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June 12, 2018
Let’s do this: Detox kick off tonight
Ready for a system restart? You’re Invited to TONIGHT’S 7-day (June 13-20) Detox Kick Off at 9pm ET via Facebook Live on Tranquility du Jour.
Ask questions, hear my top tips (plus challenges), and be inspired to start tomorrow’s FREE weeklong gluten-free, vegan, unprocessed food detox with us. Promise, it’s fun!
Sign up for detox updates here. Learn more here. Let’s do this! x
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June 10, 2018
TDJ Live {+ Detox}
Every bite is an opportunity to boost your outer glow, deeply and over time.
—Jolene Hart
Today, Sunday, June 10 is the summer edition of Tranquility du Jour Live at 8pm ET. I’ll be sharing eight tranquility tips for summer (including a summer reading list) and all the scoop on our upcoming detox.
Since we’re exploring wellness in Year of Tranquility this month, I decided adding an optional 7-day detox June 13-June 20 would be a fun complement and I’m inviting YOU to join us in the adventure.
TO JOIN:
Register for TDJ Live here.
Register for 7-day detox updates here.
Tune in to Tuesday’s detox kick off via Facebook Live.
PREPARATION FOR OUR 7-DAY DETOX:
1. Review the basic food plan and pick up these staples: brown rice, fresh and/or frozen veggies, kale, spinach, frozen fruit (for smoothies), avocados, chia seed, ground flax seed, lemon, raw nuts, veggie stock for soups, herbal tea, nut butters, gluten-free whole grains, veggie soup, hummus. Try these 15 nutrient dense foods.
2. Start weaning off the sugar and caffeine. I know, I know!
3. Start upgrading your eating to include five servings of fruit and veggies each day.
4. Gather and schedule your self-care: journal, tongue scraper, bath supplies, dry skin brush, exercise, massage.
5. Schedule time for food shopping and prep before Wednesday.
6. Download the detox checklist.
WHAT TO INCLUDE:
Veggies (lots of dark leafy greens)
Quinoa, brown rice, millet
Beans, legumes, lentils
Unsalted/unroasted nuts and seeds
Fruits
Fresh herbs
Water
Herbal tea
Unsweetened non-dairy milks
Extra virgin olive oil
WHAT TO ELIMINATE:
Gluten (wheat, rye, barley)
Animal products (fish, eggs, meat)
Caffeine, alcohol, soda
Sugar
Dairy
Processed or fried foods
PRACTICES TO INCLUDE:
Dry skin brush
Tongue scrape
Journal
Exercise
Meditate
Warm bath
SAVVY SOURCES:
Tranquility du Jour podcasts #240, #354, #391 #394
Spring detox kick off call
7-day Detox Diaries
A blog post on when I successfully completed one
A blog post about the spring detox
Eat Pretty by Jolene Hart
The Beauty Detox Solution by Kimberly Snyder
Consider joining us on this 7-day journey (or try even 1, 3 or 5 days). Here’s to nutrient-rich, plant-based whole foods!
Hope to see you TONIGHT. Bisous. x
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TDJ Live TONIGHT {+ Detox}
Tonight is the summer edition of Tranquility du Jour Live at 8pm ET. I’ll be sharing eight tranquility tips for summer (including a summer reading list) and all the scoop on our upcoming detox.
Since we’re exploring wellness in Year of Tranquility this month, I decided adding an optional 7-day detox June 13-June 20 would be a fun complement and I’m inviting YOU to join us in the adventure.
TO JOIN:
Register for TDJ Live here.
Register for 7-day detox updates here.
PREPARATION FOR OUR 7-DAY DETOX:
1. Review the basic food plan and pick up these staples: brown rice, fresh and/or frozen veggies, kale, spinach, frozen fruit (for smoothies), avocados, chia seed, ground flax seed, lemon, raw nuts, veggie stock for soups, herbal tea, nut butters, gluten-free whole grains, veggie soup, hummus. Try these 15 nutrient dense foods.
2. Start weaning off the sugar and caffeine. I know, I know!
3. Start upgrading your eating to include five servings of fruit and veggies each day.
4. Gather and schedule your self-care: journal, tongue scraper, bath supplies, dry skin brush, exercise, massage.
5. Schedule time for food shopping and prep before Wednesday.
6. Download the detox checklist.
WHAT TO INCLUDE:
Veggies (lots of dark leafy greens)
Quinoa, brown rice, millet
Beans, legumes, lentils
Unsalted/unroasted nuts and seeds
Fruits
Fresh herbs
Water
Herbal tea
Unsweetened non-dairy milks
Extra virgin olive oil
WHAT TO ELIMINATE:
Gluten (wheat, rye, barley)
Animal products (fish, eggs, meat)
Caffeine, alcohol, soda
Sugar
Dairy
Processed or fried foods
PRACTICES TO INCLUDE:
Dry skin brush
Tongue scrape
Journal
Exercise
Meditate
Warm bath
SAVVY SOURCES:
Tranquility du Jour podcasts #240, #354, #391 #394
Spring detox kick off call
7-day Detox Diaries
A blog post on when I successfully completed one
A blog post about the spring detox
Eat Pretty by Jolene Hart
The Beauty Detox Solution by Kimberly Snyder
Consider joining us on this 7-day journey (or try even 1, 3 or 5 days). Here’s to nutrient-rich, plant-based whole foods!
Hope to see you TONIGHT. Bisous. x
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June 4, 2018
Tranquility du Jour #422: From Passion to Reality
From Passion to Reality with Jordan Ring. In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, we discuss the interplay between passion and reality, how to get unstuck, ways to start your own adventure, and even making peace with sweets.
New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here.
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #422: From Passion to Reality
Upcoming Events
Year of Tranquility: Join anytime
Yoga + the Animals: June 9 at Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary {5 spots left}
Tranquility du Jour Live: June 10
Penning in Paris: July 23-27 in Paris {1 spot left}
Writing in the Woods: October 26-28 in West Virginia
Tranquility in the Topics: February 16-23, 2019 in Costa Rica
Tranquility in Tuscany: July 13-20, 2019
Featured Guest:
Jordan Ring is the owner and creator of Fiberguardian.com, TwoHikersHiking.com, and his blog dedicated to his writing at Jmring.com.You can find more about his recent undertakings right here in his recent update blog post.
He enjoys making weird faces, doing ridiculous videos, eating apples, and playing ultimate frisbee with his wife. He believes in taking action and taking accountability for his own choices, and has made it a life goal to share his ideas with the world.
It is his life goal to help people reach their ultimate potential. To do this he writes books, but he is always willing to lend a helping hand if you need it.
You can find him by emailing Jordan@jmring.com or by tweeting @AuthorJmring. He is always available and ready to answer any questions and respond to comments
Find Jordan
Mentioned in the Podcast
Sign up for Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
Compassion is the new black tee
Social Media
Eye candy on Instagram
Pin along with me on Pinterest
Let’s connect on Facebook
Follow moi on Twitter
Watch via YouTube
More Tranquility
Shop slow locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT
Browse my 5 Books
Tranquility-filled E-courses
Download the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android
Read about my passion for animals
Request
Pen a review on iTunes and/or share this podcast via social media
Pen a review of my books on Amazon or Goodreads.
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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Summer TDJ Live on Sunday
Pour a cuppa tea and take an hour just for you on Sunday, June 10 at 8-9pm ET.
Take time to reflect, set intentions, and be inspired while learning eight tranquility tips for summertime.
The FREE event includes a colorful PDF playbook, TranquiliT discount code, and an invite to join the complimentary seven-day detox happening June 13-20.
Slow down, grab your creative tools (journal, markers, washi tape, ephemera, pens), and make YOU a priority.
Push the pause button on your busy life and connect with fellow tranquility-seekers from around the globe. I hope you can join us! x
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June 2, 2018
May in Review + Resources
Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.—Keats
May in Review
That Keats quote always makes me think of summer and the start of June tends to symbolize its launch {despite the official date being June 21}, so here we are. Happy June {aka birthday month}!
May’s Year of Tranquility focus was minimalism. Returning to some of the basics—single tasking, decluttering, simplification, essentialism, intentional time, money and energy usage—has left me in deep reflection and review. While it isn’t always {okay, ever} particularly comfortable, it IS necessary.
My wish for May was “spending time with more pink blooms, learning, and writing.” And that happened, along with much more.
May’s experiences included reading Unprocessed and The Year of Less, attending a workshop on small farm budgeting, picking peonies at a flower farm, studying writing as a tool for healing at Duke and through an online Journal Therapy program, wandering Duke’s gardens, starting a new journal, collaborating with therapy and mentoring clients, taking 10 ballet classes, losing a dear aunt, hiking and picnicking on Mother’s Day, watching the ballet Giselle under the stars with a friend, surviving a few migraines, fast walking a 5k, sipping numerous matcha lattes, noshing on pounds of cauliflower wings, releasing two podcasts, celebrating a friend’s birthday over brunch, meeting Jamia Wilson at her book event, reconnecting with memoir writing, creating and shipping care packages for Penning in Paris retreaters, listening to Pamela Druckerman read from her new book There Are No Grown-Ups, and being a guest on Victoria Moran’s podcast.
May offered many opportunities to slow down and savor in a way that felt foreign. Wondering what to do on a weekend day or a few free hours is uncomfortable, new, and oddly liberating all at once.
We’ll be traveling nearly half of June with a jaunt to Texas and 10 days in Utah for the Best Friend’s conference, so I’m looking forward to carrying my simply joys with me to help stay grounded. May we appreciate the playfulness and lightness that is summertime’s promise.
June Wish List
Learn lots at Best Friend’s “How to Start an Animal Sanctuary” weeklong conference
Celebrate the life of my aunt at next week’s memorial service in Texas
Take 10 ballet classes
Create summer reading list {+ share}
Update my personal Year of Tranquility journal {used to track weekly practices}
Read two books
Host inspiring Tranquility du Jour Live {you’re joining us, right?!}
Savor Hamilton at the Kennedy Center
Have a tranquility-filled birthday
Fill my home with peonies
Nurture my patio garden
Host inspiring Wellness Module for Year of Tranquility
Release two inspiring podcasts
Complete more modules of my online Journal Therapy and Vet Social Work programs
Collaborate with mentoring and therapy clients
Host inspiring Yoga + the Animals event for Pigs & Pugs Project
Savvy Sources
You Can Improve Your Life with Books
Asking Yourself This Simple Question Will Make You Happier
Why I Decided to Go Vegan
10 Summer Reads to Add to Your Beach Bag
How To Journal Through Your Struggles
Writing Is A Journey
10 Yoga Poses for Travelers
The Practice of Forest Bathing
9 Ways to Start a More Minimalist Lifestyle
How to Host a Vegan Brunch
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May 30, 2018
Simple Joy
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.—Cicero
Last week before work, I headed out to Wollam Gardens to pick peonies in Jefferston, Virginia. I’d signed up for it a month ago and kept hitting refresh on their website until the tickets went on sale. I couldn’t wait to wander the fields choosing my peonies.
Although most of these blooms have now gone to peony heaven, they brought great joy during our short time together. I would wake up and smile at them, smell them, and feel deep gratitude for their existence.
Isn’t it amazing how something so simple can bring such joy? Lately I find myself paying particularly close attention to these little gifts that make a day meaningful.
From sipping an iced matcha latte, to writing with a pen that glides across the page, to eating crispy cauliflower wings smothered in buffalo wing sauce, to spritzing perfume, to sliding into a tub sprinkled with almond oil and lavender essential oil, to cuddling with my pugs, to reading a good book, to taking a ballet class that flows, to seeing a matinee on a Monday {thank you Memorial Day}, to biking around town, to noshing on avocado toast topped with microgreens and siriacha sauce, to starting the day with hot water and lemon.
While daily life is filled with those typical stressors and challenges, these small pleasures help me find calm within chaos. Wishing you a pause in between the busyness to notice, appreciate, and savor. Bisous. x
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May 24, 2018
Holiday Weekend Play
Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.—Louisa May Alcott
After an intense few days of migraines and that heavy, lead-like feeling, there’s a lightness in the air today. The sun is shining, wind is blowing, and city is getting quieter as many head to the beach and beyond.
Other than seeing the ballet Giselle and attending a birthday brunch, my weekend is wide open and I’m looking forward to the sense of spaciousness an open schedule allows.
In case you, too, have extra time this weekend or are looking for summer play ideas, here’s an assortment to whet your palate:
Lie in the grass
Ride a carousel
Visit a shelter and walk dogs
Drink wine outside
Swim naked
Grill peaches
Stargaze
Watch lighting bugs
Camp
Visit an animal sanctuary
Get a pink mani/pedi
Roast vegan marshmallows around a campfire
Run barefoot on the beach
Watch a movie outdoors
Roast corn
Stroll along a beach boardwalk
Do yoga on a rooftop
Plant a garden
Host an outdoor gathering
Run a 5k
Pack a picnic
Make a vegan banana split
Wear a sun hat
Add an umbrella to your drink
Bike through a local park
Play tourist in your town
Look for adult summer camp options
Read a book cover to cover
Enjoy a sidewalk cafe
Wishing you a beautiful weekend filled with many hours dedicated to play. These are the moments that nurture our soul and make days both “useful and pleasant,” as Louisa encourages us. Go ahead, jump on that carousel or in that pool. Bisous. x
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May 21, 2018
A Book’s Promise
In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own.—Anna Quindlen
Books. I look around my tiny home and am surrounded by bound printed pages. Stacks of them. Everywhere. Three on my desk. Three on my nightstand. On the mantle. On the armoire. On the cabinet. And stuffed within the built-ins.
Some were gifts. Many were purchased because I believe they held a nugget I was seeking at the time—writing advice, simple DIY projects, mindfulness tools, a peek into the minds of women I admire (Anais Nin, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Georgia O’Keefe), and socially-conscious business practices.
Many remain unread. Especially the three 25-book stacks by the side of my bed. I keep that sacred pile there so that they aren’t tucked away on a shelf, but are in my face reminding me to read them. Instead, I stack more on top. That mind trick I played on myself hasn’t been successful. Yet.
Tim’s mom recently informed me about Bookbub. They send daily emails with .99 – $2.99 Kindle books on sale in the genre of your choosing. Each day when I open the email, I say a little prayer that there won’t be a book on there I “need.” A few times a week, my prayers aren’t answered and now my Kindle collection is growing.
I’d love this to be a post about how I figured out how to stop collecting books using an easy five-step system.
Unfortunately, it’s more of a confession.
Each book holds a promise. A chance to figure life out, be happier, make the perfect handmade gift, eat more plants, write better, create more, make healthier decisions, do yoga a certain way, have stronger connections, save the animals.
And, I want all of it.
Although I haven’t purchased a book in 48 hours (she writes with a sense of pride), I know there will be more.
Since childhood books have been my trusted companions. My confidants. My opportunity to get lost. My chance to learn more about myself and others. My time to dream.
Books hold a promise of deeper connection. To our inner world and the world we inhabit. What better gift could there be? Bisous. x
P.S. Here’s a fun piece on 11 Bookish Things Every Bibliophile Should Do at Least Once.
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Tranquility du Jour #421: From Anxiety to Love
From Anxiety to Love with Corinne Zupko. In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, we discuss anxiety, stepping out of our stories to shift perception, and listening to your inner therapist.
New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here.
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #421: From Anxiety to Love
Upcoming Events
Year of Tranquility: Join anytime
Yoga + the Animals: June 9 at Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary {5 spots left}
Penning in Paris: July 23-27 in Paris {1 spot left}
Writing in the Woods: October 26-28 in West Virginia
Tranquility in the Topics: February 16-23, 2019 in Costa Rica
Tranquility in Tuscany: July 13-20, 2019
Featured Guest:
Corinne Zupko, EdS, LPC, is the author of From Anxiety to Love . As a licensed counselor and keynote speaker, she has helped thousands of individuals through her one-on-one counseling, weekly meditation classes for corporations, and the largest virtual conference of ACIM in the world, through the organization Miracle Share International, which she cofounded. She lives in New Jersey. Visit her online at http://www.FromAnxietytoLove.com.
Find Corinne
YouTube
Book Trailer
Mentioned in the Podcast
Sign up for Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
Compassion is the new black tee
Social Media
Eye candy on Instagram
Pin along with me on Pinterest
Let’s connect on Facebook
Follow moi on Twitter
Watch via YouTube
More Tranquility
Shop slow locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT
Browse my 5 Books
Tranquility-filled E-courses
Download the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android
Read about my passion for animals
Request
Pen a review on iTunes and/or share this podcast via social media
Pen a review of my books on Amazon or Goodreads.
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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