Julie Long was born in Fairfield, Iowa, a typical Midwestern town (the kind with a bandstand in town square) that just happened to become the center of the Transcendental Meditation movement, causing Oprah to dub it "America's most unusual town." For several years Julie lived in Southern California (where she never did find the center of town) before opting for the rural life in Western Pennsylvania. Today she lives on a farm with her husband, extended family, and an English bulldog named Wilson. She seeks to curate calm through yoga, meditation and energy work, and share what she's learning along the way. Visit her at www.JulieLongWrites.com