What does it mean to you to inspire, yourself or others? To be inspired by something from within or an external source? Do you ever think about needing inspiration? Perhaps when setting off on a new journey or stepping outside of your comfort zone? 

In the past few months I have seen some radical changes in my body, fatigue, energy loss and radical weight gain which paired up with some serious hormonal changes. Without a doubt my yoga practice has helped to keep many of these symptoms from spiraling radically downward, and yet there has been a sense of being dragged down, a heaviness that seems to have settled all around my being.

So I’ve been thinking about Christmas. A lot. The tree was trimmed the weekend after Thanksgiving and we were still eating turkey. Decorations galore are all around our home and it looks magical. My two sons, now aged 19 and (nearly) 22 helped to make this all extra special, not just this year, but also years past.