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January 9, 2016
Week in Review {Pics + Links}
Week in Review
Hello from the foggy woods of West Virginia. We headed out of DC late last night to handle a few things at Tim’s cabin and take down his Christmas tree (here’s how not to be sad when doing it). Although I haven’t moved from bed, so it looks like it may be a mini Bed Day.
The first full week in 2016 was filled with adventure and action, hence my mini spontaneous retreat today. Tim and I gallivanted around downtown Manhattan for four days with friends from Montreal—lots of yoga, bookstores, vegan cafes, sweet treats, lively conversation, many cups of tea, vintage shops. I came home with two new books: Pen on Fire and Good Prose. Reading, writing, and watching the passing landscape on the train ride up and back from New York City was a highlight.
Upon return to DC, I headed straight to Tranquil Space to teach my Monday Mindfulness class and the rest of the week flowed as usual—clients at The Women’s Center, meetings, veg chili, and green juices. Thursday began by treating my team of studio directors to brunch at Founding Farmers and ended by hosting the live New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast and announcing the new Virtual Retreat. Oh, and holding the new 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journals in my hand!
Friday I interviewed Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary for an upcoming Tranquility du Jour podcast (you’ll LOVE him), met with my writing coach, signed and shipped books complete with hand-packed goodies (hello scented tea light, lavender tea, postcard, and gold paperclip), and had meetings at the studio.
It was a lovely launch into 2016 despite mourning that the holidays passed much too quickly (anyone else?). I never got fully into the holiday spirit and then they were over. My intention is to give myself space to consciously create 2016 dreams and I’ll be sharing them here, in Love Notes, and on the podcast shortly. Since studies show we’re more apt to make dreams reality when we write them *and* share them, I like to do all I can to set myself up for success to bring them to life.
Wishing you a restful weekend surrounded by your favorite things.
Week in Pics
The first batch of 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journals arrived (+ shipped yesterday)
A moment in the Union Square Whole Foods cafe
Vegan strawberry shortcake and fresh ginger tea at Peacefood Cafe
A moment in the Union Square Barnes + Noble cafe
Pre-Thursday night’s Seasonal Podcast with Jackson the cat
Savvy Sources
Author Donald Miller’s Start Life Over PDF
7 Secrets of People Who Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions
Come From Kindness and Watch Your World Change
Expert Advice On Starting The New Year Right
5 Myths About Our Habits
Animals of Farm Sanctuary
2016 Style Trends
How To Roast Any Vegetable
Weekend Wish List
Read
Write
Hike
Soak in the tub
Rest
Celebrate a friend’s book completion
Create 2016 dreams
Et toi? What’s on your weekend wish list? Bisous. x
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January 8, 2016
Virtual Retreat + Last Night’s Podcast
Last night’s Seasonal Podcast was SO much fun (photos below)! I loved the chat box addition and seeing you all connect with each other and so thoughtfully engage during our hour together. Thank you for joining us (and being so sweet to Mookie).
If you missed our gathering, the audio from New Year, New You is now available for streaming or download and here’s the Playbook PDF to follow along.
At the end I announced a new offering: a sampling of the full-on retreat experience from the comfort of your own home and on a budget = A VIRTUAL RETREAT!
The Virtual Retreat is $99 on Saturday, March 5, 10am-4pm and being offered at an early bird rate of $49 through tomorrow noon ET. If the retreat date or time doesn’t work for you, no problem. The online gatherings will be recorded for you to listen to at your convenience.
The adventure includes: an opening and closing online video gathering, guided multimedia (audio and video) how-tos on journaling, yoga, mindful eating (for your lunch hour), meditation, and art journaling with accompanying exercises, pre- and post-retreat PDF manuals, day of PDF manual, and a private Facebook group.
For more information, including how to enhance your virtual retreat experience with an optional Tranquility Toolkit, click below.
Investment
$49 Early Bird (through 1/9 noon ET)
$98 Early Bird with Toolkit (through 1/9 noon ET)
$99 and $148 (after 1/9 noon ET)
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Virtual Retreat Early Bird - 49 USDVirtual Retreat Early Bird + Tranquility Toolkit - 98 USD
Here’s a peek at last night’s event with images from @glittergiltlife, @fromdrabtofab, and @ladykat528 spotted on Instagram. Share yours using #tranquilitydujour. Loved being with you all! Bisous. x
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January 7, 2016
Tranquilosophy: Seasonal Podcast TONIGHT
A reminder that we’re meeting TONIGHT via video at 8pm ET {use this handy time zone converter}.
Tonight’s complimentary live “New Year, New You” Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast is an online gathering to explore eight tips for tranquility, receive a discount code to shop my locally-sewn, eco-friendly clothing line TranquiliT, meet Mookie {my 4-legged rescue pugish creature}, reflect, be inspired. . . . and hear about my latest creation.
Sit in front of your computer or phone, gather your journal, cuppa tea, and markers for this sacred hour just for you. Oh, and did I mention there’s even a PDF playbook, too? Take a few deep breaths, get comfy, and tune in here at 8pm ET for the full experience.
As always, if you can’t join us live, the recording will be available for a $10 instant download mp3 shortly after the event.
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January 5, 2016
Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast THIS Thursday
Happy 2016! It’s time for the most popular Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast of the year: New Year, New You.
Although you’re perfect as you are, I have eight tips for finding tranquility in the new year and . . . I’ll announce an exciting new offering!
Gather your journal, cuppa tea, and colorful markers for this sacred hour just for you. Take a few deep breaths, get comfy, and *tune in here* Thursday, January 7th at 8pm ET {use this handy time zone converter}.
Cherry on top: All listeners will receive a discount code to shop the locally-sewn, eco-friendly clothing line TranquiliT, meet Mookie (my 4-legged rescue pugish creature), and be inspired.
Oh, and if you can’t join us live, a recording be available as an instant download shortly after the event for $10. Here’s the scoop. Wishing you a beautiful next 46 hours!
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January 1, 2016
Happy 2016: Week in Review {Pics + Links}
Week in Review
Happy 2016! I’m sitting on a train headed north for a Jivamukti yogathon. It’s my annual new year’s pilgrimage to New York City to practice with Sharon Gannon and David Life, eat heaps of vegan food, and reconnect with a dear friend, Jennifer, from Montreal (who I met at a month-long Jivamukti training in 2007).
At my feet are two gold pleather bags stuffed with books, gifts, toiletries, tea, and clothing for the next four days. Black TranquiliT leggings, tunics, and fitted 2in1 tops will transition perfectly from the studio to the street, where we plan to help Jennifer welcome her 40th. I’ve chosen the window seat and have grand plans of daydreaming while watching the passing landscape after I finish this post.
I hope your transition from 2015 to 2016 was peaceful. Personally, I only made it to 11:40 pm with Anderson Cooper and then couldn’t keep my eyes open. So, 2016 was properly welcomed over a flaky croissant after this morning’s Mookie walk.
This week I finished and sent 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal to print (ships mid-January), watched Trainwreck (sooo funny), learned that Guns n’ Roses are reuniting (anyone else a fan from the 90s?), uploaded three of my books to Kindle (Tranquility du Jour Anthology, Tranquilologie, 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal), taught a three-hour yoga + mindfulness workshop at Tranquil Space, walked in the woods, read fireside, got my hair and nails did, met with therapy clients, chatted strategy, released my Year in Review, asked for your vote on TranquiliT’s spring colors (announcing colors + giveaway winners this month), released week 52 of 52 Weeks of Tranquility (woo-hoo!), uploaded 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal to Amazon, savored soaks in the tub with sweet almond oil, and dreamed about 2016.
My wish is that we find space over the next few days to reflect on what we want more of and less of in the new year. And, with that knowledge, that we make room for the more while trimming the less. It’s a simple recipe for satisfaction, productivity, and happiness. Essentialism at its finest.
Here’s to 2016 (picture a raised flute of bubbly with an organza bow tied around the stem). x
Week in Pics
Surrounded by favorite things
A little creative play with embroidery thread and a tea towel
Buddha fireside
Pretty pink flowers and a family portrait
Resting yogis in yesterday’s mini mindfulness and yoga retreat
Savvy Sources
Master the Buddha Bowl
9 Reasons Why You Should Travel Alone
100 Amazing Mini Habits To Make 2016 Awesome
6 Documentaries on Netflix That Will Change The Way You Think About Animals
25 Things You Need to Let Go Before the New Year
15 Ways to Be a Better Person in 2016
The Everygirl 30 Day Challenge: Learning New Skills
7 Financial Resolutions to Make in 2016
Podcast: Mary Karr, Write the Next True Thing
Weekend Wish List
Safe travels to New York City
Bask in four days of Jivamukti yoga
Savor time with dear friends
Explore Brooklyn
Finish reading two books
Write
Be
Et toi? What’s on your weekend wish list? Bisous. x
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December 31, 2015
Tranquilosophy: Reflect
Week 52: Reflect
The end of the year. Another completed chapter. Let’s tie a ceremonial bow around it and honor your evolution—highlights, lessons learned, struggles, dreams, experiences. Each of these played a role in your year’s unfurling.
To jolt memories, set aside time to flip through places you kept notes and dates, such as your Daybook, planner, online calendar, and journal. Scroll through your photos for visual cues. Pull out cards, ticket stubs, conference swag, and/or exhibit brochures (I keep these items in a shoe box wrapped in pretty paper labeled “memories”). Collect any mementos you may have tucked away from this year and pile it on your kitchen table.
According to Sarah Susanka, author of The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters (Tranquility du Jour podcast #181), “The end-of-year review process is very similar to sowing seeds. When you plant a garden, you don’t sit and stare at the seeds until they sprout. You know that some will germinate and some will not, but it is not up to you to make them grow. All you can do is set the conditions for their growth with good soil, adequate water, and the right amount of sun. And that’s what this exercise does—and while you are sowing seeds during this period, you can be enjoying the fruits of the previous year’s harvest at the same time.”
Here are a few questions to help you start the process . . .
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52 Weeks of Tranquility
This complimentary program was designed to help us stay motivated and engaged in 2015 and this is the final essay. Thank you for following along!
The 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal is now available for PDF download {print copy ships next week}. All 52 inspiring essays are accompanied by a lined blank page to capture your experience PLUS a few bonus essays, Savvy Sources, and access to PDFs and multimedia resources.
To find support and community, join our private Facebook group and use hashtag #52weekstranquility to create additional online connections.
Connect live in our Tranquilosophy Seasonal podcasts. Our next one is New Year, New You on Thursday, January 7, 2016.
Can’t join us live? Recordings are available.
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December 29, 2015
spring TranquiliT colors: giveaway
Last month I asked for feedback on your favorite colors among these top 10 Pantone colors and you chose the bottom four: peach, serenity, lilac gray, and limpet shell.
Now it’s time to narrow it down to your top TWO to compliment our current palette (at the very bottom).
Please reply below by 9pmET tonight, December 29 and you’ll be entered into a giveaway for a design of your choice in one of the winning colors this spring!
Thank you for your input on TranquiliT‘s spring collection. x
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December 28, 2015
Tranquility du Jour #360: Year in Review
Year in Review musings by moi. Hear the final essay from this year’s 52 Weeks of Tranquility, my reflections on 2015, and my biggest lesson learned this year.
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #360: Year in Review (mp3)
Featured Guest
I’m a writer, therapist, designer of the eco-friendly TranquiliT lifestyle line, and founder of Tranquil Space—named among the top 25 yoga studios in the world. I dream of Paris and global animal welfare.
You’ll often find me sipping fragrant tea, practicing yoga on a leopard-print mat, or leading retreats around the world. My work has been featured in US News & World Reports, Washingtonian, Fast Company, and Yoga Journal.
I live in the petite Pink Palace in Washington, D.C. with a rescue kitty, a rescue pug, and a non-rescued beau. Indulge in “tranquilosophy” via my blog and podcast, Tranquility du Jour.
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A Peek into 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal
Releasing tomorrow in PDF and in print next week, this 137-page, full-color, 8.5×8.5 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal takes you through a full year with ongoing encouragement to dig deep, slow down, and reflect.
Filled with 52 inspiring essays and complementary photographs, each essay is accompanied by a lined blank page to capture your experience around the week’s idea.
Essays such as “Let Go,” “Move Mindfully,” “Try Something New,” “Drink Your Greens,” “Single Task,” and “Capture the Moment” expose new ideas and reinforce familiar ones. They offer a gentle nudge to move beyond your comfort zone while also practicing self-acceptance and meaning-making.
In addition, you’ll find five bonus essays, assorted Savvy Sources, and access to additional PDFs and multimedia resources to help fill your next 52 weeks with mindfulness, simplicity, style, and tranquility.
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December 26, 2015
Week in Review {Links + Pics}
Week in Review
I’m sitting on the couch facing our Blue Spruce Christmas tree covered in multi-colored twinkle lights and silver, blue, and white ornaments. Mookie’s curled up next to me under a blanket snoring. Jackson’s cleaning himself next to Tim on the foldout bed strategically stationed in front of the fire.
Despite working all morning, I plan to put this laptop aside to do some old-fashioned things like read a real book and write with a pen and paper all afternoon.
This week swept through like a fast-moving current. I worked with clients, taught classes, finished watching Making a Murderer, saw The Big Short, wrapped and opened presents, packed and shipped products, edited 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal essays and design, picked up peonies, struggled with headaches and bellyaches, savored reflexology, wrote additional pieces for the 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal, volunteered at Hospice, practiced yoga, and had in-person and online meetings.
Now it’s time to turn attention to tying a bow around 2015. I give lots of tips in next week’s *final* 52 Weeks of Tranquility essay hitting inboxes on Monday. To receive it, sign up for the weekly Love Notes.
Wishing you a beautiful final week of the year. May it be filled with deep breaths, leftover holiday cookies, and twinkle lights.
Week in Pics
Holiday treats from loved ones: tea pot, Amazon gift card in a cupcake tin, Zen coloring book
Holiday yoga {in utkatasana}
Mookie in his Santa hat
Mookie eating his Santa hat
Taught at Tranquil Space on Christmas Eve {note sweet Matt spritzing the lavender aromatherapy spray}
Savvy Sources
5 Things to Try This Holiday Weekend
How to Pack the Perfect Carry-On
7 Ways Productive People Stay Focused
12 Minutes of Daily Yoga May Improve Bone Health
Protect Your Alone Time
Super Successful People Share New Year’s Resolutions
Dani Shapiro On the Space In-Between
10 Daily Habits of the Most Confident People
Eleanor Roosevelt on Happiness, Conformity, and Integrity
Podcast: Dr. Rick Hanson on Hardwiring Happiness
Weekend Wish List
Read books for hours
Finish design edits of 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal
Sit fireside
Write
Walk in the woods
Quality time with loved ones
Strategic planning
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