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We rarely question the idea of “mine”—my body, my time, my life. But during pregnancy, Mae experienced a profound kizuki: the realization that the life inside her was not hers to own, but a gift to nurture. This led to a deeper question—was her own life ever truly hers? In this episode, she explores the illusion of ownership and what shifts when we see life as something entrusted to us rather than possessed.
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
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