hip tranquil chick podcast #70: happy v-day!

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Welcome to the 70th edition of the Hip Tranquil Chick podcast: a guide to life on and off the yoga mat. Back in DC at the Pink Palace.

Today’s podcast is on self-love in honor of the upcoming holiday, along with a pose of the podcast, look of the podcast, NEWLY added community corner, upcoming events, and more festive podsafe music! View our shownotes at hiptranquilchick.com/blog.

To love yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance — Oscar Wilde

Fave Self-love Strategies:
1. Nourish your mind
2. Nourish your body
3. Nourish your spirit
4. Create a true love relationship with yourself

Community Corner: Putting together forum, e-cards, and desktop. Watch for it under the “connect” page of HTC.

Pose of the Podcast: Sphinx Pose

Look of the Podcast: Fabulous velvet tunic – wear it over jeans or alone with tall boots. Available at TranquiliT.com.

Haute Stuff Shoppe: Shop online for the book, CD, leopard print scarf, or crystal tee.

Soirees, Chats, Booksignings & Retreats: Join us for a three-week teleclass focused on Chapters 4-6 (Vision, Self-Care, Creativity) from Hip Tranquil Chick. Each one-hour session will include a musing by Kimberly on the chapter, OMwork and downloadable worksheets to do in between the sessions, a study buddy, and discussion time. The fun begins Monday, February 19 and continues through Monday, March 5 from 8-9pm EST. $65. Or add on a “boost” for a 1-hour 1:1 mentoring session with Kimberly for $150 (includes teleclass series & mentoring for a $40 savings). To reserve your spot, click here. Space is limited to ensure ample discussion time.

Host a Hip Tranquil Chick Signature ChariTea Soiree! The downloadable PDF has is a toolkit for leading a hip and tranquil book club! All hip tranquil chicks who agree to host a soiree in 2007 will be sent a lovely leopard-print headband and scarf as a host gift. Check out the one hosted in Culver City, CA.

Local gals – come out for a booksigning February 21 in Crystal City, VA.

NY gals - New York Book Launch Party on Thursday, March 8 at Lolita.

Denver gals - workshops and book signing at Omtime in April.

All gals - Escape with me and like-minded women at our first HTC retreat in upstate NY in June and our first international excursion in Costa Rica in September. Details for all special events at hiptranquilchick.com.

Au Revoir: Share your hip tranquil chickness with me, request show ideas, or pass along feedback by e-mailing me at kimberly@hiptranquilchick.com. A reminder that we’re on MySpace and Frappr, so please connect with the community virtually there, too!

Have a burning question that you’d like hip and tranquil feedback on? E-mail me at kimberly@hiptranquilchick.com to have it featured and answered in our dear hip tranquil chick segment found on the blog.

To close out the show, we’re playing podsafe music by new and independent artists from Podsafe Music Network. Today’s selection is All Around by Clare Dowling. You can learn more this week's featured artist, including how to get more of her music at mootmusic.co.uk.

Thanks for joining me for the 70th edition of the HTC podcast. Namaste.

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