In this opening episode, Mae recalls one of the most tumultuous times of her life. Her young mother fell ill to a rare neurological disease. The incessant mental cry of “Why?” infested her mind to a point where it made Mae sick. It was a slow and incremental kizuki; but as Mae began to transform her relationship to her mind through yoga and meditation, it opened her to one of the most important realizations of her life. Mae Yoshikawa Mae is an author, yoga & meditation practitioner, teacher, and mother. In 2006, Mae became the first Japanese woman to be authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India. In 2016, Mae was awarded the “Yoga People’s Award” for her remarkable social impact in the wellness field. She is known as the face of adidas yoga as well as being the founder of ⁠MAE Y⁠, a premier online community service. Her upcoming book, Kizuki: Realizations Beyond Time and Death encapsulates her life-changing journey of a metamorphosis of identity after the sudden loss of her husband in 2018. Website: ⁠https://maey.live/⁠ Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa