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Juju Infusion 16: What's Sexy?

Juju Infusion - a boost of creative inspiration for your week!

Quick Links for things mentioned in this episode: 

The Naughty Paris Guide (affiliate link)

French Women Don't Sleep Alone by Jamie Cat Callan

Make Your Creative & Graceful Return

When you come home from a trip of any length, you’re not the same person. You’re just not. It’s impossible to go out into the world and not be affected. 

If you’re like me, you want to make the most of what the world has given you. You embrace the gifts of the journey – new possibilities, insights and confidence. 

But it’s easy for all that to slip away into the ignorosphere – that place where your ideas and possibilities exist but you don’t do anything about them. 

I’m just off the plane from Paris – actually two trains, three planes and two busses, not to mention airport shuttles.

I’m still in motion. It’s like that feeling you get stepping off a moving walkway, still cruising but off-balance while you try to integrate the new pace. 

But I’m happy to be back in the office and using my tools from my e-book The Graceful Return to get my footing. In this week’s newsletter I want to share what I’m doing to cull the juice from my trip to Paris. 

It would be easy to pull an article together from the e-book, and I often do that. But this time I’ll share what I jotted in my journal on the way home. 

Juju Infusion 12: Live Like You're Dying

Join me for my last hours in Paris and my journey home, carrying lots of goodies and juju!
 

In this episode: Join me in Père Lachaise cemetery, a beautiful place to reflect on the journey and gather inspiration for life. 

Daring...what will you dare this week? See my incredibly daring act that I pull off while traveling! (That's tongue-in-cheek.) 

Pastries, beauty and juju all included. Thanks for watching!

Juju Infusion: Episode Eleven

Straight from Paris, an infusion of creative juju for your weekend!

In this episode:

more Paris treats: food, fashion, the Louvre, and the bizarre...

Who is Sylvia Beach and why am I chasing her?

Quick links for things mentioned in the show: 

Pozzetto Italian gelato

Duvelleroy French fans

Ladurée French pastries

Juju Infusion: Episode Ten

Juju Infusion - inspiration, fun and adventure for creative types, this week in Paris!

Quick links for things mentioned in this episode: 

Forum des Images

Shakespeare and Company bookstore literary festival

In this episode, I share specific things I'm doing in Paris to research my novel, Chasing Sylvia Beach. Sylvia Beach was an American woman who owned a bookstore, Shakespeare and Company in Paris from 1919 - 1942. She's my heroine in many ways and I've devoted over ten years to this novel. It's nearly done; this will be the last revision I'll do, I swear! 

When I'm in Paris I love to wander around and take in the beauty, charm and unexpected juju that's abundant here. In this episode I share bits of my days in Paris. 

Be sure to leave a comment, as I'm gathering Parisian goodies that I'll be giving away to commenters. (I'll draw names at random from all the Paris videos when I return to the US.)

As an extra treat, I've gathered a few of my favorite songs that evoke Paris. Enjoy my I Love Paris playlist below!

Thanks for watching!

Cynthia

Paris Juju - Bastille Market

I love the Parisian markets enough to deal with the crowds. There's something quite satisfying about buying my food outside. Or perhaps it's the sense of abundance, beauty and promise...all those great meals inherent in the fresh ingredients on display. 

Take five minutes from your day and join me in the Paris Bastille Market. What do you see that you would buy and what would you do with it? 

Paris Juju - Pain au Chocolat

Pain au chocolat has nothing to do with pain and everything to do with pleasure. It's like croissant pastry - flaky and light - with strips of chocolate baked inside. 

Join me while I indulge in one as soon as I arrive in Paris. 

Juju Infusion 9: Preparing for Paris

Welcome to Juju Infusion - your weekly dose of productivity hacks, yoga and fun for creative types.

In this episode:

Paris Juju - What I'll be up to in Paris

Packing gear - what to bring

Yoga for Jet Lag insomnia

Altered Books

and more!

Be sure to watch and see how you can come to Paris with me. I arrive on the 4th and will be there for nearly three weeks.

Thanks for watching!

To your juju infusion,

Cynthia

Juju Infusion 8: Overcome Creative Fear

Welcome to Juju Infusion - travel, productivity, yoga - fun juju all around for creative people.

Quick links for things mentioned in the show:

Rescue Remedy

De West Yoga

Journey Blessings

Welcome to episode eight of Juju Infusion! Yes, it's already been two months since I launched the show. It is so fun to produce these shows. I hope you have fun watching them!

In this episode:

Travel Yoga - Jet Lag!

Getting over fear - two weird ways I conquer fear

and more!

Please do leave a comment. Next week I'll draw from your comments a name and that lucky person will receive a pack of my Journey Blessings. 

After that, I'll be in Paris and I'll be gathering goodies and giving them away to commenters! So stay tuned for the Paris juju coming our way!

To your juju infusion,

Cynthia

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