kimberly wilson is a teacher, author, activist, entrepreneur and designer with a masters degree in women’s studies. she is the creative director and founder of tranquil space which started in her fourth-floor walk-up apartment in 1999 and now has three locations. tranquil space has grown into a socially conscious haven named among the top 25 yoga studios in the world by travel + leisure.

she penned hip tranquil chick and tranquilista, and is on the faculty at kripalu. kimberly has been profiled in two books: starting from scratch and life entrepreneurs.

when she's not bookstore browsing, you'll find her designing the eco-luxe TranquiliT lifestyle collection, sipping oodles of tea, or leading retreats globally. her work has been featured on martha stewart living radio and in daily candy, fit yoga, yoga journal, lucky, and shape.

with a passion for do-gooding, kimberly founded the tranquil space foundation to assist women and girls with finding their inner voice through yoga, creativity, and leadership. in 2008, she was honored as a new leader in philanthropy by greater dc cares and is currently pursuing a master's in social work.

she lives in a petite pink palace in washington, dc with two black felines named after french impressionists, a supportive beau, and a black pug named louis. kimberly is humbly honored to have completed training ranging from yin to jivamukti with teachers david swenson, sharon gannon, david life, cyndi lee, baron baptiste, joseph le page, shiva rea, and sarah powers.

indulge in ongoing musings on the yoga lifestyle through her tranquility du jour blog and podcast. learn more at kimberlywilson.com.