Featured Guest: Hi, I'm Lesley Ware -- a jill of many trades. I'm an author, teacher, artist, zinemaker, art gallery co-owner, and former nonprofit program manager with a MPA.  I just finished writing my 2nd book about fashion + style for tween girls being published by London-based Laurence King. When I'm not writing, teaching, or making things you'll likely find me spending time with my husband having fun someplace in Brooklyn, NY! Savvy Sources: Sew Fab: Sewing and Style for Young Fashionistas Lesleyware.com Twitter: CreativeCookie Facebook: The Creative Cookie Instagram: CreativeCookie Tune into my complimentary 52 Weeks of Tranquility Program Seasonal online book club: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Sparkly Tranquility du Jour Tees Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast: Monday, March 23 at 3pm ET Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app A BIG thank you for your support of my latest creative babies: Anthology and Daybook. Pen an Anthology review on Amazon or Goodreads or snap a picture and share on social media, send moi the link and your snail mail addy, and I'll get a love note out to you. Snail mail is the new black. Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter. Pin along on Pinterest. Eye candy {and lots of Le Pug} on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Receive weekly Tranquility du Jour Love Notes. Read about my passion for pigs. 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.

  Welcome to the 330th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Bernie Siegel on inspiring true stories of healing, gratitude, and love. You'll learn about turning crisis into blessing by responding to adversity in ways that empower and heal.  Featured Guest: Dr. Bernie Siegel first wrote about miracles when he was a practicing surgeon and pioneered Exceptional Cancer Patients, a groundbreaking synthesis of group, individual, dream, and art therapy.  His safe and loving approach facilitated patients’ awareness of their own physical, spiritual, and psychological healing potential. Compiled during his more than thirty years of practice as well as his speaking and teaching events, the new paperback edition of A Book of Miracles (New World Library, October 15, 2014) offers a cross-section of the healing and miracles Bernie has seen and facilitated. The book is divided into fifteen sections, each consisting of stories of miracles, pertinent quotes, anecdotes and Bernie’s personal reflections. Stories include how a pregnancy and the subsequent baby helped a woman heal from a debilitating condition; a woman inspired by dolphins to try once more to have a child; the bats that saved a family from a burning house; a girl whose baby brother helped her overcome anorexia; a long-time friend who always forgot birthdays who finds the courage to go on with her life; how cancer taught a woman to stand up for herself and how she healed; what a seven-year-old girl named Becca taught her family about rainbows, hope, and letting go. Without diminishing the reality of pain and hardship, the stories show real people turning crisis into blessing by responding to adversity in ways that empower and heal. Savvy Sources: A Book of Miracles Bernie Siegel Tune into my complimentary 52 Weeks of Tranquility Program Seasonal online book club: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast: Monday, March 23 at 3pm ET Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app A BIG thank you for your support of my latest creative babies: Anthology and Daybook. Pen an Anthology review on Amazon or Goodreads or snap a picture and share on social media, send moi the link and your snail mail addy, and I'll get a love note out to you. Snail mail is the new black. Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter. Pin along on Pinterest. Eye candy {and lots of Le Pug} on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Receive weekly Tranquility du Jour Love Notes. Read about my passion for pigs. 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.

Welcome to the 329th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features moi on Tranquility du Jour 2015 Dreams. You'll learn about my plans for the blog, podcast, and more.       Featured Guest:   Kimberly Wilson is an author, artist, and activist. She lives in Washington, DC and dreams of Paris. Tranquility du Jour Dreams: 1. 52 Weeks of Tranquility 2. VIP Days 3. New website 4. Book proposal 5. Build community 6. Launch microcourses 7. Release cute Tranquility du Jour items such as totes and tees {pig and lifestyle tee mentioned} 8. Offer inspiring retreats: West Virginia, Costa Rica, Paris, Italy, West Virginia 9. Bi-monthly podcasts 10. 2-3 weekly blog posts 11. Get Anthology and Daybook into more hands 12. Release Tranquilologie softcover 13. Implement an editorial calendar Have an idea for something you'd like? Request for more or less of something? Share in the comments below or email kimberly {at} kimberlywilson {dot} com. Personal Dreams: 1. Be present. 2. Single-task. 3. Digital time off. 4. Use Evernote. 5. Pen 52 Weeks of Tranquility. 6. Launch VIP Days. 7. Regular creativity. 8. Regular sits on the cushion. 9. Date nights. 10. Daily movement. 11. Clarify business goals. 12. Pare down to the essentials. 13. Surround myself with beauty. 14. Family time. 15. Advocate for the animals.    Savvy Sources: Seasonal online book club: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast:  Monday, March 23 at 3pm ET Podcast app: Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app   A BIG thank you for your support of my latest creative babies: Anthology and Daybook. Pen an Anthology review on Amazon or Goodreads or snap a picture and share on social media, send moi the link and your snail mail addy, and I'll get a love note out to you. Snail mail is the new black.   Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  Eye candy {and lots of Le Pug} on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Receive weekly Tranquility du Jour Love Notes. Read about my passion for pigs. 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.

Welcome to the 328th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Eric Maisel on Life Purpose Boot Camp. You'll learn about creating meaning, naming your life purposes, and upgrading your personality.   A BIG thank you for your support of my latest creative babies: Anthology and Daybook.   Give the gift of tranquility this holiday {purchase 3 copies of either} and receive a complimentary yoga CD of your choice.   Pen a review on Amazon or Goodreads or snap a picture and share on social media, send moi the link and your snail mail addy, and I'll get a love note out to you.     Merci beaucoup for spreading tranquility over the hollydaze and beyond. x       Featured Guest: Eric Maisel, PhD, is a licensed psychotherapist and the author of Life Purpose Boot Camp and numerous other titles including Mastering Creative Anxiety, Brainstorm, Coaching the Artist Within, and Rethinking Depression. Visit him online at lifepurposebootcamp.info.   Savvy Sources: Website: ericmaisel.com Former episodes with Eric: Rethinking Depression, Making Your Creative Mark, Creativity Coach Seasonal online book club pick: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Next FREE Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast:  Monday, January 5 at 3pm ET Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app   Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  View pics on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Receive weekly Tranquility du Jour Love Notes. Read about my passion for pigs. 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.

Welcome to the 327th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Nicole Longstreath of the Wardrobe Code on the myth of being effortlessly stylish, gaining style clarity, and creating signature style.   A BIG thank you for your support of my latest creative babies: Anthology and Daybook. Give the gift of tranquility this holiday {purchase 3 copies of either} and receive a complimentary yoga CD of your choice. Merci beaucoup for spreading tranquility over the hollydaze and beyond.     Featured Guest: Nicole Longstreath is on a mission to save women from chaos in their closets and lack of clarity in their wardrobes. She is founder of The Wardrobe Code and a wardrobe stylist working with women in Orange County and across the globe.   Nicole began her journey as a stylist with a unusual “guerrilla shopping” experiment in 2010. At the end of the experiment, she had a new wardrobe and a new vision of what building a wardrobe should be like. Since then, she has been working with women to help them build personal brands that command attention and influence.   Nicole believes that all women are entitled to their own, unique brand of personal style, regardless of age, size, shape or budget. You can find her at her home base, theWardrobeCode.com, on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram all using the handle: theWardrobeCode. Savvy Sources: Website: thewardrobecode.com Seasonal online book club pick: Paris Letters Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app   Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  View pics on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Join the Tranquility du Jour weekly museletter. Read about my passion for pigs. Write 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.

Welcome to the 326th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Amy Tatsumi on art therapy, understanding stuckness, sharing the work of Brene Brown, and shedding anxiety as a lifestyle.   Pre-sale bonuses for the Tranquility du Jour Daybook ends December 1.       Featured Guest: Amy Tatsumi, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, and Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator- Consultant offers individual and group: Psychotherapy, Counseling, Art Therapy, Jungian Sandplay, Clinical Supervision, Consultation, and Therapy for Therapists.  She specializes in working with women who have grown in many parts of their lives, friendships, and careers to show up fully and vulnerably in the relationships that are most important to them. She brings knowledge, energy, and experience with a touch of sparkle (connection + humor + je ne sais quoi) in the temenos of working with clients.  To learn more about Amy and her work visit amytatsumi.com   Savvy Sources: Website: amytatsumi.com Seasonal online book club pick: Paris Letters Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app       Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  View pics on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Join the Tranquility du Jour weekly museletter. Read about my passion for pigs. Write 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.

Welcome to the 325th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Janice MacLeod-Lik on Paris Letters. You'll learn about her small acts to save up/not spend $100 a day to travel, how her journey led her to living in Paris, and what she's up to now.   Pre-sale bonuses for the Tranquility du Jour Anthology ends tonight and includes:         Featured Guest: Janice MacLeod-Lik is the author of international bestselling travel memoir Paris Letters. With it, she has inspired thousands of people around the globe to fund their dreams by aiming to save $100 a day. She is also the artist behind a mail subscription service also called Paris Letters where she snail mails painted letters about life in Paris. Her blog has been named Blog of the Month in Canadian Living magazine and she has had airtime on TV shows such as Tyra Banks Show and Movie & A Makeover. She has also been featured in magazines such as Huffington Post, National Geographic, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Chatelaine, Glamour, Flare, Psychologies, Renegade Collective, and Business Insider.     Savvy Sources: Book: Seasonal online book club pick: Paris Letters Blog: janicemacleod.com Shop: etsy.com/shop/janiceartship Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app   Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  View pics on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Join the Tranquility du Jour weekly museletter. Read about my passion for pigs. Write 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.  

Welcome to the 324th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Tara Mohr on Playing BIG. You'll learn how to play big, how to unhook from praise and criticism, and how to find your calling{s}.   Savvy Sources: Book: Playing Big Facebook Twitter Seasonal online book club pick: Paris Letters Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app   Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  View pics on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Join the Tranquility du Jour weekly museletter. Read about my passion for pigs. Write 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.  

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Welcome to the 322nd edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Ashley Goff on Feminine Spirituality. You'll get an inside peek into the life of an urban farming, yoga-loving, passion-filled minister.  Featured Guest: Ashley Goff is Minister for Spiritual Formation at Church of the Pilgrims (PCUSA) and ordained in the United Church of Christ. Ashley graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in NYC where she fell in love with the art of liturgy.  She lives with deep gratitude for several communities which have formed her along the way: Denison University, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, the Open Door Community, and Rikers Island NYC Jail.  Ashley has completed training in community organizing with the Industrial Areas Foundation and couples counseling with Imago Relationship Therapy.   Ashley also finds life in Springsteen music, beekeeping, urban farming, vinyasa yoga, valuable friends, her three kids and loveable spouse. "Om-ing" at Tranquil Space since 2005, Ashley completed TS's level 1 teacher training in January 2014. Ashley blogs about yoga, urban farming, and liturgy at godofthesparrow.com.     Savvy Sources: Website: God of the Sparrow Facebook: facebook.com/ashleykgoff Twitter: twitter.com/goffashley Seasonal online book club pick: 10% Happier Penning in Paris {1 spot left} Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app   Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads. Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  View pics on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Join the Tranquility du Jour weekly museletter. Read about my passion for pigs. Write 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.  

Welcome to the 321st edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Karen Maezen Miller on Paradise in Plain Sight. You'll learn how mindfulness is devoting yourself to what is in front of you, how someday never arrives, and four rules for a mindful garden.      Featured Guest: Karen Maezen Miller is the author of Hand Wash Cold, Momma Zen, and most recently Paradise in Plain Sight. She’s also a Zen Buddhist priest, meditation teacher, wife, and mother. Visit her online at karenmaezenmiller.com.     Savvy Sources: karenmaezenmiller.com Facebook Twitter Seasonal online book club pick: 10% Happier Penning in Paris {3 spots left} Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app   Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast. Find moi on Goodreads   Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  View pics on Instagram @tranquilitydujour. Browse my books. Join the Tranquility du Jour weekly museletter. Read about my passion for pigs. Write 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.

Welcome to the 320th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today's show features Emily Bennington on Mindfulness. You'll learn tips about cultivating awareness, mindful leadership, and why spaciousness is important. Featured Guest: Emily Bennington is a bestselling business author and founder of AWAKE EXEC Conscious Career Design. Her work deep dives into what Stephen Covey famously referred to as “the space” between stimulus and response where she challenges professionals to choose intentional, values-centered action.  Emily has led training programs for numerous Fortune 500 companies and has been featured in press ranging from CNN, ABC, and Fox, to the Wall Street Journal, Glamour, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan. Her blog on mindful leadership – www.emilybennington.com – was recently included in the Forbes list of “100 Best Websites for Women” and is read by thousands of  professionals seeking a holistic, yet practical approach to career success. Her online programs – including the popular Ready To Lead: Mindful Wisdom @ Work course – have helped hundreds of women around the globe learn how to lead more effectively through mindful awareness and emotional resilience. As a result, Emily has become a go-to resource for businesses and individuals who want real tools for marrying a calm mind with high performance.  Emily is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and is currently training to receive coaching certification from the International Coaching Academy. She lives in Charleston, West Virginia.     Savvy Sources: Website: emilybennington.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/EmilyBennington Instagram: instagram.com/emilybennington/ Twitter: twitter.com/emilybennington Seasonal online book club pick: 10% Happier Summer Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast Penning in Paris {3 spots left} Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app Find moi now on Goodreads    Stay Au Courant: New? Peruse my FAQs. Join moi for a retreat, workshop, e-course, or seasonal podcast.  Connect on Facebook. Follow on Twitter.  View pics on Instagram @tranquilitydujour and @tranquilitecoluxe. Browse my books. Join the Tranquility du Jour weekly museletter. Read about my passion for pigs. Write 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.

Featured Guest: Amanda Cook is an certified holistic health coach specializing in natural health and beauty.  She teaches women how to look and feel naturally radiant through whole foods, natural beauty and herbal remedies on her website, VintageAmanda.com.  Amanda's advice has appeared in The Huffington Post UK, MindBodyGreen, TinyBuddha and Bliss.com.    She teaches in-person and online natural beauty workshops, and works with women one-on-one in her Natural Radiance Coaching program. Amanda is an American currently living in London, UK.  Connect with Amanda at VintageAmanda.com.   Savvy Sources: Website: VintageAmanda.com. Facebook: facebook.com/vintageamanda Instagram: instagram.com/vintageamanda Seasonal online book club pick: 10% Happier Summer Tranquilosophy Seasonal Podcast Penning in Paris Tranquility du Jour iPhone and Android app

running a dog rescue

the mindfulness diaries

tranquility du jour #316: save the kales

picking your yoga practice

building your business the right-brain way

procrastination to creative genius

thrifting, making things + more

writing, veganism + more

stylish secrets learned while living in paris

e-learning + creating an e-course

the economy of you

yoga + creativity

what most successful people do at work

ayurveda, yoga + writing

joy of perfume

choosing raw

gardening

philanthropy with lauren brownstein

recorded live in washington, dc 12/4/13 - for pictures go to blog.kimberlywilson.com or the TDJ YouTube channel

photography 101

recorded live on Tranquility Tour in Richmond, VA on 11/15/2013.

 recorded live on Tranquility Tour in Greensboro, NC on 11/10/13

zen story

recorded live in Encinitas, CA on Tranquility Tour, 10/28/13

recorded live in Woodland Hills, CA on Tranquility Tour, 10/26/13

recorded live on Tranquility Tour in Monterey, CA on 10/23/13

recorded live in san francisco, ca on 10/20/13

recorded live on Tranquility Tour in Portland, Oregon on 10/15/13

recorded live on Tranquility Tour in Seattle, WA 10/14/13

finding your ooh la la

recorded live on Tranquility Tour in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 10/8/13

recorded in Kalispell, Montana in Lillie the RV on 10/7/13 while on Tranquility Tour

recorded live in Salt Lake City, UT on 10/1/13

recorded live on Tranquility Tour in Lee's Summit, MO on 9/28/13

recorded live in Peoria, IL 9/27/13