and the floor.Sr: Њено проницљиво око запазило је нешто необично – врата скривена иза сложених механизама.En: Her keen eye noticed something unusual—doors hidden behind complex mechanisms.Sr: „Овде је тајна,“ рекла је, насмејана због свог открића.En: "Here is the secret," she said, smiling at her discovery.Sr: Јован и Никола су помогли да се отворе врата.En: Јован and Никола helped open the doors.Sr: Унутра је била мала камена соба с древним механизмом.En: Inside was a small stone room with an ancient mechanism.Sr: Са њиховим уласком, звук је постао јаснији, откривајући да је долазио од старог уређаја.En: As they entered, the sound became clearer, revealing it was coming from an old device.Sr: Јован је разумео.En: Јован understood.Sr: Механизам је био осмиљен да упозори на уљезе.En: The mechanism was designed to alert against intruders.Sr: Заштита из далеке прошлости.En: Protection from a distant past.Sr: „Ово је невероватно!En: "This is incredible!"Sr: “ узвикнуо је.En: he exclaimed.Sr: После размишљања, одлучили су да је најбоље да све оставе како јесте.En: After some thought, they decided it was best to leave everything as it was.Sr: Милца је помогла да се врата поново затворе, обезбеђујући тајну.En: Милца helped close the doors again, securing the secret.Sr: Пред излазом из тунела, Јован је утишао своју знатижељу са спознајом да неке тајне морају остати сакривене.En: At the tunnel's exit, Јован quieted his curiosity with the realization that some secrets must remain hidden.Sr: Милца је осетила понос у својој спретности, а Никола је схватио да су оваква открића део културног наслеђа којег треба чувати.En: Милца felt proud of her dexterity, and Никола realized that such discoveries are part of a cultural heritage that needs preservation.Sr: Док су шетали снегом прекривеним стазама, између њих је остала тајна.En: As they walked the snow-covered paths, the secret remained among them.Sr: Сада су знали причу Калемегдана коју ће сачувати за генерације које долазе.En: Now they knew Kalemegdan's story, which they would preserve for the generations to come.Sr: Снег је наставио да пада, покривајући све око њих, али у њиховим срцима остала је топлина славног открића.En: The snow continued to fall, covering everything around them, but in their hearts remained the warmth of their glorious discovery. Vocabulary Words:fortress: тврђаваtranquility: мирancient: стариmysterious: тајниunderground: подземниdepth: дубинаentrance: улазengineering: инжењерстваhesitantly: са оклевањемjeopardize: угрозитиdecisively: одлучноflashlight: батеријска лампаunexplainable: необјашњиваmelody: мелодијаenigmatic: загонетнаmechanisms: механизмиdexterity: спретностheritage: наслеђеpreservation: чувањеcuriosity: знатижељаreveal: откритиsecret: тајнаintruders: уљезиprotection: заштитаincredible: невероватноmechanism: механизамdevice: уређајrealization: спознајаgenerations: генерацијеglorious: славно
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Are you ready to unlock the connection between your mind and body for deeper, more fulfilling pleasure? Many people struggle to fully embrace pleasure due to stress, trauma, or disconnection. In this episode, we dive into powerful techniques that can help you bridge that gap and enhance intimacy, sensation, and overall well-being. What You'll Learn: The role of mindfulness in strengthening the mind-body connection How breathwork can heighten pleasure and deepen orgasms Ways to use body awareness to overcome blocks to intimacy An introduction to tantric techniques for expanding sexual energy The benefits of somatic therapy for healing through touch and movement The neuroscience of pleasure—how your brain influences sensation and desire Join Host Milica Jelenic as we explore how to connect more deeply with yourself and your partner for ultimate pleasure! Tune in now and discover new pathways to intimacy and joy. Grab your Yes, No, Maybe list - all about Playful Tips for Pleasure here Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Unraveling Kopaonik: A Winter's Tale of Light & Mystery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-02-25-23-34-02-sr Story Transcript:Sr: Копаоник је требао бити тих тог зимског поподнева.En: Kopaonik was supposed to be quiet that winter afternoon.Sr: Пахуље су нежно прекривале земљу, а хладни ваздух је испуњавао околину.En: The snowflakes gently covered the ground, and the cold air filled the surroundings.Sr: У даљини, снег је шуштио под ногама радозналој планинарки Милици, која је одлучила да истражи стари део националног парка.En: In the distance, the snow crunched under the feet of a curious hiker, Milica, who had decided to explore the old part of the national park.Sr: Милица је била пуна узбуђења, док јој је блиставо светло у даљини привукло пажњу.En: Milica was full of excitement when a bright light in the distance caught her attention.Sr: То светло се појавило у деловима парка који обично нису били насељени.En: That light appeared in parts of the park that were usually uninhabited.Sr: "Мора да је нешто занимљиво," помислила је, али није знала да је локални чувар парка, Никола, такође запазио ту појаву.En: "It must be something interesting," she thought, but she didn't know that the local park ranger, Nikola, had also noticed the phenomenon.Sr: Никола је био отпоран на мистерије.En: Nikola was resistant to mysteries.Sr: Његов је посао био да чува парк и брине о безбедности.En: His job was to guard the park and ensure safety.Sr: Мислио је на дивље животиње и могуће уљезе.En: He thought about the wild animals and potential intruders.Sr: "Морам да будем опрезан," рекао је себи, док је гледао како Милица храбро корача ка непознатом.En: "I must be cautious," he said to himself, watching Milica bravely step towards the unknown.Sr: Било је време празника Мартиница.En: It was the time of the holiday Martinica.Sr: Милица је мислила да ће мање људи бити у парку, па је одлучила да истражи сама.En: Milica thought there would be fewer people in the park, so she decided to explore on her own.Sr: Николу је било важно да све буде под контролом, па је одлучио да је прати иза, спреман да реагује ако треба.En: It was important to Nikola that everything was under control, so he decided to follow her from behind, ready to react if needed.Sr: Док су се приближавали извору светла, наишли су на стару, напуштену колибу.En: As they approached the source of the light, they stumbled upon an old, abandoned cabin.Sr: Светло је треперило мистериозно, али када су ушли, открили су да то није ништа друго до стари огледало које хвата месечеву светлост.En: The light flickered mysteriously, but when they entered, they discovered that it was nothing but an old mirror catching the moonlight.Sr: "Није било разлога за бригу," рекао је Никола са осмехом, али унутра су наишли на стари дневник.En: "There was no reason to worry," said Nikola with a smile, but inside, they found an old journal.Sr: Странице су биле исписане неким заборављеним причама о парку.En: The pages were filled with some forgotten stories about the park.Sr: Милица је сатима била обузета читањем.En: Milica was engrossed in reading for hours.Sr: Када је пала ноћ, њих двоје су се вратили безбедно.En: When night fell, the two of them returned safely.Sr: Милица је тада схватила да опрезан приступ може открити нове тајне.En: Milica then realized that a cautious approach could reveal new secrets.Sr: И Никола је научио да је понекада добро дати прилику и неочекиваним, чудесним открићима.En: And Nikola learned that sometimes it's good to give a chance to unexpected, wondrous discoveries.Sr: Снег је и даље тихо падао, а Копаоник је наставио да чува своје тајне, сада додатно богатији за једну испричану причу.En: The snow continued to fall quietly, and Kopaonik continued to keep its secrets, now further enriched by one more told story. Vocabulary Words:crunched: шуштиоcurious: радозналојhiker: планинаркиinhabited: насељениproximity: околинаphenomenon: појаваresistant: отпоранintruders: уљезеcautious: опрезанapproached: приближавалиstumbled: наишлиabandoned: напуштенуflickered: треперилоengrossed: обузетаdiscovery: открићаreveal: откритиwondrous: чудеснимsecrets: тајнеsurroundings: околинаbright: блиставоensure: бринеsafety: безбедностиunexpected: неочекиванимmirror: огледалоmoonlight: месечеву светлостjournal: дневникforgotten: заборављенимstories: причамаenriched: богатијиmentioned: запазио
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Sexual trauma can have a profound impact on a person's body, mind, and relationships. But healing is possible—and pleasure can be a powerful tool in the journey toward reclaiming intimacy, self-trust, and joy. Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach and Holistic Health Practitioner, as she explores: How sexual trauma affects the nervous system and body Why pleasure can be an essential part of healing Steps to reconnect with your body in a safe and empowered way How to navigate intimacy and relationships after trauma Practical tools for self-care, self-compassion, and building trust The role of therapy, coaching, and holistic practices in recovery Whether you've experienced trauma yourself or want to support a loved one on their healing journey, this episode offers insights, strategies, and hope. Tune in and start reclaiming your pleasure, power, and peace. Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Welcome to The Pleasure Zone with your host, Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach and Holistic Health Practitioner. In this episode, we dive deep into the science of seduction, exploring how psychology and biology shape attraction and desire. From the science behind dopamine and oxytocin to the seduction techniques that spark connection, we'll uncover how chemistry and intention come together to create irresistible magnetism. We'll cover: Psychological principles behind attraction and desire. Goal-setting strategies for mastering seduction techniques. The role of dopamine and oxytocin in intimacy and connection. Fun exercises to build confidence and enhance your seduction skills. Whether you're looking to boost your charm or deepen your connections, this episode offers a fascinating blend of science and practice to elevate your seductive power. Tune in and step into The Pleasure Zone! Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Join Milica Jelenic on The Pleasure Zone Podcast for an enlightening episode all about relationship milestones! Whether you're setting new relationship milestones, working toward deeper connection, or celebrating past relationship milestones, this episode will guide you on the path to lasting intimacy and growth. Are you and your partner aligned on your relationship goals? In this episode, Milica shares powerful insights on: Identifying shared relationship goals Steps to align on intimacy milestones (like trying new experiences) Tips for tracking and celebrating progress Communication strategies to address unmet goals Whether you're deepening your connection or reigniting the spark, this episode is packed with practical tips to help your relationship thrive! Tune in now on your favorite podcast platform! Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Unexpected Battles and Snowy Laughter at Kalemegdan Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-02-03-23-34-02-sr Story Transcript:Sr: Калемегданска тврђава, са својим старим каменим зидовима и погледом на ушће Саве и Дунава, блистала је под зимским сунцем.En: The Kalemegdan Fortress, with its ancient stone walls and view of the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, gleamed under the winter sun.Sr: Снег је прекрио читаву тврђаву, стварајући бајковити пејзаж.En: Snow covered the entire fortress, creating a fairy-tale landscape.Sr: Милица је чекала на улазу, држећи план путовања чврсто као да је карта за злато.En: Milica waited at the entrance, holding the travel itinerary tightly as if it were a map to gold.Sr: „Драгомире, морамо стићи до топова пре поднева,“ рекла је озбиљно.En: "Dragomir, we need to reach the cannons before noon," she said seriously.Sr: Али Драгомир, увек опуштен, једва да је обраћао пажњу на сат.En: But Dragomir, always laid-back, barely paid attention to the time.Sr: „Полако, сунце је тек изашло.En: "Take it easy, the sun has just risen.Sr: Уживајмо у дану,“ рекао је с осмехом.En: Let's enjoy the day," he said with a smile.Sr: Док су разгледали тврђаву, изненада су се нашли у групи људи у костимима из доба османске окупације.En: As they were sightseeing the fortress, they unexpectedly found themselves among a group of people in costumes from the Ottoman occupation era.Sr: „Хајде, морамо се спремити за битку,“ викнула је жена у пурпурној хаљини, упућујући им команду.En: "Come on, we must prepare for battle," shouted a woman in a purple dress, giving them a directive.Sr: Милица и Драгомир су размењивали погледе, збуњени али заинтригирани.En: Milica and Dragomir exchanged looks, confused but intrigued.Sr: „Да ли је ово део плана?En: "Is this part of the plan?"Sr: “ шапнуо је Драгомир, намигујући.En: Dragomir whispered, winking.Sr: „Наравно да није!En: "Of course not!Sr: Али дај да пробамо,“ одговорила је Милица, изненада осетивши узбуђење новог изазова.En: But let's try it," replied Milica, suddenly feeling the excitement of a new challenge.Sr: Ушли су у улоге, и убрзо су застали на лединци као вође древне војске.En: They got into character and soon found themselves standing on the field as leaders of an ancient army.Sr: Људи око њих, глумци и посетиоци, чекали су њихове наредбе.En: The people around them, actors and visitors, awaited their orders.Sr: Хаос је претио да превлада, али Милица је узела ствар у своје руке.En: Chaos threatened to take over, but Milica took charge.Sr: Почела је да издаје команде, подсећајући на ратне стратегије које је некад читала.En: She began issuing commands, recalling battle strategies she once read about.Sr: У међувремену, Драгомир се попео на зид тврђаве и заподенуо импровизовани говор, измишљајући приче о храбрости и победи, што је изазвало смех и аплауз међу присутнима.En: Meanwhile, Dragomir climbed onto the fortress wall and started an impromptu speech, making up stories of bravery and victory, which brought laughter and applause from those present.Sr: На крају представе, Милицина стратегија спасла је „војску“ од „пораза“, док је Драгомиров хумор освојио свакога.En: By the end of the performance, Milica's strategy saved the "army" from "defeat," while Dragomir's humor won everyone over.Sr: Аплауз није престајао, а организатори су им пришли са захвалношћу.En: The applause did not subside, and the organizers approached them with gratitude.Sr: „Нисмо ово планирали, али било је фантастично,“ рекла је Милица, сјајних очију.En: "We didn't plan this, but it was fantastic," said Milica, her eyes shining.Sr: „Можда сам претеривала са тим планом.En: "Maybe I overdid it with that plan."Sr: “„А ја сам научио да мало реда и није тако лоше,“ признао је Драгомир с осмехом.En: "And I learned that a little order isn't so bad," Dragomir admitted with a smile.Sr: Док су се враћали, снег је лагано падао, а Калемегдан је остајао за њима као сведок њихове неочекиване авантуре.En: As they returned, snow gently fell, and Kalemegdan remained behind them as a witness to their unexpected adventure.Sr: Осећали су се ближе него икад, испуњени новом заједничком причом коју ће дуго препричавати.En: They felt closer than ever, filled with a new shared story they would recount for a long time. Vocabulary Words:fortress: тврђаваconfluence: ушћеgleamed: блисталаfairy-tale: бајковитиitinerary: план путовањаlaid-back: опуштенsightseeing: разгледалиcostumes: костимимаoccupation: окупацијеdirective: командуintrigued: заинтригираниcharacter: улогеchaos: хаосtake charge: узела ствар у своје рукеissuing: издајеrecalling: подсећајућиstrategies: стратегијеimpromptu: импровизованиbravery: храбростиvictory: победиapplause: аплаузorganizers: организаториgratitude: захвалношћуoverdid: претеривалаorder: редаadventure: авантуреwitness: сведокshared: заједничкомrecount: препричаватиunexpected: неочекиване
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The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Welcome to The Pleasure Zone with your host, Milica Jelenic—Holistic Health Practitioner and Sex & Intimacy Coach. In this empowering episode, we dive into the transformative journey of embracing body positivity and building unshakable sexual confidence. Are you ready to rewrite your relationship with your body? Tune in as we explore how body positivity can reshape the way you see yourself, not just in the mirror, but in your most intimate moments. Let's unlock the power of radical self-love and harness the magic of body positivity to create deeper connections with yourself and others. Milica will share expert insights, actionable strategies, and heartfelt advice to help you move past insecurities, discover your sensual essence, and fully own your pleasure. Whether you're beginning this journey or seeking to deepen your self-love, this episode is your roadmap to confidence, connection, and joy. Don't miss this chance to reclaim your body and your power and find out: How body image impacts sexual confidence. Goal-setting for body positivity and self-acceptance. Exercises for boosting self-esteem in intimate settings. Celebrating small wins in the journey to confidence. Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Uncovering Time's Treasures: A Journey Through Studenica Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-01-28-23-34-02-sr Story Transcript:Sr: Зима је захватила манастир Студеницу, а снег је нежно прекривао древне зидове.En: Winter had enveloped the manastir Studenica, and snow gently covered the ancient walls.Sr: Милица и Душан стајали су пред манастиром, посматрајући импозантну грађевину као да је сама крила све тајне света.En: Milica and Dusan stood in front of the monastery, gazing at the imposing structure as if it itself held all the secrets of the world.Sr: Милица је била одушевљена.En: Milica was thrilled.Sr: Њена љубав према историји и посебно легендама о давно изгубљеним благом довела ју је овде.En: Her love for history and particularly the legends of long-lost treasures had brought her here.Sr: Чула је приче о скривеном благу у зиду манастира, и сада је имала прилику да их истражи.En: She had heard stories of hidden treasure in the walls of the monastery, and now she had the opportunity to explore them.Sr: "Душане, морамо бити пажљиви," рекла је Милица, извлачећи старе карте и текстове из свог ранца.En: "Dusane, we have to be careful," Milica said, pulling out old maps and texts from her backpack.Sr: Њена рука је благо дрхтала од узбуђења и хладноће.En: Her hand trembled slightly from excitement and cold.Sr: Душан, увек практичан и помало скептичан, климао је главом, знајући колико јој ово значи.En: Dusan, always practical and a bit skeptical, nodded, knowing how much this meant to her.Sr: "Разумем, али не смемо нарушити благо историје да откријемо ново," упозорио је он.En: "I understand, but we must not disturb the treasures of history to discover new ones," he warned.Sr: "А и чувара манастира ће занимати шта ми радимо."En: "And the monastery keeper will be interested in what we're doing."Sr: Закорачали су унутар манастира, у срце приче која је чекала да буде испричана.En: They stepped inside the monastery, into the heart of a story that was waiting to be told.Sr: Студеница је била величанствена, са својим зидовима украшеним старим фрескама, које су причале приче из прошлости.En: Studenica was magnificent, with its walls adorned with ancient frescoes, telling stories from the past.Sr: У мирноћи светилишта, кораци су одјекивали тихо.En: In the silence of the sanctuary, their footsteps echoed softly.Sr: Милица је пажљиво пратила карте, њен поглед је појачан поштовањем према ономе стојећи пред њом.En: Milica carefully followed the maps, her gaze intensified by the respect for what stood before her.Sr: Душан је први приметио куста који их је такође посматрао, пришао им је са сумњом.En: Dusan was the first to notice the custodian who was also observing them, approaching them with suspicion.Sr: "Ви овде трагате за благом?" питао је стари монах, љубазно, али и са дозом резерве.En: "Are you searching for treasure here?" asked the old monk, kindly, but with a hint of reservation.Sr: Милица му је објаснила своју страст за историјом и древним мистеријама које Студеница носи.En: Milica explained her passion for history and the ancient mysteries that Studenica holds.Sr: Монах је потпискивао главом, разумејући младалачки жар, али и властиту одговорност према очувању.En: The monk nodded, understanding the youthful fervor but also his own responsibility towards preservation.Sr: "Блага у зидовима нема, драга моја," рекао је мудро.En: "There is no treasure in the walls, my dear," he said wisely.Sr: "Али ако погледаш око себе, можда ћеш видети највеће благо ─ време обликовано у овим камењем."En: "But if you look around, you may see the greatest treasure ─ time shaped in these stones."Sr: Наставили су своје истраживање, Маца је открила један занимљив текст који указује на мистериозни пролаз, али се суочила са дубоком дилемом.En: They continued their exploration, discovering an intriguing text indicating a mysterious passage, but faced a deep dilemma.Sr: Душан и монах, сваки на свој начин, апеловали су на њен разум и савест.En: Dusan and the monk, each in their own way, appealed to her reason and conscience.Sr: Са тешким срцем али јасним умом, Милица је одустала од даљег истраживања.En: With a heavy heart but a clear mind, Milica decided to abandon further exploration.Sr: Одлучила је схватити вредност онога што већ има и научити из прошлости на други начин.En: She chose to understand the value of what she already had and to learn from the past in a different way.Sr: Узбуђење препуштања историји заменило је ново, спокојније задовољство.En: The excitement of unearthing history was replaced by a new, calmer satisfaction.Sr: Студеница је остала цела, са њеним скривеним причама и легендама, које ће дочекивати и инспирисати нове генерације.En: Studenica remained intact, with its hidden stories and legends, ready to welcome and inspire new generations.Sr: Док су се враћали кроз снег, Милица је осећала мира.En: As they walked back through the snow, Milica felt at peace.Sr: Она и Душан испричали су једну причу, можда не управо ону коју су намеравали, али свакако једну вредну преношења.En: She and Dusan had told a story, perhaps not the one they intended, but certainly one worth passing on.Sr: Понекад је и сам пут важан као и циљ.En: Sometimes the journey itself is as important as the destination. Vocabulary Words:enveloped: захватилаimposing: импозантнуthrilled: одушевљенаtreasures: благаoppurtunity: приликуcareful: пажљивиtrembled: дрхталаpractical: практичанskeptical: скептичанmonastery: манастирadorned: украшенfrescoes: фрескамаsanctuary: светилиштаcustodian: кустосreservation: резервеfervor: жарpreservation: очувањуwisely: мудроintriguing: занимљивdilemma: дилемаconscience: савестjourney: путdestination: циљancient: древнеmagnificent: величанственаobserve: посматраоyouthful: младалачкиstories: причеlegends: легендамаmysteries: мистеријама
Fluent Fiction - Serbian: From Frost to Fortune: A Florist's Winter Market Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-01-25-23-34-01-sr Story Transcript:Sr: На зимској пијаци на Цветној фарми, снег је танко падао претварајући цело подручје у бајковиту сцену.En: At the winter market at Cvetna farma, the snow was lightly falling, turning the whole area into a fairytale scene.Sr: Улице су биле пуне шарених тезги, са украсима од светала која су трептала у хладној зимској ноћи.En: The streets were full of colorful stalls, adorned with lights that twinkled in the cold winter night.Sr: У овом веселом хаосу, стојала је Милица, млада и талентована цвећарка, са својим деликатним цветним аранжманима.En: In this cheerful chaos stood Milica, a young and talented florist, with her delicate floral arrangements.Sr: Милица је имала један једини циљ – да освоји посетиоце својим уникатним делима.En: Milica had one single goal—to captivate visitors with her unique creations.Sr: Међутим, време је било против ње.En: However, the weather was against her.Sr: Хладни ветар претио је да уништи лепоту њених цветова који је пажљиво одабрала и припремила за овај догађај.En: The cold wind threatened to destroy the beauty of her flowers, which she had carefully selected and prepared for this event.Sr: Преко пута њене тезге, такмичарски цвећар представљао је своје нове аранжмане и одвлачио пажњу, а Милица је била забринута да ће се њена тезга убрзо испразнити.En: Across from her stall, a competing florist showcased new arrangements and diverted attention, and Milica was worried her stall would soon be empty.Sr: У међувремену, Ненад је шетао међу тезгама са нотесом и камером, у потрази за савршеном причом.En: Meanwhile, Nenad was wandering among the stalls with a notebook and a camera, searching for the perfect story.Sr: Као локални новинар, знао је да му је потребна прича која ће привући читаоце и напредовати у каријери.En: As a local journalist, he knew he needed a story that would attract readers and help advance his career.Sr: Несвесно, његов ум често је лутао ка Милици.En: Unknowingly, his mind often drifted to Milica.Sr: Био је фасциниран њеном посвећеношћу, али није желео да његова лична осећања утичу на његову професионалност.En: He was fascinated by her dedication but didn't want his personal feelings to affect his professionalism.Sr: Док су се снежне пахуље наслагале, Милица је одлучила да направи неколико промена.En: As the snowflakes piled up, Milica decided to make a few changes.Sr: Узела је позајмљене цераде и накитила своју тезгу светлуцавим лампицама, стварајући топлу и примамљиву атмосферу.En: She borrowed tarps and decorated her stall with glittering lights, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.Sr: Цветови су заблистали у новој светлости, привлачећи поново пролазнике.En: The flowers shone in the new light, attracting passersby once again.Sr: Ненад је приметио ову промену и коначно је одлучио да интервјуише Милицу.En: Nenad noticed this change and finally decided to interview Milica.Sr: Разговор са њом надахнуо га је, те је у свом чланку фокусирао на њену страсну посвећеност и амбициозне снове.En: The conversation with her inspired him, and he focused his article on her passionate dedication and ambitious dreams.Sr: Ова перспектива унела је свежину у његов рад, привукла пажњу публике и довела више људи до њене тезге.En: This perspective brought freshness to his work, attracted the audience's attention, and drew more people to her stall.Sr: Неколико дана након догађаја, Ненадов чланак је објављен.En: A few days after the event, Nenad's article was published.Sr: У њему је оживела прича о младој цвећарки која није одустала пред изазовима.En: It brought to life the story of a young florist who didn't give up in the face of challenges.Sr: Људи су почели да се интересују за њене цветове, а један међународни купац понудио јој је сарадњу, што је отворило врата ка глобалном тржишту које је одувек сањала.En: People began to show interest in her flowers, and an international buyer offered her a collaboration, opening the doors to the global market she had always dreamed of.Sr: Милица је осећала већу сигурност у своју визију и способности, док је Ненад схватио да је истинита прича број један, без обзира на лична осећања.En: Milica felt more confident in her vision and abilities, while Nenad realized that a truthful story is number one, regardless of personal feelings.Sr: Његова каријера је дошла на нови ниво, а његова веза са Милицом је, можда несвесно, добила другачију димензију.En: His career reached a new level, and his relationship with Milica perhaps unknowingly took on a different dimension.Sr: Светла на Цветној фарми наставила су да трепере у ноћи, док су снег и даље лагано падао.En: The lights at Cvetna farma continued to twinkle in the night while the snow kept gently falling.Sr: Сада је све изгледало могуће, уз мало храбрости и вере у сопствене снове.En: Now, everything seemed possible, with a little courage and belief in one's dreams. Vocabulary Words:market: пијацаflorist: цвећаркаfairytale: бајковитаadorned: украшенеstalls: тезгеdelicate: деликатнимcaptivate: освојиcreations: делаcompeting: такмичарскиthreatened: претиоnotebook: нотесjournalist: новинарdedication: посвећеностprofessionalism: професионалностtarps: церадеborrowed: позајмљенеinviting: примамљивуinterview: интервјуишеinspired: надахнуоambitious: амбициознеperspective: перспективаfreshness: свежинуpublished: објављенchallenges: изазовимаcollaboration: сарадњуglobal: глобалномconfident: сигурностreached: дошлаdimension: димензијуcourage: храбрости
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host In this episode of The Pleasure Zone, host Milica Jelenic, Holistic Health Practitioner and Sex & Intimacy Coach, explores how to have a mindful intimate life in order to transform your life! When we bring mindful practices into our intimate life we begin to see many things in our lives improve. Join Milica as she delves into: The role of mindfulness in enhancing intimacy. Guided exercises for mindful touch and connection. Setting goals for present-moment awareness during intimacy. Benefits of meditation or yoga for sexual wellness. Whether you're looking to enhance your relationship or cultivate a deeper connection with yourself, this episode is packed with tools to help you experience intimacy in a whole new way. Tune in and take your pleasure to the next level! Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
Fluent Fiction - Serbian: Winter's Embrace: Finding Solace in a Snowy Forest Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sr/episode/2025-01-16-23-34-02-sr Story Transcript:Sr: Мразни ваздух је парао плућа док је Ненад ходио кроз зблану непражену шуму.En: The frosty air was tearing at his lungs as Nenad walked through the barren, untouched forest.Sr: Он је тражио мир у лепоти природе, покушавајући да заборави бол недавног раскида.En: He sought peace in the beauty of nature, trying to forget the pain of a recent breakup.Sr: Белина која је обавила Тару деловала је као савршено склониште за његове мисли.En: The whiteness that enveloped Tara seemed like the perfect refuge for his thoughts.Sr: Док је корачао, издалека је видео девојку како се сагне и нешто фотоградише.En: As he walked, he saw a girl in the distance bending down to photograph something.Sr: Била је то Милица.En: It was Milica.Sr: Она је желела да пронађе инспирацију за свој нови фотопројекат, али густи облаци су непрестано сакривали сунчеву светлост.En: She wanted to find inspiration for her new photography project, but the thick clouds constantly hid the sunlight.Sr: Када је пришао ближе, Милица га је приметила и насмешила се.En: When he came closer, Milica noticed him and smiled.Sr: “Здраво, имаш ли неки савет где могу наћи добре фотографије?” упитала је.En: “Hello, do you have any advice on where I might find good photographs?” she asked.Sr: Ненад се насмеши и одлучи да јој помогне. "Познат ми је овај простор. Могу ти показати неке занимљиве места," рекао је.En: Nenad smiled and decided to help her. "I know this area well. I can show you some interesting spots," he said.Sr: И тако су наставили заједно кроз снегом прекривене стазе.En: And so they continued together along the snow-covered paths.Sr: Док су корачали, разговарали су о животу, о чему их је природа инспирисала.En: As they walked, they talked about life, about what inspired them in nature.Sr: Милица је говорила о свом изгубљеном ентузијазму, а Ненад је помињао свој раскид.En: Milica spoke about her lost enthusiasm, and Nenad mentioned his breakup.Sr: Постојало је разумевање међу њима, лака веза која је учинила шетњу лакшом и угоднијом.En: There was an understanding between them, an easy connection that made the walk lighter and more pleasant.Sr: Коначно, стигли су до врха литица.En: Finally, they reached the top of the cliffs.Sr: Видљивост није била најбоља, али њихова упорност се исплатила.En: The visibility wasn't the best, but their perseverance paid off.Sr: Изненада, облаци су почели да се разилазе.En: Suddenly, the clouds started to clear.Sr: Испред њих се простирао пејзаж који одузима дах.En: Before them lay a breathtaking landscape.Sr: Милица је почела да фотографише, али је на тренутак застала да упије тренутак.En: Milica began to take photos, but paused for a moment to absorb the moment.Sr: „Ово је невероватно!“ узвикнула је.En: “This is incredible!” she exclaimed.Sr: Ненад је само климнуо главом, осећајући се слободним од бола прошлости.En: Nenad just nodded, feeling free from the pain of the past.Sr: Тада су обоје схватили важност тренутка и започели искрен разговор.En: It was then they both realized the importance of this moment and started an honest conversation.Sr: Док су се враћали назад, обоје су се осећали боље, са новим сазнањима и искреним осмесима.En: As they headed back, both felt better, with new insights and genuine smiles.Sr: Договорили су се да остану у контакту.En: They agreed to keep in touch.Sr: Ненад је осетио лакоћу и наду; Милица је поново открила своју страст.En: Nenad felt lightness and hope; Milica rediscovered her passion.Sr: Листови су шуштали под њиховим корацима, док је пријатељство процветало у зимском миру.En: The leaves rustled under their steps as their friendship blossomed in the winter peace.Sr: Шума им је пружила не само утеху, већ и нова почетка.En: The forest provided them with not only solace but new beginnings. Vocabulary Words:frosty: мразниbarren: зблануlungs: плућаbreathtaking: који одузима дахperseverance: упорностsolace: утехаuntouched: непраженуenveloped: обавилаrefuge: склоништеinspiration: инспирацијаproject: проектconstantly: непрестаноhidden: сакривалиrevealed: разилазеenthusiasm: ентузијазамunderstanding: разумевањеconnection: везаpleasant: угоднијомcliffs: литицаvisibility: видљивостgenuine: искренимinsights: сазнањимаrediscover: открилаpassion: страстrustled: шушталиblossomed: процветалоpeace: мирprovided: пружилаbeginnings: почеткаwhiteness: белина
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Welcome to another tantalizing episode of The Pleasure Zone with your host, Milica Jelenic! This week, we dive into the delicate yet empowering journey of reclaiming your libido and reigniting your desire. Whether you've noticed a waning interest in intimacy or you're simply seeking ways to enhance your connection, this episode is your guide to restoring passion and pleasure. In this episode we will find out more about: Common reasons for diminished desire and how to reclaim your desire. Goal-setting for lifestyle changes (nutrition, sleep, stress management). Psychological techniques for rekindling passion and reclaiming desire Partner exercises to restore intimacy. Milica Jelenic, Holistic Health Practitioner, Sex & Intimacy Coach, will guide you on the path to rediscovering your pleasure zone on this episode, "Reclaiming Desire & Setting Goals For Restoring Libido" Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Intimacy and pleasure begin with knowing yourself and your desires. Sometimes the question of "what brings you pleasure?" is one that is so simple, yet so complicated that most people do not know how to answer it right off the top of their heads. What can enhancing intimacy and pleasure do for you? How can it assist you in your own healing and in having more intimacy in relationships? In this episode we will explore: Importance of solo pleasure for overall wellness. Goal-setting practices for regular self-care. Ideas for creating a sacred, sensual self-care routine. Incorporating self-pleasure tools or techniques. The Pleasure Zone with host Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner, invites you to explore the transformative power of solo pleasure for overall wellness. In this episode, Milica shares practical goal-setting practices to prioritize self-care and offers creative ideas for crafting sacred, sensual routines that nurture your mind, body, and spirit. Learn about incorporating self-pleasure tools and techniques to enhance your connection with yourself. Whether you're seeking inspiration or expert guidance, The Pleasure Zone is your go-to resource for embracing self-love and cultivating a deeply fulfilling, pleasure-filled life. Listen in to find out more about "How To Enhance Pleasure & Intimacy". Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Often times discussions with couples about spicing up their sex life will lead us to looking at how to break out of the taboo of kink. Whether it is a step into the world of kink, or going for the most death defying kink play of all time, all of this comes with breaking the taboos that we have internalized. Breaking old taboos and stepping into the world of kink can offer a whole new experience that is both exhilarating and healing. In this episode we will explore: *Overcoming shame and stigma around kinks. *Steps for discovering personal fantasies. *Setting safety and consent boundaries. *Tools like contracts or communication templates for exploration. Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will be, "Breaking Taboos With Kink Exploration. Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Have you had trouble prioritizing sexual pressure? Has burnout taken over your sexual life? No matter how busy your life gets, your sexual expression can be key to regulating your nervous system and bringing your body into balance. In this episode we will discuss: *The link between stress and decreased libido. *Time management hacks to create space for intimacy. *Quick practices to boost arousal even on busy days. *Tips for self-care routines that support sexual wellness. Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will learn how to go "From Burnout To Sexual Invigoration" Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
Dr. Milica Radisic is a Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Toronto. Her lab uses organ-on-a-chip engineering to mimic physiology of the heart, kidney, and vasculature for the purpose of modeling human disease and discovering more effective drugs. In this episode, she talks about the challenges of studying the heart and strategies to mature cardiomyocytes. She also discusses using macrophages to vascularize heart-on-a-chip platforms and enhance cardiac tissue function, sustainability considerations for microfluidic chips, and how these disease models can reduce the use of lab animals. Finally, she talks about starting a company to commercialize her lab's cardiac chip platform, the landscape for women entrepreneurs, and advice from her mentor, Dr. Bob Langer.
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host If you are an entrepreneur of any kind or just really like to achieve in life, you have likely set some goals and manifested them. Have you ever considered manifesting for pleasure as well? Why wait until the new year to start off on your pleasure goals? How much fun can we have manifesting our pleasure & achieving sexual fulfillment? In this episode we will: Definition of sexual fulfillment and why it matters. Steps to identify desires and barriers to achieving them. Visualization techniques for manifesting goals. How to use tools journaling and vision boards for creating a pleasure map. Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will be "Manifesting Pleasure & Achieving Sexual Fulfillment." Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Dating can be a complicated experience and if you have social anxiety it can be even more difficult. If you experience social anxiety and have been struggling to have intimate partnerships and friendships you might need some tips and tools to help you along the way. In this episode we will learn about What is social anxiety? How does someone with social anxiety meet anybody to be friends or have relationships with? What are some things to know about getting in a relationship with someone with social anxiety Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner, on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where you will find out some "Dating Tips For People With Social Anxiety". Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
Milica was told she needed immediate joint replacements on both knees and shoulders. By chance, she stumbled across the carnivore diet and after months of research she finally decided to give it a go. After only a few weeks her joints felt better and she was regaining her mobility! Benefits Milica experienced: Within the first 30 days BP lowered & BG started showing signs of improvement She can do chores by herself again like making the bed and shovelling snow Sleep is deeper Tallow for rough skin and eczema was game changing Off all medications Most importantly to me she was able to walk her dog for the first time Milica now runs the Admin team for Dr. Chaffee's Carnivore Challenge and is a leader and mentor for many new carnivores. Join Dr. Chaffee's Carnivore Challenge now! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/
Potem ko so se za silo umirile razmere v Libanonu, o večjih spopadih poročajo iz Sirije, kjer so islamistične milice zavzele skoraj celotno provinco Idlib. V treh dneh je bilo ubitih več kot 300 ljudi. Izrael pa vse intenzivneje napada Gazo. Med žrtvami današnjih napadov je bilo tudi več humanitarnih delavcev. V oddaji tudi: - Na Kosovu po včerajšnji eksploziji poostrili varnost, odgovornost pripisujejo Srbiji. - V Gruziji zaradi zamika pogajanj z Unijo vse bolj množični protesti. - Ob začetku smučarske sezone žičničarje skrbi tudi nov način obračuna omrežnine.
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Sometimes in relationships you go through phases where you just aren't feeling the loving. Oftentimes people surrender and just figure that's what happens in relationships and the loving feeling naturally changes or fades. What if you could also have that loving feeling, whether its been a year, 5 years, a decade or 5 decades? In this episode we will explore: What creates the boredom and blahs that take away the loving feelings What are the simple things that can be done daily to bring back the loving feeling? Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner, on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will learn "How To Bring Back That Loving Feeling" Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Winter seasons in the northern hemisphere tend to lend to both physical and mental health issues. One thing that I know for sure, is that physical Intimacy, sex, and all kinds of bonding for pleasure, can improve your mental health as well as boost your immune system. In this episode we will discuss: How sex is a great D.O.S.E of medicine What sex can do to improve your immunity and why Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will look at "How Sex Improves Physical & Mental Health." *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app! https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Throughout history humans have come up with creative ways to have more pleasure using furniture. Did you know there had been furniture designed for creating ease in gifting and receiving oral pleasures? If you can think of a position that enhances pleasure, I bet there is furniture to aid in it! Join Milica Jelenic, Holistic Health Practitioner, Sex & Intimacy Coach on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will discuss "Historical & Modern Pleasure Specific Furniture". Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host I was folding my laundry today and all of a sudden a whole it was like the underwear was talking to me. I might be crazy, or I might have been having a totally fun experience with underwear. What did I glean from that underwear conversation you ask? Top questions from the underwear: What is history of underwear? What are the different kinds of underwear? Can you really make money in the underwear business (new and used)? When do you throw underwear out? How much underwear must be sitting in landfills? Anecdotes about my great grandmother and underwear. Who knew that underwear was so vocal? Join Milica Jelenic, Holistic Health Practitioner, Sex & Intimacy Coach on this episode of The Pleasure Zone to find out more about " The Mystery & History Of Underwear". Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Modesty and Pornography seem to be opposites, but they're not! In the last few years there has been a rise in modesty pornography. Are you wondering what qualifies as modesty pornography? I bet you are! In this episode you will find out about: What modesty pornography is Who is interested in modesty pornography Top sites to view modesty pornography and to be a creator What particular niches in modesty pornography are on the rise Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will unravel "The Rise Of Modesty Pornography." Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic - Diamond Host Have you had relationships that just did not work for you? Have you had few to no relationships and not sure how to even get started? Evaluating what works or doesn't work in relationships can be tricky if you don't have tools for evaluating them. In this episode we will: Explore what questions are effective in evaluating relationships What self evaluating you can do to help give awareness of what you would like in relationships Join Milica Jelenic, Sex & Intimacy Coach, Holistic Health Practitioner on this episode of The Pleasure Zone where we will be "Evaluating What Works For You In Relationships". Light From The Shadows: Enriching The Lives Of Others Inspired Choices Network Hosts Author Milica Jelenic Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1738249417 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1738249417 ~ More About The Pleasure Zone ~ Milica Jelenic is a Sex & Intimacy Coach. What is pleasure? Have you ever noticed that what is pleasing to one body is not necessarily pleasing to all bodies? What if our bodies like to be pleasing and to gift pleasure to others and to receive pleasure? In this show we will explore the world of pleasure. If your body was sensing pleasure more often would your life have more ease? We start out with magical little bodies that turn on everybody. Babies are always having people come up to them and compliment them on their beauty and get really excited to be in their presence. What would the world be like if we stopped judging ourselves, our bodies and others? How much more fun, joy and pleasure is possible on this planet if we choose to be explorers? Whose ready for an adventure??? Milica Jelenic is an advocate for pleasure. In her private practice she invites clients to create life and lifestyle that offers more pleasure and vitality. Milica's intuitive ability to sense where change is possible and to question what is stuck in the target area creates a very dynamic session that promotes choice, possibility and change. Milica has impacted the lives and health of individuals both in Canada and abroad with her humor, kindness, gentleness, potency and intensity. Milica's approach is playful, fun and direct. Milica is willing to be whatever energy and space is required for the change you desire. If you are interested in receiving Milica' monthly newsletter about events, classes and information on booking private sessions send and e-mail through her website. www.milicajelenic.com/ To get more of The Pleasure Zone with Milica Jelenic, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/the-pleasure-zone-milica-jelenic/
This weeks episode is with our guest Milica - a women's mentor and life coach, specializing in feminine energy work. She is also a mama of 2. We discussed everything from self abandonment, healing journeys, balancing masculine and feminine energy, how to express your needs in relationship and create a safe space in relationship for both partners as well as uncovering the divine masculine and feminine. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Surrendering to the unknown can lead to magical experiences and connections. Self-abandonment often stems from a fear of the unknown and a desire for immediate gratification. Grief is a natural part of life and can be experienced in various situations, not just death. Allowing emotions to flow without interruption can lead to healing and transformation. Trusting oneself and the body's wisdom is essential in navigating challenging emotions and experiences. Integrating both light and dark aspects of spirituality is necessary for personal growth and healing. Cultivate self-love and safety instead of seeking external validation Choose oneself and create a safe space within one's own body Practice honest and vulnerable communication in relationships Identify non-negotiable values and express needs while considering the needs of partners Creating a safe space in relationships is crucial for deepening connection and fostering vulnerability. Both partners need to be willing to share their deepest needs and fears, even if it means facing rejection. Balancing the divine feminine and divine masculine energies within oneself is essential for creating a harmonious partnership. Self-awareness and understanding are key in holding space for each other's emotions and experiences. CONNECT WITH MILICA: Instagram: @barenaked_me The Rise - Group Program - HERE Aug 27 Feminine Abundance FREE Masterclass CONNECT WITH ME: INSTAGRAM - @CarlyPinchin TIKTOK - @CarlyPinchin YOUTUBE - @CarlyPinchin EMPOWERED FEMININE COURSE - HERE
Milica Lubinic: Product Owner Anti-Pattern, The Renamed Project Manager Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: Balancing Involvement and Authority in Product Ownership Milica highlights how great Product Owners involve their teams in decision-making while maintaining responsibility for final decisions. She discusses tools for prioritization and the importance of structured approaches to processing team input. Scrum Masters can help PO's balance ownership and shared decision making with the teams and stakeholders. The Bad Product Owner: The Renamed Project Manager Milica discusses a common anti-pattern in Product Ownership: simply renaming project managers as Product Owners, without role clarity or team involvement. She shares tips for distributing cognition between PO's and their teams. She also emphasizes the importance of clear role definitions and external training for PO's, stakeholders, and teams. [IMAGE HERE] Are you having trouble helping the team work well with their Product Owner? We've put together a course to help you work on the collaboration team-product owner. You can find it at bit.ly/coachyourpo. 18 modules, 8+ hours of modules with tools and techniques that you can use to help teams and PO's collaborate. About Milica Lubinic Milica is a Mom and Professional and Organizational Coach who is all about dealing with complexity, whether it's child development or organizational/team/individual transformation and growth. She found her true calling in the world of Agile, Cynefin, and Progressive organizational cultures. Creating safe spaces for innovation, nurturing trust, and sparking engagement is her true passion. You can link with Milica Lubinic on LinkedIn.
Milica Lubinic: Measuring Psychological Safety in Agile Teams Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Milica emphasizes the importance of team trust and psychological safety, which are difficult to measure. She suggests using surveys to initiate meaningful conversations and reflections about these critical aspects. Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: Solution-Focused Retrospectives Milica introduces her favorite retrospective format, focusing on future goals and leveraging existing strengths. This approach contrasts with the root cause analysis engineers often prefer, offering more actionable solutions and a variety of choices. This approach is based on insights from Solutions-focused Coaching. [IMAGE HERE] Retrospectives, planning sessions, vision workshops, we are continuously helping teams learn about how to collaborate in practice! In this Actionable Agile Tools book, Jeff Campbell shares some of the tools he's learned over a decade of coaching Agile Teams. The pragmatic coaching book you need, right now! Buy Actionable Agile Tools on Amazon, or directly from the author, and supercharge your facilitation toolbox! About Milica Lubinic Milica is a Mom and Professional and Organizational Coach who is all about dealing with complexity, whether it's child development or organizational/team/individual transformation and growth. She found her true calling in the world of Agile, Cynefin, and Progressive organizational cultures. Creating safe spaces for innovation, nurturing trust, and sparking engagement is her true passion. You can link with Milica Lubinic on LinkedIn.
Milica Lubinic: Consent-based Decision-making for Agile Organizations Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Milica shares insights from her experience in a company undergoing Agile transformation. She highlights the misalignment in decision-making processes and the need for consent-based decision-making. By facilitating retrospectives with leadership and creating guides for new decision-making approaches, she navigated through various challenges. [IMAGE HERE] As Scrum Master we work with change continuously! Do you have your own change framework that provides the guidance, and queues you need when working with change? The Lean Change Management framework is a fully defined, lean-startup inspired change framework that can be used as the backbone of any change process! You can buy Lean Change Management the book at Amazon. Also available in French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. About Milica Lubinic Milica is a Mom and Professional and Organizational Coach who is all about dealing with complexity, whether it's child development or organizational/team/individual transformation and growth. She found her true calling in the world of Agile, Cynefin, and Progressive organizational cultures. Creating safe spaces for innovation, nurturing trust, and sparking engagement is her true passion. You can link with Milica Lubinic on LinkedIn.
Milica Lubinic: How to Foster Long-lasting Change for Agile Teams Without Micromanagement Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Milica tells the story of a team's struggle with sustainable change. Despite good intentions, the team lead's constant reminders about incomplete actions led to a lack of ownership. She emphasizes the importance of developing habits for sustainable improvement and allowing teams to maintain ownership of changes. How can teams foster long-lasting change without micromanagement? Featured Book of the Week: The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown Milica discusses Brené Brown's "The Power of Vulnerability" (audiobook) and how it transformed her understanding of belonging versus fitting in. This distinction helped her foster true belonging in her teams, where members felt safe to be themselves and contribute their best. This book addresses a question that is critical for Scrum Masters: How can we create environments that nurture genuine belonging? [IMAGE HERE] Do you wish you had decades of experience? Learn from the Best Scrum Masters In The World, Today! The Tips from the Trenches - Scrum Master edition audiobook includes hours of audio interviews with SM's that have decades of experience: from Mike Cohn to Linda Rising, Christopher Avery, and many more. Super-experienced Scrum Masters share their hard-earned lessons with you. Learn those today, make your teams awesome! About Milica Lubinic Milica is a Mom and Professional and Organizational Coach who is all about dealing with complexity, whether it's child development or organizational/team/individual transformation and growth. She found her true calling in the world of Agile, Cynefin, and Progressive organizational cultures. Creating safe spaces for innovation, nurturing trust, and sparking engagement is her true passion. You can link with Milica Lubinic on LinkedIn.
Milica Lubinic: Curiosity Over Assumption, How to Enter a New Agile Team or Company Without Triggering Resistance Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Milica tells the story of a pivotal failure from the start of her career. She entered a company that, at first sight, already practicing scaled Scrum and aligned with Agile values. Milica was eager to contribute. However, she quickly discovered underlying taboos and a lack of true transparency. Her push for more openness led to unexpected resistance, teaching her the importance of curiosity and avoiding assumptions. Listen to learn how we can navigate the current status of Agile adoption without making premature judgments. [IMAGE HERE] Recovering from failure, or difficult moments is a critical skill for Scrum Masters. Not only because of us, but also because the teams, and stakeholders we work with will also face these moments! We need inspiring stories to help them, and ourselves! The Bungsu Story, is an inspiring story by Marcus Hammarberg which shows how a Coach can help organizations recover even from the most disastrous situations! Learn how Marcus helped The Bungsu, a hospital in Indonesia, recover from near-bankruptcy, twice! Using Lean and Agile methods to rebuild an organization and a team! An inspiring story you need to know about! Buy the book on Amazon: The Bungsu Story - How Lean and Kanban Saved a Small Hospital in Indonesia. Twice. and Can Help You Reshape Work in Your Company. About Milica Lubinic Milica is a Mom and Professional and Organizational Coach who is all about dealing with complexity, whether it's child development or organizational/team/individual transformation and growth. She found her true calling in the world of Agile, Cynefin, and Progressive organizational cultures. Creating safe spaces for innovation, nurturing trust, and sparking engagement is her true passion. You can link with Milica Lubinic on LinkedIn.
Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Maria comes on to talk to Inmn about the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, the state of aid going to Gaza, and the obstacles the powers that be have erected to prevent aid from arriving. Guest Info Maria Elle is a wing nut anarchist Jewish dyke extremist whore anti-Zionist psycho who writes poetry, conspires against the Empire, and organizes for collective liberation. You can find her on IG @Lchiam.Intifada or @bay2gaza Gaza Freedom Flotilla: freedomflotilla.org International Solidarity Movement: palsolidarity.org International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network: ijan.org Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Transcript Live Like the World is Dying: Maria on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla **Inmn ** 00:15 Hello, and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. I'm your host today Inmn Neruin. And today we're going to be talking about a kind of different lens of preparedness than we normally talk about...or no--well, I guess we always kind of talk about it. But we're...you know, we're not we're not going to be talking about a skill today as much as the importance for figuring out how to provide aid when the powers that be: governments and nations that we absolutely don't put our trust in but...are trapped by fail to do that or purposefully obstruct it. And today we're going to be talking about the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and organizing efforts around that and trying to bring critical aid to Gaza. But before that, we are a proud member of the Channel Zero Network of anarchist podcasts and here's a jingle from another show on that network. 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Could you introduce yourself with your name, pronouns, and a little bit about yourself and your involvement with the Freedom Flotilla? **Maria ** 02:44 Absolutely. Yes. Hi, thanks for having me. I'm Maria. She/her pronouns. I am a Jewish, anti-Zionist, anarchist, I don't know, organizer, agitator--whatever you want to call it--from the Ohlone of xučyun (Huichin), aka Oakland, California. And I am.... I've been involved doing Palestine Solidarity work since I was a teenager. Originally, I came to awareness around what was happening in Palestine during the assault on Gaza in 2008 and got involved in the student movement and the student occupations that were happening back then. And then actually got kicked out of university as a result of that, which ended up being perfect because I got the opportunity to join the International Solidarity Movement doing work on the ground in Palestine, which is an amazing group that folks should look up. They were defunct for a little bit during COVID but have come back and are working again basically bringing comrades and activists from around the world to stand in solidarity with Palestinian resistance on the ground in Palestine. So I had that opportunity and then I came home and got involved in organizing back here and was not.... So the flotilla, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla has.... So, freedom flotillas have been sailing, trying to break the siege on Gaza since 2008. Basically, a flotilla--for those who don't know--is a group of boats. So it's a group of boats from.... Our flotillas or group of boats from all over the world. There's over 30 countries that are involved sending comrades and activists to break the siege on Gaza. And so these boats are filled--our current boat--is filled with 5000 tons of food and medical aid that we are attempting to bring directly to Gaza in defiance of Israel's illegal naval blockade. These.... Like I said, these missions have been happening since 2008, trying both to bring aid to Gaza and to bring awareness, international awareness, of Israel's blockade and kind of getting a lot of international notoriety 2010 When the Mavi Marmara, a Turkicsh ship that was part of the flotilla, was attacked. And nine people were murdered in that process. And it made headlines at the time and brought a lot of awareness to the ongoing siege on Gaza. And then since then there have been many attempts to break the siege. This year, of course, is a different context. And it's a little bit hard to know what to expect. As you know, as many of us already know, there has been a genocide happening in Palestine since 1948. But the particular intensified moment of genocide that we're in creates a different context that we don't totally know what to expect. But we are determined to sail. We are determined to break Israel's illegal siege on Gaza. And especially now more than ever, while there's been a humanitarian crisis in Gaza for a very long time, and this blockade has been happening for 18 years, the famine that is now gripping Gaza is unprecedented. And we are seeing mass death, especially in the north of Gaza, and that is spreading throughout Gaza. Now with the most recent attacks on Rafah, the situation just gets more and more dire every day. One of the goals of the Freedom Flotilla is to emphasize that this is not a natural disaster. You know, there's.... A lot of the way that this gets covered in US media and global media is as if this was a humanitarian--people use the word, "humanitarian crisis," and they use the word "famine." And both of those things are true. And they're also a little bit misleading because this famine is being intentionally created by Israel as a tool of genocide. Israel controls the flow of all aid moving into Gaza and is intentionally and carefully counting how many calories it is allowing into the Gaza Strip in order to intentionally keep the population on the verge of starvation in order to cripple the resistance. This needs to be highlighted. This isn't.... It isn't like they don't know how to get the aid in. It is not logistical obstacles. They try to make it seem like this is, "Oh, how can we possibly get aid in?" Israel has closed every barrier. Like, the fact that we even need to go by sea is insane. They could open the land crossings, which would be the most effective way, but they absolutely refuse. And the United States, our so-called government that has the power to do that and has the power to force the--probably the only government in the world--with the power to force Israel to open the land crossings--is instead building this pier, spending millions of dollars of wasted money that could be being used on aid or, you know, on stopping Israel. And this long drawn out project that now isn't even functioning due to like "climate" or "weather." I can't even remember what they said. There's some kind of structural damage. I mean, they put all this money into it and like still can't deliver aid somehow. And we're supposed to believe that that's a coincidence. Meanwhile, we have a plan to,within three days, effectively deliver all of this aid to Gaza by simply having a basic little fold-out pier that we have packed on the ship that could unfold, deliver the aid, and then we can leave again. It's actually really simple. It's not complicated. None of this has to be complicated. It's being intentionally made complicated as a tool of genocide and as a tool of hiding what Israel is intentionally doing. So that's really a big part of what the Gaza Freedom Flotilla is about. I would say that it's rooted, ultimately, in the principles of DIY and direct action, which are fundamentally anarchist principles to me, and to many of us, the basic idea that no one is going to do this but us. If we want something done, we have to do it ourselves. We cannot rely on these so-called governments who, many of whom around the world claim to support Palestine and give lots of lip service to the need for aid to get in and even for Palestinian Liberation. Other governments, such as our so-called government, have done nothing but contribute to and fund and exacerbate this genocide, still give lip service to "Oh, we need to get aid into Israel," but they're not going to do anything. At best, they don't care. At worst, they actively want this to happen. We cannot wait for them. We've been trying.... Like, you know, not that.... You know, fight by every means necessary. I really do believe in a diversity of tactics. And at the same time, we need to be honest with ourselves that there is no amount of pressure that we can really put on the Biden administration that is going to change the US' has strategic Imperial interest in propping up Israel, you know? And there's no amount of electoral or domestic pressure within the existing system that we can put in that will change the fact that Israel is a beacon of US imperialism in the Middle East. It is a central part of US imperialism's operation globally. And not only our military imperialism but our economic imperialism. So as many of you may already know, and many of you may not, a big part of the impetus for this genocide has to do with global trade and global shipping. So, after the Suez Canal crisis, we saw.... It became clearer than ever to the international community, how delicate the infrastructure of global shipping is. We saw with the simple breakdown of one ship in the Suez Canal, the global economy was brought to a halt. And it is unacceptable-- [Interrupted] **Maria ** 10:18 It's so fragile. And we saw its fragility even more with COVID and with the plague. And it has become clear to the West that having such an important chokehold located in Egypt is not strategic for them. And so Israel has a plan to build what they're calling the Ben Gurion Canal, which is going to be directly north of Gaza, within missile range of of Gaza to be clear, that would be an alternative to the Suez Canal and that would allow for Israel's, and therefore the United States', control over global shipping in a way that we do not currently have. So the depth of the economic investment in committing this genocide is deeper than even natural gas off the coast of Gaza, which a lot of us have also seen headlines about. And a lot of us already know Chevron's interest and BP's interest in colonizing Gaza and eliminating Hamas in order to secure access to that natural gas, but even beyond that, in order to facilitate the construction of the Ben Gurion Canal. With that much at stake, with both fossil fuels and global shipping at stake, there's a no amount of pressure that we can put up on the Biden administration to get them to like, hear truth, you know? If we want change, we have to make it ourselves. And no one is going to do this but us. And I think that the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, the amount of aid that we can actually deliver it with one flotilla is a drop in the bucket. The principle that we are trying to communicate to the world, and that we've seen in many places, is that we can't wait. We have to...we have to show up. We have to be there for our Palestinian siblings. We have to be there for our siblings around the world. And we have to do it ourselves. You know, I think we saw a similar thing with the Great March of Return, and I'm extremely inspired by the Great March of Return of Palestinians coming from Lebanon and breaking through the border there. And we, you know, continue to be inspired by Palestinian resistance globally and to work in concert with that resistance in order to do whatever we can to stop this genocide, both in the immediate sense and in the ongoing sense of Israel's colonization of Palestine from the river to the sea. **Inmn ** 10:18 It's so fragile. **Inmn ** 12:35 Golly, thank you for that very--I will call it a little bit of a rant thing. That was incredible and very informative. And now I have like 100 questions. **Inmn ** 12:47 I have 100 more things to talk about but lay it on me. **Inmn ** 12:51 Um, I think like, or.... I don't even know where to start. Actually, there's this funny place that I want to start, which I'm maybe gonna feel funny about and is maybe like.... Whatever, I don't think it's me feeling nihilistic about it as much as like confused by imaging in..... So I, as a lot of us have been seeing a lot of news graphics, infographics. And I saw this one recently that was talking about "planned distraction." And it was like this thing that was like, "Israel's really counting on Americans being distracted by Memorial Day weekend to intensify the assault on Rafah." And I was just like, I don't think Israel's thinking about what random Americans are doing. Like, as you say, I don't think there's any amount of pressure that we can put on institutions like the Biden administration to change those things. **Maria ** 14:30 Yeah, it's an interesting question. I mean, I don't know. I mean, nobody really knows. I do think that it's worth noting that the last major assaults on Rafah began during the Superbowl also. So I mean, it's...who knows, maybe they are thinking about it. And Israel is very much concerned with its public image. [half interrupts self] Well, it's complicated, right? They are very much concerned with their public image and they're also on a genocidal, psychotic rampage, which is causing all sorts of domestic tensions. And Israeli domestic politics are a whole nother can of worms. You know, there isn't one--like anywhere--there isn't one unified Israeli interest. Israel, like every other country, is a contestation of political forces with central goals but also pulling at each other and pulling itself apart. And we actually are seeing Israeli domestic-- [Interrupts self] I think it's also very worth noting that last summer before the assaults on Gaza, before the most recent assault on Gaza began, we saw the first ever domestic Israeli social movement, really since the creation of the state. There was an actual--I mean, you know, fairly tame but for Israel significant--uprising of Israelis against their government. And several months later, this genocide happens, right? And this is not a coincidence. We've seen this kind of pattern time and time again, where a state in order to secure domestic unity will declare war or genocide on a foreign enemy. I think it's also worth noting that the plans for this--while October 7th may have been the the spark--the plans for this were very much already in place. And it is very clear from how quickly and strategically and efficiently they have acted that they have just been waiting for this opportunity. So I think that's worth emphasizing. I think, and then I just also want to clarify, as far as like "no amount of domestic pressure," I think that there's...I want to be clear that, like I said, I believe deeply in a diversity of tactics. And I do think that we need to do everything. And I think that there is very--like, I'm not saying that we should all just go to Palestine. I think there's very important roles for us to play here in the United States in organizing. But we need to be realistic about how we're gauging our targets. So we're never going to be able to appeal to the moral or even political interests of--as far as like electoral political interests--of these things. We...I think...I personally think that our best hope is to challenge their economic function, right, and to make this cost so much that they cannot continue. And that's a lot. It has to cost a lot because they have a lot to gain. But you know, what? We have a lot to lose. We have everything to lose and everything to gain. And we need to make this cost more than they can imagine. **Inmn ** 17:28 Yeah. And yeah, maybe to be clear, the infographic that I was seeing, it was like, its suggestion was like, you know, "Get on the phone and call your congress people." And I was just like, you know, yeah, "by any means necessary," and whatever people can do, but I was like, I don't think the one thing stopping.... It framed it in this way--I am gonna get off this topic very quickly and spent too much time on this--but it framed it in this way of like, "Oh, if Americans just weren't so distracted by barbecuing over the weekend then genocide and then Gaza would have been over," and I was just like...that. Okay, whatever. Anyway, a real question. So I think maybe something that I've been curious, I guess, about is some of the like geopolitical--or like, specifically like geographical--forces at work where.... Like for the.... Can you tell me about waterways, waterways in and around Israel and Gaza? Like I guess like what is the proposed route? Or like, what are some of the.... Like, how get Flotilla? **Maria ** 18:48 How get Flotilla. **Inmn ** 18:49 How blockaded? **Maria ** 18:52 Through the Mediterranean. So we had originally, we had originally planned to sail from Turkey, from Istanbul, and I was actually in Istanbul with hundreds of other people. We were, our bags were packed, the boat was full, we were ready to sail, and the mission was bureaucratically sabotaged by Israel. This was several weeks ago. **Inmn ** 19:13 Is this the flag thing? **Maria ** 19:14 Yeah, so Israel has tried many different avenues to sabotage the Flotilla, including physical sabotage of the ship. But one--and this has happened for many years--but one tactic they have not tried before, and that we were not prepared for, was that they pressured.... So I don't know how much people know about shipping. But every ship that leaves a port has to pass to sail under a flag, a national flag. As far as I understand, any ship that doesn't sail under a flag is technically considered a pirate ship. [says incredulously, laughing] So if we wanted to leave and be allowed to leave by the Coast Guard, we would have to have a national flag. And usually those flags have nothing to do with the mission. You basically buy a flag to sail under. It's interesting. It's actually kind of like a side hustle for a lot of poorer countries, they sell their flags at a cheaper rate and with less bureaucracy. So I think most international shipping actually happens under the flag of the Philippines. But we were gonna sail under the flag of Guinea Bissau, which was a flag of convenience. And Israel put immense--Israel in the United States--put immense pressure on Guinea Bissau to withdraw the flag. And so the flag was withdrawn literally the day we were supposed to depart, like bags packed and ready to go. And, you know, we could have...like the captain could have, I suppose, made the choice to sail anyway, but then that would have forced a confrontation with the Turkish Coast Guard, rather than with the Israeli naval blockade, which people felt wasn't...wasn't worth it. You know, for better or worse. Whatever. The people thought it wasn't worth it. And that it was a better plan to just try to get another flag. So the flotilla is delayed as we are searching for another flag. That process is well underway. And I am hoping.... We'll have more information within the next week about where that is at and when and where we're planning to sail from. It's not sure that we'll be sailing from Turkey anymore at this point. Turkey would have been about a three day sail to Gaza. And at this point we might have to be looking at somewhere further out. TBD. **Inmn ** 21:27 Like somewhere further out to escape the influence of Israel putting pressure on those local areas? **Maria ** 21:36 Yeah, so there was a lot of pressure, a lot of pressure put on the Turkish Government. And Turkey, while it gives incredible lip service to supporting a free Palestine, is actually deeply economically dependent on Israel. And the domestic politics there is a whole can of worms. Anyway, I don't know where that's at. That's not part of the...that's not the team that I'm on. You know? I'm doing a lot of more of a social media and grassroots organizing here in the US. So I'm not one of those people figuring that part out. But, I mean, we can all see, we all basically know the general geopolitics of that region and how complicated it is for any country in the world to allow us to sail because of the possibility of antagonizing Israel, and what that can mean as a nuclear power and as a proxy of the United States in the region. But we will. We'll find a place that we will do it. Inshallah, very soon. And that is underway. I think as far as what's happened in the past, so what's happened in the past, most of the Flotillas have not--actually all of the Flotillas--have not actually made it to Gaza. They are pretty consistently stopped, often in international waters--which is illegal--before arriving. There are no ports in Gaza that one could land at. So like we said, we had this plan with a pier that can unfold. In the past Israel has stopped the flotilla with its naval blockade. In 2010 the ships were famously--one of the ships in particular--was famously attacked, and nine people were were murdered in that process. Since then, there have been no fatalities. No one has been matyred. But everyone pretty much has been arrested and deported. **Maria ** 21:37 From like international waters? [Said confused like it sounds sketchy] **Maria ** 23:40 I think they get brought into Ashdod, usually, and deported from there, like on an Israeli vessel or whatever. I don't know. I haven't been on any of the flotillas before. This will be my first journey. One of my aunts was really involved in them for many years, so I learned a lot about the process, and I've been following the process, since 2010. She's been very involved in--or she was--very involved in it. Gail Miller, may her name be for blessing. So I've been following it but this is my first actual mission joining. **Inmn ** 24:14 Cool. Um, yeah, it's...I don't know, it's.... Thinking about waterways has been something that's been really interesting with a lot of the goings on in and around the genocide in Gaza, like specifically with like...it was fun to see countries like Yemen be like, "Oh, we're gonna blockade Israel or we're gonna blockade shipping routes for Israel shit." And interesting to hear you talk about the connections to global shipping, because then that turned into this big global shipping catastrophe. And like the US and Israel were like "We're protecting global shipping lanes for like the good of Capitalism..." **Maria ** 25:14 One of the first honest things they've said. Yeah, absolutely. I think even with that, it's worth remembering too, just kind of going back to what I said, that the governments of the world are not acting. It wasn't the Yemeni government who took that action. You know, it was it was the Houthis. And overwhelmingly, we see that is not governments anywhere, but rather people working with conviction and solidarity who can actually stop the infrastructure of global trade, can actually stop...can actually have some real impact on this genocide, right? Like, that's one of the only meaningful...you know, people know that acronym BDS, It's boycott, divestment, and sanctions, which is...was a movement in South Africa during the anti-apartheid struggle that the Palestinian anti-apartheid struggle has adopted, and that has been a global call for some time now. And one of the only real meaningful BDS actions we've seen has been by the Houthis, in that way, you know, actually interfering with Israeli shipping. **Inmn ** 26:15 Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Okay, that's, interesting to hear. I feel like this is a topic that I've tried really hard to learn about on the internet and every time I do it's deeply confusing. And I get more confused because there's a lot of propaganda from the US and from Israel about, like, you know, who's enacting these blockades and whatever reasons that they make up. I saw...I was reading a little bit about the 2010 flotilla where, either like before or after it, Israel was making these wild accusations that the flotilla was working with Al Qaeda or had all these connections to groups they labeled as terroristic. And then the claims were withdrawn later because everyone was like, "Literally what the fuck are you talking about?" **Maria ** 27:15 Yeah, absolutely. And, of course, they're always going to do that, you know, and they're always going to try any possible means to antagonize and paint any kind of resistance is terrorism, which is also what we're seeing in Gaza, right? They will paint five-year old children as terrorists, you know? They have no shame and and they've gotten so far...they've spiraled so deep into their own narrative that they have really lost the plot. It's kind of wild. **Inmn ** 27:46 Yeah. Yeah. I think there's...it's like this thing that's been happening for quite some time, which seems like less obvious to people who have been paying attention, but like, I feel like a decade ago, or a decade and a half ago--wow, time happens--there, like you said, Israel has had these moments of being deeply concerned with their public image and then these moments of just the veil coming off and being like, which is happening there, it's happening here in the United States, it's happening everywhere, just fascistic forces becoming less concerned with what their public images are and just owning being terrible and fucked up. Being like, "Who's gonna stop us?" **Maria ** 28:39 Yeah, I mean, you know, it's, like I said, Israeli domestic politics are a total mess, but there is definitely a stronger and stronger faction that feels that way. And just thinking about it also, to bring it back to sort of the actual mission of the Flotilla, which is to deliver aid, and.... Well, it's twofold, right? It's to deliver aid and it's to break the siege and highlight the injustice--and not just injustice but absolute insanity--of the fox guarding the hen house here, so that all aid flowing...coming into Gaza has to be searched and is being monitored by Israel, and the sort of intentional, as I spoke to in the beginning, of the intentional famine that is being constructed there. And, you know, we saw in the news in March, that we were on the...we're at a tipping point of mass starvation. And that tipping point has been tipped. We are seeing unprecedented famine happening in Gaza. And I wanted to bring it back to that because I also want to just think a little bit about contextualizing what famine means. You know, I mentioned before that people often treat--like the media often treats this as a natural disaster or something or tries to paint it as a natural disaster-- **Inmn ** 29:53 Yeah, it "just happened" **Maria ** 29:54 --as an intentional act of war and genocide. And I think that we have to frame it that way and we have to both make sure that aid is getting in immediately, and to recognize that this is political, that no matter how much money we send to the Red Cross, if aid isn't being allowed to cross isn't helpful, which is not to say don't donate. Donate. And donate, specifically, to Palestinian mutual aid funds, which are the most grassroots opportunities, the most direct way to get funding, and you can find that...I can direct you, at the end, towards different places to donate The Middle East Children's Alliance has been able to get a lot of aid directly in. There's also a lot of, there's a group called Bay to Gaza Mutual Aid, which has collected a bunch of on the ground places to help people in Gaza. So just to be clear, I'm not saying not to donate. You definitely should. And we have to recognize that without an end to this, to the siege and to the bombardment, and the occupation, aid can only go so far. And I think it's important to contextualize that, to remember that this isn't...this phenomena also isn't unique to Palestine, right, this ideathat the global media treats famine as somehow a "natural phenomenon," when in reality, it's politically constructed. It's not just for Palestine, It's true all over the world. And we're seeing that especially in..... I think you can't actually talk about Gaza right now without also talking about Darfur and Sudan and what's happening there. And I think even more than in Gaza, famine--the politically constructed famine--that affects Africa, and specifically, that affects Black people in Africa, is often treated as "inevitable," and "natural," when it is very much politically constructed. And what we're seeing in Sudan, and the genocide that is taking place in Sudan right now, and the famine that is gripping Sudan right now, is every bit as politically constructed, is every bit as entwined with resource wars with the UAE and Saudis, race for controlling natural gas and resources, and for having a monopoly over those things. And this is this genocide is being directly funded by the UAE, which the United States will not challenge because of our strategic alliances there. And the people being targeted by this genocide are overwhelmingly African agriculturalists who have continued to keep that land fertile and producing food when it is more within the interest of the imperialist powers, and particularly the UAE, to have the land become arid so that it can become extraction sites for minerals and fossil fuels. So all that to say, a big part of the goal of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla is to politicize famine itself, because it is political. **Inmn ** 32:53 Yeah. Yeah, I know, it's hard to actually think of a famine, like a historical famine, that is actually not a political tool, or like an act of genocide. It's like we...when we...when we think of it, even like the word that we have, it's like when we think of famine, we think of there being a lack of something, we think of there being some kind of disaster that is just like, "Oh, the conditions just made it so that food couldn't be produced." And it's...it's never that. And, at least in English, like we don't really have a word for enacted famine that I can think of that isn't just genocide or that isn't just like purposeful starvation. It's like this entire language lacks a word for this tool that is used. **Maria ** 33:51 Caloric warfare. **Inmn ** 33:54 Yeah, um, I guess like kind of change tack a little bit, I feel like I'm using you as my filter for trying to learn about things on the internet and like running into so many weird like blocks that I'm like, I have no idea what's going on because the global media apparatus is horrible. But what.... I guess like what's going on with world government efforts to like get like food and aid into Gaza? Like I know there's been like a lot of back and forth with what like the UN is doing to get in food and it seems like that's not happening anymore? **Inmn ** 34:40 Where was the pier being built? And, like, what, like there weren't other peirs? **Maria ** 34:40 Right. I mean, one of the most bizarre things that's been happening that has been a lot of the efforts right now is airdrops. So people are like, "There's no way to get aid into Gaza. We have to literally drop it from the air," which is not only unhelpful, but has actually been dangerous and had has caused injury and the destruction of the aid being delivered and has been, shockingly, both ineffective and unsafe. Meanwhile, you could just cross the border, right? We shouldn't even have to be going in through the sea. There's not even.... Like we're going through the flotilla because we feel like that is our best chance of getting in. But there are... like, Egypt shares a border with Gaza. The Rafah crossing a should be open, and people should be able to bring in aid by land. And there's some aid that is crossing there. But as we've seen, to the extent that Israel will let anything in there, which has been very limited, there are settler...civilian--so-called civilians--although, they're not civilian, because they're armed to the teeth with AK--well not AK-47s but M-16s--actively blocking and looting and destroying trucks that are delivering aid to Gaza. I'm just like, can you even imagine? Like, could you imagine? It's hard like.... Like, what goes through your mind? What lives in your heart to destroy food, going to starving children? You know, I.... Whatever. But like, that's actively happening, you know. And so yeah, the airdrops have been a lot of like, you know, this whole US pier that I think I spoke to earlier that they're trying to construct this peir, they constructed this peir. It was pseudo operational for a minute. Now, it's non-operational, again, spending millions of dollars for this basically theater, when the US could, in a heartbeat stop sending aid to Israel and end this whole thing. **Maria ** 36:45 Off the coast of Gaza. It's a floating pier. So yeah, it's whatever.... It's a floating pier off the coast of Gaza. No, it's...I mean, it's honestly, like it's a whole charade. To be honest. Like the United States could, tomorrow, stop this but they won't. **Inmn ** 37:08 Yeah. And it's like the excuses are always these like strange logistical, bureaucratic excuses. Of like, "Oh, I don't know, the pier, the pier didn't work out. Or like, if only we could secure the border crossings, then aid could flow freely through." [Said sarcastically] **Maria ** 37:29 Right, exactly. Which, you know, is a common thing that we see globally too. We see it in this country to some degree like the crisis at the US-Mexico border, which I believe you're at right now. Like, they treat it like..... They treat so much of the humanitarian crisis that's happening there as if it were an impossible problem to solve when it's a very similar situation. It's a intentionally constructed political crisis. **Inmn ** 37:55 Yeah. And it's like, you know, there's a kind of, I guess, famous zine--or maybe people haven't read that one in a while because it's been a long time. But there's a scene called Designed To Kill, which is exactly how the US-Mexico border works. It's like the way that you hear government talk about it, they talk about it as if like, "Oh, we just can't do literally a single thing about it. We have billions of dollars, but we just can't solve this problem." And it's like--this is gonna sound weird--but it's like when you hear Border Patrol talk about like, like, "If only we could figure out how to stop people from coming in," which is not anything that I would ever want, but is what the government talks about. And it's like, you're not trying to do that. If you were trying to do that, it would be quite easy to do that. Like you have designed a system to funnel people in, to exploit them through private prisons, to psychologically terrify, and kill people. **Maria ** 39:06 Absolutely. **Inmn ** 39:06 It is a sick and twisted thing. It is a disaster of your own creation that you then LARP as being the humanitarian actors for, for like public image. Like Border Patrol has a.... Border Patrol has a search and rescue unit. They have like a helicopter that they tote around. [Affirmative sounds from Maria] Fucking absurd. 39:32 I know. I know. Yeah. I mean, I think that you know, I believe you were involved with No More Deaths at the US-Mexico border for a long time, and I think that there's a very similar principle as with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, that the people who created this crisis are not going to be the ones to stop it. And if anyone's going to do something, it has to be us. We have to do something. Because, yeah, the colonizer isn't going to stop colonizing unless we do something about it. **Inmn ** 40:03 No. And it's like we can't count on.... It's like, we.... Like a lot of people, I think have this, like this myth or hope or whatever that like, "Oh, well, if things ever get really weird, like the UN will step in," or something. And it's like the UN has proceeded to literally fucking nothing. Or it's like the...like, what is it? The I forget the acronym for that court, the UN court, the world.... **Inmn ** 40:31 Yeah. Yeah, the ICJ making rulings towards Israel about, "We want you to stop the genocide." And they're like, "Well, we're not going to do it." And it's like the ICJ does literally fucking nothing. **Maria ** 40:31 The ICJ 40:47 I mean, I believe that ICJ is interesting. The ICJ did issue an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, which, as far as I can tell, only means that there's like, certain countries he maybe can't go to or like, if he loses this war, which inshallah, he will, that there could be potentially be consequences for him. But that really, like, you know, it's all about real politics. That really just depends on how the war itself goes, you know? Like the international arrest warrants issued in Nazi Germany only were meaningful because Germany lost the war. I just wanted to, I mentioned No More Deaths early and I realized that probably not all the listeners know what that is. So I just thought I'd say No More Deaths is mutual aid project at the US-Mexico border. Grassroots, mostly anarchist lead from what I understand, project. Once upon a time, at least. **Inmn ** 41:45 Let's say anarchistic. **Maria ** 41:48 There we go, there we go. That [NMD] provides mutual aid that both has like emergency medical care and food and also like hikes the desert searching for people who are lost and helping evacuate people who are in need and giving direct aid at the Border despite the Border Patrol's attempt to criminalize those efforts. Which I know a lot of our listeners have probably been involved in. I believe you were. I went out there for...a long time ago. I went out there to do that. But I do think that there's powerful mutual aid projects like that happening here in Turtle Island, too. So it's worth shouting them out. **Inmn ** 42:29 Yeah, and it's like there's a lot of really interesting parallels between all of these mutual aid projects, and also the systems that create the need for them. Where, I don't know, there's so many Israeli defense contractors that got hired to build the virtual--like Elbit Systems got hired to build the virtual wall in the Border and it's like, the similar systems that get used in Palestine. And there's.... It's freaky. There's this, in Arizona, there's this company trying to build like a water pipeline from the Gulf of Mexico to Scottsdale or something. And it's the same Israeli company that builds pipelines through...or like distillation centers in Palestine. 43:28 Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, we see similar collaborations with Cop City in Atlanta. It's all, it's a global war machine. And we see it functioning exactly the way it's intended to function. But you know, we also have a power to be a cog in that machine. And I am weirdly optimistic a lot. I actually have a lot of faith that we can, you know, this machine can't operate without us, especially us here in the heart of Empire. Like this is in so many ways the veins of empire where so much of it is plotted and executed right here on Turtle Island. And we're uniquely positioned in a lot of ways to clog those arteries. We just have to find the courage and the confidence and the organization to make it happen. And I have so much faith in our ability to do that. Yeah, before, before we run out of time--I don't know if we're coming up on time or not. But I wanted to just also make sure that there's--and I mentioned this, but I just want to give it enough space that this crisis did not start in October. And it also didn't start with the siege of Gaza 18 years ago. This has been a crisis that has been exhibiting in its current form since 1948, since the creation of the State of Israel and the Nakba, which is the genocide of the Palestinian people in order to create the State of Israel and really for longer than that, since Zionist immigration began in the 1880s. And this crisis didn't start now and it's not going to stop when the bombs stop falling on Gaza. This crisis will not end until the settler, ethnic national...the settler, nationalist ethno state of Israel is dismantled. And really until the whole global system of settler colonialism--and all of the national states--are dismantled. But to look specifically at Palestine, like there is no...this is not over until Zionism is over. Zionism needs to be ended, and that the settler ethno state of Israel needs to be ended. And that until all Palestinians have a right to return to their homelands, until all Palestinians have a right to move freely in their homelands, until all Palestinians have a right to autonomy and self governance within their homelands. And by self-governments, I don't just mean to have a State, but to be able to have agency over their own lives and their own decisions. And until that, the struggle isn't over, and it can't be. And, you know, I think I'm actually very hopeful about this moment, I think that there is...that there is an incredible not, just an outpouring of support for the Palestinians, but incredible recognition of the state of global colonialism in the 21st century and its relationship to resource extraction and what we can do to stop it and I know that the Palestinian.... Like part of the reason that people around the world have responded to what's happening in Palestine the way they do is because this really resonates with so many indigenous people's struggles everywhere. Indigenous people all over the world see their struggle in the struggle with Palestinians and are rising up all over the world and it is very much a global struggle and very much that to free Palestine is in so many ways to free the world. **Maria ** 43:28 Yeah, yeah. Um, I know that you're...you've been part of some...part of this larger project...movement...coalition? I don't know words. But are there...are there ways that people can plug into this? Like if someone's like, "Yo, I got a boat. I want to join the flotilla." Can they do that? 47:25 I don't know about a boat. Well, I mean, if you've got a big boat. These are big boats we're talking Yeah, these are these are big boats. But um, I would say in general, yes. So the website is freedomflotilla.org. You can also find it on all the social medias, but especially you can find it on you know, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram. Also, specifically for those in the so-called San Francisco Bay area, we have our Bay to Gaza contingent that is...we are currently growing and expanding and getting ready to sail, so you can follow us on Instagram @Bay2Gaza. We're also on TikTok and Twitter, and you can reach out to us there if you're interested in supporting or getting involved. My Instagram is @lchaimIntifada. You can also message me there. I check that a little bit more. And, yeah, reach out. We're definitely still recruiting. We don't know exactly when we're going to sail yet. But we need all types of support. And especially, you know, in a lot of ways, this is a media project. This is about shedding light on a phenomenon. So especially folks who have skills in media are very much needed right now. Both legacy media but also social media. **Inmn ** 48:41 Yeah, yeah. Cool. Um, as we get...I guess, get to the end of time--our time, not the end of all time--are there any other things that you wanted to talk about? Any questions that I didn't ask you that you wanted to just touch on? I feel like I had 100 more questions that I will never remember until we stop the recording. And then I'll remember them. 49:11 Happy to keep talking after we stop the recording. But um, no. I mean, I think yeah, like I said, please, the best way to follow us is on social media. And please reach out if you are interested. And I would say other than that, taking the principle of the Flotilla, the principle that nobody is going to do this if we don't, and that we cannot depend on governments or higher powers to make change. We have to make it ourselves, and apply that to all of your organizing. Apply that to the ways, the strategic ways that you're thinking about challenging genocide and occupation and colonialism everywhere that you are, you know. I think that most of our organizing does need to be done at home where we live. And the message that I want people to take away, personally, from the Flotilla is that if we want change, we have to make it ourselves. And to use that framework, and I think...I think what that really is, is the framework of direct action, personally. I think that the word "direct action" has really lost its meaning. And a lot of activists spaces on Turtle Island in particular, people kind of think that direct action just means chaining yourself to something. And I am firmly of the belief that direct action means...it can mean three things. It can mean destroying something that needs to be destroyed, interfering with something that needs to be interfered with, and creating something that needs to be created. And you're doing it directly as opposed to protest, which is when you're asking power to do it for you. And I think there's a role for both. I think there's a role for protests and there's a role for direct action. But we should know what the difference is when we're framing our strategy, and encourage people to look to a framework of direct action and of destroying what needs to be destroyed, creating what needs to be created, and interfering with what needs to be interfered with. So I'd say that other than getting involved with the Flotilla, just holding those principles and all of our organizing, **Inmn ** 51:05 Yeah. And, can I add a little suggestion to that? **Maria ** 51:12 Please. **Inmn ** 51:13 Also in the realm of when thinking about taking direct action, when thinking about protesting, like whenever, it's like making sure that these things that we're doing are community driven and not relying on, I don't know, political parties, or even nonprofits to guide us through taking action. Like, the only ways that we're going to make it through this is if we do it and can't wait for people with more power to just hand it over. **Maria ** 51:55 Absolutely. And I think that's true on the micro sale scale of mutual aid, which is why we do mutual aid projects and it's also true on the macro scale of how this world will change. And, you know, to me, that's what anarchism is. So... **Inmn ** 52:07 Yeah, well, thank you so much for coming on again. And yeah, listeners, if you want to hear more from Maria, then you can find her on social media or you can go and listen to the Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness podcast and you can listen to us talk--honestly, a lot...mostly more about Gaza and the fuckery that is Zionism but through poetry and Maria's beautiful poetry collection, Escape Plan, which you can go check out on the Strangers in a Tangle Wilderness podcast. 52:47 And more about the West Bank, which I didn't get to talk about in this interview. And I'm realizing that was something I missed. But I do talk about that in the other one. 52:53 Do you wanna talk about it now? **Maria ** 52:54 I don't want to add that as like a little side note, but I do just want to say that speaking of like distractions, while this genocide in Gaza has been taking place, Israel has been annexing land in the West Bank at an unprecedented rate, and that the violence, but also the land loss happening right now, is a crisis that needs to be confronted directly. I do talk about that more in the other podcast. **Inmn ** 53:16 Yeah. Cool. Well, we'll see you next time. And I hope that.... **Maria ** 53:26 Free Palestine! **Inmn ** 53:27 Great. Yes. Happen. Free Palestine. I got all the words. At least 10 of them. **Inmn ** 53:40 Thank you so much for listening to Live Like the World is Dying. If you enjoy this podcast, then go do mutual aid. Break the siege of Gaza by any means necessary. 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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Spencer and Inmn talk about bike packing and how cool bikes are. What is bike packing? Where can you ride? What do you need? Find the answers here. Guest Info Spencer can be found on IG @spencerjharding or at www.spencerjharding.com Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Transcript Live Like the World is Dying: Spencer on Bike Packing Pt. I **Inmn ** 00:15 Hello, and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. I'm your host today Inmn Neruin, and today we're going to be talking about something that I've been wanting to do an episode about for a really long time because I really love to do it. And I think what I'm going to learn in this interview is that I have been doing it really wrong. Or not wrong, but making it so much harder for myself. And it's just going to be...it's going to be a lot of fun. And today we're gonna be talking about different ways that you can travel long distances, or short distances over strange terrain, on a bicycle. And we're gonna be talking about bike packing. But before that, we are a proud member of the Channel Zero Net of anarchists podcasts. And here's a jingle from another show on that network. Doo doo doo doo doo. [singing] **Dissident Island Radio ** 01:27 You're listening to Dissident Island Radio, live every first and third Friday of the month at 9pm GMT, check out www.dissidentIsland.org for downloads and more. **Inmn ** 02:15 And we're back. Thank you so much for coming on the show today. Could you introduce yourself with your name, pronouns, and just a little bit about what you do in the world? And what you're here to tell us about today? **Spencer ** 02:32 Hi, my name is Spencer Harding. My pronouns are he/him/his. I do a lot of things related to bikes and I have for the last...oh, at least 10 or so years. I'm currently a photographer, writer, and editor for a website called theradavist.com. We do all manner of cycling related articles and content reviews. I've worked as a bike mechanic at local community coops and full on bike shops a like, and I've been traveling by bike since 2009 pretty regularly. And that's been a huge focus of my interest in bikes and kind of my forte in bikes. **Inmn ** 03:18 Cool, cool. Um, it's funny because I know you real life and we, you know, we like play dnd together and I actually didn't know that's what you for work. And I just knew you knew a lot about bikes. So cool, great. **Spencer ** 03:40 I don't love that I'll know people for years and years and years and I think in a lot of the communities I've been in for years, no one really asks what anyone does. And it's not really important because we're all just doing these weird niche activities or hobbies together. And it's kind of fun. **Inmn ** 03:55 Yeah. I'm going to immediately go offer a little script. How did you get into bikes? **Spencer ** 04:07 I got into bikes right on the verge of the huge fixed gear craze that happened in like the early aughts. **Inmn ** 04:18 Oh yeah, I remember. **Spencer ** 04:21 So I was in school at Long Beach State in Southern California. I saw some people riding around bikes. It was the begining of my second year of college. I was moving off campus and I realized that I could buy a bicycle for the same price as a parking pass. And it took me as long to ride from my apartment to my classes as it did to walk from the parking lot to my class. So I took the, what, $130 that that parking pass would have been and I bought an old Schwinn off Craigslist. And it's been all downhill from there. **Inmn ** 04:59 [Laughing] I'm sure it has not been all downhill, but I appreciate the pun. We'll get into this later, but I did a big--introduction to me and biking--is that I have always just really loved bikes. Like similarly I had this thing in high school where a car became suddenly unavailable to me. And I lived in like a suburb of a suburb of a suburb. And I was like, can I take my dad's old Schwinn that's in the in the crawl space and ride it to the city? And the answer was, yes, I could. But like, fast forward many years to going on my first bike tour, and we like went over the continental divide and I was like, "So it's all downhill from here, right?" 06:00 [Laughing] That's one of the things. You never trust the elevation profile. There's always more up somehow. You could be on top of a mountain and somehow there will be some more uphill. **Inmn ** 06:11 Yeah. Always uphill. Always. Um, cool. Well. So yeah, let's just kind of happen to it. Um, what is like...what are the different kinds of scopes of bike travel? I feel like there's like a lot of words that were new to me as of a couple of years ago where I was just always "bike touring." But now there's all these kind of other words that people use that maybe seem like little subsets of bike touring, like gravel bikes or bike packin or r maybe there's other words that I don't know about. 06:50 There's so many buzzwords, and most of it is marketing, and like an ever smaller niche-ification of bikes. When we talk about bike travel, I think the word that comes to mind is bike touring, like, everything is bike touring. You're touring on a bike, you're riding, you're exploring, you're traveling by bike. The buzzword of the last decade has been "bike packing." And there's a lot of arguments about what that means, what that constitutes, what's bike packing, what's not bike packing. I won't go down a huge rabbit hole. I feel like the word bike packing ushered in a more modern sense of ways to pack a bicycle as opposed to what was classically bicycle touring. But if you're traveling by bike and you're strapping shit to your bike, you're going bike touring, Call it bikepacking. Call it gravel biking. You can call it...there's a multitude of other things like that. But when it boils down to it, it's all bike touring in my mind. **Inmn ** 08:09 Yeah. Okay. Um, golly, I'm going to immediately go on another tangent because I... [Spencer encourages it] It's reminding me of like.... I suddenly found myself thinking about like, wait, I wonder if Spencer knows the history...like what the history of the development of the bicycle was? This is a question I should have sent to you yesterday. And I mean, maybe you do, maybe you don't-- 08:39 I'm not super familiar. It popped in my head like I should probably do some sort of research. I mean I know the vagaries of it. But nothing specifically. I couldn't sit tell you names or dates or anything like that. **Inmn ** 08:53 Totally. But it's like, it is something that people have...like people have been riding long distances on bikes since bikes were invented, which is something that I find really interesting. Like there's.... Which I know you could take like a rewritten fairy tale and call it like absolute historical fact, you know but have you ever had any Angela Carter books. **Spencer ** 09:22 I haven't. **Inmn ** 09:24 She got famous for like rewriting the for rewriting a lot of fairy tales. And people were like, "Oh, you rewrote them with like a feminist lens." And she was like, "I absolutely didn't. My goal was to bring out the innate horror in all of these stories, and these stories just happen to be really like femicide-idle. And so that reads is feminism because the main conflicts in them are misogyny." But there's this story called Lady of the House of Love. About this vampiress who like lives in a collapsing, ruinous castle in Transylvania and is the offspring of like Dracula or something, who's just like quite bored in the world at this point. And there's this like whole diatribe in the story about this guy who she lures into the castle who has been traveling around France in Europe on a bicycle. And this is my funny tie in, and this is like in... this is like, in the early days of World War Two when this... Yeah, that's what.... And it's like, it's like these little nods where I'm like, okay, it's it's a fictional story, but I'm like, that sounds like a real thing people did, just travel around Europe on a fucking bicycle. **Spencer ** 10:56 I am 100% sure that there is some real world influence. Yeah, there's all those memes, you'll see. Like, there's some Scandinavian guy who just lived by his bike forever and ever. And, you know, big beard and all that jazz. I can't think of his name. But I can only imagine that there's some truth or they met some weird guy in a cafe one day and decided to just write them into the story after that. **Inmn ** 11:23 Yeah. Okay, wait, but back to the things. So if you had to kind of put a definition on what bike packing is, what is bike packing? **Spencer ** 11:37 So I would even back up to just bike travel. So bike travel is riding your bike multi day--so that could include a single night--somewhere, taking whatever you need for that journey, whatever that may be. Totally self sufficient. Maybe just change the clothes and a credit card. But using your bike as a means to explore and travel to somewhere. **Inmn ** 12:08 Cool. Cool. That sounds right. And what.... I guess maybe this.... It's like maybe some of these specific classifications kind of seems like it maybe gets down to what kind of bike you're riding or what kind of gear you're using? Or like something? I don't know. **Spencer ** 12:35 Yeah, there's been some discussion last few years about intent. So by touring, they've gone to the more recreational side of the venn diagram. So people on vacation, people going for a weekend trip, or for enjoyment. And by packing has, since it came at a time when people were packing less stuff on their bikes in new and creative ways that lent itself to more off road or very light and fast travel. So some people had defined bike packing as like a racing intent or like a competitive intent. And there are bike packing races. Someone who's staying with me right now, Austin Trace, she's training to ride the Arizona Trail and possibly some others. And that's an incredibly long distance. That's 800 miles of off road. There's many like 3000 plus mile bike packing races that happen all over the world over. So some people say bike packing for that kind of competitive intent. Some people will say they're going bike packing, when they're going camping for a weekend. There isn't really a line in the sand that I can thoroughly really draw. Bike packing is definitely like a new buzzword that's popped up in the last few years. And it encompasses everything that bike travel or bike touring would, depending on who you talk to or how you want to delineate that. **Spencer ** 14:07 Yes. And this is another fun thing where we have like, you know, all bikepacking Is bike touring but maybe not all bike touring is bikepacking. So all road bikes are gravel bikes, but not all gravel bikes or road bikes. If you really want to get into it--and this is even...I just wrote a review talking about how the word gravel needs to be split into two things because we're getting a recreational version of what gravel means and a competitive version of what gravel means, and those things are very different. Roughly speaking a gravel bike is traditional-ish road bike. You know, curvy handlebars, road levers. You're just getting bigger tires and typically a more relaxed geometry. That's the easiest without going into a whole mess of other unnecessary details, but the just is road bikes with bigger tires optimized for riding on dirt roads, like farm roads, forest roads, things of that sort. **Inmn ** 14:07 Yeah. Okay, that makes...that makes sense. And then there's this other word that I've been hearing people use a lot lately, which is--and by lately, I mean, this is years ago and I'm just like, really behind the the ball on things--but like, gravel bikes? **Inmn ** 15:35 Okay. Where can you ride a bike? **Spencer ** 15:40 These days? Where are there **Inmn ** 15:41 Or rather where are places that you can not ride your bike to? **Spencer ** 15:46 Legally speaking or terrain-limiting speaking? **Inmn ** 15:50 Terrain. Let's go with terrain limiting for right now. **Spencer ** 15:54 Okay, we don't need to dive into like the Wilderness Act limitations on mechanized travel. There are, if you're looking into that, there are so many crazy bicycles out there these days. There are very few places that you could not ride a bicycle. You're looking at incredibly steep and loose terrain or very deep snow or sand. But even that...like there's so many cool things with...like fat bikes have opened up just an incredible amount of terrain and versatility that wasn't available even like, you know, 20 years ago to bikes. And that's even expanding now. I've heard about some cool stuff I can't talk about, but there is some cool new stuff coming down the line that I'm very excited about in the monster truck realm of bikes. So there's.... Off road in the last few years has just totally exploded with gravel, with the accessibility of fat bikes, and like what those can.... So, fat bike, if I'm talking about, you're talking about four to five inch tires. They're just massive. So you run those incredibly low pressures like 10psi You're riding on snow, you're riding on sand, like, you know, that just opens up so many things that you can experience by bike and can travel across. And you can type in "adventure fat bike," and you'll get some crazy shit in fucking Alaska. A bunch of my friends have done it and they're just like...they have little boats and they're putting a bike on boats and they're riding down beaches and like...just places you would never would ever expect you could ride or get a bike to. And they can get a bike there and they can ride it. So there's obviously limitations like verticality or steep terrain but as far as like surfaces, you're...the world's kind of your oyster these days with that. There's so many options. **Inmn ** 18:07 Okay. Wow. Some of those are new to me and I'm like, okay, cool. Cool. Cool. **Spencer ** 18:14 I have a fat bike I just built it. You can come over and ride it. Play monster truck. Come over here, Inmn. I'll show you next time you come over for dnd. **Inmn ** 18:22 Wow. Love it. I, you know, on.... So like a background for me is my first bike tour, I didn't know anything about bike touring. I just knew that I wanted to do it. And so me and my friend Marie, we like...I met her up in Portland and then we rode our bikes to--Portland, Oregon--and then we rode our bikes to Boston. **Spencer ** 18:56 Oh, wow. Okay. [Laughing with incredulity] My first bike tour was taking the train to Santa Barbara with my like messenger bag and then riding back to LA as an overnight. You went full hog. Okay. **Inmn ** 19:11 Yeah, first first time ever riding a bike more than I could ride it in a day. **Spencer ** 19:19 Impressive **Inmn ** 19:19 It...you know, we're gonna go with a blend of impressive and utterly reckless. **Spencer ** 19:30 I know and I want to talk to this in the end too. Like, you can be really reckless on a bike and if shit goes totally pear shaped just.... Yeah, and like the accessibility of things going wrong and the ability to fix those or to get out of those situations is just such a cool component of bicycle touring that you don't get with like cars or motorcycles or, I mean, I guess hiking even less so, like there's even less to pickup. But yeah, tell me the story. How did it all go, you know, on the way to Boston? **Spencer ** 20:05 Oh, those are the worst. **Inmn ** 20:05 Um, well actually, you know, we're going to talk about that a little bit later, probably. But just, as this one funny tie in, was that in Glacier National Park, we met a...we met someone who is about to finish his bike tour. And he had been...he'd ridden the entire continental divide on a bicycle with like a little, like one of those little swivel trailers. **Inmn ** 20:06 Or, actually I don't know what they're called. They're like two wheels, in line. **Spencer ** 20:20 Oh, the bob trailer. **Inmn ** 20:42 Yeah, the bob trailer. Yeah, yeah. And he had crossed the Continental Divide like 30 times or something over the course of it. And it was utterly incomprehensible to me at the time. I'm like, "Are you riding on trails?" And he was like, "Sort of?" **Spencer ** 21:03 If I may do a quick... So the Continental Divide Trail is a long distance hiking trail that is mostly not bikeable due to the Wilderness Act thing with the wilderness stuff. I think the route you're referring to is the Tour Divide. **Inmn ** 21:18 Yes. **Spencer ** 21:20 Yeah. So those things kind of get interchanged, but they're vastly different beasts. The Tour Divide is a very popular off road route that a lot of people do these days and is one of the first mapped long distance routes, and still remains one of the longer documented off road touring routes in the world, too, which is super cool. **Inmn ** 21:42 Cool. Okay, wait, I'm trying to try to follow a little bit of a thread here. [Pauses, thinking] And maybe this is where to start. How do you...how do you start traveling long distances by bike in, you know, whatever capacity, whether you're like, I want to ride to a neighboring city, I want to ride across the country. I want to ride into the wilderness. These are vastly different. How do you get started? How do you get started? **Spencer ** 22:19 So my start was literally, my friend in college gave a talk, and at the time I was a backpacker. I'd done some backpacking, like three, four days. Stuff like that. And my friend gave this talk about how she went to France and took a bunch of kids bike touring and they took all the camping gear and they put it on their bikes and they just rode their bikes for like two months. And that blew my fucking mind. I was like, wait, I could put all my camping gear on my bike and go ride my bike. And this is in the very like first few years of me riding bikes. I was like, "This is the shit. I love this. Wait, I can go camping and do this?" So that was my first introduction. And I literally, New Year's Day, 2009, I took my road bike and my like good o'le Chrome messenger bag and I zip tied my sleeping bag under my saddle rails on my road bike and I took the train to Santa Barbara and I rode from Santa Barbara down like Highway One, like out near point Magoo, and I camped for the night. And I rode back to Long Beach the next day. And that's part of the Pacific Coast bike touring route. So it's just another established route from Adventure Cycling, who also does the Tour Divide, which you mentioned earlier. And that was my first time properly traveling by bike, and I was like, "This is cool." And a few months later a good friend of mine, Julia, who had just ridden across the country, kind of as you did. I can't remeber if she started in San Francisco or Portland as well. But she did that same trans-america ride. And she was like, "Hey, I just got off school. Like, I don't want to drive back to Southern California. Do you want to just like take a bus up here, and we're gonna bike back to LA together?" So I went back a few months later that summer and tried...like I got a different bike that had racks and all that shit and some bags. And you know, as that ball rolls, you get more bags, you get more specific stuff, you get bikes that are designed for it. And then I rode back from Santa Cruz to LA and then I was like, "This is fucking sweet." So, two months later, I flew to Seattle and rode all the way back to Santa Cruz that same summer too. So that ball kind of rolled pretty quickly for me. So, I think it's literally taking...like at the time I had a messenger bag and a sleeping bag and a stuff sack and that was what I took and I had a little tiny pocket stove and a sleeping pad. I don't know if I even brought a sleeping pad. I might not have. I have to look back at the photos. It might have been strapped to my handlebars or something. But it's really what you have. If you have most any kind of like reasonably lightweight camping gear, from car camping to backpacking. Like, all of that gear translates. And if you have a bicycle, there's--especially these days--almost...there's so many ways that you can affix things to your bike. **Inmn ** 25:14 And yeah, it's kind of funny, because I feel like I've seen this funny arc of like "bike luggage" or something. I don't know what to call it. [Spencer laughs] Where, like, when I was trying to get into bike touring, it's like--I'm sure like gravel bike/bike packing/offroad stuff, I'm sure I'm sure all that stuff existed, but I was less aware of it. But in the realm of bike touring, it seemed to be all about like how to like really neatly contain a lot of stuff on a bicycle, you know? And, like, now I see people's gravel bike or bike packing setups, and it's literally just like shit strapped anywhere that it could be. **Spencer ** 26:02 Yeah, so if we're gonna get into like, if we're gonna delineate two words, we're gonna do bike touring on one side and we're gonna do bike packing on the other. If we look at bike touring luggage, or traditional touring luggage, was usually two to four panniers [rhymes with "your"], Panniers [Rhymes with "yay"]. There's a whole video you can watch about someone from Webster's talking to my buddy Russ about how to actually pronounce that fucking word. It's a bag strapped to a rack. You can argue about it all day long. Typically two to four panniers, maybe a little bag on your handlebars, some water bottles, that was kind of the traditional setup that's been around since the inception of bicycles. Bike packing is when we're moving to more off road focus. So you, obviously panniers are just little hooks on a rack and maybe a bungee. If you've ever written off road with those they don't...they tend to eject. I've got buddies who have got busted collarbones from catching someone's unwanted, flying paneer **Spencer ** 27:02 Oh, no. **Spencer ** 27:03 So in the other corner, we have more modern bike packing bags, which arose from a cottage industry of people developing bags for things that they wanted to do that didn't exist at the time. There's a ton of them, like Revelate Designs has been around since the beginning and were big pioneers in a lot of these venues. And typically what that looks like is you have a bag on your handlebars. It's typically a double sided stuff sack, say 10 to 15 liters. Smaller, bigger exist. That's rolled on there, secured with some straps. There's harnesses and all that jazz. A big thing in bike packing that has really bled out to a lot of the other aspects of cycling, it's really convenient, is using the main front triangle of your bike. So bags that fit the center of your bike and fill that space. **Inmn ** 27:56 That's like the spot kind of like underneath where you're sitting, right? It's like the space between the seat and the handle bars, right? **Spencer ** 28:01 Correct. So, if you're thinking about a bike frame, this kind of goes back to the--I wanted to actually mention this in the history too--so a double triangle, like a diamond. So you have two triangles. You have the front triangle and the rear triangle. That design has been around nearly since the inception of bikes and fundamentally hasn't changed, which is kind of miraculous. There's there's always going to be some kooky weird shit that people are cooking up to make bikes better. But 99% of bikes that have ever existed have been the same design, and it's still the best and most efficient. So, you're filling that front triangle with gear. So it's where you would typically have your water bottles and things like that, but being able to put four liters of water, as opposed to two bottles, and a bunch of camping gear is more efficient. So frame bag. And then there's a bag attached to your seat post called a rocket bag or a butt bag or...[laughs] And this is where stuff gets real bondage-y. There's like 17 straps holding those fucking things on. They sway if you don't pack them right. And there's a bunch of designs to make that better, and we're getting really close to really nailing it. So you have those kind of are your three main staples for bike packing bags. There's bags that strap your fork, there's bags that go onto your down tube, there's ones that attach to your stem to put snacks in. If there's a tiny spot in your bike, there's a bag for it, I guarantee it. And those are kind of your two corners of like bicycle luggage. **Inmn ** 29:32 I see. I see. You know, what I.... Something I weirdly really appreciate about some of these bike packing luggage, or whatever, is when I was...when I was first hearing about some of this and I was like, oh.... Like I remember like 10 years ago when people were starting to have frame bags and stuff, and I was like "Where do you get a frame bag, like where can I go and buy this?" And the answer was, you had to just know someone who fucked around and made one and wanted to make you one. And it was like...it's like watching an entire--like, you know, fuck an industry, but it does make it more accessible for people that there's like more people making these things--but an entire way of making things, or a culture of making things, like erupting from like watching some people just fuck around with fabric and like cordura and vinyl and shit and just like.... Yeah, I don't know. I feel like...yeah, it's like watching that and watching the same thing happen with messenger bags like 15-20--I know, it's been more--years ago. But I don't know, it's something I've weirdly always appreciated about like bikes is that there's been a lot of innovation not on an industrial level. It's like on the level of people just messing around with stuff in their garages and figuring out some really cool things. I don't know, does that...does that track? Is that real? Am I under the right perception? **Spencer ** 31:11 100% There are so many cottage bag makers and a lot of them have scaled up and some of them are still really small. And a lot of the innovation is still coming from those cottage industries. Big companies have caught up. So there are a multitude of companies offering frame bags produced overseas that you can get at REI or on Amazon. There's a there's a host of options. Industrial production has caught up to it. One thing that's cool that they will never be able to do is there's a bunch of frame bike bag sewers--builders? What's the word? And you can send them a photo and they've written their various different scripts and computer programs and you send them a photo of your bike with like a ruler in it. And they will make a custom tailored bag exactly to fit your bike where you can put bolts through it, like just over the internet. And that's somethingl.... Like I personally have one from Rogue Panda. Nick is a crazy mad scientist and incredibly innovative. Yeah, you can just send him a photo of your bike or if they have the dimensions already in their system, they just sew you an exactly perfect custom bag. So you can get a bunch of off the shelf things that will work for most bikes, but if you have a weird like I do, or many that I do, you can get a custom one, and that's something that's always going to be around as like a cottage level industry. **Inmn ** 32:38 Um, okay, how.... Or.... Okay, so say...let's say I want to...say I want I want to ride my bike from where I live to a neighboring city. It's like...maybe it's four days away, or something, by bike. What...or, this is a regular thing that I want to do. This is a thing that I want to kind of invest in doing. And I'm asking this from the perspective of, so like on my month long bike tour, I feel like there was a way to have a bike that I didn't fucking hate riding. And so I'm wondering...I'm wondering kind of like what kind of bike do I need to do that? What will make my life be less terrible? I was on an old Schwinn steel frame that I put a mountain bike drive train on, essentially. And some like other mountain bike parts. I like converted it to 700s [wheel size]. I didn't know anything about fat tires. I just had like-- **Spencer ** 34:03 It barely existed back then. So yeah. **Inmn ** 34:05 It was like, I don't know like one and a half inch ties. This is embarrassing to say at this point. **Spencer ** 34:14 That's fine. I can't tell you the breadth of dumb ideas around bicycle. **Inmn ** 34:22 Yeah, yeah. And it's like my life was so bad in comparison to my road partner who was riding a Surly Long Haul. [Specialty touring bike] **Spencer ** 34:34 Yeah. So to segue out of this, if you ask the internet, the internet's gonna tell you the Surly Long Haul Trucker's the best bike touring bike for blah, blah, blah, blah. I'm going to tell you right now, the Surly Long Haul Trucker rides like fucking dogshit without about 100 pounds of gear on it, and I don't think is the right bike for almost anyone in this current day and age ofbike touring. But let's get into your actual question. So the cool thing about touring is the bags will fit to most bikes without racks or rack mount. So if you have a bike that's comfortable, that fits you, it's probably...it can probably be made to be some kind of touring ready. So every bike is a bike touring bike if you have enough gumption. I've written tall bikes halfway across this country on multiple occasions. So I wanna say that you can always a specific bike tailored to the trip or the adventure you want to go on. But you can probably make whatever you have work. And I could recommend, if you give me more specifics, I could be like, yeah, you should get this size tire. This is a great bike for that. Like, height matters. All right, before I run away on this, let's start at the...let's start at the bike. So more important than any other consideration is whether you have a bike that's comfortable for you? Does it fit you? **Inmn ** 36:07 What does that mean? **Spencer ** 36:09 So bikes come in multiple sizes for different bodies, different heights. Like, I'm all torso. I've got relatively short legs for my height, but I'm like 6'1" so I ride an extra large bike. If you're 5' or shorter, you might write an extra small. That's going to be...those bikes are gonna fit differently. So there's a varying size run. So most importantly, you want a bike that fits you. And that's going to mean different things to different people, depending on if they have any back issues or what have you. So comfort is going to be kind of paramount to start. So your four day trip, is it off road? Is it mixed between the two? Is it single-track mountain biking? You're not going to take your Schwinn Varsity on a bunch of single track trails in Arizona, because you're not going to have any fillings or teeth left at the end of that ride. So, once you have a bike that's comfortable, once you have a bike that fits you, then you want to say, "Does this bike...is it adequate for the terrain?" And that's typically going to be tire size. So tires come in a bunch of different flavors, but you're pretty much looking at anywhere between a 26" rim, a 27.5" rim, or a 29" rim, which is also coloquially referred to as 700c. And those come in--oh my God I'm really in the rabbit hole here--so many sizes. But, so is your bike comfortable? Does your bike fit you? Do you now have the appropriate tire size for the terrain you hope to traverse? And we're going to assume that you have all of those things. And the next consideration will probably be luggage. So how much frame bag space do you have? Can you get a frame bag for it? Do you have mounts to put a rack on the front, or even the back, of the bike? You want to make panniers to go on there? You can strap anything, like anything with the stuff sack, you can strap. I mean the quintessential like bike co-op special is the old kitty litter boxes with hardware hooks and some bungee cords. Like, do you have a cat? Do you use cat litter? And these are all things that can become bike touring luggage. It's so up to you and how you can fit it. I've seen such a plethora. There's such a rich community of people DIYing these things. And there's ways to use like old cutting boards to make handlebar rolls to hold stuff sacks, you know? Like, I could go on and on. So the next thing you want to figure out is how are you going to pack all your shit on your bike? And okay, we've got that. There's a plethora. And next thing is food and water. Is there water available? Do I need a water filter along the way? Where can I get more food, snacks, etc... along the way? How many days of food I need to pack? Those water and food options are probably going to inform how you pack or what kind of luggage you're going to need, beecause those your essentials. Like if you want the bike to move, you have to pedal it and you have to be alive to do that. So you're gonna need to eat and drink. **Inmn ** 39:36 Yeah, can I have a little segue off that? It was funny on this cross-country bike tour, like our attitude about that changed throughout the trip, you know, where it was like--Marie definitely had more like bike touring experience than I did--but like when we started, we were in rural Oregon, we were in Montana, we were in all of these big western states. And we didn't have a water filter, which is probably something we should have brought. But like, you know, we weren't camping. We weren't--or sorry, we were camping every night, but we weren't trying to ride off to find nice places. We were like, whatever's along the road, you know? And so we were like, "Okay, well, we just have to bring all of this stuff with us." Like, I think we had like two weeks' worth of food each and three gallons of water on us at all times. And it was utterly absurd, like our bikes were so goddamn heavy. But we often went a week without going to a grocery store. **Spencer ** 40:57 That could be the reality of your trip. And there's some of these long distance routes, especially the off road ones.... Like road touring, if you're on established routes, like highways or secondary highways, you're gonna hit a gas station hopefully once a day, if not every other day. And like, you know, it's not gonna be great food. But that's...those are all considerations to how much you need to pack. And that's...that's typically the first thing I would be like where's my reasonable resupply? Especially ifwe live down to the desert, like water is the main concern and the limiting factor for a lot of my trips. Like how much do I have to carry? Where can I get it? How can I get it? **Inmn ** 41:39 Yeah, cuz it's like, you're not--unlike being in the Northwest or something, you're not just gonna happen on a stream that you can like.... **Spencer ** 41:47 Exactly. I mean, maybe you can if you know that's there. But that's a big if, and I've planned to get water from a stream and then I got there, and the stream was dry. And I was like, "Oh, this is going to be interesting." **Inmn ** 42:01 But yeah, sorry. You're talking about water, food, etc... I don't know what you were going to say next. **Spencer ** 42:09 Yeah. So once you figured out how much water and food you need to be able to carry between places that you can get water or food, then you're gonna go to gear. So clothing, is it going to be hot? Is it gonna be cold at night? And then you're thinking about sleeping. So tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, at the bare minimum. How warm is that sleeping bag need to be? What's the weather going to be like? Is it going to rain a lot? How nice of a tent do you need? How many people are going to fit in that tent? And once you've figured out those things, those are all going to inform all the decisions we made already about like luggage. Like oh, I need to make a three person tent because there's three of us. Are we going to split it? Yada yada yada. If you've been camping at all, you understand that these are like kind of the basic things you want to have with you. Or maybe you're going there's a hotel every night and you're like, I'm just gonna get a hotel in and take a shower, and people do that and it's great. It's a different way to tour. **Inmn ** 42:10 We met someone like that who was credit-card touring, as it's called, I think. And, you know, I have a friend who just writes crazy distances in like single times, but like meeting this person who was like...he had a very fancy performance road bike and a couple regular small water bottles and like some granola bars and in his fucking lycra pockets, or whatever, and a credit card that was it. That was every single thing this person had. **Inmn ** 43:07 Still bike touring. My 20 year old self would be would be shaking at me saying that but still bike touring. **Inmn ** 44:01 Yeah, I mean if you got a credit card and he just like fucking get a hotel every night. **Spencer ** 44:08 But, you know, these are considerations with things. Like, I've stayed at hotels on bike tours. Like I had a real shit day got rained on for like this last trip I did in the Midwest past summer. We got stuck in like damn near a tornado. And I was putting up our tent in the downpour rain and then it was drizzling the whole next day. And I was like, fuck it. I'm getting a hotel. Going off route. I'm going to a hotel. Sleep in this hotel and shower and dry all of our shit out. And these are things you want to consider and this is all part of what goes into considering to go on a bike trip. **Inmn ** 44:44 Yeah, um, so we're getting close to the end of our time for today. I didn't say this at the beginning, but this is a two part episode. And I'm wondering if we could kind of end today's episode with, could you just tell us a story about going on a bike tour. Could have gone well, could have gone horribly. Kind of whatever. Tell us about a trip that you went on and kind of like what... Yeah. Yeah. **Spencer ** 45:21 Alright, I'm gonna tell you about my favorite bike tour. And it will bring it back together because you met that lovely gentleman in Glacier on the Tour Divided some years ago. So my buddies Kurt and Sam--this was 2016--so fledgling days of kinda packing bags. This is when one of the bigger companies, Blackburn, was getting into making bags. They sponsored a bunch of folks to go ride big long off-road routes. My friends got this scholarship sponsorship thing. And I was like, okay, cool, like, I'm gonna go meet them. I just finished up work. I worked as a bicycle tour guide, but the van stuff, not so much the touring that we're talking about, but going to hotels, yadda yadda yadda. And I got off work, drove out there. I took my dad's hybrid from like 1994 and I strapped a bunch of bags to it. And we went riding down. They had like slick bikes, all the new bags. But the fun thing was they were big rock climbers at the time. So we were carrying all of our camping gear and a full 60 meter rope, a full trad rack of cams and nuts and like our climbing harnesses and shoes, and every week we were climbing at least once a week. So we're doing trad climbing up some mountains in Montana or Wyoming or wherever the hell we want that being that week. And we packed nothing. We had.... Like none of us had real tents. We have like one spare tube between us because we just didn't have room for anything with all the climbing gear. It was just so reckless and stupid. We hitchhiked a ton and climbed a bunch of shit that was really sketchy. And it still to this day is one of my favorite memories of traveling by bike, just getting to go climb and just riding those wide opens stretches of Montana, Wyoming, a little bit in Colorado. And it was just the dumbest fun. God I miss you, Sam and Kurt, if you're out there listening somewhere. That was my bike penultimate trip that had been on. It just...it was silly and dumbn. There's photos and videos of that from years ago that I can send you some links to or whatnot. But the joy I still take from those memories and that trip stick with me. **Inmn ** 47:35 Hell yeah. That's wonderful. Um, one of my like, weirdly favorite memories of going on bike tour was--and we'll talk about this a little more in part two--but is preparation, how to prepare for a trip, how tolike plan an actual trip, you know. And me and Marie didn't plan literally at all. We just hopped on our bikes and started riding. Every day we woke up and we were like, "Yeah, let's go on that road. That makes sense. Whatever. It'll be fine." Weirdly, we did end up on...we accidentally ended up on Adventure Cycling routes, you know? Which makes sense. They were the most logical roads to ride on. We just didn't know. But our lack of preparation and planning was actually the most fun part of the trip. **Spencer ** 48:39 So my buddy Kurt on that trip, and we did a bunch of subsequent trips, and I'm a big planner and Kurt hates planning. He made me fly to fucking Columbia with zero plan and like one half contact that we called when we got to Bogota and a bunch of paper maps and was like, "Nah, we're just gonna figure it out." Speaking of accidentally winding up on ACA routes, did you the pro move where you found someone riding in the opposite direction and you asked if they were done with their maps because you were going the opposite way? **Inmn ** 49:11 No, that would have been smart. But we didn't... We met a couple other people on bike tour. We were incredibly surprised. We met exactly three people on bike tour on a two month long trip and I was actually surprised about it. **Spencer ** 49:30 Wow. I wound up on that TransAm for a little bit. And I didn't have any maps because I was being a total of shit bird and would be like, "Hey, you done with that section?" cause I didn't want to buy maps. **Inmn ** 49:42 Yeah, they're expensive. **Spencer ** 49:45 I mean, Adventure Cycling is a really lovely organization that has done a lot of good and they're a nonprofit. Do you ever, did you guys go through Missoula and go to the headquarts? **Inmn ** 49:55 We did. We got the free ice cream. **Spencer ** 49:56 Popscicles and soda. Yeah. Okay, well, that's why those maps are so expensive is they gotta give free sodas and ice cream to all the dirt bag toursists that won't buy them. **Inmn ** 50:07 Yeah, yeah. Cool. Well, that about does it for the time that we have today. Before we go, are there any things that you want to plug, any projects, any places that people can find you on the internet where you would like to be found? Anything like that? **Spencer ** 50:29 Anything on social media, is just Spencer J. Harding. Like I said, I write for the theradavist.com. You can type my name in there and there's a bunch of reviews and trip reports and stuff like that. My website is just SpencerJharding.com. There's a bunch of photos organized there from a bunch of my bicycle travels, if you want to check that out. **Inmn ** 50:50 Yeah. Cool. Cool. And for folks who...just to let you know what we're gonna be talking about next time, next time being next week, we're gonna be talking about how to actually plan a bike trip, what are things you should be prepared for kind of like on the road, why traveling by bike is just a really cool idea--if you haven't been swayed already--what are its limitations, and how does this fit into preparedness models for any kind of collapse or disaster situation that we might be in. So tune in next time. **Inmn ** 51:33 If you enjoyed this podcast, then go hop on a bike and ride around and see what happens. 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