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Sunday, December 13, 2009

tranquility du jour #168: being a green goddess



Bonjour. Welcome to the 168th edition of Tranquility du Jour: A Guide to Bringing Tranquility to your Every Day. Today’s show menu features happenings and musings on "Being a Green Goddess" with Sophie Uliano.

Sparkly, festive, and informative *Tranquility du Jour Museletter* coming within the next week"ish". Sign up here.

Tranquilology Teleclass: Join moi for our next Tranquilology Teleclass "New Year, New You" on Monday, January 4 at 9pm ET. $10. View petals from summer's teleclass.

Workshops + Retreats: Consider the Living Your Yoga Series starting January 7 in DC or New Year's Celebration on January 9 in DC, Online Creativity Circle on January 19, Hip Tranquil Chick Retreat March 26-28 in NY, a Virtual Art Retreat with Wish Studio's Creative Cast April 30-May 2, a week long Yoga Lifestyle Retreat in lush Costa Rica May 29-June 5, and a Tranquilista Retreat at Kripalu July 5-9.

Featured Tranquilista:
Sophie Uliano is a passionate environmentalist and who has developed an earth-friendly lifestyle that appeals to women who don’t want to compromise their glamour and style. She is the New York Times Best Selling author of Gorgeously Green, The Gorgeously Green Diet, and the soon to be released Do It Gorgeously.

Sophie’s upbeat and practical approach guides thousands of style-conscious women through the simple steps that they can take to become more aware of their impact on the earth. She shows women how to update their beauty regimen, create an eco-friendly home, adopt a healthier diet and fitness routine, indulge in guilt-free shopping, and more.

On Earth Day 2008, Sophie and friend Julia Roberts appeared Oprah’s Earth Day Show, launching the book as well as showing millions of households everything from composting to organic food to beauty products as well as having a few laughs with worms. She has “greened” THE VIEW with an eco fashion show, as well as being a guest on Good Morning America, the CBS EARLY SHOW, ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, and has been featured on The Discovery Channel’s “The Green," “Supper Club," "the G WORD," and "Hollywood Green”.

Within gorgeouslygreen.com Sophie has created the Gorgeously Green Girls Club which is fast becoming on online and in –home social network. She has also developed a “Ladies Lunch and Learn” speaker series that incorporates the 8 steps into a personal and casual experience.

Sophie lives in Los Angeles with her husband Joseph and her 8-year old daughter Lola. Joseph is an executive producer and media consultant and also co-owner of the Hollywood hotspot and eatery IL SOLE on Sunset Blvd. Picked as the "Oscars Hot Spot" by Good Morning America.

Savvy Sources:
read: Gorgeously Green
read: The Gorgeously Green Diet
browse: gorgeouslygreen.com
follow: twitter.com/sophieuliano

Signature Eco-Style: Fall fashion is luxe. Featured "Look of the Podcast" are the TranquiliT essentials. TranquiliT essentials are the backbone of your wardrobe. These seven staples are perfect for all your eco-style design needs. Mix and match for optimal versatiliT and creativiT. Travel with three pieces and create multiple outfits. Add ballet flats or flip flops for a casual chic look. Don kitten heels or stilettos for an evening out. Dress up with a long strand of pearls. Dress down with a ponytail and headband. Wear for yoga, lounging, black tie, and beyond. Ensure utmost eco-comfort with these seven TranquiliT essentials.

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Challenge: Send moi photos of you getting your artist date on and I'll share them with our readers. The most creative artist date photo/write up received by December 21 (the winter solstice) will receive a complimentary mentoring session plus my newest Tranquility-to-Go yoga CD. Create away + do share!

Omwork: Explore ways to go green this holiday season: make your own gifts, plant trees to offset your carbon emissions, give gifts in reusable tote bags, get a live tree that you can replant.

Au Revoir: To close out the show, we’re playing Make Like Mine by karmacoda. You can learn more about the fabulous Heather Pierce and more at karmacoda.com.
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1 comment:

Vintage Butterfly said...

I love that you put this on here, I love Sophia and this year, I had bought her "Gorgeously Green" book for both my mother and my mother in law along with green products put in a carry tote as Solstice gifts...lol :) so this post made me smile and happy to know that I am doing my part. Happy Holidays to you and yours!