How do I class up this podcast? Easy... ask my better half to come on the show and chat up how great yoga is for bike touring! On this episode of the pod, we discuss yoga for bike tourists with Kimberly Wilson, founder and owner of Tranquil Space yoga studios in Washington, DC. Plus connections and more! Hey it's the direct download link for The Pedalshift Project 073: Yoga for bike touring 

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The Interview: Kimberly Wilson on yoga for bike touring Kimberly Wilson is the founder of Tranquil Space yoga studios—named among the top 25 in the world by Travel + Leisure, designer of  TranquiliT lifestyle line, director of Tranquil Space Foundation, and author of five books {Hip Tranquil Chick, Tranquilista, Tranquilologie,Tranquility du Jour Anthology, 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal}.   Learn more at kimberlywilson.com and listen to her podcast, Tranquility du Jour wherever cool podcasts are podded.   Good resource mentioned Pedal Stretch Breathe by Kelli Refer is broader than yoga for bike touring, but it's the best yoga and bikes zine out there! Connections   Turns out we tied! Bike oasis Brock recommends this awesome GoFundMe to support the revamp of Newton Bike Shop's bike touring hostel The Oasis in the Grass Desert:   https://www.gofundme.com/buildtheoasis   Cool pods and pics Jeremy of Critical Transit shared a bunch of images and podcasts from his tour of New England... check them out! He's also a big Brompton tourer, with plans to repeat that ride with his "little clown bike" as I like to call them! Pedalshift Society

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Music

The Pedalshift Project theme is America courtesy of Jason Kent off his self-titled solo album. Check out his band Sunfields' latest release, Habitat, wherever cool music resides. And a little birdy tells me Jason's recording some new music. More when I know...