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...
Jan 25, 2016•53 min
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. Indul...
Jan 12, 2016•28 min
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 wor...
Dec 28, 2015•30 min
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 jo...
Dec 21, 2015•40 min
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, Ba...
Dec 14, 2015•34 min
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 ...
Dec 07, 2015•41 min
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 ...
Nov 30, 2015•28 min
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, Ca...
Nov 23, 2015•33 min
The Good Karma Diet with Victoria Moran. Learn what the good karma diet is, how it impacts our bodies and minds and affects the aging process, and how to eat plant-based even if you live far from Whole Foods. Featured Guest: Victoria Moran has been a Main Street Vegan® for 31 years and is an obesity survivor, maintaining a 60+-pound weight loss for all this time. She’s the bestselling author of twelve books, including Creating a Charmed Life (in 30 languages around the world) and the plant-based...
Nov 16, 2015•43 min
Wild Women, Wild Voices with Judy Reeves. Learn how to deal with your critic, write about your shadow side, and tap into your senses with writing. Enjoy this Washington Post article I mention about the turkey feed I went to over the weekend. Featured Guest: Judy Reeves is a writer, teacher, and writing practice provocateur who has written four books on writing. Her work has appeared in magazines, journals, and anthologies and on the spoken word compilation First Friday: Year 3 . She has edited s...
Nov 10, 2015•46 min
Overwhelmed with Brigid Schulte. Learn her secrets to making work, love, and play work, tips to move toward time serenity, and the importance of unplugging. Featured Guest: Brigid Schulte is the author of the New York Times bestselling book on time pressure, Overwhelmed: Work, Love & Play when No One has the Time . She has spoken all over the world about how to make time for The Good Life by redesigning work cultures to focus on effective work and innovation, by re-imagining gender roles for...
Nov 02, 2015•37 min
At Home with Madame Chic with Jennifer Scott. Learn her secrets to a fulfilling life at home, why details matter, and what it truly means to be chic. Featured Guest: Jennifer Scott Jennifer L. Scott is the New York Times bestselling author of Lessons from Madame Chic, At Home with Madame Chic and Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic (Simon & Schuster) and creator of the blog The Daily Connoisseur . She is a contributing writer for Huffington Post Style and has been featured on CNN, BBC, and CB...
Oct 26, 2015•36 min
The Last Pig Part II with Bob Comis. Hear his journey from pig farmer to vegetable grower and the challenges that came with the transition. Learn the truth about "humane" meat and slaughter and what he means when he says "it's about emotions, not logic." Featured Guest: Bob Comis For the first few decades of his life, Bob Comis was oblivious to the suffering of non-human (and human) animals. Thanks to the courage and bravery of undercover investigators who secretly capture and share footage of t...
Oct 12, 2015•49 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 349th edition of Tranquility du Jour: Filming The Last Pig with Allison Argo. Hear her non-traditional and award-winning filmmaking journey, path to creating The Last Pig film, and touching tales from working on this project. Featured Guest: Allison Argo’s films have won over 100 awards internationally, including six national Emmys, DuPont Columbia, Genesis, Jackson Hole, NY, Banff, and dozens of awards from New Zealand to Japan. Argo is known for her emotionally-charged...
Sep 28, 2015•47 min
Learn Sheila Pai's definition of a living family and mindful self-care, how mindful communication has enhanced her life, and about the Nurturing You online retreat . Featured Guest: Sheila Pai is the author of Nurturing You: A Woman's Mindful Self-Care Guide for More Peace, Ease and Joy as well as the founder of A Living Family coaching and community. Sheila is a relationship, parenting, and life coach specializing in Mindful Communication and Mindful Self-Care. Sheila has worked with women, men...
Sep 07, 2015•35 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 347th edition of Tranquility du Jour: Secrets of Paris with Heather Stimmler-Hall. Hear stories from her journey to French citizenship, travel writing, and creation of Naughty Guides . Featured Guest: Heather Stimmler-Hall Born just outside Philadelphia, Heather grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona where she was Teen Correspondent at the Phoenix Gazette (1992-1993). She studied journalism, political science and environmental policy at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota ...
Aug 31, 2015•58 min
Learn how to get out of a rut, stop holding yourself back, and focus on pleasure and self-compassion. Featured Guest: Ellen Blaufox, LSW-R is the Founder of true edge workshop. She is an expert in her field with more than 20 years of professional, clinical experience. Ellen is the Clinical Director of the Sally & Anthony Mann Center RTF (formerly known as Linden Hill). S&AM is the largest residential, psychiatric treatment facility for adolescents in New York State. Ms. Blaufox has been ...
Aug 24, 2015•41 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 345th edition of Tranquility du Jour: Meet Mookie with Tim Mooney. Follow along on our recent transition from losing Louis to welcoming our new pug Mookie into the family. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #345: Meet Mookie Featured Guests: Moi + Tim Mooney + Mookie Him: Tim Mooney is a Washington, DC-based attorney and entrepreneur with a passion for technology and the law. Tim’s legal career began in Oregon where he was a co-founder and legal counsel for Columbia Ri...
Aug 18, 2015•41 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 344th edition of Tranquility du Jour: A Scary Diagnosis with Sarah Evans. Be inspired by her story through breast cancer, the tools that helped her through the process, and how this diagnosis changed how she lives life. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour # 344: A Scary Diagnosis Featured Guest: Sarah Evans began her yoga journey in 1998. After being an avid Hatha student for a few years, she craved deeper study and became a registered yoga instructor in 2004. Sharing t...
Aug 10, 2015•55 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 343rd edition of Tranquility du Jour with Laura Vanderkam. Be inspired by her latest work, I Know How She Does It , and learn how to take charge of your time, make life easier, and nurture yourself in the process. Featured Guest: Laura Vanderkam is the author of I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time , and other time management books including 168 Hours , and What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast . She lives outside Philade...
Aug 03, 2015•34 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 342nd edition of Tranquility du Jour with Laura Lowery. Be inspired by her creation of a beautiful new women's magazine, hear the inspiration behind it, and how her practice of yoga and mindfulness assists her journey. Featured Guest: Laura Lowery is the founder and editor in chief of Lucia. Lucia is a new kind of magazine for women. Independent and advertising free, its mission is to inspire and enlighten the world by giving voice to the heart and celebrating true beaut...
Jul 20, 2015•42 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 341st edition of Tranquility du Jour with Annie Mahon. Be inspired to bring mindfulness into your every day through eating, speaking, and living. Featured Guest: Annie Mahon grew up in Macomb County , a blue-collar suburb of Detroit, during the 60s and 70s. Starting in junior high school, she spent her lunch money for “spiritual” pursuits purchased for $1 in the smoking area. At the University of Michigan she continued her spiritual quest in sorority life, leading to exc...
Jul 06, 2015•53 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 340th edition of Tranquility du Jour with Shannon Ables. Be inspired by the simply luxurious life—a dash of style, minimalism, and mindfulness. Featured Guest: Shannon Ables is the founder and editor of the internationally enjoyed lifestyle blog The Simply Luxurious Life which inspired her first book Choosing The Simply Luxurious Life: A Modern Woman’s Guide . As a contributor to House Beautiful, JNSQ , Laura U Mag and Docica , Shannon has also worked with Buick to launc...
Jun 22, 2015•41 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 339th edition of Tranquility du Jour . Be inspired by the pursuit of fabulous, make an impact and learn how to describe what you do with flair. Featured Guest:Rebecca Rubin is a marketing coach who helps women entrepreneurs to discover + express their inner fabulosity – so that their lives flow with ease and their messages spread like wildfire online. Rebecca's work has appeared in Entrepreneur, NBC, CBS, Elite Daily and many more and she has been a featured speaker at D...
Jun 08, 2015•38 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 338th edition of Tranquility du Jour: All About the Pretty. Today's show features writer, yogi, consultant Julia Coney. Be inspired by her favorite face oil, summer beauty routine, and nail care regime. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour # 338: All About the Pretty Featured Guest: Julia Coney is the editor of All About the Pretty a niche lifestyle website dedicated to curated information on beauty, travel, food, and yoga. Created in 2006, All About the Pretty has been ...
May 25, 2015•46 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 337th edition of Tranquility du Jour: Writing and Yoga. Today's show features leader, writer, and speaker Jennifer Schelter. Be inspired by her mindful strategies for living, use of various modalities in her work, and the importance of writing and yoga. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour # 337: Writing + Yoga Featured Guest: Jennifer Schelter, Founder, Radiant Retreat - Leader, Writer, Speaker. For 17 years, Jennifer had supported over 65,000 women and men from Wharton...
May 11, 2015•44 min
Bonjour . Welcome to the 336th edition of Tranquility du Jour: Women Entrepreneur Revolution. Today's show features author and entrepreneur Jenn Aubert. Be inspired by her shifting entrepreneurial journey and discover how 100+ women {including moi } created successful businesses and meaningful lives. Featured Guest: Jenn Aubert is an author and entrepreneur. Her first book Women Entrepreneur Revolution: Ready! Set! Launch! (Balboa Press, 2014) explores the mindset, motivation and behaviors of su...
Apr 27, 2015•43 min
Welcome to the 335th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features A Walk on the Healthy Side with Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Certified Personal Trainer Lindsay Hunt. Be inspired by her journey to health coaching, learn how she helps clients prepare for a session, and hear her favorite tools, tips, and resources. Featured Guest: Lindsay Hunt is a Certified Health Coach and Certified Personal Trainer. She is dedicated in helping people make healthy lifestyle changes that pr...
Apr 13, 2015•43 min
Welcome to the 334th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Ariana Schwarz of Paris To Go. Be inspired by her journey from the US to Paris, embracing minimalism in Paris, and her favorite tips for traveling to the City of Light. Featured Guest: Ariana Schwarz. I'm a sustainability graduate living in Paris with my husband and two cats. I blog about minimalism, Parisian life and less-impact, sustainable travel at Paris-to-Go.com. Savvy Sources: Website: paris-to-go.com Instagram: in...
Mar 30, 2015•36 min
Welcome to the 333rd edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features with glittery stylist Tiffany Pratt. Be inspired by her Glitter Suite, learn how she lives sparkly, and take your events from blah to bling. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour # 333: Enter the Glitter Suite Featured Guest: Tiffany Pratt Who am I? I feel like a fairy godmother. My joy is to sprinkle possibilities everywhere I go, into everything I do, and elevate the world to a more beautiful place. How? By helping you r...
Mar 17, 2015•39 min
