Vacation in outer space? Book now for 2012, for $4.2 million!

What is the luxurious life?

"Luxury is not just about amassing quantity, it is about living life to the fullest," says Lorre White, "The Guru Of Luxury,” and CEO of White Light Consulting LLC, an international luxury marketing consulting company which serves the Ultra High Net Worth demographic.

Although White is in the know about some of the biggest extravagances in the world -- and literally out of this world -- like the first hotel room in outer space (available in 2012 for a fun-filled $4.2 million vacation), White insists: "You can also do luxury on budget. Luxury can be for everyone."

Here are 5 simple ways White suggests you bring luxury into your daily life...

1 Wear your favorite fragrance every day. It will make you smile.

2 Light a scented candle at dinner and again when you start to get ready for bed. Candles are the most affordable way to create a drastic change in your environmemt. Make it a daily ritual.

3 Instead of showering, take a warm, relaxing bath with your favorite foaming scent or bath oil. This is great to do individually or with your partner.

4 While bathing, drink a glass of wine or exotic tea or listen to relaxing music. The goal: Delight as many senses in one experience as possible.

5 Give yourself a little treat everyday….perhaps one piece of Fran’s fig chocolate ganauch. Remember to truly stop and be present in the moment.

For more Luxury On A Budget tips, check out White's site and podcasts at www.GuruOfLuxuryPodcast.com.

Shut up and meditate!

Did you know Roseanne Barr won The Eleanor Roosevelt Award and The Peabody Award -- and all kinds of humanitarian awards?

I met Roseanne Barr last week when she came on my daily drivetime Sirius radio show,BE HAPPY DAMMIT -- and she warmly shared some interesting happiness tips.

Firstly, Roseanne feels the world creates too many divides between different groups of people -- men vs. women -- white vs. black -- gay vs. straight -- which only creates a sense of further separation from each other as people on this planet.

She also candidly talked about how meditation has personally helped her to stay more focused, calm, happy- and in touch with her core self.

I'm a big believer in meditation -- and so are researchers at U of Penn who found that after assigning folks 1 month of 30 minutes worth of meditation a day, participants had greater improvement in problem-solving and their ability to quickly and accurately move and focus attention.

I often recommend meditation to stressed-out clients. However, many folks claim they're not very good at meditating... and trying to do something they're not good at ironically makes them even more stressed-out.

So here's an easy exercise that will give you the same benefits of meditation: blow up a balloon. It taps into the same breathing and concentration methods as meditation. Simply blow into a balloon with 3 breaths, for a total of 3 seconds. Hold the balloon's little tail, so it doesn't leak out the air. Then, catch your breath in 3 breaths, for a total of about 3 seconds. Return to the balloon, and blow again for three seconds. Repeat until you've blown up the entire balloon. Then go do your work -- and blow away your competition.
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You can hear the full/fun Sirius interview for FREE by clicking here.