Mae spent much of her twenties studying yoga and meditation in South India, and found solace, healing, and reconnection with her soul. Recounting a conversation with a local friend in India, she reclaims a kizuki from one particular sojourn—a clear understanding of why she visits the edge time and time again; yet she is not “Borderline.”

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