Welcome to the 259th edition of Tranquility du Jour. Today’s show features Courtney Carver on Simplicity.

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Workshops + Retreats: Join moi for a tranquilologie experience. Immerse yourself in the study of tranquility with scents of lavender, lots of love, and dollops of sparkles thrown in. Below are a few options.

Ongoing

1:1 Mentoring 
* Creative + Conscious Business E-course
* Tranquilologie: A DIY Sprinkling of Everyday Tranquility E-course+ 
(+new issue releases 1st of each month)
* Tranquil Space Lifestyle E-course

2013

* Urban Women’s Retreat in DC January 6
* Biz of Yoga + more in Montreal March 2
* 7-Week Spring Creativity Circle in DC launches March 23
* Art + Yoga Cabin Retreat in West Virginia April 19-21
* Art + Yoga in Provence May 25-June 1
* Art, Shopping + Yoga in Paris June 5-9 (sold out)
* Tranquility Summer Camp in West Virginia August 15-18
* Yoga Lifestyle Retreat in Costa Rica August 31-September 7
* Art + Yoga Cabin Retreat in West Virginia October 18-20

New offering: Tranquility du Jour Daybook

It’s a pink planner, lifestyle organizer, and wellness guide all in one. This perfect complement to Tranquilologie is filled with checklists, inspiration, eye candy, and 52 dateless week spreads so you can start at anytime. Releases mid-December.

Featured Tranquilista: Courtney Carver is the writer and founder of Be More with Less. The 43-year-old wife and mother launched her blog in May 2010 to share a message of hope in simplicity. She left a 15-year career in sales and marketing in September 2011 to focus on writing, develop new ways to teach others to live more simply, and live a simpler life herself.

In addition to bemorewithless.com she created bemorewithless.com/business to encourage business owners and entrepreneurs to focus on the essential instead of getting lost in busy work.

Courtney was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2006 and attributes her healthy lifestyle to simplifying every part of her life, from diet to debt. She moved from New England in 2004 to Salt Lake City where she lives with her husband, and 17-year-old daughter.

Savvy Sources: 

Website: bemorewithless.com
Twitter: twitter.com/bemorewithless

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