<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Inquiry Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn how to  peacefully dissolve your problems, trauma, and triggers. Join the dozens of meditators, who become happier session by session! ]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofpleasure.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:49:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to read this blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, and welcome! Please read this introduction to the IM Blog for an optimized reading experience.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/welcome-to-the-inquiry-meditation-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e8460bdd68e29ba9980146</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:24:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_fbd438a6f2a34ff8b9912cb30dc2ac3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I know, I know--I've been gone a long time! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, IM'ers!    It's been a long time, I know!    I sense a return--a more regular one--is approaching. I'm glad. I miss being in this...]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/i-know-i-know-i-ve-been-gone-a-long-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ba332c9402632b809fb8e9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:17:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d2892_c9535cdd0be44a509bfb1aac05360d4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When "Ohhh, fuck" happens to good people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Otherwise cheerfully known as making shitshows into joy]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/when-bad-things-happen-to-good-people</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664f94734f32438c98121a7a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 19:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_22f37ffee03c4728b362e8e0bd8d6fa6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we pleeeeaaase get off The Victim’s dick already! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This title probably won’t get me far in terms of Google’s algorithm, but I’ll take the hit bc Jesus H. CHRIST, The Victim needs a break.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/can-we-pleeeeaaase-get-off-the-victim-s-dick-already</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66364a4881ea8c6153533f8a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 14:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6248376b5a3079617a4230~mv2_d_3523_4404_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pain, hope, time, "I," and doing: it all goes together. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It really does all go together. Settle in and read on for a sprawling and fun meander. ]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/the-root-of-our-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663118f59bfa63511852dcf3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:32:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9f85881a0b6b4b14adf900677681edf1.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even more thoughts about the body! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to add a little more to what I said yesterday. Your natural body, your real body, your body that is made of nature, the one you...]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-healing-and-the-inner-child</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660c3609192d2a852776c3ef</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:46:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_e3ab7e43a4244557bf680a9bcc2b5a09~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What IS  the body, though? And what if   you hate your body or hate being in it? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[No fluff. All realness. But some of the realest stuff is super-fluffy and sweet.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6609b39f8128f7f1456f01e9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 19:26:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8764c218a5a7490e9a6a5b0ed5e93fd3.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leslie, what is your religion? (Post #3 of 4 of the "It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an IM questions series!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three little words: Follow the body.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/why-the-body-is-my-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fc0bac4eea1a8790328901</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:38:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_88b7922f971c41ca90b9cfbfc094f04c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An IM Q&#38;A: Non-attachment, nondoing, and somatic healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do nondoing and non-attachment relate? And does non-attachment cause suffering?]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-healing-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f450fdd1e9326fa9a7f365</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_517189c1aa264d7ea3d1b67030ccbec6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Can the process of healing pain feel good?” (Post #2 of 4 of the "It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an IM questions series!) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trauma healing process can, should, must feel good. Actually, the worst the pain, the more the healing must feel good.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-healing-must-feel-good</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f0531d3f49e64c38fa94aa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:32:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7ed328e3d76147b8b23065d2c0055508~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think I made a mistake: somatic healing, will, and capacity]]></title><description><![CDATA[In any given moment, we really are doing the very best we can. Somatic healing expands our capacity to feel more good, more of the time.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-healing-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ec6bc54e50bc6296799f97</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 15:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_19769cec186e420e8075dfb47243b7ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lemme double down real quick and explain WHY you can heal all of your trauma.  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can heal because of grace. It's just a matter of whether we will answer that call--and when it's the right time to answer.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/you-can-heal-all-your-trauma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e9d974cf201c2ca5fea3a9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:09:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4a765f6f44354375566677~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an IM questions series! Post #1 of 4: Q1: “Can I heal all my trauma?”    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Answer: Fuck yeah, you can. Just not how you  might think.)]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-healing-and-trauma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e87556ac082f94c49d2015</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/323debfe57264b57afb9a948b564da8b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video receipts included: That time I didn’t do laundry for a year or open the mail for two and a half years and why stepping over things is somatic healing genius]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is long but fun. There's even a video in the middle!]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e1f388c991af4749781208</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:27:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d2892_ef254eecaa404c6fb6926a51dcedd895~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_747,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you non-do when you are triggered, you do give up something very precious. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a word, it is certainty. 

When you non-do, you give up certainty.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-healing-nondoing-and-being-triggered</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d63155f2c56be27455018a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:48:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8da777d9c4234801a14e6c2647dbac38.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gift #1 the January Adventures in Being Triggered have given me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Felt bodily experiences are profound. And they typically read as underwhelming when you put them into words.  But, here we go.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/how-to-heal-trauma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65cb755861e5642ddbb6e34b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:13:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0bb8c096ade64d1c87234705dd2105fb.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the love of the little bitch in me, you, and all of us  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For some reason, hearing from my lawyer triggers the fuck out of me. As soon as I see the first letter of her first name in my email...]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/somatic-healing-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c797af95839908af6647ee</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2024 15:47:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_d9cffe2354fd46cfa14ba0d35fceda3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to trust your body again (because trust starts in the body)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trust starts in the body because everything starts in the body: love, compassion, kindness, abundance…all the things. And when we cannot...]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/how-to-trust-your-body-again-because-trust-starts-in-the-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c4fa72d33c045a7c541b76</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:09:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7b80e7f89a064d819bbb1e373327f008~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Adventures in Being Triggered: My  grand experiment in (joyous) emotional triggering]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introduction to my 9-part January 2024 series.]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/how-to-heal-emotiona-triggers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b3da70a77bc42fb8051e5c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:57:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_f9fc8dea80874e77ad0e2224292587da~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adventures in Being Triggered Post #9 of 9: The thrilling and brilliant conclusion! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two and half weeks ago, at the end of Post #8 of this series, I was holding close the emotional trigger that was begging me to please,...]]></description><link>https://www.thegospelofecstasy.com/post/adventures-in-being-triggered-post-9-the-conclusion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65bea07babd245c316143ea0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 20:24:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_1b7ddff5910244878fdce56d0c10446b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Leslie Quigless</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>