Tranquility du Jour

My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts with Laura Coffey. Learn what's so special about senior dogs, how to help senior pets even if you can't adopt or foster, and why she's a fan of George Clooney.

Featured Guest: Laura T. Coffey is a longtime writer, editor, and producer for TODAY.com, the website of NBC’s TODAY show. A journalist with more than two decades of experience, Laura has written and edited hundreds of high-profile human-interest stories. She has won numerous awards, including first-place feature-writing awards from the Society for Features Journalism and the Dog Writers Association of America. Laura lives in Seattle with her husband, Michael, her son, Tyler, and their dogs and cat. You can connect with Laura at lauratcoffey.com.

Savvy Sources

• lauratcoffey.com
• myolddogbook.com
• Twitter: twitter.com/ltcoff
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/MyOldDog
• TDJ Live {Seasonal Podcast}: March 31 at 8pmET
• Live on Periscope: Friday, February 26 2pm ET
• Latest Book: 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal
• Sign up for Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26

Tranquility Virtual Retreat: March 5

Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15

Penning in Paris: June 6-10

Tranquility in Tuscany: October 8-15

Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
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• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
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Techy

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• New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411.
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The Writing Habit with Justine Kenin. Learn the best way to build a writing habit, how carrots and sticks help, plus prompts and books to get you going.

-Penning in Paris, writing group, daily time, prompts, lots of reading on writing

Featured Guest:

Justine Kenin is a producer for "All Things Considered." She's worked at NPR since 1999, when she was hired as an intern while finishing her MFA in nonfiction writing at Columbia University. She published a children's book, We Grew It, Let's Eat It, in 2010. And she works to carve out some time for writing, every day.

Savvy Sources

• Politics and Prose {She's teaching "Habit of Writing" again April-June}
• TDJ Live {Seasonal Podcast}: March 31 at 8pmET
• Latest Book: 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal
• Sign up for Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20

8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26

Tranquility Virtual Retreat: March 5

Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15

Penning in Paris: June 6-10

Art + Asana in Tuscany: October 8-15

Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Connect on Facebook.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.

Succulent Wild Love with the creative and colorful SARK. Bask in stories about her new book Succulent Wild Love, learn the six habits for feeling more love more often, and hear how she met co-author John Waddell.

Featured Guest: SARK

SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is a bestselling author and artist, with over sixteen books in print and well over two million books sold, including the national bestsellers Succulent Wild Woman, Bodacious Book of Succulence, Eat Mangoes Naked, Prosperity Pie, and Fabulous Friendship Festival. Her work is widely used by colleges and universities as required reading and course material and she is a distinguished contributor to magazines and periodicals. SARK is one of the featured trailblazers in the critically acclaimed PBS Series Women of Wisdom and Power. An acclaimed speaker and teacher, she has been leading workshops for over twenty years. She is a transformational role model offering inspiration and guidance to people in their process of living more powerfully and authentically, and being more actively creative on a daily basis. SARK is also the founder and CEO of Planet SARK, a thriving business that creates products and services to support empowered living. She lives in San Francisco.

Savvy Sources

• Website: planetsark.com
• Facebook: facebook.com/PlanetSARK
• Twitter: twitter.com/SusanAkaSARK
• Books: planetsark.com/swl/books/
• Former podcasts with SARK: #122 and #205
• 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal
• New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast
• Sign up for Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20

8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26

Tranquility Virtual Retreat: March 5

Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15

Penning in Paris: June 6-10

Art + Asana in Tuscany: October 8-15

Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Connect on Facebook.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.

2016 dream musings by moi. Hear what's beckoning me and why, tips on bringing my 2016 dreams to life, and my biggest dream/word for the year.

Featured Guest: Moi

I'm a writer, therapist, and creative entrepreneur who dreams of Paris and global animal welfare.

You'll often find me sipping fragrant tea, practicing yoga on a leopard-print mat, or leading retreats around the globe.

I live in the petite Pink Palace in Washington, D.C. with a rescue kitty, a rescue pug, and a non-rescued beau.

Indulge in "tranquilosophy" via my blog and podcast, Tranquility du Jour.

A smattering of my 2016 dreams

Eat more whole foods {upper right corner image}Consume less sugarHost inspiring events: retreats, workshops, online {lower left corner image}Do more live events via Periscope {lower right corner image}Morning meditation and hot water with lemonWrite morning pagesSavor writing retreats with teachers Natalie Goldberg and Heather SellersWrite daily {upper center image}Finish two books monthlyLess screen timeClarify next book ideaSubmit five articles to magazinesDaily movement {lower center image}Weekly date nights with TimTime with and for the animals {upper left corner image}Monthly dates with girlfriendsRoad trip in Miss Lillie {my vintage RV}Weekly creative play {Artist's Dates, art journal}Single-task and practice the Pomodoro techniqueVolunteerSpend time in natureDeepen therapeutic practice

Tips

1. Create space
2. Review weekly
3. Single-task
4. Focus on you
5. Play

Biggest Dream/word for 2016

Growth

Savvy Sources

• Website: kimberlywilson.com
• Favorite books
• 2015 Dreams podcast
• Sam Bennett podcast mentioned
• 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal
• Connect on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast
• Sign up for Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events 2016

• Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20
• 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26
• Tranquility Virtual Retreat: March 5
• Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15
• Penning in Paris: June 6-10
• Art + Asana in Tuscany: October 8-15
• Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.

Year in Review musings by me. Hear the final essay of this year's 52 Weeks of Tranquility, reflections on 2015, and my biggest lesson learned this year.

Featured Guest I'm a writer, therapist, designer of the eco-friendly TranquiliT lifestyle line, and founder of Tranquil Space—named among the top 25 yoga studios in the world. I dream of Paris and global animal welfare. You'll often find me sipping fragrant tea, practicing yoga on a leopard-print mat, or leading retreats around the world. My work has been featured in US News & World Reports, Washingtonian, Fast Company, and Yoga Journal. I live in the petite Pink Palace in Washington, D.C. with a rescue kitty, a rescue pug, and a non-rescued beau. Indulge in "tranquilosophy" via my blog and podcast, Tranquility du Jour. Savvy Sources

• Website:
• 52 Weeks of Tranquility Journal
• Facebook
• Twitter
• New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast
• Sign up for weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

• Mini Retreat in DC: December 31

2016

• Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20
• 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26
• Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15
• Penning in Paris: June 6-10
• Art + Asana in Tuscany: October 8-15
• Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Connect on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.

An interview with Dana Ellyn on Artistic Activism. Hear her transition from suburban wife to full-time artist, advice to aspiring artists, peek into her exhibit Speciesism, and learn the art history-inspired story behind my new pig painting.

Featured Guest

Dana Ellyn is a DC resident and full-time painter who lives and paints in her studio in a subsidized artist housing unit in downtown Washington DC. Ellyn committed herself to full-time status in 2002 when she decided to leave her corporate job and pursue painting. Her work is exemplified by a risk-taking vision, strong content, and colorful critiques of social norms.

Ellyn's style sits on the fence between social realism and expressionism. Having spent her childhood and college years honing her skills and striving to be technically correct, during the past 12 years she has tasked herself with unlearning those restrictive habits. Ellyn strives to infuse more emotion and meaning in to each new painting she creates.

Ellyn's paintings have stories to tell and opinions to profess. She delivers hard slaps to myths of all kinds - from religion, to politics to what it means to be a woman. Ellyn's goal is to employ humor when holding a subject up to her artistic scrutiny. But, humor is as subjective as art and Ellyn's brand of humor has tended to be a polarizing factor in her art. Love it or hate it, she definitely starts a dialogue.

From childhood until about the age of 30, Ellyn was quiet and reserved. She has now found her voice and she is making up for lost time.

Savvy Sources

• Website: danaellyn.com
• Facebook
• Twitter
• New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast
• Sign up for weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

• Mini Retreat in DC: December 31

2016

• Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20
• 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26
• Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15
• Penning in Paris: June 6-10
• Art + Asana in Tuscany: October 8-15
• Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Connect on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.

An interview with Sara Avant Stover on The Heroine's Journey. Learn the one thing women can do to have the biggest impact on their happiness, how Pippi Longstocking has influenced Sara, and who SHE is.

Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #358: The Heroine's Journey

Featured Guest

Sara Avant Stover is a yoga and meditation teacher, bestselling author & founder of The Way of the Happy Woman®.

Sara graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Columbia University’s all-women’s school, Barnard College. After a cancer scare in her early twenties, Sara moved to Thailand, where she lived for ten years and embarked on a decade-long healing and spiritual odyssey throughout Asia. She has since gone on to uplift tens of thousands of women worldwide.

A pioneer in contemporary women’s work, she’s the creator of the world’s first Women’s Yoga Teacher Training, Reversing Our “Curse,” and The SHE School. Sara has been featured in Yoga Journal, the Huffington Post, Newsweek, Natural Health, and on ABC, NBC, CBS, and more.

She currently lives in Boulder, Colorado with her fiancé, Keith Martin-Smith, and their dog Amia.

Her new book, The Book of SHE: Your Heroine’s Journey into the Heart of Feminine Power, is now available.

Savvy Sources

• Website: thewayofthehappywoman.com/
• Twitter: twitter.com/wayofhappywoman
• Facebook: facebook.com/wayofhappywoman
• Instagram: instagram.com/thewayofthehappywoman/
• Former Tranquility du Jour podcasts with Sara #169 and #219
• Join the complimentary 52 Weeks of Tranquility Program
• New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast
• Winter's online book club pick: TBD
• Sign up for weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

• Mini Retreat in DC: December 31

2016

• Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20
• 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26
• Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15
• Penning in Paris: June 6-10
• Art + Asana in Tuscany: October 8-15
• Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Connect on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.

An interview with Annie Mahon on Things I Did When I Was Hangry. Learn how to figure out what's eating you, evaluate your activities and habits, and have a more peaceful relationship with food.

Featured Guest

Annie Mahon founded Circle Yoga in 2003 in order to bring mindfulness and yoga to people of all ages. She is the co-founder of DC Yoga Week and Yoga on the National Mall and the Opening Heart Mindfulness Community, and she is active in much of the grassroots community yoga and mindfulness activities in the Washington DC Area. She is also a writer and published her second book, Things I Did When I Was Hangry: Navigating a Peaceful Relationship with Food with Parallax Press in 2015. Read Annie's mindfulness blog at rawmindfulness.com.

Annie holds masters degrees in both Computer Science (University of Michigan) and Religious Studies (Howard University). She is also trained in massage therapy.

Annie teaches mindfulness in the tradition of her primary teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and yoga in a mixed Anusara-mindfulness style. Other teacher and influences include Philip Moffit, Alan Watts, Jack Kornfield, Kate Miller, her four children, and the monks and nuns of Plum Village. In October 2009, Annie was ordained into the Buddhist Order of Interbeing with the ordination name True Blue Lake.

Annie is an ERYT-200, having completed an Anusara 400-hour training in 2004, and is also one of the first certified Children's Yoga teachers in the country, holding a C-RYT.

She is certified as an Inner Relationship Focusing professional, and has studied and practiced non-violent communication (NVC) for over a decade, including with Marshall Rosenberg and Robert Gonzales.

Annie has a strong interest in using mindfulness, yoga, focusing, NVC, and therapeutic touch to help support reduce suffering in herself and others. She also pioneers community-based business and programs that foster shared decision making, rather than typical hierarchical structures. Toward that goal, in 2012 she gifted the equity in Circle Yoga to the workers, making it the first Cooperative Yoga Studio in the area, and one of the very first in the country.

Savvy Sources

• Website: rawmindfulness.com/
• Twitter: twitter.com/rawmindfulness
• Facebook: facebook.com/rawmindfulness/
• Book: rawmindfulness.com/book
• Former Tranquility du Jour podcast with Annie on Everyday Mindfulness
• Join my complimentary 52 Weeks of Tranquility Program
• New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast
• Fall's online book club pick: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Sign up for weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

• Mini Retreat in DC: December 31

2016

• Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20
• 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26
• Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15
• Penning in Paris: June 6-10
• Art + Asana in Tuscany: October 8-15
• Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Connect on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.

An interview with Elisha Goldstein on Uncovering Happiness. Learn how to release natural antidepressants in the brain and take back control of your mood, your mind, and your life.

Featured Guest Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is co-founder of The Center for Mindful Living in West Los Angeles. He is a psychologist, speaker and author who has published numerous articles, chapters, and blogs, including Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion, The Now Effect: How This Moment Can Change the Rest of Your Life and co-author of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn and MBSR Every Day. He synthesizes the pearls of traditional psychotherapy with a progressive integration of mindfulness to achieve mental and emotional healing. He has his private practice in West Los Angeles, California. Savvy Sources

• Website: elishagoldstein.com
• Twitter: twitter.com/Mindful_Living
• Facebook: facebook.com/ElishaGoldstein
• YouTube: youtube.com/user/ElishaGoldsteinPhD
• Former Tranquility du Jour podcast with Elisha
• Join my complimentary 52 Weeks of Tranquility Program
• New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast
• Fall Seasonal Podcast mp3
• Fall's online book club pick: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Sign up for weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

• Mini Retreat in DC: December 31

2016

• Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20
• 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26
• Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15
• Penning in Paris: June 6-10
• Art + Asana in Tuscany: October 8-15
• Writing in the Woods: October 28-30

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Connect on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.

An interview with Leeann Carey on Restorative Yoga Therapy. Learn about her yummy style of restorative yoga, the many benefits of this type of practice, how to get started at home with your own restorative set up.

Featured Guest Leeann Carey is the author of Restorative Yoga Therapy and has a network of Yapana Way mentors throughout the United States and Canada. She is ERYT-5000 certified and has studied with masters including Kofi Busia and Judith Hanson Lasater. She lives in Redondo Beach, California. Visit her online at yapanayoga.com. Savvy Sources

• Website: yapanayoga.com
• Join my complimentary 52 Weeks of Tranquility Program
• New Year, New You Seasonal Podcast 1/10
• Fall Seasonal Podcast mp3
• Fall's online book club pick: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Sign up for weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures
• Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android

Upcoming Events

• Mini Retreat in DC: December 31

2016

• Art + Asana in Costa Rica: February 13-20
• 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in DC: Starts February 26
• Art + Yoga in West Virginia: May 13-15
• Penning in Paris: June 6-10
• Art + Asana in Tuscany: Fall TBA
• Writing in the Woods: October TBA

Stay Connected

• New to Tranquility du Jour? Peruse my FAQs.
• Tranquility University E-courses.
• Read along on Goodreads.
• Connect on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Pin along on Pinterest.
• Eye candy on Instagram.
• Browse my books.
• Read about my passion for animals.
• Pen a review on iTunes.

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 get the podcast automagically on iOS or Android.