Eros is life force energy that propels us forward, towards that which lights up our souls. The impacts of traumatic and stressful experiences in life can limit our capacity to connect with desire and aliveness. In this post I explore the nature of desire, the difference between desire and attachment, and somatic practices to connect with desire.

Over the New Year, I sat a ten-day meditation retreat at IMS in Barre, MA called Embodying the Heart of Wisdom. One thing I came away with was a renewed awareness of how fractured my attention has become—something I’m pretty much always reminded of on retreat. During those days of silence, absent of phones and technology, my mind widens and my attention regains its dignity.