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April 20, 2020
TDJ Brunch Replay
During our TDJ Brunch on Saturday, April 18, 2020, I shared tips for being gentle with yourself and ways to stay focused right now, hosted a few minutes of seated yoga and meditation, and offered journal prompts for reflection.
For you visual learners, here’s the blog post with all the tips written out.
Grab a journal and pen, download the worksheet (Treasures under the “TDJ Lifestyle” tab), get comfy, and hit play. I heart you! x
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Tranquility du Jour #485: Herbalism
In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Barbara Bitondo about herbalism, making your own beauty products, the benefits of herbs over essential oils, and favorite resources.
New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here.
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Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #485: Herbalism.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Retreat: May 2
Take your inner artist on a three-hour date devoted to navigating quarantine life
TDJ Provence: June 5-11, 2021
A private villa nestled in the South of France between Nice and Marseille
TDJ Paris: June 11-14, 2021
Experience the City of Light with creative workshops and jaunts to my go-to sweet spots
Guest
Barbara Bitondo reigns at Aphrodite in the Kitchen, her Apothecary Studio in Washington, DC. Barbara is an urban herbalist, and a simpler, who directs her attention to topical herbal applications using easy-to-grow, bioregional plants and flowers for wellness, beauty and sensual delight. She grows, wild-crafts, guerrilla harvests, and trades for the plants she uses. Barbara teaches workshops on making essential-oil-free bath and beauty products, designs pop-up herbal spas at events and for special occasions, and offers an exclusive quarterly “Spa-in-a-Jar” subscription service.
Barbara twines Wild Wise Woman Ways with Second-Life and Zero-Waste practices making each step in her Walk in Beauty, both a ceremony and a revolutionary act.
You can find Barbara at the Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference that she has been involved in for almost a decade, and closer to home, at Rooting DC.
Mentioned in the Podcast
Find our Guest
Facebook facebook.com/HerbalSpa/
Instagram instagram.com/barbarabitondo/
Resources
Linda Conroy (Moonwise Herbs), Isla Burges (Vereditas in NZ), STEPHANIE GERBER (Hello Glow) and Marie Rayma (Humblebee and Me)
Rosa Rugosa Salve (for use on lips, cuticles, to soften hands, event to fix my hair after yoga)
Vegan Bath Fizzies (because as you say, “bathes are balm for the soul”)
Let’s Connect
Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review.
Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android.
Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast.
Sign up for Love Notes (exclusive content, personal updates, giveaways) and access multimedia resources, Tranquil Treasures.
Browse my 6 Books.
Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube (check out the Tea with Kimberly video series).
Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT.
Techy
To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes.
New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411.
Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released.
Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast “automagically” on iOS or Android
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April 18, 2020
TDJ Brunch Follow Up
Thank you for tuning in earlier today for our TDJ Brunch! Together we sipped a “brunchy” libation, did seated yoga and meditation, explored ways to be more gentle with ourselves, contemplated three journal prompts, and learned tips to help focus our attention.
Here’s the worksheet. I’ll post the replay here early next week and over on our YouTube channel (you’re subscribed, right?!).
Below you’ll find the tips in case you missed us or need a refresher.
Ways to be more gentle with ourselves
Overall premise: increase acceptance, decrease expectations
Acceptance: Avoid comparison and perfectionism. What really matters is showing up.
Show yourself love: Meditate, eat well, journal, exercise, stay hydrated.
Simplify: Slow down and simplify tasks into small steps.
Let Go: Release to-dos that add unnecessary pressure and surrender what you can’t control.
Acknowledge: Accomplishments, small successes, and for simply showing up right now.
Let go: Release those stories about past regrets and future worries. Is it fact or fiction? The story I’m telling myself is . . .
Reflect: Start the day with a few minutes of writing, reading, meditation, and/or yoga.
Acknowledge the grief: Mourning our previous life.
Set routines/rituals: Flannery O’Connor, “Routine is a condition of survival.” Less decisions to make.
Tips to focus our attention
From a Huffington Post article:
Every time you focus your attention you use a measurable amount of glucose and other metabolic resources. Studies show that each task you do tends to make you less effective at the next task, and this is especially true for high energy tasks like self control or decision making. So distractions really take their toll.
Think of your mind as a muscle to exercise and start slow as you would starting a new exercise regime (hello, Pomodoro technique).
Skip switching back and forth. Takes 20 minutes to recover.
Practice mindfulness—eating, bathing, communicating. Be here now.
Focus on what you know/can control.
Slow down.
Narrow goals to MITs (most important tasks).
Remove distractions—just say no to notifications.
Set aside worry time.
Three journaling prompts
How can I be gentler with myself right now?
What are my MITs for this week?
What small shift would help me focus?
Whew, that’s a lot of information! Thanks, as always, for tuning in. Can’t wait for our next three-hour gathering on Saturday, May 2. Hope to see you there! x
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April 16, 2020
Saturday
Hello love,
While the days blur together, I’m reminded to savor the simple pleasures—pug snores, kombucha, virtual ballet classes, rose-infused face oil, Zoom chats with friends, nightly popcorn—and to stay focused on what I can control.
To help us navigate this time, on Saturday I’m offering another free virtual community gathering, TDJ Brunch, and I hope you’ll join us!
Together we’ll sip a “brunchy” libation, journal, consider ways to be more gentle with ourselves, and learn tips to help focus our attention. Download your worksheet here.
I look forward to connecting again and thank you for being part of TDJ! Bisous x
PS Please enjoy this video replay of our last brunch and mp3 replay of our first gathering.
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April 11, 2020
Save the Date: TDJ Brunch
Dearest,
How was your week? How are you?
For some of us, we just finished week four of #quarantinelife. I’m acclimating surprisingly well, probably because I’m healthy, well-stocked on kombucha, my loved ones are healthy, and I’m a fan of the slower pace.
Not to say this is easy, but I’ve moved past shock and am deep into the establishing-a-new-routine mode.
So far it includes a return to my daily exercise groove (yay!), seeing therapy clients and friends virtually (so I have to get ready in the AM), caring for four rescue pets (needy little monkeys), helping Mom manage the face mask orders (thanks for supporting her!), consuming a lot of rose-flavored kombuchas (Bubbly Rose by Healthade and Rose Bliss by Better Booch), and creating new content in fits and starts (exhibit A).
Unfortunately, per usual, there’s also that voice that’s continuously asking why more isn’t getting done. You know, all those e-courses I’d planned to complete and/or create when I had more time, the decluttering project, the books to read, and on and on. Do you have one of those voices, too?
Many have shared that it’s hard to focus and/or stay motivated right now despite potentially having more time and space on their hands. If that’s you, too, here’s a piece from the Post that you may enjoy. The key is to be gentle with ourselves and know that a global pandemic is NOT normal, so we’re doing the best we can.
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SAVE THE DATE for another TDJ brunch (video from first one) on Saturday, April 18 at noon ET. Your invite and Zoom link will be sent in Tuesday’s Love Note, so make sure you’re subscribed! We’ll explore ways to navigate this time with gentleness and a splash of intentional focus. I look forward to hosting you!
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Wishing you a smooth Saturday filled with deep breaths, movement, and a much-deserved nap. Bisous. x
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April 7, 2020
Tranquility du Jour #484: Money Management
In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Jessica Giles about money management 101, why there is so much emotion around money, and how mindset plays into the equation.
New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hiptranquilchick/tdj484.mp3
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #484: Money Management.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Retreat: May 2
Take your inner artist on a three-hour date
TDJ Provence: June 5-11, 2021
A private villa nestled in the South of France between Nice and Marseille [2 rooms left]
Guest
Jessica Giles is a highly regarded and sought after Money Mastery & Manifestation coach. As a qualified accountant Jess very quickly identified that money management and lodging tax returns was only one very small piece of the puzzle!For women in particular financial empowerment and confidence is something that is widely lacking and this is where Jess’s unique skill set and genius zone come into powerful play!
As a certified Money Mastery Coach, Jess powerfully supports her clients across all areas of money including money mindset, manifestation, law of attraction, money management and wealth creation.
All areas addressed and nurtured together create an unstoppable financial uprising for women, with significant shifts including ever growing bank accounts but also including enhanced self love and strengthen personal relationships. This is what Jess lives for!
Jessica’s philosophy is that it is both all about the money, and simultaneously has nothing to do with the money. It’s all about the freedom and choice that money creates for you, but also very much about the woman that you become in the process of healing your relationship with money.
Jess often reflects that you can’t sit on a meditation mat and earn a million dollars but you also can’t out manage a bad mindset. It’s time to shine the light on all areas, and Jess is just the woman to support you to do that!
Mentioned in the Podcast
Find our Guest
Website: chicmoney.com.au
Facebook: facebook.com/ChicMoney/
Instagram:instagram.com/chic_money/
Let’s Connect
Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review.
Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android.
Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast.
Sign up for Love Notes (exclusive content, personal updates, giveaways) and access multimedia resources, Tranquil Treasures.
Browse my 6 Books.
Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube (check out the Tea with Kimberly video series).
Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT.
Techy
To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes.
New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411.
Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released.
Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast “automagically” on iOS or Android
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April 6, 2020
Face Masks by Mama Wilson
Considering the updated recommendation from the CDC to wear face masks in public, I asked Mom to make me a leopard-print one (shown in photo).
She’s also making damask ones and each comes with a black satin backing (shown below).
We’ll be offering these over on the TranquiliT site this week in case you’re interested in a one-of-a-kind face mask that supports an Oklahoma seamstress and Pigs & Pugs Project.
Let’s stay safe (in style). Bisous. x
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Virtual Retreat Love
Joined by women from Jordan, Spain, Belgium, France, Italy, UK, Mexico, Canada, and across the US, last Saturday we gathered via Zoom to reset, connect, and create through our virtual retreat.
These photos were spotted on social media (#virtualretreat) and offer a peek inside the experience.
Using journaling, mindfulness, yoga, and creativity practices, we explored ways to bloom into spring. Toward the end of our three-hour journey, many requested a monthly virtual retreat to help navigate this time.
After mulling it over, I’ve decided to offer another virtual retreat on Saturday, May 2, noon-3pm ET.
This retreat will include the same four reflective practices with a focus on finding tranquility within quarantine life.
Each virtual retreat has a fresh spin and includes:
Reflect and create in your journal. Spend time in contemplation and community. Bask in a juicy yoga flow (mat encouraged, seated optional, no experience needed). Learn mindfulness tools. Reconnect with your body through movement and meditation. Take your inner artist on a three-hour date.
Thanks to our retreaters, we donated $500 to Pigs & Pugs Project and Meals on Wheels to help keep seniors safe amid COVID-19.
I hope you’ll join us in May! Your soul will thank you.
P.S. Here’s what Kelly had to say about her experience: Kimberly’s 3-hour live retreat made a huge difference during a time when self-care is critically needed. She thoughtfully provided seated yoga, meditation and journaling to get us to the a clear mental place where we could get into the right mindset to do deep inner work, connect within, shift energy, and emerge totally refreshed and rejuvenated. Thank YOU again!
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April 5, 2020
Get Cultured Resources
April 3, 2020
March in Review
Grief is really about turning inward and recalibrating, and thinking: ‘This is not the way the world is anymore, and I need to adapt’ . . . It’s okay to feel grief over what we’re losing. When we do that, it allows us to let grief do its job, so that we can move on. —George Bonanno, PhD
Everything changed last month and, yet, so much remains the same.
I still walk and feed the pups, bathe, get dressed (hello, uniform), eat, sleep, work with clients virtually, connect with loved ones, handle emails, and create content for the TDJ community (YOU!).
However, it’s at a different pace with less moving parts.
Our world may feel smaller right now with a focus mainly on essentials. I recently described this time as feeling like all the puzzle pieces are dumped out of the box and we’re putting the puzzle together slowly to determine which pieces will still fit when this is over. Resonate?
Below you’ll find a review of my month (um, lots of pup pics), dreams for April, and an array of resources. I hope that wherever you’re reading this from, you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. Bisous. x
Month in Review
Here’s a review of my March dreams and outcomes:
Complete Veterinary Social Work (VSW) online curriculum [DONE]
Learn lots at VSW Animal Assisted Intervention weekend in Knoxville [CANCELED DUE TO VIRUS]
Release two podcasts [DONE]
Release two Tea with K videos [DONE]
Take 19 classes [SIGH, BIG CHANGE DUE TO VIRUS]
Read three books [NO AND SURPRISED ABOUT THIS]
Learn lots at writing retreat [CANCELED DUE TO VIRUS]
Design new Love Note welcome series [ON HOLD]
TranquiliT transitions [ON HOLD]
Collaborate with clients [YES!]
Highlights: Hosted TDJ Live, TDJ Brunch, and TDJ “We’re in this Together” Gathering, recorded and released five new Tea with K videos, watched Broadchurch and Tiger King, had a Zoom happy hour with my family in Oklahoma, sipped lots of green smoothies and Bubbly Rose kombucha, created a new virtual retreat, took online classes with fun teachers, spent more time fireside with family, and found this Paris Opera screening.
April Wish List
Smooth adjustment to the new normal
Daily exercise classes
Host inspiring virtual retreat
Stay healthy
Host community gatherings
Release two Tea with K videos
Release two podcasts
Collaborate with clients
Finalize Love Note welcome series
Update TranquiliT website
Savvy Sources
Work from Home Solutions
7 Books to Add to Your April Reading List
10 Ways to Detox Your Emotions
Avocado Tofu Chocolate Mousse Recipe
6 Ways to Brighten Someone’s Day While Social Distancing
10 Self-Care Tips for Reducing Isolation Anxiety
Ways to Style Leggings
6 Ways to Connect with Nature during Covid-19
10 Quick & Easy Plant-Based Recipes
Guide to Vacationing at Home
3 Ways Creativity Can Boost Your Mental Health
Mourning our Bygone Lives
Our Clothes Tell a Story
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