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Happy PlaceIt takes courage to live a life you love! Author: Rina Trevi
Welcome to the Happy Place podcast, where were going to discover the essence of lasting satisfaction in life. I'm your host, Rina, and, together, we'll explore the elusive concept of happiness. Professionally Im known as a shibari artist, tantric bodyworker, former professional Domme, extreme sports athlete - I call myself a Vulnerability guide - I create safe spaces for healing, self-discovery and spiritual explorations. I first encountered the term Happy Place while pursuing freediving. Freedivers find peace amidst the ocean's immense pressure by envisioning a tranquil sanctuary. By incorporating our Happy Place into our everyday lives, we too can celebrate the gift of being alive. What is your happy place? Is it an internal state, a product of external circumstances, or a delicate balance of both? Lets challenge the status quo and venture beyond the conventional understanding of happiness. Join me and my guests as we uncover the secrets behind courageously embracing our search for lasting happiness to create extraordinary lives full of experiences and explorations to be proud of! This is a journey through spirituality, extreme sports, BDSM, and psychedelics, uncovering paths to true happiness. Get ready to be inspired and transformed as we unravel the mysteries of the Happy Place. Language: en Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Self-Improvement, Sexuality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Ep. 69 Why You Can’t Receive What You Want — and How To Change It, with Darshana Avila
Episode 69
Thursday, 27 November, 2025
In this juicy and transformational episode, Rina sits down with Darshana Avila, Erotic Wholeness Guide, to explore the one skill most people never learn but desperately need: how to receive.Together, they dive into why so many women (and men) struggle to take in the very things they say they want—pleasure, connection, intimacy, desire, emotional safety—and how cultural conditioning, nervous system patterns, and unspoken fears silently block us from receiving the love and pleasure we crave.You’ll hear real examples, practical tools, and vulnerable stories about:– How people-pleasing kills desire– What resentment really reveals– Nervous system capacity & the body’s role in pleasure– How to ask for what you want without shame– How to communicate desires, boundaries, and kinks with clarity and love– Why telling the truth is the gateway to deeper intimacyThis episode is an intimate map for anyone ready to open wider—to pleasure, to truth, to being seen, and to receiving fully.Perfect for listeners longing for more authentic relationships, deeper erotic fulfillment, or simply a more honest connection with themselves.Darshana Avila is a trauma-informed somatic educator, practitioner and international speaker who helps people reconnect with the most essential aspects of themselves — their truth, their desires, and their capacity for profound pleasure and power. Known for her grounded, candid, and relational approach, she bridges the worlds of erotic embodiment, trauma healing and self actualization.Darshana’s work has been featured on Netflix’s Sex, Love & goop, The Guardian, The New Yorker, and numerous leading podcasts.WEBSITEdarshanaavila.com SOCIAL HANDLESinstagram.com/darshana_avilayoutube.com/@darshana-avilalinkedin.com/in/darshana-avilaFREE GIFTskool.com/galgasmGalgasm! is a free online community hub for women and AFAB folks ready to live, love and lead from their deepest pleasure and power. With a library full of resources and live-taught workshops and Q&A sessions with Darshana, it's a wonderful way to begin your journey to Erotic Wholeness.Rina is a shibari artist, tantric bodyworker, former Dominatrix, and extreme sports athlete, learner of ancient traditions and intrepid explorer of consciousness. She guides people to their core, creating safe spaces for healing and self-discovery.This podcast is for courageous seekers like her, exploring meaning and spiritual illumination in the midst of life's intensity. Get ready to be inspired, amazed, and transformed!Get Access to Rina’s Free meditations, Workshops, Shibari tutorials and morehttps://www.subscribepage.com/free-workshops-libraryShibari Weekends - intimatelytied.comIf you enjoy this episode, leave a 5-star rating and review the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify or send a DM to me on Instagram Rina TreviLet’s Connect!Website:
