Tranquility du Jour

Transitions with me and Tim. In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, Tim and I discuss the transition of Tranquil Space to YogaWorks and what's next for both of us {hint, it involves pigs and pugs}.

Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #404: Transitions

Upcoming Events

Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 27-29 {3 spots left}

Yoga + Mindfulness Mini Retreat in DC: December 31

Yoga, Mindfulness + Creativity in Costa Rica: February 17-24

Yoga + Art in West Virginia: May, 2018 TBA

Featured Guests: Me and Tim

Tim Mooney is a Washington, DC-based attorney and entrepreneur with a passion for technology and the law. In 2001, Tim relocated to Washington, DC and served as senior counsel at Alliance for Justice. There, he worked with nonprofits across the United States to strengthen their ability to influence public policy.

Tim spent the next decade as General Counsel and Director of Operations for Tranquil Space, Hip Tranquil Ventures and TranquiliT, running operations, technology, marketing, management, communications, and whatever else came up day to day.

He currently serves as a board member of Tranquil Space Foundation, a public charity focused on animal welfare through the Pigs and Pugs Project.

Most recently, Tim has discovered the joys of bike touring and has launched an online community and podcast devoted to bike touring lifestyle, Pedalshift. He was also one half of the 2013 book tour -slash- 11,000 mile North American RV adventure that was Tranquility Tour.

Tim received a B.S. from Syracuse University/SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry and a J.D. from Pace University School of Law. He splits time between the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC and his cabin retreat in Berkeley County, West Virginia with his multi-talented girlfriend Kimberly Wilson and their pugs, Mookie and Belle Starr, and their cat Jackson.

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• The Starfish Story
• Tranquil Space 10-year and 15-year mini-documentary
• My therapy practice

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Creative Living with Jennifer Schelter. In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, we discuss Jennifer's inspiration behind a performance piece called Breaking Ground, how her writing practice is the underpinning of her creative life, and how life has evolved since she was on the show in 2015.

Congrats to Katherine for winning a signed copy of A Paris Year in the recent giveaway!

Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #403: Creative Living

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Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 27-29 {4 spots left}

Yoga, Mindfulness + Creativity in Costa Rica: February 17-24

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Featured Guest: Jennifer Schelter has over 25 years' experience as an entrepreneur, motivational leader, and speaker, and has led over 80,000 people to become their better selves. She understands that ultimately, change and self-discovery is about reaching inside your self. Through hourly sessions, workshops or a weeklong retreat, Jennifer supports and empowers change and growth through her unique offerings of leadership skills, one-on-one coaching, mindfulness, meditation, retreats, yoga and writing. She was the expert life coach and yoga teacher on "Natural Reboot" TV show, called "One of the most inspiring Philadelphian's" and "Best of Philly" by Philadelphia Magazine. She facilitates mindful and creative workshops and retreats with University of Pennsylvania Wharton Leadership and Management Programs, Morris Arboretum, Woodmere Art Museum, Kripalu Center, and the Radiant Retreat in Tulum, Mexico. She is the Co-Founder of "Reach & Raise " for Living Beyond Breast Cancer (Philadelphia, Kansas City, Denver) and annually leads 2,000 people in a public yoga and meditation class on the Philadelphia Art Museum steps. Jennifer's mission is to inspire well-being and champion creativity in self-leadership. She is the producer of "am awake" CD and "The Art of Vinyasa Yoga" DVD. Recently, she was selected for Our Bodies, Our Selves, Gallery 128 show at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and read her story Breaking Ground. Currently, she is a Post Bacc student at PAFA, writing and illustrating a memoir. Jennifer is available to for retreats, workshops, or one-on-one sessions. www.jenniferschelter.com.

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A Paris Year with Janice MacLeod. In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, Janice shares the inspiration behind her new beautiful book, how life has changed since writing Paris Letters, her favorite spots in Paris, and kindly assists me in pronunciation {lots!}. Giveaway: leave a takeaway from this podcast in the comment section below by Friday, August 11 to enter to win a copy of Janice's new book!

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Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 27-29

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Yoga + Art in West Virginia: May, 2018 TBA

Featured Guest: Janice MacLeod-Lik

I am the artist behind Paris Letters, a painted letter series sent out via snail mail to those who crave getting fun snail mail from the land of fromage, rosé and lippy waiters.

After a childhood in Canada that was just dysfunctional enough to make me funny, I became an advertising copywriter and eventually an associate creative director. Most of my time was spent in top agencies throughout the USA and Canada, because I'm kinda into fame. And modesty. I'm humble, too. And perfect.

Paris Letters After 110 years of writing junk mail in advertising, I devised an exit strategy to finance my own sabbatical. My Shawshank Redemption, if you will. When I met my financial goal, I skipped town and traveled with nothing more than my suitcase and a small set of watercolors. Along the way, I painted letters about my travels and mailed them to friends. Enamored with this unique medium, I opened an online shop. Each month I create one painted letter, copy it, personalize it and mail it to hundreds of subscribers who are hungry for fun mail.

While in Paris, I met the lovely Christophe, who built me a closet so I would finally unpack my suitcase. I've been an embarrassment to the French language ever since. We got hitched and hit the road. Now we're hanging our hats in the Rocky Mountains.

Books I wrote the New York Times best selling book Paris Letters (Sourcebooks, 2014), which is really a long-form version of this About page. But with more pictures.

If Paris Letters is about BECOMING an artist in Paris, A Paris Year is about BEING an artist in Paris.

Part memoir and part visual journey through the streets of modern-day Paris, France, A Paris Yearchronicles, day by day, my daily discoveries in the world's most beautiful city. This is more than a diary or travel journal: it's a detailed and colorful love letter to one of the most romantic and historically rich cities on earth.

Before all this crazy Paris-themed goodness, I co-wrote two books: The Breakup Repair Kit (Conari Press, 2003) and The Dating Repair Kit (Conari Press, 2006).

I have had airtime on TV shows such as Tyra Banks Show and Movie & A Makeover. I've also been featured in magazines such as Elle, National Geographic, Canadian Living, Canadian Family, Cosmopolitan, Chatelaine, Glamour, Flare, Psychologies, Huffington Post, The New York Times… whew… long list, Psychologies, Renegade Collective, Business Insider, and and and… the list continues.

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Finding Your Inner Artist with Susan Prolman. In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, learn how to transition from a person who doesn't make art to one who does, ways to improve your artistic skills, and a few books to assist your artistic journey.

Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #401: Finding Your Inner Artist

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Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 27-29

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Featured Guest: Susan Prolman

Susan Prolman is an advocate by nature. Susan has lobbied against factory farming and for environmental protection in Washington, DC for years. She served as Executive Director of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and as Director of International Campaigns for The Humane Society of the United States. While a student at Georgetown University Law Center, Susan helped to create the school's first animal law course. Earlier, she served as New Hampshire State Director for presidential candidate Paul Tsongas, who won this first-in-the-nation primary election. Susan currently leads Activism For Animals.

For fun, Susan is a world traveler, writer, vegan recipe developer, artist, and jewelry designer. She runs the Etsy shop Veg Shop. She's is also a certified laughing meditation instructor. You can learn more about Susan at SusanProlman.com.

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Celebrating 400 Episodes and 12 Years. In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, hear the lessons I've learned since starting this podcast and what's bringing me inspiration these days.

Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #400: Celebrating 400 Episodes and 12 Years

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Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 6-8

Yoga, Mindfulness + Creativity in Costa Rica: February 17-24

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• First podcast episode in September 2005
• OKJA and The Last Pig
• Goodreads
• What Makes You Come Alive blog post
• The Busy Trap New York Times article
• Francine Jay's The Joy of Less

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Creating Big Sky Yoga Retreats with Margaret Burns Vap. We discuss her move from a corporate career in NYC to starting a yoga studio in DC to forming Big Sky Retreats in Montana. You'll learn the hardest and best parts of running the business and how her practice has evolved over the years.

Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #399: Creating Big Sky Yoga Retreats

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Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 6-8

Yoga, Mindfulness + Creativity in Costa Rica: February 17-24

Yoga + Art in West Virginia: May, 2018 TBA

Featured guest: Margaret Burns Vap

Margaret is the founder of Big Sky Yoga Retreats and creator of Cowgirl Yoga™. Her relationship with yoga began more than a decade ago, when she began attending Jivamukti Yoga and took up the practice in an attempt to balance her hectic New York City lifestyle and corporate career with cosmetics giant L'Oréal.

A few years and several hundred down dogs later, she traded in her designer duds for yoga pants – and moved to Washington DC to open her own studio. She combined her business background and passion for fitness to create Georgetown Yoga, which soon became one of DC's most popular studios.

She practiced at Jivamukti London, when her family relocated to the UK for six months, and studied Ashtanga Yoga under Richard Freeman, David Swenson, and Dave Oliver. Margaret also completed a 200-hour training program with renowned California/New York-based Yoga Works and traveled to Hawaii for Baron Baptiste's Level 1 Teacher Training Bootcamp.

Margaret's students have included celebrities and DC luminaries to wheelchair-bound seniors, beginner yogis to other experienced yoga instructors – and everyone in between.

Her belief that yoga can benefit anyone was part of what excited Margaret when her family relocated to Bozeman, Montana in early 2007. Alongside her husband David, daughter Morgane, and two Boston Terriers, she quickly embraced the laid-back-yet-vibrant town, its outdoor fitness focus, and breathtaking 360-degree mountain views.

It wasn't long before Margaret felt called to combine her love of yoga with her new-found love for Montana. Her fresh approach to teaching and natural gift for creating nurturing, safe spaces for people to practice yoga inspired the formation of Big Sky Yoga Retreats. With the help of her close-knit team, especially her first Head Wrangler Janice Cartwright from Montana Horse Sense, Margaret developed a one-of-a-kind retreat experience that welcomes women to enjoy calm, refreshing, and vigorous yoga with an unforgettable Montana backdrop.

Big Sky Yoga Retreats has been featured in numerous publications and has received impressive press coverage since its inception.

Margaret earned her B.S. from Georgetown University and her MBA from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management. She speaks French, Spanish, and un po d'Italiano and has traveled extensively across the U.S. and abroad.

She and David make the most of Montana's endless outdoor activities and love watching their daughter Morgane grow up on the ski slope and on horseback. She's also proud 'mom' to English Mastiff Lili and her equine herd – Dude Boy and Java.

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• Blog post about Yoga + the Animals
• Pigs & Pugs Project
• Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes

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Make Peace with Your Mind with Mark Coleman. Learn the two essential skills needed to navigate life's storms, how to free yourself from the inner critic, tools for dealing with the inner critic, and the therapeutic power of nature.

Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #398: Make Peace with Your Mind

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Yoga and the Animals: June 24

Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 6-8

Yoga, Mindfulness + Creativity in Costa Rica: February 17-24

Yoga + Art in West Virginia: May, 2018 TBA

Featured guest:

Mark Coleman is the author of Make Peace with Your Mind and Awake in the Wild. He is the founder of the Mindfulness Institute and has an MA in Clinical Psychology. Mark has guided students on five continents as a corporate consultant, counselor, meditation teacher, and wilderness guide. He lives in Northern California. Visit him online at MarkColeman.org.

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• You Can Be Brave
• May's Month in Review
• Daily Mindful Moments
• RAIN
• The Empathic Dog article

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Nourish 360 with Stephanie Horning. We discuss the importance of nourishment, self-care, and connection. Learn how to incorporate more wellness into your life, which nutrient-dense staples to have on hand, and why being bored is important.

Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #397: Nourish 360

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Yoga and the Animals: June 24

Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 6-8

Yoga, Mindfulness + Creativity in Costa Rica: February 17-24

Yoga + Art in West Virginia: May, 2018 TBA

Featured guest:

Stephanie Horning is a certified holistic nutritionist, wellness coach, and food developer. She recently launched her wellness site and brand Nourish 360 based on the three pillars of health and healing: nourishing the body, elevating self-care, and deepening connection. She also recently released her first e-book, "A Guided Journal For Your Day" to help and encourage men and women take time to strengthen their intuition and listen to the wisdom they hold. She is passionate about well-being and helping others attain a happier, healthier, and more inspired state. She is proud to say she is a passionate mom, step-mom, and wife. She holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from NYU, is a certified yoga teacher, and graduated from the Bauman School of Holistic Nutrition.

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• My blog post on Weekend Delights
• My blog post on Get Curious
• Stephanie's Guided Journal
• Stephanie's blog post on the Importance of Being Bored
• Stephanie's blog post on How to Cook Healthy with Ease {+ Meal Planner}

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Start Right Where You Are with Sam Bennett. We discuss her latest book, Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers, and Recovering Perfectionists. Learn her tips for handling overwhelm and small, doable changes that can lead to big joy.

Direct download: Tranquility du jour #396: Start Right Where You Are

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Yoga + Art in West Virginia: May 19-21 {sold out}

Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 6-8

Yoga, Mindfulness + Creativity in Costa Rica: February 17-24

Featured guest:

Sam Bennett is the author of Start Right Where You Are and Get It Done. She created The Organized Artist Company to help creative people get unstuck and achieve their goals. She is a writer, actor, teacher, and creativity/productivity specialist who has counseled thousands of artists and entrepreneurs on their way to success.

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• Scenes from Taos post

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The Teacher Appears with Brian Leaf. We discuss writing his latest book The Teacher Appears: 108 Prompts to Power Your Yoga Practice, how he chose the 108 prompts for reflection, and the importance of following your spiritual journey.

Direct download: Tranquility du jour #395: The Teacher Appears

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Yoga + Art in West Virginia: May 19-21 {1 spot left}

Writing in the Woods in West Virginia: October 6-8

Featured guest:

Brian Leaf, M.A., is the author of thirteen books, including The Teacher Appears: 108 Prompts to Power Your Yoga Practice and Misadventures of a Garden State Yogi. Brian graduated from Georgetown University in 1993 with a BA in business, English, and theology, and in 1999 he completed a master's degree at Lesley College, specializing in yoga and ayurveda. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wife and two sons.

About The Teacher Appears: 108 Prompts To Power Your Yoga Practice

For anyone longing to deepen their yoga practice comes The Teacher Appears, an illustrated journal of 108 prompts. Includes celebrity guest prompts from such luminaries as Krishna Das, Elena Brower, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Gannon, Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, Schuyler Grant, and more.

Acclaimed author Brian Leaf guides readers to deepen their yoga practice with dristi, mudra, and pranayama; to explore their uncomfortable edges; to cultivate intuition; and, simply, to long for the divine, as they experience the true meaning of yoga. Readers discover a new depth to their yoga practice and a new level of dedication, meaning, and happiness in their lives.

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