My motto and mission with SoYoCo Wellness is “Renew Yourself. Inspire Others.”

If you are a helping professional, parent or simply someone with a heart for service, then you are already inspiring others on a daily basis.  Inspire means “to influence, move or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary).  If we look back to its origins, it literally means to “breathe new life” into someone or something.  When you inspire someone through your work or your kindness, it is a form of giving new life to that person.  What an honor and a responsibility at the same time.  If you look at the image with this blog post, you will find 10 synonyms for inspire.  I hope that you will take a moment to read through all of the words  that describe inspiration and let them really sink in to your mind and your heart.  I know that you are aware that you are making a difference in the world, but...

Do you ever feel like you have been going, going, going and just need to get away from it all to relax? Or, do you have times when you feel tired and sluggish and need someone to come along and hook you up to a magic human battery charger?

There are different times in our lives when we need relaxation and other times when we need rejuvenation. This can all happen in a day: I like to have a mug of hot Chai tea to help get me going in the morning and I like to unwind with a hot bath, a glass of wine, a good TV show or a great book at the end of the day.

Our need for relaxation or rejuvenation may be different depending on our phase of life.  This past weekend I went on a fabulous women’s retreat in the Texas hill country with Cypress Yoga.  I was at the retreat with a dear friend who is also a busy mom with multiple kids still living at home. We enjoyed pedicures, a long walk and deep conversation.  We both needed relaxation.  We needed to get away from...

Where is your second home?  No, I’m not talking about a beach house or a cabin in the woods.  (Wouldn’t that be nice?!)  But is that what you pictured in your mind when I said “second home”?  Did you imagine a place to get away from it all?  A place where you can unwind and truly relax?  I would guess that a large percentage of us dream about this kind of get-away at least once a week.  We work hard and save money, eagerly anticipating our next long weekend or vacation.

Question: If you’re feeling stressed out or burned out and in need of a break, where do you go?  So what are you supposed to do when you need a break NOW but you can’t take a vacation until next month – or longer?

Answer: Find YOUR “second home.” When we think of home, we usually think of a place where we can kick our shoes off, hang out with loved ones and be real.  But home is also the place where we need to pay...