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March 28, 2018
TDJ Live Replay + Gratitude
Thank you to those of you who were able to join Sunday’s Tranquility du Jour Live!
I LOVED being with you and so appreciate you tuning in from Japan, France, Canada, and across the US. It was an honor to host you and it’s such a lovely way to launch the new season with you.
These images were spotted online with #TDJLive and I love that even pups were present! If you have an image, takeaway, or next step from our experience, please share. It means a lot for me to see and hear how these events have an impact.
REPLAY: If you missed us live, the one-hour video recording is now available for $10 download HERE. A portion of all Tranquility du Jour sales benefit Pigs & Pugs Project.
SAVE THE DATE: Our next TDJ Live is Sunday, June 10. Registration will open shortly.
May you bloom brightly this spring. And beyond. Bisous. x
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March 26, 2018
Tranquility du Jour #417: Main Street Vegan Cookbook Part 1
Main Street Vegan Cookbook Part 1 with JL Fields. In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, JL Fields and I discuss changes post-40, healthy dishes, and her journey into veganism.
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #417: Main Street Vegan Cookbook Part 1
Upcoming Events
Year of Tranquility: Join anytime
Love Summit: Starts Today. Tips & tools on all things related to love {including self-love}.
Urban Women’s Retreat: March 30 in DC at YogaWorks
Spring Virtual Retreat: April 14 Online
Writing Lab: April 20 in DC at YogaWorks
Yoga + the Animals: June 9 at Burleigh Manor Animal Sanctuary
Penning in Paris: July 23-27 in Paris {2 spots 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 {more info coming}
Featured Guest: JL Fields
JL Fields is an author, culinary instructor, columnist, speaker, activist, and radio personality. She is the founder and director of the Colorado Springs Vegan Cooking Academy, the author of numerous books and co-author of Vegan for Her and Main Street Vegan Academy Cookbooks. She is also a brands consultant for a variety of national companies and food associations.
The publisher of JLGoesVegan.com, JL has received culinary training at the Natural Gourmet Institute and the Christina Pirello School of Natural Cooking and Integrative Health Studies. She is a Main Street Vegan Academy-certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator and a certified Food for Life instructor with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. JL, along with her husband, Dave, and their rescued cat, Oliver, lives in Colorado Springs.
Savvy Sources
Find JL Fields
Website
Instagram
Books
Twitter
Facebook
Mentioned in Podcast
JL’s Recipes
History of Soy
Vega powder
PB2
Compassion is the new black tee
Tranquility Du Jour Live Spring 2018 – COMING SOON
Social Media
Eye candy on Instagram
Pin along with me on Pinterest
Let’s connect on Facebook
Follow moi on Twitter
Watch via YouTube
Tranquility Tips + Tools
Shop slow locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT
Browse my 5 Books
New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse the FAQs
Tranquility-filled E-courses
Download the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android
Sign up for Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
Read about my passion for animals
Request
Pen a review on iTunes and/or share this podcast via social media, s‘il vous plaît.
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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March 19, 2018
Love + Tranquility
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.—Mary Anne RadmacherThe past two months have been filled with various experiences that have pushed my edges, opened my heart, and left me disappointed—all rolled into one. I guess that’s this thing we call life, right?
From finding out that the farmette I’d fallen in love with was on a flood plain, to hosting The Last Pig film screening, to spending time with Mom and a gorgeous group in tropical Costa Rica, to learning brush lettering, to forcing my first paper whites, to getting rear ended on a country road, to completing a six-month Positive Psychology program, to starting a garden, to detoxing, to returning to ballet. Whew!
Life is messy and, yet, when I review my varied experiences, I find it helpful to focus on its continued unfolding. The interconnectedness. The lessons. The opportunities. The dreams. And the ways to move forward.
I chose an assortment of photos to speak to these various experiences and wanted to share resource links that I thought you, too, may find helpful.
Brush lettering
Starting a vegetable garden
The Last Pig film screening
Force blooming paper whites
Costa Rica photos
Hot baths burn calories
Spring Detox
Middle-aged ballerina
Thoughts affect our health
Writing therapy
As we move into this brand new week, notice what wants attention. Does your body crave movement or fresh whole foods? Does your mind need quiet? Are you wanting connection or solitude?
Over the past few months I’ve learned to notice, name, and then navigate what’s going on internally. It clears the cobwebs, provides clarity, and turns off autopilot for that brief moment.
Wishing you love and tranquility. And a long soak in the tub. Preferably with scented bubbles. Bisous. x
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March 16, 2018
Detox: Day 7
Beyond nutrition, beauty is fed with your breath, your thoughts, and the way you sleep, move, feel, and even digest.—From Eat Pretty by Jolene Hart
We did it! Today is the final day of our 7-day detox.
While I definitely had some missteps {hello vegan ginger scones from Teaism}, I drank green smoothies, ate rice and steamed veggies, consumed salads, drank hot water with lemon, savored soaks in the tub, went to ballet and yoga classes, ate mostly unprocessed foods, and wrote in my journal.
Most of these practices are fairly typical for me. However, I’ll often succumb to the bakery across the street from my office or add a sweet treat to a meal and this week I made a conscious effort {despite a couple breakdowns} to stay on track.
Although I must confess, since last night I’ve had visions of consuming a large vegan pizza in celebration tonight.
Overall I definitely feel lighter, I was only hungry midday when I hadn’t filled my belly with enough snacks such as honeycrisp apple slices with all-natural crunchy peanut butter, raw almonds, or kale chips.
After tonight’s pizza {don’t judge}, I plan to use this momentum to take me into spring with more awareness and discipline to fill my body with beautiful, fresh, unprocessed fuel.
We’ve already started our spring cleaning {internally} and now let’s welcome the blooms that are sure to follow! Healthier habits, less inflammation, happy belly, less harm to the environment, glowing skin, more energy, fewer mood swings {darn sugar}, less suffering of animals.
Thanks for joining me for a meal, a day, a few days, or the full detox. I hope you, too, have found this reset enlightening. Bisous. x
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March 15, 2018
TDJ Live is Coming
It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.—Rilke
On Sunday, March 25 at 8pm ET we’ll be gathering online for our seasonal TDJ Live!
I’ve offered these one-hour events for over a decade and it’s an honor to connect with you in this way as we intentionally welcome the new season together.
Spring is a particularly special time of the year as we think about coming out of hibernation to bloom along with the natural world.
During TDJ Lives, I share eight tranquility tools for the season, offer a complementary Playbook, and a TranquiliT discount code. Oh, and you get to meet my rescue pugs. Gizmo may even we wearing his pink bow tie!
The event is FREE if you join us live. If not, you can download the replay for $10 within 48 hours.
Consider carving out this hour to set your spring intentions with us! Bisous. x
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March 14, 2018
Spring Style + Cleaning
Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.—William Morris
This month we’re exploring style and beauty in Year of Tranquility. It’s a BIG topic and, of course, we’re focusing on inner beauty, along with the outer. Hence the 7-day detox that started on Saturday! Talk about getting our insides ready for spring!
On Sunday I hosted a TranquiliT spring collection show + tell featuring the five pieces above and shared ways to mix and match various pieces to get multiple looks. You can watch the replay *and* see Gizmo in his hot pink bow tie here.
When I think spring style, I also think spring cleaning. A regular closet review helps to curb unnecessary spending {oops, I already had a white tank!}, let go of unused pieces taking up space, reorganize, and make sure your wardrobe fits your current lifestyle.
Recently I took an afternoon to do a deep closet clean and the results are featured in the top image. To the left are my tops, followed by bottoms {mainly skirts}, and then dresses.
Having a capsule wardrobe helps ensure everything I own mixes and matches well from the denim shirt with a thrifted pink ball gown skirt, to all the black pieces, to the stripes with solids or a thrifted black/white floral midi skirt. Here’s how to create your own capsule wardrobe and here’s TranquiliT’s 11-piece capsule wardrobe.
After the closet reorg, I shipped three boxes to friends stuffed with items I thought they’d like, three bags for my seamstress {she shares the goodies with her family}, and a bag for Goodwill. And, wowza, my closet felt so much lighter! The white dresser holds socks, intimates, leggings, shorts, 2in1 tops, graphic tees, and bed linens.
Here’s my annual closet cleaning process as shared yesterday with Year of Tranquility:
Pull everything out of your closet.
Next, separate everything into assorted piles.
1. Keepers: These are your staples. They fit, look good on you, match your lifestyle, and go with various pieces in your closet. Hang them back up in your closet as you go.
2. Donate/Swap: These are the items that you once loved, thought you’d love, or simply don’t fit you or your lifestyle anymore. Take them off hangers, fold them up and set them aside. I love gifting these items to friends and/or donating to a local charity or thrift shop.
3. Trash: These are ratty or damaged pieces. Let them go. Fold them up and set them aside.
4. Repair/Alter: These are those pieces that need a little TLC. Maybe an alteration would make the item more wearable? Or a stain stick to see if that wine stain will come out? Set these items aside.
5. Not sure: These are the pieces you just can’t decide about. Don’t love them, don’t hate them, but haven’t worn in years. Again, set these items aside if you’re becoming overwhelmed.
Organize your keepers by color and category (ex. tops, bottoms, dresses). Or if you’re doing a cupboard, organize your toiletries by type (ex. hair, face, body) and linens by type (ex. tablecloths, pillow cases, sheets).
Set those “special occasion” items like ski wear, beach wear, and formal wear toward the back of the closet unless you live near a resort or beach. It’s good to have these pieces easily accessible, but not taking up the precious real estate of your staples.
Toss your trash items, pass along your donate/swap items, fix your repair/alter items, and contemplate those not sure items. You may reach decision fatigue during this process, so feel free to circle back to those not sure items. Sometimes a little space with help to make the right decision.
As stated in the upper quote, have nothing in your home {including closet} that isn’t useful and beautiful. Here’s to spring cleaning and style that shows the world who are you. Bisous. x
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March 12, 2018
Tranquility du Jour #416: All Our Waves Are Water
All Our Waves Are Water with Jaimal Yogis. In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, Jaimal and I discuss his latest book All Our Waves are Water, neuroscience and speaking to our animal brain, benefits of free-associative journaling, and advice for when we stumble.
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #416: All Our Waves Are Water
Upcoming Events
Year of Tranquility: Join anytime
Tranquility du Jour Live: March 25
Spring Virtual Retreat: April 14
Yoga + Art in West Virginia: June 1-3
Yoga + the Animals: June 9
Penning in Paris: July 23-27 {3 spots left}
Writing in the Woods: October 26-28
Tranquility in the Topics {Costa Rica}: February 16-23, 2019
Tranquility in Tuscany: July 13-20, 2019 {more info coming}
Featured Guest: Jaimal Yogis
Jaimal Yogis is a writer, teacher, and outdoorsman. His most recent book, All Our Waves Are Water, is a Harper Collins memoir that The BBC called “Best Beach Read of 2017” and The San Francisco Chronicle called “evocative…articulate, and genuinely funny.”
Jaimal is also the author of Saltwater Buddha, a coming-of-age memoir about running away to Hawaii at 16 and eventually winding up at Columbia Journalism School. Saltwater was praised by The Times of London, translated into numerous languages and turned into a feature documentary film.
Jaimal’s second book, The Fear Project, is a journalistic and scientific book featured in Oprah, Outside, and Forbes about how we can live more courageously and fully through mindfulness, sports, and relationships.
A graduate of Columbia Journalism school, Jaimal’s writing has won several journalism awards and appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, ESPN Magazine, and many others. A frequent speaker, Jaimal has presented at Silicon Valley companies, advertising agencies, and universities like UCSF and UC Berkeley. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Amy DuRoss and their three sons.
Savvy Sources
Find Jaimal
Website
Instagram
Books
Twitter
Mentioned in Podcast
Tara Brach
Radical Acceptance
Self-Compassion
NEW TranquiliT 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
Tranquility Tips + Tools
Shop slow locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT
Browse my 5 Books
New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse the FAQs
Tranquility-filled E-courses
Download the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android
Sign up for Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
Read about my passion for animals
Request
Pen a review on iTunes and/or share this podcast via social media, s‘il vous plaît.
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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March 9, 2018
Detox, Here We Come
Thanks for tuning in tonight! I captured our detox kickoff via FB Live, too, so you can grab a replay over here.
In preparation for our March 10-16 Year of Tranquility detox, I’ve been focused on gathering all the staples and starting the weaning process (see ya sugar and processed foods). I’m excited to go through this with you.
Remember, five days, three days, one day, or one meal is better than nothing, so give it your all and know this isn’t easy (as previously shared 7-day Detox Diaries, a podcast about it, and a blog post).
Below is a recap of the notes, tips, and tools.
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.
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 Saturday.
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
BREAKFAST IDEAS:
– Green smoothie
– Chia seed pudding {3 cups unsweetened almond milk + 1/2 cup chia seeds. Whisk, sit for 10 min, whisk again and chill. Top with fruit, nuts, seeds.}
– Gluten-free steel cut oats
– Avocado toast on grain-free crackers
– Protein balls
– Breakfast bowl (smoothie topped with unseated coconut flakes, hemp seeds, fresh fruit)
– Muesli
– Green juice
LUNCH/DINNER IDEAS:
– Mixed green salad
– Steamed veggies over brown rice
– Quinoa salad
– Veggie soup
– Hummus
– Wraps with Nori paper {salad mix, hummus}
– Veggie tacos rolled in collard green leaf
– Baked sweet potato
– Roasted cauliflower (bite sized pieces, toss with olive oil + sea salt, roast 30 min on 375
– Veggie stir fry
– Tomatoes and avocado and black beans
SNACK IDEAS:
– Kale chips
– Protein balls
– Apple and peanut butter
PRACTICES TO INCLUDE:
Dry skin brush
Tongue scrape
Journal
Exercise
Meditate
Warm bath
SAVVY SOURCES:
Tranquility du Jour podcasts #240, #354, #394
Eat Pretty by Jolene Hart
The Beauty Detox Solution by Kimberly Snyder
10-Day Green Smooth Diet by JJ Smith
Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr
Consider joining us on this 7-day journey. Here’s to nutrient-rich, plant-based whole foods! You got this. Bisous. x
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Hello TranquiliT Spring
Create your own style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.—Anna Wintour
Since 2004, each spring and fall I release a few new designs and colors in the TranquiliT collection—a locally-sewn clothing line made to order using luxurious organic eco-friendly fabrics.
The process from conception to launch takes a few months. It begins with reviewing what’s trending that season, what clients are asking for (hello, duster), and what I’m wanting added to my closet (hello, ballet wrap).
Next I work with my local seamstress to create samples based on current patterns (ex. the new tulip top is the 2in1 fitted top with tulip sleeves) and my fabric supplier to choose new colors to complement the current palette.
After a bit of back and forth with my seamstress—”taper this,” “shorten that,” “more flare here”—we’re ready for the photo shoot.
For three hours we turn the Pink Palace into a photography studio (see behind the scenes pics here) and, voilà, the collection is ready!
This season’s collection is now available at TranquiliT.com featuring five new designs {tulip top, ballet wrap, compassion tee, duster, jumpsuit} and two new colors {emerald and eclipse}.
THIS Sunday at noon ET I’ll be hosting a brief show and tell of the spring collection on Facebook Live and you’re invited! Learn what’s trending this season {hello, lilac}, see our new pieces, and favorite ways to wear your TranquiliT staples.
Wishing you a beautiful weekend filled with bird chirps, pink blooms, and yellow daffodils. Bisous. x
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March 8, 2018
Spring Detox {You’re Invited}
Remember that you plant the seeds for abundant beauty with every small change you make. The seeds that you plant this spring will sprout and bloom vibrantly in the seasons ahead.—Jolene Hart
This month we’re exploring style and beauty in Year of Tranquility—a fun and very full topic! Of course this includes inner *and* outer beauty, so Saturday, March 10 through Friday, March 16 we’re doing a 7-day detox together and I wanted to invite YOU to join us in the adventure.
Tomorrow night at 8pm ET I’m offering a FREE detox kick off call to discuss the process and provide tips based on my previous detox experiences that include the 7-day Detox Diaries, a podcast about it, and a blog post on when I successfully completed my last one. Woo-hoo!
TO JOIN:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/1296d9fa4dbd0659c5b9141539e44ee6
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.
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 Saturday.
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, #394
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 tomorrow night. Bisous. x
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