Rachel Allyn - The Pleasure Is All Yours: Reclaim Your Body’s Bliss and Reignite Your Passion for Life

I feel fortunate to have an expansive community of people who have supported me, whether it be during the early envisioning stages or the manifestation process of this book.

To those who helped plant the seed within me, Id love to give thanks to: my dad for always being a champion of my education, both indoors and out; to my mother and her mothers, grandma JuJu and grandmother Newton, for modeling writing as a path to healing; to Dr. Ritterman for your guidance in my disparate life stages; to Dana Baptiste, you and your training were a catalyst in the realization of my dharma; to the leaders of Off the Mat, Into the WorldSeane Corn, Hala Khouri, and Suzanne Sterlingyour trainings helped activate my passion in action; and to Tim Farnham for your encouragement and heart at the start.

In the later stages of the book I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to my Widjiwagan community, especially the humorous and wise reflections on being a parent in the modern era, as well as Doug Kleemeier who kept me nourished in the final months before my deadline; to my clients, thank you for being my teachers; to the women in my writing group at ModernWell and the colleagues in my consultation groups, I could have never endured the isolation of therapy and writing without you; to my friends who offered to read sections of the book, whether I gave you the opportunity or not, just knowing you were available made a huge difference; to the TEDx Minneapolis team for believing my ideas were worth spreading and coaching me on a talk that helped hone the book; to Katie Silcox and Mariah Rooney, two experts in your fields, thank you for taking the time to share about the important work you each do; and to Lisa Venticinque for the photos and your gorgeous aesthetic, which always captures just what Im looking for.

A mighty thank you to Andrea Baker for taking on whatever administrative task I threw your way from time to time; you were a lifesaver. To Beth Frankl and Emily Coughlin at Shambhala Publications for your wise feedback that helped add finesse to this project. And heaps of gratitude from deep in my heart to Linda Sparrowe. Linda, you were there with me every step of the way, even when my musings were clunky and un-pleasurable to read! Thank you for believing in me. I truly lucked out working with an editor like you.

Unwritten, Words and Music by Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, and Wayne Rodrigues. Copyright 2004 EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WSRJ Music. All Rights on behalf of EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. International copyright secured. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard LLC.

Sexual Healing, Words and Music by Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown, and David Ritz. Copyright 1982 EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Ritz Writes. All Rights Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard LLC.