{"id":813,"date":"2008-05-09T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-09T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlwpen.com\/?p=813"},"modified":"2008-05-09T08:23:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-09T12:23:00","slug":"in-need-of-some-hip-tranquility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/girlwpen\/2008\/05\/09\/in-need-of-some-hip-tranquility\/","title":{"rendered":"In Need of Some Hip Tranquility"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I’m sad. The Woodhull writers’ retreat <\/a>where I was to teach this weekend has been canceled, due to power outage up at the house (don’t worry — this doesn’t happen often). So here I am in this crazy city, trying to quiet my mind and regroup. All of which reminds me that I’ve long been wanting to do a post on Kimberley Wilson<\/a>, the Hip Tranquil Yoga Chick herself.<\/p>\n

I met Kimberley up at the Woodhull house last year and was quite taken by her calm–and her style. A few years back she came out with a book, called guess what, Hip Tranquil Chick: A Guide to Life On and Off the Yoga Mat.<\/span><\/a> She’s also created an impressive hip and tranquil empire — the Tranquil Space Yoga studio in Washington DC, the Tranquil Space Foundation<\/a> (which assists young girls with finding their inner voice), podcasts, a blog<\/a>, a column<\/a>, charity soirees<\/a>, and a clothing line<\/a>. Her website<\/a>, as Marci reminds me in comments this week, is an excellent example of “platform” and pulls everything together well.<\/p>\n

You know, I’m always interested in what authors write in books when they’re asked to sign them. I’ve seen “With lots of feminist love,” ” “In sisterhood, uninterrupted” (guess who), and “Blessings.” Kimberley signed the copy she sent me, “Keep shining.” But my favorite thing of all about the Shine Girl is this: She describes herself as “a self-diagnosed bibliophile whose heart begins to race when she enters a bookstore,” and “a teacher, designer, speaker, activist, and entrepreneur, with a master’s degree in women’s studies.<\/span>“<\/p>\n

If you’re jonesing for a taste of some of this hip tranquilty, or some tips for a mindfully extravagant life, you can catch Kimberley teaching a week long yoga course at the Omega Institute<\/a> on June 1-5.<\/p>\n

So what’s the moral of the story here. Let’s see. When one retreat closes, another one opens? Hmm. There’s another Woodhull nonfiction writers retreat<\/a> I’ll be teaching at 0n July 11-13, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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